Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1919-07-18
Trustees Discuss
Improvements
Park. Water Supply and Gene.
terry Given Attention and
Action Taken on All.

The regular monthly meeting OF
the village trustees took place Mon
day night. when the usual bills
were allowed and several new mat
ters of Importance discussed and
acted upon.
Fred Hammond and c. d. Nc
Eachron, representing the Firemen,
appeared before the t1pstees. re-
questing them to appoint com
mittee to take up with the county
commissioners the matter of pur-
chase of the tract of land between
the railroad and river, belonging to
the Orofino improvement Co. The
land is desired for the purpose Df
erecting a park and to have suit
able place to put the memorial
monument which the state will pre-
sent to the world war heros of
Clearwater county. The village
II ustees agree to improve and keep
the park in shape if the county pur-
kchases the land After lengthy dis
cussion, pro and con, on the feast
bility of such plan, committee
OF trustees was appointed to appear
jointly with the Firemen's com
mittee before the county commits
sioners next Monday and bring the
matter before them for approval OF
otherwise The law provides for the
erection and maintenance of park
IN incorporated cities and allows thu
,eveying of tax for their upkeeI
and it is hoped that the proposition
meets with favor from the count!
officials. f..
The matter of the city waite
supply was again discussed and th
committee, appointed at a previou
meeting to investigate the advisa
bility of constructing new reser
.voir and pipe line running direc
; from. the pump station to the tank
made it's report Monday night favor
ing the plan. it was argued tha
another 100000 gallon reservoir
erected along side the present one
would give the city an eight da
water supply should the pump 6
out of commission for that lengt
of time. Some time ago it wa
thought that another pump wa
needed but at Mondays meeting
, was made clear that the extra resel
voir would be the most logical c
the two plans. Clerk Loomis wa
instructed to procure the estimate
cost Of the pipe line and tank and
final decision. will probably b
reached at the next meeting in r'
gard to this matter.
. Upon the request of various prt
perty owners and citizens on Johr
: son avenue. the city clerk was II
: structed to ask for bids for the col
struction of the concrete pavemeI
the trustees have ordered TO be col
structed there and 1t Is expecte
: tnat the bids will be let and wor
started on this matter soon. A gel
eral discussion also took place c
the construction of concrete sid
walks for the part of Michigan av
nue. east Of Johnson avenue, but ]
definite action was taken.
The village sexton. w. A. SHAY
made verbal report at Monday
: meeting. stating that he had receive
nothing for the sale of cemetel
lots and the cemetery was practica
iy filled. The city records show th
: the last monies received for the sa
of lots was Jan. IL, 1915. NJ
Shaw also stated that no attentit
: had been paid to lot lines in Il
: interrnment of bodies and that
number of lots have. been given
exchange for labor performed in Il
cemetery by different parties. I
q recommended the purchase of ne
: burying ground for Orottno al
: mentioned the possibility that loc
: secret organizations, 1t WAS believe
z would purchase the property.
: lengthy discussion ensued and as
: final result a conference will
. held in regard to the matter WI
= the lodges in an effort to rea
: some decision.
/: The trustees adjourned at la
hour until the next regular mont