Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-02-15

One of the most interesting dis
courses at the annual banquet of the
commercial club was the explanation
given by City Attorney o. C. Wilson of
the detailed plans of the city officials
in calling the bond election in the
near future relative to the purchase
of the local water and light plants
The city officials have now completed
the various details of this transaction
and the bond election will be called
as soon as the contract is received
from the owner of the plants, A. H.
Featherstone
The plans as outlined by Mr. Wilson
and of which the officials are asking
the approval of the citizens, will con-
sist of three main points, each one
of which will be voted upon separately
at the bond election. Authorization
of bond issue of $S5,00O will be
asked for the purchase of the local
light plant and the construction of a
new power plant on the Moyie OF
this amount $4,000 will be paid Mr..
Featherstone for the light plant. The
balance or S55,000 will be used in
constructing a power plant on the
Moyie and power line from the Moyie
to the city. This latter amount may
not be expended at once, but the
officials desire its authorization so
that they will be in position to build
the power plant whenever they feel
the time is ripe.
The second question to be voted
upon at the election will be authoriz-
ing a S25, 1000 bond issue for the pur-
chase of the local water system OF
this sum $4,000 will be paid to Mr..
Featherstone and the balance used for
needed improvements.
The third question to be passed
upon by the citizens will be authoriz-
ing a bond issue of $4,000 for the
construction of city or community
hall. The city officials, and nearly
everyone with whom they have talked
admit the need by the city of such a
building. At present the city hass no
official place for the transaction of its
business and no suitable place for
storing its records. Heretofore records
have been lost by moving them about
from one building to another, and the
city council needs a council room. 1t
will soon be necessary to provide bet
ter quarters for fire equipment. The
library so ably provided and con-
Quoted by the Readers Club is grow
ing in influence and patronage and
should be provided permanent quar-
ters. This could be done by allotine
space in the city hall. If the water
and light business is taken over by
the city, office quarters will be a
necessity. Rental for the office quar-
ters could be charged the water and
light department and would thus pro
vide revenue 1t is generally adj
mitted that city hall is badly needed
and would be big Improvement
The need for better light. and power
facilities are so we'll known that It is
not necessary to discuss them here
Everyone knows that light and power
y is now inadequate. that 1t is not suf-
ficient to supply the present demands
and that manufacturing concerns have
been lost to Bonners Ferry because
power was not available. This lacl
would be entirely relieved upon ths
completion of the proposed Moyi'
plant An abundance of power coult
be developed there, and present plans
contemplate the construction of ;
power plant in units, additional unit!
being. added as the demand for powel
and light increased. With this plan
in operation the city would be in posi-
tion to offer power inducements Il
any industry that cared to locate here
Careful thought has lead the city Of
ficials to believe that ii is the bes