Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1917-05-15
CITY FATHERS
DON'T AGREE
Contest Right of Appointments for
Attorney and Marshal by
Chairman Henry
CONFERENCE THURSDAY NIGHT
Board Will Hear Claims Of Sewer
Contractors

The first business meeting of the
new town board of trustees, held
Tuesday evening of this week, was
a spirited one. A volume of bust
ness was gone through with and be-
tween times there were several lively
tits between Chairman Henry and
Clerk Storm.
The fireworks started when Clerk
Storm told that he had been advised
by the attorneys of the Clifton
Apologize company that Mayor
Henry had wired them that the town
board of trustees would not accept
the sewer or pay any claims against
it until it was put in proper shape.
Storm claimed that each individual
on the board was responsible for
any action that might be taken and
that the mayor had exceeded his au-
thority in stating to the Spokane
attorneys what the board would or
would not do without having first
taken the matter up with the board.
Chairman Henry stated that he had
advised the attorneys but that he had
said that che as mayor" would not
accept the sewer until it was COM
pleted and put in shape. The sewer
matter was disposed of when it was
agreed to meet Friday night of this
week for the purpose of comforting
with Clifton-Applegate company and
their attorneys in regard to their
claim.
The liveliest part of the meeting
occurred when Clerk Storm proposed
the name of E. M. Flood for election
as town attorney at a salary of SIS
per month. The motion was second
ed but was declared out of order
by the chairman who announced that
he had the power of making such
appointments. Arguments waxed
hot and heavy and Storm finally an
nounced that he would nut the motion
himself which he did, Simonds. Meek
er and Storm voting Eyes" and
Henry voting "no." Clapp was not
present.
The situation was the same when
it came time to consider the five
applications for appointment as mar
shall. Storm moved the appointment
of Oscar Bangs and when the chair
declared the motion out of order
Storm insisted that all appointments
were in the power of a majority
of the board and not vested in the
chairman Chairman Henry insisted
that the appointments were his pre-
rogative and that Storm was at
tempting to usurp the power of the
chairman; that the board had no
power to appoint but could only af-
firm appointments. The arguments
were dropped at the suggestion of
Trustee Meeker and the appoint
ment of a marshal will be con-
sidered at a meeting to be held
Thursday night. Storm stated that
he felt that he had the same rights
on the board as any other member
and that as long as he had to as
sumo the responsibilities of the office
he intended to have a voice in all
town business. The applicants for
the town marshal's lob were VIM
Burke, Oscar Bangs, w. H. Heather
shaw, James McGreevy and F. w
Andrews.
Charles O'Callaghan presented two
petitions to the board, one providing
for the improving of the National
Parks highway through the city anc
the other asking for the construc-
ton of sidewalks on Shavelear hill
1t was estimated that 400 Inca
feet of sidewalk was needed and the
petition asked that the town pay
for cross walks and that the cost Of
construction on property lines be as
sessed to abutting property.
Mrs. c. r. Gray and Mrs. S. t
Faucet appeared before the board
and urged that if the trustees secure
permanent meeting place that tn,
Readers club be allowed to plac,
in such a building the 800 hooks
now owned by the Bonners Ferr!
public library. Chairman Henry an
nounced that this would be arranged
A. ]. Kent urged the board t,
take some steps to dyke the rive
bank and stated that he would Sc
cure easements if the town woult
raise in some manner about 500
with which to. pay for a dyke to b.
made of boards and dirt. Mr.. Ken
stated that a dyke made of board
and filled with dirt to a thickness
of two feet could be constructs
cheaply and quickly from the O'Brie'
place to DeWolf's residence and tina
such a dyke would be permanent
Mr.. James urged the board to tax
up this matter and told that he be
lieved the people would be NOR
willing to pay for street improve
ments and sewer systems, etc,
they were assured each year tina
their property was absolutely pre-
tected from possible overflow of tn
Kootenai river.
]. w. Vaughan, who has bee
working on the sewer, reported tn
finding of broken sewer pipe, tha
the outlet was clogged, that ther
were several laterals without mar
holes, that in various places tn
pipe cement had not been properl
mixed and that several manhole
were in bad shape. Mayor Henri
advised that property owners deft
connecting with the sewer until flu
Their notice.
Clerk Storm advised that FIJI
Chief Ernest Moore had tendere