Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-03-18
PROTEST MEETING
DOESN'T PROTEST
RESOLUTIONS DIRECTING TO Paw
ING ARE WITHDRAWN AFTER
LENGTHY DISCUSSION
TO AWAIT RECEIPT OF BIDS
II Paving Costs Appear To Be Too
High Then VIII File Objections

The proposition of paving Main and
intersecting streets was the occasion
of two public meetings this week, the
first one being held Tuesday after
noon at the Odd Fellows hall and the
second at the same place on Thursday
night. Geo.. r. Gray presided and ]. B.
Cowen acted as secretary. The meet
ings were attended by representative
property owners of the business por-
ton of the city. At the meeting Tues
day afternoon it was suggested that
macadam would be cheaper and more
feasible than concrete or some similar
paving and it was stated that this
matchmaking could be done for about
$1.00 per square yard while other paw
ing would cost at least $3.50. Engi
neer Cave was present and he and
Councilmen O'Callaghan and Simonds
were called upon to explain the plans
of the town board in regard to paving.
This meeting adjourned when it was
voted that a committee be appointed
to draft a remonstrance to the town
board of trustees against present paw
ing plans and recommend that Main
street be improved with macadam.
The committee appointed was COM
posed of j. w. Reid, j. Bert Cowen
and w. F. Kinnear.
Thursday night the committee made
its report, presenting two resolutions
for the consideration of the meeting.
In the discussion of the proposition
to improve with macadam Mr.. O'Calla-
CHAN argued that the property owners
consider that a great deal of prelim-
fno hou n no dnna hQ-
fore any permanent improvement
could be accomplished and this pre-
liminary work he said would cost, in
the downtown district, according to
the engineers figures, $12,810. He
stated that he would rather see Main
street left as it is rather than to spend
money for work that would not be
lasting and he suggested that the prop
erty owners allow the council to pro-
coed, without interposing a remon-
STRANGE and assured the gathering that
the council would reject all bids il
the same seemed to be too high. Mr.
O'Callaghan stated that he thought
the council would be willing to cal
for bids on all different kinds of paw
ing and then after the bids were sub
mitted the council and the property
owners could get together and decide
what kind of paving to put in or elst
reject all bids.
number of property owners ar
gued that if they waived protes
they would have no further right t
secure action in court if they felt thu
plans of the council were ill-advised
These property owners felt that the.
should be able to secure accurate fig
ures as to the cost of all kinds of paw
, ing before the bids were called for
There was other argument in regar,
to whether any kind of paving woul'
be permanent and as to the cost o
macadam and as to how much prelim
r mary work should be done. AL
/. present agreed that Main street shoul
/. be improved in some manner. S. +
4. Henry, chairman of the board of trus
E tees of the town, stated that the wor
S would proceed regardless of protest
z although there was nothing definit
. about the kind of paving to be put il
The resolutions before the meetin
were given a motion and second
adopt but later both were withdraw
The meeting finally adjourned whe
motion prevailed not to protest ur
= til after bids had been received an
/ it was learned what the actual cos
of paving would be. Two vote
against the motion.
The town council was to have
$ meeting this evening for the purpos
o of hearing remonstrances against tn
I proposed paving plans. Owing to
e misunderstanding in regard to the pull
I fishing of the resolutions of intention
g these resolutions will have to be II
n published and another date set fC
S the filing and hearing of remoI
s strances.