The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-04-14

Aotal WIS
Sprinkling Fund.
"A F. L.. Keller, March
sprinkling --:.;.-----:-,----$l3S.3S
Park Fund.
SO Fred Howard, labor ........$ 13.45
Grand Total .----....-----...-..$2, 474. lS
lhe reports OF the following OF
hcers for the month of March, 1910,
were read: City Clerk, Police Judge,
City Librarian, Sexton, Superintend-
emit of Water Works, Superintendent
OF Streets and City Treasurer. The
report of the City Treasurer for the
month Of February, 1916, was also
read. 1t was voted upon motion OF
Ackley, seconded Dement,, that the re-
ports be approved and ordered placed
on file.
Councilman Dement, arrived during
reading OF reports.
Councilman Hayman of the Finance
Committee reported as follows on
matters which had been referred to
him:
/. That he had examined the re-
cords of Canyon County relating to
the payment of 1915 City of Caldwell
sidewalk tax assessed against prop
erty belonging to Ed. Meek and had
found them to show that said tax was
: paid under protest. He stated that
tor this reason he had recommended
that claim OF said Ed Meek in the
sum of SILL as erroneous sidewalk
assessment be paid.
Z 2. That he had investigated the
matter of the City Clerk keeping
check on City taxes collected by the
county and as a result of such inves-
tigation was convinced that the col
) lections by county and remittances to
city could be easily checked.
} that as the personnel Of Directors OF
Councilman Hayman also suggested
} Western National Bank had been
changed it might be we'll to inquire
} into the sufficiency of the security Of
their bond.
Messrs. H. R. Cleaver and Jerry
D Kelleher appeared and asked permits
sion to erect sheet iron addition tc
3 one of the Caldwell Lumber com
pany's lumber sheds. 1t was voteo
upon motion of Ackley seconded by
cement, that the permission be
3 granted.
The following resolution was intro
D duced by Councilman Hayman:
Whereas, The Idaho Traction Com
0 pany is charging ten (lO) cent far'
from the College of Idaho Station tx
5 Canyon Station, and
Whereas, The said Idaho Traction
0 Company is charging ten llo) cen
and sometimes fifteen Q5) cen
5 fare from the College of Idaho Sta
0 ton to Rice Station, and
5 Whereas, the Stations mentioned
IL Ill, he cit
0 limits of the City of Caldwell, and al
of the railroad line connecting. sal'
0 stations are wholly within said limits
0 and
S Whereas, Ordinance Numbered 20
2 of said City of Caldwell, states tina
o "The fare shall not be more than tlv
S 60 cents over any one contlnuou
line inside the City Limits;
Ol Now Therefore Be it resolved b.
70 the Mayor and Council OF the City. G
Caldwell that the said Idaho Tractio
10 Company correct such charges at ono
70 in accordance with Ordinance Mum
s bered 302 of said City Of Caldwell, @
said Ordinance shall be revoked, an
70 rental shall be charged for the privi
,O eyes granted under the franchise
1t was voted upon motion of De
NJ IlcIity SCScAdCd tASNiNSS tHs'S s-A
: luton be adopted.
a. Bill No. II, by Ackley, entitled, "a
Ordinance providing that any person
firm or corporation who shall desir
10 to run a portable or stationary stan
No on those streets and alleys in the Cit
y of Caldwell, within the boundaries {
Local Improvement Pavement Dis
NJ riot No. must first secure the al
NJ proval of the City Council as to tt
z kind and style of stand which 1t
proposed to install and repeating o.
"a dinance Number $50 of said City
10 was read for the first time.
Is A motion was made by Hayma
7s seconded Dement,, that the rules
No suspended and the reading on thru
separate days be dispensed with AZ
7s | bill No. IL be read the second time
50 title and the third time in full al
M placed on its final passage. The re
9s being called on the motion the vo
resulted:
IS Ayes-Acklcy, Hayman, Sanberg
Nayes-Dement, Forbes: Z.
6n Observation-Disclosures |. SO the IN
ton was lost,
90 The petition of VIM. /. Momber
et-al. praying that the sprinkling
IN extended on Ninth Avenue betwe'
% Fillmore and Harrison streets and
Grant street between kimball Aven
IN and Tenth Avenue, was read. 1t W
voted upon motion of Forbes that Il
rs petition be granted,
90 The petition of ]. Jester. Jr,; et-
praying that the water mains be
M tended through certain parts OF Mou
" tain View Addition to the City. w
40 read.
II Relative to the ditch in the sou
= part of town on Kimball Avenue a.
y living on the west side of that tract
+ land known as the Gipson orchal
the City Attorney, upon request, ga
it as his opinion that as the city n
40 absolute control over the streets
~ could compel the ditch owners to pi
M the water running in the bitches, =.
On 1t was voted upon motion OF Fort
2s that the City Attorney be INSTRUCT
50 to notify the owners of the dit