The Bingham County news. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1918-1930, 1921-05-06

which, if followed out, will insure
the city against further deficit or
| further refunding bond issues
1t has been said this administra-
tiOn has been extravagant. am
satisfied such rumOrs are utterly un-
| founded and must have been circu-
lated without an investigation of our
| financial condition. Our books are
clear and we have property to show
for all expenditures made and all
such expenditures were made as in
our judgment and mind were exped-
lent and profitable to the City of
Blackfoot.
We will admit our taxes have been
higher than heretofore, but our fl
nancial standing is about $42,0OO.O0
better today than two years ago.
We have paid off all the bonds on the
City Hall amounting to $10,5OO.OO,
together with accrued interest. We
have paid 100000 sewer bonds. We
have paid for the fusher, road grad
er and fresno, amounting to over
100000. We have paid about $4,-
10000 on the fire engine and have
about $19,0O0.0O cash on hand in
the treasury, which has come in from
taxes and not from the sale of bonds.
In looking over our minutes, find
we have met in regular session in
Guiding adjourned and special meet
dngs, LOG times, averaging more than
one meeting week during the en-
tire term. This does not include
numerous committee meetings or the
several meetings the council and
committees had with the business
men in the matter of purchasing the
City Water Works.
During this administration the
Chief of Police reports 142 Police
Court Cases, and have explained and
read Ordinances to 489. During the
last 6 months he has furnished 127
beds for vagabonds. Amount collect
ed by the Chief during his admins
tration, $1,797.0O for licenses and
S767.50 for various fines, of which
the City get one-half and the other
half goes to the School fund.
During this administration the
Fire Chief reports of having had 27
fires, two of which were still alarms,
put out by engineers. No. of feet
hose Laid, 5000 feet; No. of hours
in actual service, 20; No. of times
chemicals used, IL; No. Of times en-
gine used, 8; amount of insurance
carried on property, S337,OOO.OO; in
surance paid by actual loss, $4,000.
During this administration, we
have voted bonds for paving two dis
tricts, which pavement is now being
laid and no doubt will be completed
within the next ten weeks. We
have voted bonds to buy the old
Water Works and to extend the same
into am adequate system. These
the contract for construction let The
Water Works are now under con-
struction and when completed will
be the best water system in the State
of Idaho, the revenue from which
should make it sustaining after the
first year, and not a burden to the
tax payer,
We have passed many ordinances
for the public welfare including an
ordinance compelling owners to cut
and destroy old and dilapidated trees,
trim up those left standing and to
clean cheir lots and free the same
from rubbish, grass, etc., from the
center of the street to the center of
the alley, and | might state that the
enforcement of this ordinance has
had a good effect and should be rig
idly enforced in The future. An or
dinance on electric wiring. requiring
fire-proof method of wiring houses
and other buildings. An ordinance
regulating restaurants and rooming
houses, requiring them TO secure a
license and to conduct their places
OF business in an orderly manner.
An ordinance regulating Sunday
picture shows, and an ordinance reg
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