The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1921-05-26
Many Matters Come
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spected while it is being laid and
before it is covered up. Disclosures
on the crooked sewer system show
that this was not attended to dur
ing sewer construction. Councilman
Clark said there are places where the
sewer system was not buried deep
enough to conform to the plans, and
in some places it went up hill and
down or had waves in, it Of foot
or more and those section clog. One
section on the court house alley was
planned wrong and the council did
not observe the defect in the plans
Z and the whole line was laid four feet
too high, lacked four feet Of being
deep enough, and now it cannot be
extended for want OF depth and
grade. The engineer must have
known the defect, but there was no.
!. body to check against him and 1t
went thru. There was also loss
OF hundreds Of dollars in improper
back filing, SO that the sewer
trenches kept caving in and the city
had to or did pay for hauling in dirt
by wagon to complete the job.
Mr.. Young is to keep close
watch of the work and II he cannot
do it justice he is to report to the
council.
Traffic Rules
People driving to the express office
have been in the habit Of loading
up and then driving out against the
traffic instead of going up to the
exit at the northern connection with
the street, and that is making
trouble. Heavy trucks belonging to
the Clark Transfer company were
hailed into court for violation Of the
traffic rules, and on showing that
they had never been notified of the
intention of the traffic policeman to
enforce the rule in this doubtful
place where the custom had been
different, the truck drivers were ex-
cused from going to court for that
offense with the understanding that
they were entitled to notice, and
that they will hereafter apply the
rule and go out at the northern end
of the driveway by the depot.
Fair Play for Boy
Mayor Peck said he remembered
that Douglas Smith had been hailed
into court and fined IS for driving
out at that entrance, and he thought
that in fairness to him his money
should be refunded, since he had no
notice either, but was made victim
of the change in the plan of enforce
ment. He asked what the council
wanted him to do about it. Some
of them said that Douglas needed
a calling down for speeding and yet
on this particular offense he was
entitled to notice of the intention
of the police Just the same as Clark's
drivers, and they wanted to see fair
play to both and if Doughlas con-
tinued to be in too great hurry
in his driving he should be handled
for speeding. The mayor was author
lied to refund the money to him.
The question was raised as to how
drivers should come out of alleys,
whether to apply the same rule that
applies at street corner or turn to
the right and go out of their way
to get where they want to go. 1t
was decided to take the short cut,
observing the same rule as on the
streets.
Banks Pay Interest
Chairman Bergman of the finance
committee reported that the commit |
tee had decided that the banks |
should pay 6 per cent on the daily |
balances on the waterworks funds |
in the banks, and 3 per cent on the |
daily balances on the. sinking fund,
but pay nothing on the little balances |
lying temporarily in the cemetery |
fund or police court fund, and they |
are to keep the city warrants at par
for the present. The agreement |
with the former council did not ap-
ply to the sinking fund, but they had
decided to include that.
Sewer Extensions
Chairman Davis of the sewer COM
mittee reported progress on an ex-
tension to billiards. place, but was
doubtful about extending the sewer
in the Simmons alley as it was one
of the places where the grade of the
old line had not been kept right in
the original construction and it was
getting too near the surface in that
locality. They would have to 60 to
$3.50 extra expense to put in flush |
tank on private property because it
would have to be built up above
ground and could not be made in
the alley. Then when the new
sewer system is built for that part
of town, all that is done on this ex-
tension now would be lost.
Councilman Clark said that two
new sewers are going to be necessary |
very soon, and that one should serve |
the northern end of town and one |
the southern end. The people might |
prefer to make the whole town into
sewer district, bond the whole of |
it for money to build the two sewers,
and furnish the service at the ex-
pense of the whole town, just the |
same as the old sewer was built at |