The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-06-30
Council Sits in Regular
Session Tuesday Eve.
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mittee who said they would be glad
to cut out anything they could as the
sprinkling equipment was overtaxed
Some Weed Laws
Mr.. Whitmill said he had some
very weedy streets to contend with
and said he had been instructed by
the street commissioner to cut the
weeds to the center of the streets
abutting his property and he asked
il that was right. On being informed
that it was according to law, he said
he had a canal for some of his abut-
ting territory and asked il he had to
keep the weeds of Of the canal right
of way. One of the committee
thought he did, but the city attorney
said the canal company has to take
care of that or the city can have It
done and tax it to the canal and sell
their right of way If necessary.
A Bomb in the Paving
T. A Hayes Jr. and Mrs. William
Thompson and some other property
owners were present and Mr.. Hayes
spoke for them, asking that the
street abutting their property con-
Meeting Shilling and University be
cut out of the new pavement district.
Mr.. Hayes said that his pavement
tax for the Shilling part already laid
was $240 and $40 interest for the
last six months of 1920 and he as
sumed that it would be double that
amount for the current fiscal year,
and it was as much as he could stand
II this other street was paved cut
ting his corner the other way it
would double the tax bill and he
could not meet it at all. He was in
formed that the $410 he had spoken
of was for a full year and that the
time for hearing protests on future
construction had not yet been fixed
and notice would be given by publica-
ton in the newspaper and he can
then make his protest.
All He Can Pay
Mr.. Hayes said that the $410 was
all he could pay annually, and he
wished the council to cut out this
section now. He was speaking for
c. F. Modem as we'll as for the others
mentioned. Mr.. Modem had come
there with them and had gone OUT;
Mr.. Hayes wanted to get the matter
disposed Of, and If it were cut out
now they would not have that part to
bother with. He was told that 1t
would be more bother to cut out now
and revise their documents than to
go on with it till the time for hear
ing protests. Mr.. Hayes said he
would like to have it cut out now,
and that it would save some costs on
publication. One Of the councilmen
said it would save about one line,
about rs cents in money, and that
If they cut this out, there might be
others coming in at every meeting
asking to be heard and to have their
part cut oVt, so they would be
changing their documents all the
time down to the day of hearing the
protest, and they preferred to have
one sitting and do it all at once. ~
Mr.. Hayes said he understood the
petition had already been accepted,
was informed that it had been heard
and action taken on it, that is, action
had been granted, and the whole pro-
ceedure of consideration of the paw
ing would be gone thru, but that did
not mean that no alterations in the
project would be made. They could
cut out parts Of it at the hearing of |
protests, but they could not add to it,
and they would hear him at the time
of the protest or would remember |
what he has already said and take |
1t into consideration.
The Matter of Protests
Mr.. Hayes said that he would |
much prefer that they cut it out now
and then perhaps there would be no
protest; at least SO far as he was con-
,erned, there would be nothing
further. If they kept it as 1t is he
would be obliged to go out and or
5anize all the protestants he could
ind and array the opposition as
strong as he could. Those who cir
,ulated the petition had not done
lin the honor to give him an invita-
ion to sign or object to the petition,
md he believed there were good
many others who had not been heard.
lie was informed that IS per cent of
he property holders in the proposed
district had signed, and it needed
'nly majority to get hearing. Mr.1
Hayes said he understands that
nan owning the smallest subdivision
# ground counted just as much in
UGH a petition as person owning
many lots, and he did not think that
vas justice. He was told that this is
he law of the case. Mr.. Hayes said
le had learned that only twenty-two
'ersons had signed the petition and
le could produce the names of at
east twenty-five others who are
eady to protest against the proposed
aving. He could bring before the
ouncil everybody who owned lots or
vho had bought lots on the INSTALL
nent plan and have them object. He
ould sell his lots to any number Of
eople and accept payment of 81 and
make them into legal DIRECTORS and
eat the paving district. He said
hat some of the petitioners were
ow ready to sign protest and have
heir names taken off the petition.
A Double Signer
One Of the councilmen remarked
hat man who would sign petition
nd then turn around and sign pro-
est. was a poor stick and that the
ouncil need not take him very seri-
usly. The petition showed IS per
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