The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-05


The Central School
! At the Central school ground
there are great piles of brush in tn
street on the eastern side of tn
block, and much trash. Your com
mittee did not see signs of the tree
on the school grounds having BEEF
,, pruned, SO the question arise
whether the school is responsible 70
the location of this brush and trasl
in the street, or of letting the ada
cent neighbors cart their trash acros
the street and pile it on their side
Where these slatternly conditions ar,
tolerated on and about the schoo
grounds, the pupils have right t.
! assume that it Is the right way to do
and your committee condemns sucl
standards. We think this condition
should have been prevented o.
promptly met by the city superin
tendent of schools.
! The City WaterworlSs
The waterworks is now city in
stitution and while the city has beer
publishing its warnings to people tt
clean up their premises and the ada
cent streets and alleys, it has main
tanned an unsightly place at the
waterworks. On one side of the
building are tons of decaying matter
possibly being decomposed for use as
fertilizer for it is gathered together
in an orderly heap, but it may be
Matching vermin. On the alley side
is much ashes, cinder, and debris
from machinery, broken parts and
waste. The waterworks department
of the city is operating in violation
of the ordinances that require clean
illness and sightliness of property and
premises, and we call the attention of
the city attorney that it may be his
duty to have the city cite the city
into the police court to answer for
misdemeanor against it's own ordin-
anceS.
The Fairgrounds
At the southeast corner of the fair
grounds is a line of high board fence
that no longer serves any useful pur-
pose and is unsightly and a fire
menace. 1t stands very close to a
number of buildings that are made
entirely of wood, and if one of them
should take fire, the fence would
communicate the fire very rapidly to
the others. The rate of insurance
on these places is probably increased
by the presence of the fence. The
lumber might very well have been
used in some of the construction
work that was done last fall and may
yet be useful to the fairgrounds or
it can be sold and removed from its
present damaging location.
Worst Place in Town
The worst place your committee
found in the town deserves special
mention because it is chronic case.
1t is the Swope property on West
Brodge street, where the Red Barn
once stood. That property burned
down in November, 1918, leaving
park of debris, horses, buggies,
wagons, automobiles and the wreck
age left by fire, and most of it is
still in position where the fire left
1t. The horses carcasses were re-
moved and most of the ashes is gone,
but aside from carrion it seems to
furnish an exhibit of almost every
thing that makes for unsightliness.
1t is on one Of the best street in the
town, and an unsightly fence, the
or the old feed yard, has |
been kept up along the side as If to |
hide one bad view with another not |
so bad-both disgraceful. The rest |
Of the block excepting that part that |
was occupied and cleaned up by the
Simmons hospital is nearly as bad.
A Menace to Health
At the Volpert Hide and Junk
louse is condition that demands
action because of bad
'dors. Some old buildings are said
o be stored full of hides, and odor
confirms the statement People liv-
ng all about it complain of the bad
nell, and they object to the odor,
nd are entitled to prompt relief.
The City Dump
AT the western entrance to town,
m the line of a railroad and the
tate highway, is the city dump in
lain view Of all travellers. 1t is so
yell filled up that it is now rising
nto a monument that will over
hadow other objects. 1t is the
'orst of many bad landmarks within
mile of town on the west, and we
rye the purchase of new site for
he city dump, at considerable dis
ance from any roads. We recon-
lend that all the combustible ma
erial in the present dump be burned,
ne rest leveled down quite smooth
nd covered over with few inches
earth, to be hauled from the east
ank of the highway at the curve
'uth of Mr.. Doud's residence.
The West Entrance
Beginning at the north end of
hake river bridge, there is unsightly
'nces and buildings built from
'raps and looking almost hideous. Il
he owner may now be in position II
do the public the favor of making Il
me changes. II
Along the new paving from Snake Il
yer bridge and right into the resi- II
,nce and business district, the slope :;
the grade, and the banks of the /,
'rrow pits are irregular and I'M
yhtly. A small amount of work
ould greatly improve their appear
ice, and where the pavement paral-
Is the canal on West Bridge street
r 1000 feet or so, the graders or