The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-07-08
City Council Holds
Important Session

Fire Chief Fred Simons was
granted leave of absence for ten
days from Sunday and Max Smith
fills his place.
Ordinance No. 222, changing the
method Of parking cars, was passed
and was published in the last edi-
tion of the paper. 1t provides for
parking cars at the side of the streets
at certain angles with the curb and
also gives the state traffic regula-
tions. Pamphlets of the ordinance
will be distributed soon. Everybody
should study the ordinance whether
they drive cars or not so they. will
understand, not only how to handle
the way of cars. Pedestrians must
understand the signals in; order to
keep safe when cars are passing.
One reason for parking the cars on
the side is that the pavement wears
unevenly in the traffic runs in the
streets and the wear will be put in
the center for a year or two. The
parking by the new plan will take
effect Immediately after the new
stripes are marked on the paving.
The stripes will not only show the
location of the cars, but the slant or
angle at which they must be parked.
The traffic police will be lenient
with people until they have chance
to learn the new plan and then the
lid will go down tight.
The flag man at the Bridge street
crossing at the railroad has had
trouble to secure obedience to his
signals given to the travelling public
and he has been vested with author
ity to arrest everyone disregarding
his signals. When the flagman gives
the stop signal people should stop
and remain there until he gives the
release signal. People who do not
know the signals can very easily
learn them If they will watch him.
City and county officials conferred
at this meeting to decide on the
division of expenses for paving the
road from West Bridge street to the
Snake river bridge. There is a
heavy county traffic over this line
and for the city to require land own
ers along the way to bear the ex-
pense of paving would be to place an
unjust burden on them and much of
the way the middle of the road is the
line between the city and county and
they adjusted the matter by having
the city pay the county $1,000 and the
county will do the paving.
The construction work is all to
be done with the county grading
outfit the same as the country roads
until they are ready to put on the
hard surface and then the Bithulithic
Paving company will take it over and
put on the top coating.
The county officials say that by
following this plan of construction
they will make saving of about
$4,000 in the cost of that piece of
road. The road is torn up now
where construction is being pushed
as rapidly as possible with the effort
to complete it at the earliest date
they can.
At the meeting next Tuesday even
ing the council will consider making
a contract with civil engineers for
the preliminary estimation for a
water system.
A good many people have been
clamoring for gravity system to
carry the water Of the big springs |
from the foot Of Mount Putnam to
Blackfoot and the council secured
the price at which the pipe could be
purchased and the figures are $780,
900. After adding the expense of the |
water system and the expense Of
and laying the pipe this
plan would involve the expenditure |
Of more money than the council
thinks they care to invest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waters and daughter
Matte, returned Sunday evening