American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1919-06-13
SIXTEEN THOUSAND VOTED
FOR STREET. IMPROVEMENTS
Two Miles OF Gravel and Grading to
Be Given Business District OF City
Council Cuts $500 From Original
Estimate of Engineers.

A vote to bond the city for approxi-
mately $4,000 for street improvements
in the business section of American
Falls, was carried at a special meet
ing of the city council Monday even
ing in the court house The propos-
ed bond issue wiz allow for grading
and gravelling about two miles OF
streets from the entrance of the Rock
land road south of town to the begin
ming of the Pocateno road on the
north side. The council has passed
favorably on the matter and 1t now
rests with the people OF the town to-
accept or reject the bond Issue at cleo
tion time.
The improvements as planned Will
care for the street leading from the
Rockland road to the Leader Hard
ware corner, the streets bounding the
Evans block, the street leading TO the
| Riverside addition, Main street as far
as the street north Of the Remington
hotel, east one block, north to the
| Episcopal church and then the street
| east to the railroad where the streets
of the city connect with the road to
| Pocatello.
Council Saves $4,000.
| y rom Nut OllNtl aitINoNh NpihNA NaW
street will be graded east to the riv-
en- road and then south to the bridge
over the Snake river,
Original estimates and specifica-
tions for the planned improvements
called for an outlay OF $23,S6S.70 to
care Tor higher grade In the streets
and wider road bed in the more res
idential sections OF Che city. After
careful consideration the council vot-
ed the lesser grade thereby saving the
city about $4,000 Contracts for the
work have not been let
At the special meeting Monday
evening the following appointments
we're made by the mayor and ratified
by the council. o. Il. Baum succeed
! ed himself as city attorney, as did Joe
= Watts, chief Of police. II. #. Moth
! physician, and Erwin Alfred, engi-
! neer for the city. c. Lee French was
; appointed, clerk and o, #. Crowley
! city treasurer,
! Some OF the business transacted
7 was the decision to call for bids on
1 city sprinkling, allow current bills
: and swear new councilmen into of
8 flee. A committee representing the
: chautauqua appeared before the coun
Gil and asked that the license issue
8 the Sanger circus FOR its appearanc'
y here tomorrow, be revoked. 30 as no
to interfere with the chautauqua. Tn
3 council had previously issued the II
= cense and did not vote to have II re
8 voked
3 Library Gets Boost
i The council by unanimous yot
carried 1.5 mill levy for the Ameri
y can Falls public library, which lev
It It is expected will yield about $1.70
" for the use OF the library. The lev
y was made upon the petition OF the II
10 brary board by Miss F.. Nettie Rtc
n secretary for the board.
l. Raises In salaries amounting TO AZ
ID proximately 5000 year for the entir
e budget, were voted the mayor, cour
Ie cilmen, chief of police and road over
is seer. Upon petition Of Philbrick an
G. Greenwood, the council voted TO clea
m block five, west OF the Gem Stat
al Lumber company, of all rubbish an
le machinery left by the harvester con
10 pany.