Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1919-05-13

Noo thaiicesOOSNs a canvass OF Jne
election returns was made and the
new board was sworn in. Mr.. Meek
er administering the oaths.
Dr. T.. +. Fry was unanimously
elected chairman, II. /. Monks acted
as clerk. No action was taken in
regard to applications for the city
clerkship made by w. II. Richard
son, the present clerk, c. d. Rowe
and Douglas Palmer.
Chairman Fry outlined some of the
things the council hopes to accom-
plish during its administration and
the policy Of the new board was
portrayed in his words, Gentlemen,
we are here to do our duty and that
! is all we can do"
One of the first matters taken up
was the auditing of the town books
and the finance committee was in
structed to engage Ward Duvall for
this work. Mr.. Duvall started on
the work. Thursday and expects to
be through in ten days or two weeks
unless he is hindered by reason of
lost papers and through the fact that
one of the city minute books is lost
and there is no record of a sewer
bond book. MIR. Duvall will probably
be asked to prepare a system for
the town business which will allow
the clerk and treasurer to work to-
gether.
The new council were unanimous
in the opinion that it would be neces-
sary to have the town ordinances
revised in book form. The state law
requires this to be done every two
years but it has not been done for
five or six years.
One application for the position
Of city attorney was filed, that of
o. G. Wilson, and he was appointed
by the council at a salary of $500
per month, according to ordinance.
Chairman Fry named the following
standing committees:
Finance-Cowen, Shultis, O'Calla-
CHAM
Fire-Shultis, Megquier, Fry.
Street-Megquier Shultis, Fry.
Health-Fry, O'Callaghan, Cowen.
Sewer-O'Callaghan, Cowen, Meg
quier
The above appointments gives each
councilman craftsmanship of COM
mlttee and an appointment on two
other committees and the work is
evenly divided.
One application was filed with the
new board for the office of marshall,
III. A. Worley being the applicant.
The councilmen were of the opinion
that the town could economize and
get better service by the combining
of the offices of marshall and sewer
inspector, the former paying 500
monthly and the latter $75 monthly.
1t was also figured that the same
man holding the office of policeman
and sewer inspector could look after
the streets and make sanitary in
spections. Mr.. Morley was present
at the meeting and on being asked
stated that he believed former ex-
perience would enable him to take
care of the work outlined and he
was appointed at a salary of $125
month. This arrangement will
save the city 5000 year in salary
expense and places all responsibility
on one man. 1t is figured that the
, work of policing the town will never
, again require the entire time of a
/, man inasmuch as Bonners Ferry is
now county seat and has the police
protection of the sheriff's office
whenever it is needed.
The new council plans to take inn
, mediate steps towards paving Main
street and making other street i'm
! provements and a committee COM
/ posed of 0. c. Wilson and Charles
O'Callaghan was appointed to inves-
e tigate the validity of paving pro-
- lttthlllkS W udlc- Inc. council cX-
4 poets to arrange for the removal Of
j the water mains from Main street
; or else the replacement of the old
s mains with new ones before paving
4 is laid and instructed it's attorney
: to write A. Fl. Featherstone, owner
I of the Bonner Water & Light Co.,
in regard to the matter. Mr. Shultis
q stated that the First National Bank
|. and c. d. Simonds, properly owners
!, on Bonner street would ask that the
street on which their property Adults
e be paved. The council, apparently,
e favors paving side streets only upon
/ the approval of the property owners.
S Chairman Fry stated that the
O council should take steps before paw
o ling to remove the telephone and
! electric light poles from Main street
/ and that wiring should be done for
r. cluster lights on Main street and
IS arrangements be made for the in
d stallation of two drinking fountains.
n He stated that one of the women's
10 clubs of the town now had money
for one drinking fountain and would
a take the responsibility of placing
le another one. He also suggested that
id the council must, in the future, pre-
$ pare for the installation of an in
ID Generator with which to burn refuse
lie Wnlcn would cosC DuC utlle, also lna'
m plans must be laid for the building
he of a town hall where the council
d may meet and where town records
g. and property can be kept without
Ie danger Of being lost; and that some
h. thing should be done to provide {
fe parking place for automobile tour
IN lists
ID Mr.. Shultis stated that he haC
as had a, talk with Supt. Fisher, Of the
or Interstate Utilities Telephone com
err pany, recently and that Mr.. Fisher
he had assured him that the compan!
on would arrange to remove its pole.
lv from Main street. Several year
he ago, owing to mistake made in tn
81. county auditors office, the Inter
as state Telephone company paid owe
ut $1,000 too much town taxes and it /
of now asking a refund of this money