The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-05-16
GOLDEN RULE IN
NEED OF WATER
Desperate Situation Described
By Resident
COUNCIL ACTS PROMPTLY ON
THIS AND OTHER MATTERS.
Ordinance For Crossing of Second
Street With Switch Passed Much
Business Done.

The people of the Golden Rule addi-
ton to Twin Falls are done by others
as they would not be done by, accord
ing to the tale of woe told in a con-
tinued romance from time to time to
the city council, the last chapter re-
leased Monday night, being especially
thrilling. Twenty families in that part
of town, and what is worse, big fam
lilies at that, are trying to moisten
their tongues from an inch pipe, filled
with a solution of iron rust, which
by actual test runs out at the rate of
a gallon in two minutes, according to
B. N. Kendall, who was the spokes-
man for the citizens before the coun-
Gil Monday night.
Mr.. Kendall said that the citizens
had been before the council on other
matters previously and one of these,
namely the putting in of the new side
walk, was not yet attended to, al
though the contract had beeen let for
three months. He said that they had
not water enough for irrigation, for
fire protection, for domestic use or
even to drink and they at least want
ed enough to drink. Councilman
Bracken said that Mr.. Kendall had
spoken of 20 people being on the pipe.
and he was sorry to say that they
nearly all had big families The coun-
Gil ordered the matter of water refer
red to the committee on water, sewers
and drains with power to act, and also
ordered Street Commissioner Porter to
notify the contractor for the sidewalk
that unless the walks were put in at
once the contract would be cancelled
and the job relet
j. H. Moore described a condition
dangerous to children along the ditch
running from Blue Lakes boulevard
in front of the Bickel school and
down Sixth street across Main. Street
Commissioner Porter was ordered to
investigate conditions at once and re-
port to special meeting which will
be called to attend to the matter
promptly.
W. E. Nixon of the library board,
made partial report of conditions at
the library. During the past year 49,
252 books have been taken out, an
average of 1905 a month"; and Ga day
He urged action in regard to the Sc
lection of site by the city, in order
that the library be constructed this
year. Attention to the matter was
promised and the report filed The
term of j. e. White of the board has
expired and Mayor Sweeley took the
reappointment under advisement to in
vestigate place of residence.
Manager Ballyntine of the plumbing
firm of that name, was before the
council raising a point in regard to
his license. He had paid until the
middle of June under the old ordin-
ance and did not want to take out an
other under the new until the license
under the old city law had expired.
The matter was taken under advise
ment for an opinion by the city attor-
ney.
The extension of switch across
Second street was allowed This was
overlooked in the fight over a similar
crossing over Shoshone street some
time ago and some of the council
thought it had been passed. The rules
were suspended and it went through
without opposition.
Commissioner Porter in behalf of
both the water and street departments
filed a number of recommendations
for regulation of streets, alleys and
watering of lots, etc, which were re-
ferred to the city attorney to see
which were not already covered by ex-
listing ordinances and to draft ordin-
ances covering the rest. 1t was agreed
that the water commissioner might
adjust matters relative to the water
ing of vacant lots for gardens.
City Attorney HerriOtt said that he
had received another reminder from
the state utilities commission in re-
gard to whether the city would obey
their ruling or not, and he would take
the matter up further with that COM
mission.