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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1910-01-31city council minutes81 Monday, January 24, 1910. Council met In reetilr,r oaselun pursuant to adjourn went. There rat being a quorum present, Council adjourned until Monday evening, January 31, 1910, at 7:30 o'clock. Monday, January 31, 1910. Council net in regular session:, pursuant to adjourn ment with Mayor Gowen presiding, and Cobnellman Clark, Deverd, Farrar, Gartin, Paynter, present; Shorb, Clerk. The following reso>1lution was introduced by Clark: Resolved, That the City Clerk is hereby directed to have published in the Caldwell Tribune for four consecutive issues, the following notice: NOTICE OF SALE OF SPECIAL ESSF.SSMENT SEWERAGE TYPROWWRNT BONDS DISTRICT NO.3, CITY OF CALDWELL, IDAHO. Notice is hereby given by the Mayor and City Council of 'he 06ty of Caldwell Idahm, that the said Mayor and Council intend to issua, negotiate and sell the neeoti- able Special Assessment Sewerage Improvement corron bonds District No.3, of said city to the amount of 460,000.00 for the purpose of paying the cost and expense of the improvement in "Local Sewerage Improvement District No.3," o° the Oity of Caldwell provided in Ordinance No. 136 of said City. Said bonds are to be issued in denomina- tions of 41,000.00 each, and will bear interest at the rate of six percent Ifar annum, i said interest to be paid on the first days of January and July of each year, at the office of tl.e City Treasurer of tl:c City of Caldwell, or at the Chase Prational Bank of New York City, State of New York, at the option of the holder of the interest coupons, The principul of said bonds is to be paid at the office of 1A a pity Treasurer at Cald- well, Idaho. Said bonds shall be payable ton years frum date, redeemable In their numerical order, one -fifth oP the totAl amount of said bonds shall be paid six years after date, one -fifth seven years after date, one -fifth eight years after date, one - fifth nine years after date, unit one -fifth and last installment at maturity thereof. Both principal and interest of-sald bonds will be payable In United States _-old coin. The bids for the purchase of said bonds must be sealed and addressed to the Mayor and Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, and filed with the City Bide +will be received until 12 o'clock, noon, on Monday, February 28, 1910. Said bids will be opened by the Mayor and Council of said City on February 26, 1910. at 7:30 p.m. at the City Hall, Caldwell, Idaho. Said bbddswill •ot be sold for less than fence and accrued interest at the time of delivery and no bid !ill be c onakdered which specifies a higher rate of' interest than six_ rer ca;it ier annum. Each hid must be accompanied by a certified cheek to the amount of five per cent of the amount bid, palhble to the City of Caldwell, Idaho. Said bids may be for the whole amount of the bonds to be iss � or for a pottion thereof at the option of the bidder and the Otte reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to make allotments of - he bonds flat shall be deemed for tle beat interests of the city, TI .issue or the bonds harein specified is authorized by the laws of the State of Idaho and the onlinaneea and resolutions of said city, . �z By orderof the Mayor and City Council of tle City of Caldwell, Idaho. Attest: MOror. Clerk of the city of Caldwell, Idaho. Dated January '1, 1910. The roll bean, called on the resolution, the vote resultedt Ayes-- Clnrk, Dever:, Farrar, Gar-tin, Paynter - -5. Nays - -0. Abaent-- Gipnon. So the resolution passed. Several communisations were read from S. A. Kean F Oo., relative to the payment of accrued interest on b6ndn of the city purphased by them, objecting to the payment of the same. Voted, on motion of Farrar, that the matter be taken up by the city attorney to the end that this company comply with the law. The rollowino offleers of election wami appointed for thn special bond election to be held Monday, February ^,1, 1910; First Ward-Judges; W. C. Maxey, John 9teunenberg, J. M. Patton; Clerks: 7.ilrha Miller, and Ida H. Beal; Distributing Clerk, Cora H. Bach. Second Ward- Jud;;ast T. F. Bridges, Wm. Kinkaid, J. G. Cowden; Clerks& Mary D. Parker, and Mary Phillips; Dintri.,uting Clerk, Willio Wilson. Third Ward -- Judges: H. E. Beatty, W. S. McVey, -- Sbeets; Clerkst M. F. Havird, Sarah J. Handy; distributing Clerk, Clara N, Druwn. The following reports were road and on motion of Doers, aooepted and ordered fil edi Librarian, Street commisioner, Sanitary Inspector, Treasurer, City Clerk, Police Judge, Superintendent of water Works, County Ansensor, Chief of the Fire Department, Marshall, Sexton, and G. A. Dew, employed by city to system &tize the office of Superintend ent of Water Works. Voted, on motion of E2arky,thitt'Farrar prerare blanks to systematize the Superintendent of Streets Office. A motion was made by Clark instructing th,e City• Clerk to draw a warrant on the.52arrant 1 ,edemrtion Filrid in the slim of S- 1500.00 and place the same to the credit of the Sinking Fund, The roll tieing called on the motion, the vote resultedt Ayes -- Clark, rovers, Farrar,Gartin, Paynter - -5. Nays - -0. Absent --- Gilson. So the motion prevailed. Voted, on notion of Clark, that tk,e Mayor have ti:(? city ,jail placed in a sanitary condition. Complaint laving bern made by Mrs. M. M. Robertson, that the city htui set dd riling on her property at the corner of Blaine Street and Btl Avenue rind that she desirlP_ the same removed at ones, the name was referr,�d to the City Attorney, City Fngineer• and Street Committee with power to act. I'm i i II i i I� i I i HI! Voted, on motion of Clark, that the Clerk be instructed t.o advertise for bids for the 1,­Tln� of cernant walk ordered t)y Resolat. ions 10,11,12 13, and 14 the same to Y:: opor -,t. :30 I T. ,n i, Fe.i,ruar; 1 , 1,­10. 3., The matter of formulating an or,lirinnce to ra3ulate the water works system was referred to the clty� attorney and water works committee. The matter of preparing and publidhing the city ordinances vias brought up by Paynter; it was voted, on motion of Farrar, that the MayoW apluint a cunmiittee of three to act with the city attorney to determine what, ordinances are to be retained and what left out. The Mayor aprointdd Farrar, Gartin, and paynquPr n- 1� vv�—�� The city engineer was given authority to have tha telenlione and electric light Bids �ldced 'against the buillinl;s in the alleys in the Paving; district. Voted, on motion of Gartin, that the Council adjourn until Wednesday evening, February 2, 1910, at 7:30 p. m, Wednesday, February P., 1910. Council net in regular session rursuant to adjournment with Mayer Gowen rresiding and CouacilQ= nevers, Farrar, Gartin, Paynter, present; SLorb, Clark, Councilman J. H. Gipson filed his resignation as Councilman £rum Third Ward, which was read, Bill KG. 34 by Devers, entitled, "An Ordinance repealing Ord i ,134, entitled,'An Ordinance providing for the lir.ensing of draya, trucks, express and job wagons, numbering the same in the City of Caldwell, Idaho, and rrovidin; a penalty for the violation th,eraof' passed and nl•rroved by th�,'Mayor and Council of raw City of Caldwell, on the 19th day of July, 1909,° wt read the first time. Bill No.38 by Gartin, entitled, "Ar. Ordinance Providing for the removal of snow, hail and sleet from the sidewalks within the fire limits of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, by the owners or tenants of the prorerty fronting andlabmbLin�i•.on said sidewalks and providing a penalty for' thn violation of this Ordinance," was read the first time. A motion was made by Farrar instructinE the Cit. Clerk to n&tify the Caldwell Power Co. that the City would enter into a contract with said Company for five yaers, with a mimimum of 50 standard are lights, to p,,. ' he sum o^ "'72,00 each, annually, pay - ments to be made monthly. The roll being called on t.le motion, the vote resulted: Ayes-- Devers, Farrar, Gartin, Paynter - I N Nays - -0, Absent -- Clark, Gipson. So the motion prevailed. A motion was made by Farrar that the city attorney be empowered to prepare, correct and have printed, in book form the Ordinances of the City of ^ ,aldwell. The roll being called on the motion the vote resulted: Ayes -- severs, Farrar, Gartin, Paynter - -4. Nays - -0. Absent - Clark, Gipson. So the motion prevailed, 1 Voted, on motion of Paynter that Couhcil FIdjovrn.