Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1921-09-22
PLAN SEVERAL
IMPROVEMENTS
CITY COUNCIL HOPES TO I'M
PROVE MAH0NEY HILL ROAD
THIS FALL
NAME NORTHSIDE POUNDMASTER
May Buy New Pump for City Water
System.

The city council met in regular ses-
sion Tuesday night and transacted
considerable amount of business.
County Commissioner Welch was
present and discussed the matter of
graveling a stretch of road from the
Bruce place on the south bench to
the foot of the hill. Quite a lengthy
discussion took place and every men,
Der of the board displayed much en-
thusiasm and it was evident that the
county and city officials are using
every means available to cooperate
with one another as one Of the coun-
cilmen made the remark, that the
commissioners have been fair, indeed,
toward the town in every respect"
The advisability of buying crushed
rock from the constructor company
now working on the state highway,
was thought to be the best thing to
do now, while the machinery was al
ready installed. A committee con-
sisting of ]. Harley Cave, Chas. O'Cal-
laghan and F. A. Shultis were ap-
pointed by Mayor Fry to look into the
cost of obtaining the gravel in this
manner.
City Attorney o. C. Wilson brought
right of way to the city reservoir
from the Malcolm Bruce property and
extending the length of Alexander
street. Quite a discussion was had
over this and a committee of three
was appointed to take the matter of
purchase up with Mr. Bruce for this
property as follows: Messrs. Meg
quier, O'Callaghan and Wilson. The
proposed street would not have to be
fenced.
An order, which by the way, is the
second one, was issued by the board
instructing the citizens owning prop
erty abutting on various streets to put
in the sidewalks alongside their prop
erty. 1t was noticed that this order
included several members of the
board
The matter of sinking the water
main along Alexander street was
brought up and it was shown that the
main as it now lays is not very deep
in the ground and causes much
trouble in the winter as we'll as in the.
summer. In the winter it freezes
and keeps the patrons out of water
service some times as long as two
months, and in the summer the pipe
line becomes exposed to the traffic
and the same could be damaged by
heavy trucks or other loads. Superin-
tendent Hughes estimates that it
would cost about one hundred dollars
to fix this line and put it deeper into
the ground He was asked to look
into the matter, so that something
could be done right away as it would
cost at least four tines as much to
wait until winter to fix it,
The lights for the Northside. which
were ordered at a previous meeting,
will be in soon, it was reported.
]. K. p. Graves was present at the
meeting and secured the appointment
of poundmaster for the Northside dis
trict He was asked to take up the
matter of a location for the pound
and if place can be secured which
he was sure he could get. he would
be employed to build same.
1t was thought by the councilmen
to be advisable to notify the Inter
state Utilities Company to remove the
poles from Main street
The machinery which has recently
been purchased from the Stevens
County Light and Power Company is
now ready to be shipped to Bonners
| Ferry but as there is some doubt as
to the title of same the board decided
that it would be only safe and advis-
able to place the bonds in payment
for the equipment in escrow in any
bank that the company might desig-
nate. The cost Of this machinery will
be S4,5O000.
The drainage commissioners of Dis
trict No. / had asked the city to re-
move the light poles along the high
way which numbered about so, and
the board agreed to do so as soon as
] the drainage people advance the
expense money for the job with the
exception of the supervision work,
which would amount to about $543.
| Superintendent Hughes suggested
putting in an up-to-date pump at the
pump house that would save the city
$l,S00.00 a year and this will be in
vestigated thoroughly by the board
He was asked to give further reports
in regard to this matter.