The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-10-06
Council Passes
On Monthly Bills
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Inc council lS keeping Close tEacA VI
expenditures and It would be neces-
sary to blindfold the finance COM
mittee and administer sleeping
powders to the other members OF the
council in order to get q padded bill
thru.
The council directed at their meet
ing on. Tuesday, Sept. 81 that the
police officers and the police judge
should meet with them at this meet
ing. At that time there seemed to be
a. need for such action, but since
then a number of the council had
spoken to the members of the police
force and the police Judge and they
had made sufficient change that 1t
was not necessary for them to APP
pear. Other matters of this nature
coming up the council thought could
best be settled outside of the council
chambers. The trouble seemed to
be that the police officers would not
arrest violators Of the traffic ordin-
ance who were speeding because they
claimed the police Judge would not
take any action in the matter. The
council Is Of the opinion that it is not
the place of the police judge to say
whether the ordinance is legal or
illegal even If the state law covering
traffic does allow for a greater speed.
J. M. Hartong appeared before the
council representing the Mcguire
Construction company and asked
that the council authorize the paying
of $4,000 due his company for the
paving that has been laid in the two
districts. This amount was held
back for ninety days to cover any
flaws that might appear. The time
set had expired and the council
granted the request Of Mr.. Hartong.
The council questioned Mr.. Har-
tong in regard to the gutter plates
thruout town that are broken and a
great number do not set level and
when person steps on them or a
car is driven over them one end will
fly up sometimes loosing its place
altogether. Mr.. Hartong stated that
the plates were broken by the
flusher when it turned in the street
intersections. He said the plates
were braced lengthwise and when
the weight Of the truck rested on the
plate it was bound to break. He has
paid over $3.50 to the welding shops
in Blackfoot to have these plates
welded and the cost of welding
single plate is IS. In the matter OF
the plates not being level he said
they were made by the best workmen
in the country, but that in cooling
the cast iron plates became warped
and this is fault that is impossible
to eliminate. Some members of the
council thought there were perhaps
better plates or other means that
could be used in the street drainage.
In, some cities they have plates that
are filled with asphalt, but there is
big, objection to these because they
are to heavy Pocatello has num-
Der of these plates, but in their last
paving contract they left these out,
showing that where they have been
used they have not proven salts
factory. Also in Pocatello they have
taken half a pipe and have set it in
the street and then they pave over it,
but the objection to this form of
drainage is that they freeze up in
the winter and it. very hard and ex-
pensive to thaw them out. The
council then commended the Mcguire
Construction company for the SER
vice they have given the people of
Blackfoot since the city first started
paving.
Water Committee Reports
The water committee reported
that the new works should be COM
,pleted by the first of November and
that it was possible that they would
begin pumping thru the new wells
and system this week. The commit
tee was directed to pick out plan
for a residence for the man in charge
of the pumping plant and to present
this plan at the meeting next Tues /
day.
After Delinquencies
At a previous meeting the council
directed the water superintendent to
draw up report Of the delinquenc-
les in the paying of water rent each
month. There were number of
cases where the rent was delinquent
IT d pCIlOu Va ANO VI OLA AAOASAAo' !
Those that do not pay their rent now
by the tenth Of the month may be
given five days notice and then the
water superintendent may have the !,
water shut of. lux
Yes. Anything.-Sir: A friend Of !
mine, who has been taking yeast, ate
a quantity of raisins today. Do you
think if can induce him to stay in
a cool, dry place anything may be
expected to develop? = Chicago
Tribune.
The Boaster.-"G George said II !
refused to marry him he would take |,
to drink"
"Well?"
II told him If he was wealthy !
enough for that / might reconsider
nv refusal" The American Legion |
Weekly.
Russia forgot to build kitchen
in her air, castles.-Greenville Is.
c. Piedmont.