The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-01-11
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUN-
GIL

The city attorney, Mr.. Herriott, read
to the council a proposed contract with
f. II. Rollins & Sons of Denver, under
the terms of which Rollins & Sons
were to employ Wood e Oakley, bond
attorneys of Chicago, to prepare all
the papers and instructions for carry
ing out of the special election to vote
upon the acceptance or rejection OF
the resolution to purchase the water
works and the question as to the au-
thoriZation of the $S0,000.00 bond is
sue to pay for the waterworks.
1t was explained by the city attor-
ney that this contract would not give
Rollins & Sons any preference wat
ever with reference to the purchase
of the bonds; that by making this con-
tract the influence of the bondhouse
it'll Wood & Oakley, with whom they
have large business dealings would
insure the city the greatest speed and
/ diligence upon the part of Wood &
Oakley in the conduct of the proposed
proceedings; that Rollins & Sons
pledged themselves to use their influ
ence and best efforts with Wood e.
Oakley to obtain for the city return
of the unearned portion of the $4,000
fee which was heretofore paid to the
Chicago attorneys, and their represen-
tative, Mr.. Plettner, was of the OPP
inion that the bondhouse could OBJ
tain a return of $4,000 of that fee
which would cover the amount of the
fee which the city is to pay Rollins
& Sons.
Thereupon Mr. Boiler proposed the
following resolution:
Resolved by the city council at a
regular meeting assembled, that the
Mayor and City Clerk of said City be
and they are hereby authorized
and directed to execute the contract
which has been heretofore read by the
city attorney and under the terms OF
which e. II. Rollins & Sons proposed
to conduct all the legal proceedings
for the calling and the holding of a
special election to vote upon the ques-
ton of the Waterworks under the
option held by the city, and upon the
question as to the authorization of the
issuance of bonds in the sum of $50,
100000 to pay therefor, and under The
terms of which said contract E. H
Rollins & Sons are to furnish the lie
/ gal services of Messrs. Wood & Oak
! ley, bond attorneys of the city of Chi
] cago, and under the terms of which
| said Rollins & Sons are to us
5 their influence and best endeavor
. with said Wood & Oakley to obtain TO
the city a return of the unearned por
: ton of the fee which the city ha
! heretofore paid to the said Wood
Oakley for work in connection witt
| the proposed bond issue previousl,
, undertaken
: Upon motion duly made and sec
onded the foregoing resolution wa
unanimously adopted by a vote of tn
entire Council
State of Idaho, county of Twil
Falls, IS.
/, Reese M. Williams, city clerk o
= the city of Twin Falls, Idaho, do here
e by certify that the foregoing and at
= tached is full, true and correct cop.
of such portion of the minutes of
e regular meeting of the city council
I held November 18th, 1915, in the coun
: Gil rooms in said city of Twin Falls
Idaho, having reference to the bon,
D election to vote upon the question a
- to authorizing the city council to is
sue bonds to purchase the waterwork
system and ] hereby certify that tn
l foregoing is the only matter in SAT-
= minutes having any reference to sucl
3 subject.
y IN WITNESS WHEREOF l hav
hereunto set my hand and affixed tn
: seal of the City of Twin Falls, thi
4th day of January, 1916.
}, REESE NJ WILLIAMS,
(SeaD City Clerk