The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-11-30

, ting, fronting, contiguous or tribu
tary to the streets to be improved
and to pay the expense of such i'm
, provement; declaring its intention
to create local improvement distric
No. 20, including all the propert.
fronting on, contiguous or tributar,
to the portion of the streets to b.
improved between the points named
fixing a time within which protest.
against such proposed improvement
may be filed with the city clerk, anG
ordering publication of said resolu
ton.
Whereas, there has been presented
to the city council petition signed
by numerous resident property
owners and taxpayers of the City
of Blackfoot, and particularly by
| owners of 70 per cent of the prop,
erty within such improvement dis.
trict abutting the streets hereinafter
named in the City of Blackfoot
which petition requests the improve
ment of certain streets in said city
by the installation and construction
of an ornamental curb lighting sys-
tenn; and
Whereas, the city council has ap-
proved and granted the said petition,
and has deemed it advisa BILE to make
said lighting improvements on GER
tain streets in said city in accordance
with law; and i"
Whereas, the entire cost of such
| improvement is to be levied and as
sessed upon the property benefited
and upon the lots, blocks and par
cells Of land fronting, abutting, con-
tiguous or tributary to such streets
so to be improved; provided, that
the expense of operation and main
tenance Of said system shall be paid
by said city.
Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the mayor and council Of the City
of Blackfoot, Idaho:
That the city council of the City
of Blackfoot, Idaho, does hereby de-
clare it's intention to make street
lighting improvements within the
corporate limits of the City of Black
foot, Idaho, and on the streets as
hereinafter more fully specified.
That the names OF the streets so
to be improved, and the points be-
tween which said improvements are
to be made, are as follows:
The west side OF west Main street,
between Judicial and Alice streets.
Both sides of Taylor street, be-
tween Judicial and Idaho streets.
Both sides of Bridge street, be-
tween West Main street and Maple
street.
Both sides of Pacific street, be-
tween West Main street and the al
ley between Taylor and Ash streets.
For the purpose of constructing
the improvements mentioned herein
it is proposed to establish Local I'M
provement District No. TO-" which
shall include all the property 'front.'
ing or AUDITING on, contiguous or
tributary to, the streets to be i'm
proved, between the points named
in this resolution to the distance
back from such streets, if plated
in blocks, to the center of the
blocks; if plated in lots, only to the
center of the lots; and if not plated,
to the distance Of one hundred
twenty-five feet.
The general character of the pro-
posed improvements is as follows:
A system of ornamental curb
lighting consisting of seventy-six cast
iron or pressed steel standards ap-
proximately twelve feet high, each
standard bearing one lamp enclosed
in an ornamental globe of a type and
size to be determined upon by the
council at a later date, and said
ornamental lighting system to be
supplied with electrical energy by
means of steel armored lead sheath
ed cables laid under the sidewalks
and pavements of the streets includ-
ed within and affected by said i'm
provement district.
The estimated cost of the said i'm
provement is ten thousand dollars
($10, 10000, and the total cost of the
original construction of said i'm
provement shall be assessed against
the property abutting, fronting, con-
tiguous or tributary to said improve
ments.
That Tuesday, the eighteenth day
of December, A. D. 1917, at the
hour of O'Clock p. m. of said day,
at the city hall in Blackfoot, Bing-
ham county, Idaho, the city council
will consider any protests against
the said proposed improvements.
which may be filed in the office of
the city clerk prior to said time.
That the city clerk be and he is
hereby ordered to cause the publica-
ton of this resolution to be made
in the official newspaper Of said
city, in at least two consecutive is
sues of said newspaper, at least ten
days before the time fixed for filing
protests as herein set forth.
Passed by the city council of the
City of Blackfoot, Idaho, this
twentieth day of November, 1917.
Approved this twentieth day of
1917.
A. B. STEPHENS,
Mayor.