Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1923-11-30
Three Ring Circus Now in
Full Swing
BANTER EXCHANGED
BETWEEN OPPONENTS
Boomer" Knows Glenns Ferry His
tory-0perate on J. Faubion-
Dances Draw Crowds-Local
and Personal News
Glenns Ferry

Glenns Ferry
Our mistake! The sewer cloud
burst last Thursday was nothing
more than a mild rainl The Board
of Trustees after a short discussion
passed favorably on the question of
the installation of a sewer system,
oVerruling the various petitions
which had been filed protesting the
creation of a sewer improvement dis
trict in Glenns Ferry.
Among those speaking for the
sewer were DR.. Macy Of the State
Board of Health, who at the invita-
tion of the chairman of the board,
stated very clearly that he considered
the health of the village in grave
danger unless something was done to
care for the ever increasing menace
from cesspools and poorly construc-
ted septic tanks, especially in the
business section of town, where every
available space has already been
taxed to its full and where there
now was little if any chance of dig
ging additional cesspools to carry
away the sewerage. The construc-
tion of sewer as proposed would
relieve a serious situation and would
also assure a clean bill of health for
the water supply, which in the past
has shown by analysis made by the
hnaIfb ,~fT Of ha 90 OF
impure condition which will even
tually cause an epidemic of intest-
inal trouble OF even typhoid unless
steps are taken to prevent the water
supply being contaminated from
these old and unsanitary conditions.
DR.. ]. w. Davis also spoke in fav-
or of the sewer from a health point
of view, saying that he had a sep
tic tank which would in all probable
ity last for five more years without
giving trouble, but he did not feel
that it was right to oppose this i'm
provement which would mean so
much to the community as a whole ,
Contractor Siilibaugh spoke of the
relative cost of afseptic tank and of
the sewer to the Individual. He
pointed out that he was now Install
ing a septic tank for the new high +,
school which would cost consider
able sum of money, while if the pro-
posed sewer went through it would
cost the board at least half the sum
they were now expending on this
tank to install and attach and it
would be permanent.
D. w. Gorby and Tom OiNei1l also :
spoke in favor of the proposed i'm
The latter pointed out :
hat he had served on the village :.
BOARD for a number of years and that
lie had come to the conclusion that !,
did not amount to much.
n this statement he was backed up
" DR.. Davis, also an ex-trustee of
he village, who related, how, when =.
lie was member of the board, pc :,
ition had been presented in favor =,
f closing the Sunday moving picture
hOWs willie duOJuST Was pTeS6uleuI
n favor of the Sunday movies, and
pom investigation of the two petit
ions they found that at least half 10
the signers had signed both petit m
ions. or
Mr.. Sillibaugh stated that he was ca
omewhat puzzled with regard to one ch
f the petitions presented, as it pro- fu
ssted against certain improvements tn
n lots which he had recently pur-
lased and paid for and the deed had
cen recorded. Evidently the pro-
'stant had entirely forgotten such mi
small item as that; having held err
lis property for years, he probably pr
fought that he was entitled to a tn
,otest.) me
One member of the board, after the WI
aiding of the various petitions, stat
that he considered that those whol
I'd signed these petitions represent
large percentage of the property CIR
vners and that serious considera- ter
IN should be taken by the board of VIII
e protests made. Much fun was %.
used at this point by a friendly F.
lnter, when party in favor of the plo.