The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-03-15

it has ideas to which 1 cannot sub
scribe.
Il had drawn an ordinance for your
consideration whereby the proposed
system might be divided into two
parts, one part of the system relating
to the Rock Creek proposition and
the other relating to the system pro-
posed for the city itself, so that one
might if the people saw fit, be adopt
ed without the other. To discuss this
now would be like telling what a fine
horse an animal was after he had
been skinned so l will not take up
your time with the matter"
AS suggested by Mayor Sweeley the
matter was passed over, for other
business.
The alarm caused by the Git was
thought unfortunate state of affairs
was dissipated yesterday by the re-
turn at noon from Boise of Attorney
George Herriott bringing with him
a copy of the measure as passed.
which he had compared with the en-
crossed law. The law as enacted
segregates the water from the light
and power and provides specifically
for the issuance of waterwOrks bonds
in any amount submitted by the coun-
Gil and voted b ythe people. The seq
gregation made the statute read awk-
wardly and may, in the opinion of
the city attorney, render invalid
bonds issued for the requirement of
light and power but not of bonds is
sued for providing of waterworks
systems. In the opinion of the city
attorney, there can be no doubt about
the power of the city to acquire or
construct a waterworks system such
as the city may require.
Last week an ambiguous item in a
Boise newspaper led to some specula-
ton in regard to what was doing in
the legislature relative to public util
tiles in the last days of the session
Sunday the following equivocal state
ment of the provisions of the meas
ure which caused all the worry in
Twin Falls appeared in the States
man. IS. B. III-Enabling cities,
towns, and villages to bond to an
amount not to exceed six per cent of
the assessed valuation, to provide for
construction, equipment, and main
tenace of municipality owned utilities"
The omission of the word land"
which should have been placed before
the words "to provide" gave an in
correct construction of the purpose
of the statute. Mayor Sweeley said
that he got in touch with someone in
Boise whom he thought was informed
who gave him the version which ap-
pears in his statement to the coun
ell. The changes which the mayors
informant referred to were made, but
the defects, so far as waterworks are
concerned, were, in the opinion of the
city attorney, cured by a preceding |
and subsequent provision.
AS a result of the information re-
ceived by Mayor Sweeley the "mak-
ms" of a live campaign received 2
nipping frost from which it is now
recovering. One of the purpose of the
special meeting Tuesday night was
Consideration and Action upon the
submission to the voters and qualifi-
ed electors of the City of Twin Falls
of the issuance of bonds for the paw
ing of Shoshone street from Sixth ave-
nue. north to the junction of Blue
Lakes Boulevard and Addison ave-
nue."
This proposition was submitted to
the voters in December last and fail
ed to carry after a warm campaign. !
Whether the council will again sub
NIT it Monday night remains to be
seen.