The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1923-05-17

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of lots in the cemetery This Is
the third one they have received
from people or the representatives
of estates where they want to de-
post enough money to enable the
and use the interest from 1t for pay
ing the annual care of the lots. 1t
was referred to q committee.
Sunday Street Work
Sunday cleaning of the streets in
the business section was considered
and referred to the street and alley
committee. Saturday is the day
when there are the most people in
town and the streets become Uttered
the most and on Sunday they look
bad The council decided to ar
range for having couple of hours
work done Sunday mornings.
Grant to Railroad
The railroad company asked for
permission to plant guy wire and
post in the strip bordering their
right-of-way just east of the passen-
ger depot to hold the wires tight
that lead into the depot. The coun-
Gil decided to issue the permit on
condition that the railroad company
enter into contract to pay the city
a dollar a year and take the respon-
sibility for injuries IL any injuries
occur. The railroad company charg-
es the city a dollar a year for each
water pipe that crosses the right of
way or cuts into the edge of it.
Peculiar Complaints
The mayor and city clerk receive
good many complaints, and the
heads of committees receive good
many calls from people wanting all
kinds of service and favors from the
city government. On one occasion
when a new section OF water main
had been laid and the taste of the
new pipe was in the water, some
lady rang the clerk and insisted that
he come over and taste the water
in her house. He didn't think it
would improve the water for him to
taste 1t, he wasn't exactly thirsty
anyway and asked to be excused. |
Not long ago he received call from
a lady who wanted him to send an !
officer over to attend to loose mon !
key that was In the street playing
with her children against her wish
es. An officer could surely do some !
thing with that monkey II he would
come over. The clerk didn't think
an officer would have Jurisdiction
or he might not want to take juris-
diction, since monkeys are not peo-
pie and they do not come under the
heading of cattle, sheep or goats.
The Lady's Goat
A lady whose physician has pre-
scribed goats milk for her, has ap-
piled to the mayor for permission to.
keep q goat at her home which hap
pens to be within restricted area
where milk cows are forbidden. The
mayor put it up to the council and
the council asked the city attorney
Of a nanny goat giving milk was a
cow, and he said that while he was
not expert on that subject he would
read the ordinance again, which he
did. While he was doing this, mem
Ders of the council from the fifty
second ward were counting up the
number of goats they knew of In
heir neighborhoods that would have
20 be made void If goats were for
oidden. When the city attorney had
lead the ordinance he said 1t did not
include nannfes in the "verbotin'
list, but that it seemed to be the
intent to include all such animals
ind IL the council wanted to make
such intent effective they would need
o amend the ordinance.
Some Personal Chores
Somebody whose ditch was cut or
disturbed when the new water mains
we're laid two years ago, complained
hat the water for irrigation had
lever flowed right since the inter-
and wanted the city to fix
t. One councilman said that was a
,etty matter and the person interest
ID ought to fix 1t the way they want
ID 1t. Another member said that!
t the city disturbed his ditch hel
would expect them to repair 1t, and
lsked the first member II he would
lot also want that done II 1t were
lis case He replied that 1t had
llready happened-the city tore up
lis private ditch, and when theyI
we're al, thru he fixed it to suit him
elf ana he was satisfied. The Sec
md speaker said that right was right
md he thought the city should do
light in small details and not impose
Ipon the citizen. Thereupon, the
'ther man expounded civil govern
nent further and said that govern ,
nent is established to do for the
itizen what he cannot do for him
elf, and puttering around with in !
ividual bitches that can be fixed in {
few minutes or an hour is not one I
# them. If the citizen is encour-
ged to demand that everything be
Lone for him, it will swamp the or
ANIMATION that is designed to be of ,
ervice to him in matters he cannot !
10. A wholesome independence and
esire to do ones part ought to make
he citizen willing to attend to these
title individual duties and thus re-
ieve the city of doing something they
must naturally do at some disadvan-
age anyway, because each little
ranch ditch or pipe or undershot is !,
ifferent from the others.
Some Street and Ditch Law