Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-09-25
WILL LEARN
PAVING COSTS
TOWN COUNCIL CONSIDERS PA
WING PETITION PRESENT
ED TUESDAY NIGHT.
COMMITTEE TO REPORT SOON
Services of Spokane Specialist Do
mated to City.

The matter of paving or improv-
ing Main street was discussed at
length at the meeting of the town
board of trustees Tuesday night and
committee composed of Councilmen
Storm, Meeker and Simonds was ap-
pointed to act in conjunction with
committee of property owners in
regard to securing data of the prob
able cost of paving and what sort
of paving would be the best.
The paving question was brought
up when a petition signed by E. f.
Fry, j. B. Brody, First State Bank,
o. F. Howe, George r. Gray, First
National Bank, F. A. Shultis, Cres-
cent Garage, A. j. Kent, j. l.. Nave,
j. w. Reid, Charles Woods, C. d.
Simonds and NJ. p DeWolf was pre-
scented.
1t was explained to the board of
trustees that those who had signed
the petition did so expressing a de-
sire that the excavations be paid
for at the expense of the city and
that the dirt taken out be placed
on side streets; that the council only
attempt this fall to put in the base
rock and that the finish be placed
next spring. Some of the signers
urged that concrete sidewalks on
Main street be completed before the
work of putting in new streets was
begun. The councilmen were agreed
that the concrete sidewalks would
have to be completed before paving
could be accomplished.
Clerk Storm reported that through
Mr.. Cowen, of the First State Bank,
he had received letter from a paw
ing expert in Spokane who had of
fered to come to Bonners Ferry at
any time upon invitation of the board
and investigate the paving problems
and give an estimate of the cost
without any expense to the citv. The
paving committee was advised
to get in touch with the engineer
mentioned by Mr.. Storm. 1t is prob
able that the paving committee will
be ready to report to the council at
the meeting next Tuesday night.
The council passed Ordinance No.
81 which provides that in case of
fires the volunteer fireman shall
be paid for actual time at the fire
at the rate of $3.50 per hour and
the fire chief at the rate of $500
per hour.
An ordinance creating the office
OF a sewer inspector at a stated
salary was discussed but not read.
The majority of the council were not
IN favor of continuing the office of
sewer inspector at a stated salary
and the account of Inspector J. w.
Vaughan for $75 for last months
salary was tabled until an itemized
report of hours put in and where
work was done should be presented
of Clerk Storm Chairman Henry an
pointed C. D. Simonds and j. r.
Meeker to act on the sewer commit
tee with Ralph Clapp.
In connection with the discussion
of sewer matters Chairman Henry
announced that the supreme court of
Idaho had recently given decision
In favor of the city of Boise in an
action which Boise started to re-
cover from a bonding company on
account of poorly constructed sewer
system. Chairman Henry contended
that the Boise case was identical
with that of Bonners Ferry and that
the town has a we'll defined case
against the bondsmen of the Clifton
Apologize Company. The town at
torney, E. M. Flood, was instructed
to prepare a resolution advising the
bonding company of Clifton-Apple-
gate & Company that the Bonners
Ferry sewer was not complete and
would not be accepted.
The members of the committee
in charge of inspecting sidewalks and
cross walks was instructed to put in
cross walks at necessary crossings
from the Medbury corner TO the
schoolhouse.