The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1923-09-21
Work Begins on
New Townsite of
A m e rican Falls
Old Town VIII Be Moved
To Make Way for the
Big Reservoir

A goverument-planned and built
model townsite at American Falls
will soon be a reality. 1tw i'll have
broad, tree-lined streets and ave-
nues; municipally-owned water
works supplied by spring capable
OF serving the capital city of the
state; sewers, sidewalks and graded
and graveled streets. The cost of
these improvements will be absorbed
in the price of lots, with not dollar
OF bonded debt against them
The location is slightly, overlook
ing what will be the largest artificial
reservoir in the United States, with
mountains a few miles in the back
ground. Every detail has been
planned by town-planner.
There are winding streets con-
forming to topography: a nine-acre
park abutting against the business
district. with reservations for public
buildings adjacent to IL; we'll located
churches. Building restrictions are
written into contracts and deeds so
that thoughtlessness, ignorance or
selfishness can not mar the plans.
Warehouses. elevators, mills, lum-
bel and coal yards and all kinds of
business requiring trackage are re-
stricted to an industrial area: black
smith and machine shops and similar
business to one side OF a certain
street; garages and filing stations
to one sideo a street two blocks
long. Business OF no kind can De
established in residential districts.
Business restrictions are imposed.
Residences must be located given
distances from sidewalks so as TO
have uniformity; not more than one
residence can be put on lot, and
must be so placed as not
to interfere with adjacent property
owners in any way. Residence lots
range in width from fifty to ninety
feet
Ten Thousand Dollars fro Trees
Ten thousand dollars is set aside
FOR the purchase of trees and shrui
for planting in parks and parkings,
and these will be planted and grow
under competent supervision. An
automobile park. adjacent to the au-
.omobile street, bordering on the
has been provided for.
Residents of American Falls who
lave sold or contracted their lots 70
he government will be given ten
lays to make selections in the new
ownsite to which their buildings
will be removed as soon as the new
lite is ready. A sale at which all
OTIS not so selected will be Offered IS
icing arranged by the Bureau OF Re-
Ia nation ana will be held within
he coming few weeks.
City is Exclusive Sales Agent
The City of American Falls has
een made exclusive sales agent for
pts in the new townsite and will re-
Give commission on all lots sold
or fourteen months from Sentemhcr
a. The commissions will be paid
ito the city treasury by the Cow.
ient. This will be the governments
contribution toward the support of
ne city to compensate for the dis
ppearance from the tax roll of prop
rty purchased for the reservoir site
nd right of way.
The grading of streets in the new
'wnsite began September IA. Sep
'mber 13 a contract was signed
ith the Oregon Short Line for the
.moval of its tracks from the res
'voir site to a new grade Just below
e dam site, and work on the new
'ade will begin at an early date.
for the CONSTRUCTION of W
rworks and sewers will be let
thin a few days.
Jity Must Give Way to Reservoir
The greater part of American
alls must be moved as it is includ-
in the site of an artificial lake
hich will cover about $4,000 acres.
lie reservoir will have a maximum
pacity of three million acre-feet,
d will supply water, eventually. to
out 100000 acres of land. Tho
ilding of the dam for the reser-
ir will begin next spring.
The removal of buildings from tse
esent site to the new site will be
ne by or under the supervision Of
6 Reclamation service. There are
proximately $50 buildings to be
moved.