Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-04-14
VOTE Sl25.OOO
BOND ISSUE
LARGE MAJORITY OF TAXPAYERS
FAVOR MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
OF WATER AND LIGHT
WILL SELL SOME BONDS NOW
Order New Concrete Sidewalks on
Main and Bonner Streets.

The members of the town board of
trustees met in an adjourned session
Tuesday evening and canvassed the
returns of the municipal bond cleo
tion held Wednesday of last week.
The canvass showed that 2S3 quail
fled electors voted. The vote on the
proposition to bond in the sum of $685.
600 for the purpose of acquiring light
and power plant and improving, enlarg-
ing, constructing and extending such
plant, was 244 for and 29 against. The
vote on the proposition to bond in the
sum of 900 for the purpose of ac-
Quiring waterworks plant and i'm
proving and enlarging the same. was
23S for and 2S against. The vote on
the proposition to bond in the sum of
$4,000 for the purpose of constructing
a city hall building was 203 for and
As against.
Under the terms of it's option for the
purchase of the water and light plants
of A. III. Featherstone, the city may
acquire possession either May l or
June l. as it chooses. the agreement
being that possession is to be given
the first of the month following the
date of payment. The city has the
choice of paying cash or in bonds. The
purchase price for the water and light
systems is $4,000.
Tuesday evening the town trustees
passed an ordinance providing for the
form of the municipal bonds to be is
sued and this ordinance, together with
a notice of sale of bonds, is being pub
1ished elsewhere in this paper. The
council is asking bids for the purchase
of $4,000 worth of municipal bonds
of which $4,000 is for the purchase
and improvement of the light and
power plant; $25 10000 for the purchase
and improvement of the waterworks
system and $4,000 for the construc-
tion of the city hall building. Unless
the town receives favorable bids only
a sufficient number of bonds will be
sold to provide for improvements
needed Immediately. 1t is not certain
that the city hall will be constructed
this year and ii is not certain that any
work will be done this season on the
Moyie power site. The beginning of
work on both propositions will depend
upon whether or not the city can get a
good price for its bonds and upon the
condition of the building material mar
ket.
In addition to taking care of busi-
ness in connection with the purchase
of the water and light systems the
town board passed a resolution calling
for the construction of concrete side
walks on both sides of Main street in
front of property having no hard sur
faced walks, construction work to be
started within Is days of the date of
the official notice. The board also or
dered in concrete sidewalks on Bonner
street between Main and First streets
1t was decided to take up the city's
option ON the Farman property in the
rear of the city lots on the north end
of Main street. The city acquires four
lots, measuring 60 by 100 feet for $500.
This gives a site for the new city hall
building with frontage of 90 feet and
depth of $50 feet.
An easement was given the Bound
airy County Fair Association for the
perpetual use of is foot sewer right
of-way tract, traversing the S. d. Tay-
lor property west of town which the
fair association is buying for fair
ground DurDOSeS