The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-05-19
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

Building permits as follows wer,
applied for and granted: t
w. H. Snider, garage. cost abou
S100, Kimball addition
Frank Hesse, building, cost abou
$400, Danilson addition.
William Drew, dwelling, cost abou
ST., Danilson addition.
The question of certain water pipes
and connections which extend above
the street surface In several places
in the town was discussed. On g
motion of Councilman Pelkey, the
street and alley committee was order
ed to investigate as to how many OBJ
structions there were, and suggest
measures to eliminate danger from
them. Councilman Heese said the
pipes might be covered with dirt. as q
protection to passers by.
The Improvement committee re-
ported things in order at the park
and that they had secured promise
from the caretaker to live on the
park premises hereafter.
Councilman DeKay reported how
he had taken two of the V. |. S. ladies
to inspect the park, and they asked
where the hose was which they had
bought and paid for. 1t was dis
covered that somebody had used
their hose instead of the city's hose
for the work of laying sewer pipes.
According to the councilman the lad
les then said they would just as leave
have some new hose, snce theirs was
worn out. Upon motion of Pelkey
the improvement committee was in
structed to purchase the ladies some
new hose.
Councilman Heese brought up the
matter of sewer eXtentions in Ward
two which have not been attended to-.
The sewer committee, after some dis
cussion, was instructed to work with
the city engineer toward getting sur
veys made and the work completed.
Another matter left to their joint set
tlement was that regarding putting
in manhole near Mr.. Berryman's s
place, for which he had offered to pay
one hall, of the expense.
The proposed ordinance setting out
the sprinkling district, presented by
the law and order committee and the
city attorney was ordered laid over
until the next meeting, on account of
as to the boundaries
of the district.
A petition of the Eccles company
and the First National bank to be
to pave the alley back OF the
bank building was referred back to
the street an daley committee with
that they proceed to find
out who the alley belongs to, 1t hav-
ing been declared that Mr.. Younie
presented the alley to the city some
time ago.
Several petitions by property own
ers that sidewalks be laid adjoining
to their lots, four in number, were
laid owed until the next meeting
when one more like petition is ex-
pected to be made, and so that they
could all be attended to at one time,
and the contract let.
1t was brought to the attention OF
the council that certain paving con-
tracts in Ward l had not been paid,
and that one firm having such a bill
had refused to accept the payment
piecemeal, as provided by the con-
tract. It was thought that by July
sufficient funds will be in the pe.ti-
cular department of the treasury de-
voted to that purpose to pay the out
standing Indebtedness.
Councilman Mowrey asked the
council to do something about side
walk near the properties of Messrs,
Chalmers, Miller Lyon and Farmer,
which he said should have been. un-
der way by this time. The matter
was left to the law and order COM
mittee.
F. N. Parkinson presented to the
council an offer by Nathan Tanner to
sell strip of ground between the
Parkinson addition and Tanners ad-
dition, from Main street to the city
park for roadway, for 500. IT
was brought out that this property
has been fenced up by Mr.. West for
q number of years, and that this prop
erty might not be clear, as to who
owns it. On suggestion of Mayor
Peck the council decided to look
over the ground in person Wednes-
day, morning before taking any steps
to secure it at what they considered
a very reasonable figure. Mayor
Peck also made it clear that this
roadway is not absolutely necessary,
as the park is laid out to conform
with the two or three other approah-
eS,