The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-09
paving was being laid. Perhaps
was q mistake to lay It.

Last summer and the summer be-
fore that, the council had trouble
getting the streets sprinkled. They
hired men and teams at about 40
cents an hour to haul water and
sprinkle down the dust. There was
complaint that the team walked too
slow while hauling. The teamster
was dismissed and somebody else
hired. There came complaints that
the team stood too long while taking
on water. The driver said there was
not enough pressure and he had to
wait till the water flowed in to fill
the tank wagon. That was reported
to the chief of police. He reported
it to the mayor, the mayor reported
it to the council, the council reported
it to the street and alley committee,
the street and alley committee re-
ported it to the secretary of the
water company, the secretary report
ed it to the president, the president
said they had not agreed to apply
fire pressure to the spouts that fill
the water wagons.
Night on Water Wagon
Then the council put on a night
water wagon too, and when the
driver did not get much sprinkling
done he reported to the chief of po-
lice that the water supply ran low
during the night and he could not
load his wagon i. The chief of police
reported it to the mayor; the mayor
reported it to the council; the coun-
Gil reported it to the street and alley
committee; the street and alley COM
mitee reported it to the secretary of
the water company; the secretary of
the water company reported 1t to the
president, and the president replied
that if he supplied water for sprink-
ling all night he would have to put
on night man to look after the
pump. The secretary of the water
company reported this to the COM
mittee; the committee reported it to
the council; the council looked at
the mayor and the mayor was mad.
House That Jack Built
The mayor turned to the city at
torney; the city attorney turned to
the ordinance, and the ordinance was
silent as to keeping night man on
to look after the pumps to pump the
water to supply the tank to run in
the pipes that supply the spouts that
filled the tank that rode the wagon
that carried the sprinkler that
sprinkled the streets that bore the
dust that whirled in the wind that
got in the houses Of Blackfoot
We Don't Believe 1t
Tt has been said that when the
water wagon was being filled from
a two-inch tap drawing from a two
inch main, nobody could draw much
water in his house or yard, and II
several people happened to want a
drink at the same time they had to
take turns. The editor of this paper
doesn't believe it.. We think they
over stated the facts. ne
Would Not Consider 1t
1t has been reported about town
lately. that the water company say
that if the people vote on the bond
issue for buying the water system,
and vote it down, that the water
company will then shut off the water
and go out of business. The editor
Of this paper did not hear the water
company say it. He does not believe
the report. The utilities commission
would not permit such an act, and
the water company would not con-
slider such deal. ~
Somebody Wants 1t i
It has been said that if the people
decide not to buy the water system,
the water company will have no
trouble IN selling it to somebody else.
The editor of this paper Is dis
posed to believe that report. We be-
lieve there must be somebody willing |
to buy small water plant in Black
foot if they can only secure fran
chise with it, for they can improve |
the system with new one and sup
ply us with plenty of water and SOCK
it to us for tolls until they have a
nice revenue Blackfoot is rich
old town full of generous people and
easy-marks, and why should not
shrewd fellows who have a
good understanding of water systems
come along and put the townspeople
into the harness to work for them
for all time by building good water
system under the protection OF the
present franchise and then secure
renewal of the franchise because they
will then have the good water sys-
tenn.
The Town Will Stay
Anybody knows that the town will
not die out and return to its wild
condition. 1t will go on
growing and each year the people
will need more water. II it has a
title dinky system such as we now
lave, the development of the town
will be slower and the poor people,
hose having little homes and some
prospects of better days, will be the
mes to go without water longest be-
;ause they cannot very well demand
extensions and build private lines
100 or 500 feet. If we have big
complete system, it will reach out
'ast everybody's property, and it will
,e easy for everybody to make con-
ections. Even the very poor people :
will make enough money while the
ystem is being laid to enable them
o make their connections easily. The ,
anne thing applies to the sewer sys-
EN-. Only comparatively few peo- ,
lie receive the benefit of the sewer, t
ltho everybody within the town
limits is taxed to pay for 1t and to
It. The rapid extension of q
he sewer system and the installation
# an adequate water system would