The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-05-06
TURNS RE|NS OVER
TO NEW COUNCIL
Both Councils Met Tuesday Evening
Mayor Peck Makes Appointments
Old Council Eulogized.


hall. Six members and Mayor
Thorstenberg were present of the old
council, and all the new council and
Mayor Peck were present.
The usual list of bills were read
and allowed bly, the retiring council,
a.he clerks financial report was read
and approved, and then the repre-
sentative Of the Wheelright Con-
struction company made a PROPOSE
.tion that in lieu of surety bond
that company be allowed to deposit
100000 cash and 100000 worth OF
Ogden municipal bonds. This being
the amount of their bond, the coun-
Gil decided the arrangement was
satisfactory. Retiring Mayor Thor
stenberg then delivered an address,
after which the newly elected Off
GERS took their oaths. Mayor Peck
next delivered an address, after
which various routine matters were
attended to.
In line with the present popular
idea of retrenchment, the new coun-
Gil have made a slight reduction in
the salaries of all the appointive
employees of the city.
The addresses of the retiring and
the new mayor are printed below:
Mr.. Thorstenberg's Address.
TO the Members of the City
Council of Blackfoot:-
This being our last meeting and
the last opportunity tlhat l shall have
sOf d01i i'm
council, want to express my appre-
. citation for the faithful support you
have given me during this, our pass
ing administration.
In looking over my first address to
the Council, find that I congratu-
lated myself and the citizens of
Blackfoot for the selection of such
an able and we'll qualified group Of
business men to handle the business
affairs of the City of Blackfoot.
am pleased to say my expecta-
tions of this council have been full
filled in all particulars and ann sat-
isfied the people who elected you are
of the same mind You have always
been willing and ready to shoulder
come to you, both as councilmen and
as members of the various commit
tees to which you have been appoint
ed. You have sacrificed days at a
time attending to important city af-
fairs when your own business must
necessarily have been neglected. You
have sat UP nights until 1880 or
~ c;
ters of great Importance and never
once did l have a complaint from
any one of you. You have all had
the city affairs at heart and have
done the best for the welfare of your
community, for which I certainly
thank you one and all.
1 have been requested to give
synopsis Of the achievements of our
admi nistration and will be as brief
as possible.
In taking over the administration
two years ago today, we found cur
rent Indebtedness of something over
$52,000, with not more than $500
in the treasury to meet the same.
This debt l understand accrued by
to care for the current running ex-
pense of the city. Seemingly some
of the former councils refrained from
shouldering the burden of raising
the taxation enough ITO take care of
the actual running expense and the
accrued debt of preceding councils.
After discussing the condition at
0f
committee recommended taking the
initiative by looking the situation
squarely in the face; that is to say,
meeting the emergency by paying the
bills and recommended the issuance
of $52,OO0.00 bonds drawing six per
cent interest, which were issued and
sold to take UP the outstanding seven
per cent warrants, and after this was
settled and disposed of the question
then arose.
How were we to run this admin
istration? Should we make the US
ual levy or tax and let the next ad-
ministration issue bonds to take up
outstanding warranst or should we
make levy enough to meet all obli-
cations? 1t was unanimously decid-
ed to incur no obligation without
provision for payment, and further
than that levy was made for a sink
ing fund to take up outstanding
bonds. All OF these business matters
being put in force at one time nee
essarily raised the taxes, but the
City of Blackfoot can congratulate
itse'f now on the fact that it is upon
a business basis and we can turn the
city affairs oeyr TO the incoming
council with a clean sheet and with
business system inaugurated