Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1922-09-07
COUNCILS LEVY
CALLS FOR .O2O
APPROPRIATIONS FOR VARIOUS
DEPARTMENTS AMOUNT
TO $s,05O.00.
BILLS OF FIRE FIGHTERS PAID
New Steel Water Pipes viii Be Laid
in Alley This Fall-Win Let
Contract for job.

AT the council meeting Tuesday
evening an ordinance was passed pro-
viding for a special levy of 10 mills
Tor expenses and appropriations for
various departments; for &c mills for
paying special Indebtedness on sewer
construction, and for "a mills to pro
vide sinking fund to retire bonds
issued to build a city hall The levies
are to be for the fiscal year beginning
May 2, 1922, and ending May 8, 1922.
Appropriations have been made to
the various departments as follows:
Fire department, $3.50; police depart
nent, $1,000; salaries, $780, printing.
$3.50; streets and alleys, $1,750; incl
dentais, $1,000; sewer maintenance.
$3.50; lights, $500; cemetery, $3.50;
new fire hose, $500; purchase of alley
priations are $S,050.
The 26 mill levy is for special in
debtedness on sewer construction and
includes the unpaid claims of Clifton
Applegate against the city for CON
struction work on the sewer system.
The "a mill levy for the creation of
sinking fund for retiring the city
nall bonds also includes the interest
on the bonds. AS the money in the
fund will draw interest, ana a certain
amount OF revenue will be realized
from the hall when completed, the
annual levy for this purpose should
oe materially cut in the succeeding
years.
Pay Off Fire Fighters.
Considerable time was spent at the
council meeting adjusting the claims
OF those employed by the city to check
tine lire in the vicinity of the water
tank about 10 days ago. A number of
men and boys were employed and il
was charged at the meeting that some
of the bills submitted for the work
were exhorbitant. All bills turned in |
not exceeding 40c an hour were al
lowed. The total cost of the fire 10
the city approximates 5000. The |
councilmen expressed their regret |
that the city had to pay out this sum. |
Dut as the fire threatened to destroy |
considerable property in the city un- !
less 1t was checked, the money was !
considered we'll spent under the cir |
cumstances.
Want Water in Eaton GuIch.
Water consumers in the Eaton Gulch
district have petitioned the council TO
lay larger water mains in that sec
tion. Dick Laven and Ernest Mayer.
residents in that district, were pres
ent at the meeting and stated that
~ houses are now being supplied by
a three-quarter inch pipe, which or
dinarily supplies but one or two
houses. They said the consumers
were willing to dig the bitches.
charging day labor rates, and take
their money pay in water. AS this
hnc
water consumers in other sections of
the city, the council expressed a Will
lngness to install a larger pipe under
those conditions. The matter is now L
up TO the consumers to get together
and make arrangements for digging i
the ditch
To Open New Alley
In the matter of opening a new
alley to provide a place for LAYING
the new 6-inch water mains soon to be
installed in the business section, the
purchase OF the necessary property
from Fitzpatrick Bros. has been made
possible by the sale of the blind alley
adJolnlng the telephone office to
Frank lnoue and the Interstate Utili-
Ties company, who each own the adj
joining lots. The purchase of the
Fitzpatrick lots cost the city slO0
more than the sale of the property in
the blind alley.
Manager Hughes of the Light and
Water department, announced that
the pipes and equipment for LAYING
the new mains had arrived. The :
council decided to ask for bids on the I.
construction work. Six-inch steel 4;
pipe will be laid.
Negotiations are now pending for I,
securing right of way for the mains | /,
On the Great Northern property
The council has been assured by offic :
ais OF the company that there will
be no difficulty in obtaining the :
necessary permission.
To absolve the city from further ex-
oense when the mains are installed
t will probably be arranged for each :
consumer in the business section to
pay the expenses of connecting his :
'wn pipes to the new system. 4.
Members of the council have de- :
;ided to start construction work on =
he new city hall this fall, it was an
lounced at the meeting. The archi- =
ects have been authorized to make
inal plans. These should be ready =
or inspection in a short time.