The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-24
THE CITY BUSINESS.

AT the meeting OF the council
Tuesday evening the subject of buy.
ing apparatus for fighting fire was
discussed. Councilman Pearson stat.
ed that Pocatello appropriates $22,-
900 a year for fire protection, and
keeps men always on the job, and II
that is a reasonable amount for Po-
catello to expend for that purpose,
Blackfoot, at the same rate per cap
ita, should expend $4,000 a year. That
Idaho Falls appropriates $12,500 a
year for fire protection, and at that
rate Blackfoot should expend $4,000
year. AS matter of fact Black
foot expends about $50, Mr.. Pearson
said. He had talked with twenty or
twenty-five business men about the
matter and had found only one who
was opposed to the purchase of some
equipment. He suggested using a
Ford car and placing the chemical
tanks on it, and then buying large
chemical engine. The matter was left
with the committee to work on.
Councilman Boyle reported on
cemetery matters, saying the ditch
had been extended into the new part
and the trees had been watered. That
the new sexton, Frank Rossitter, and
his assistant are pushing the work of
care-taking and have it well in hand.
Engineer James Young reported
upon the cost of street sprinkling and
said that owing to the higher cost of
team work this year the cost of
sprinkling Is higher than last year..
In districts 1 and it cost cents a
front foot in 1915, and is costing
5 " this year. In district No. 1 it
cost 5 " last year and Is costing 8
cents this year. The amount to be
collected was certified to the asses
sor for collection.
Somebody studying efficiency had
been holding his watch on the sprink-
ling wagon and found that at his part,
of town it required sixteen minutes
to load the wagon and thirteen min
utes to unload. 1t was not mention
ed as a complaint against the driver,
but as an observation that it cost 20
cents to have the man and team
stand by while the water flowed
from hydrant. and it cost about II
cents to have them take it out and
deliver it. Considering that this
slow process is going on all summer,
would it be possible to increase the
flow and reduce the cost? 1t was
also suggested that money might be
saved by placing the tank on an au-
to, increasing the discharge and
scooting it along the street quickly,
releasing the team for food produc-
tiOn.
Mrs. Sybil Gardner, who had
bought some city property from Roy
L. Harvey, had paid $2.29 into the
city treasury on an erroneous assess
ment for sprinkling, where no sprink-
ling was done, and the clerk was au-
thorized to issue warrant to reim-
burse her.
Some man whose name did not ap-
pear claimed the city had sold a
horse as an estray and has SIT left |
after paying the expenses. He will
prove that the horse was his, and up
on such proof being furnished the ci-
ty clerk is to draw warrant for the
due to him.
J. G. MCGUIRE, the paving contrac-
tor, having finished his contract for
surface finishing the on the streets, |
presented his bill for the final pay
ment of $1,000, and it was ordered
paid.
Councilman Quillen asked what
should be done by the parties who
have money awaiting them on ac-
count of sewer extensions made and
paid for by themselves, and was in
that each one should file
his bill for the amount now avail
able to him, the sums in this case
being about So for each.
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