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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1915-03-01city council minutesI 508 Council Chamber, City of Caldwell, Idaho, March let., 1915. Council meet in regular session with 9� -yar C. H. Turner presiding, Councilman Ackley, Adams, Boone, Harrington, Parker and Steunenberg present, S. Hen Dunlap, Clerk, when the following business was transactede The minutes of the soscions held during the month of February, 1915, were read and upon motion of Ackley were approved. The following bills were read and it was voted upon motion of Harrington that the same be allowed and warrants were ordered drawn on the various funds in payment of the acme as follows: GENL''RAL Y"D S. Ben Punlap February Salary $100.00 E. H. Adam Mdee 2.60 Alfred F. Stone February Salary 50.00 Idaho Ry Lt and Power Cc Streit and Alley Lights 76.50 The Idahoan Printing 1.30 Caldwell Tribune " 2.10 Caldwell Ne,as " 18.28 Orel H. 9u7ereign February Salary 20.00 Idaho Ry. Light and P Co Light City Hall 14.18 Wescott Transfer Company Wood 2.00 George A. Andersun Company Mdse 3.00 Pr tkin and Harmon " 1.00 Caldwell Plumbing and Htg Ca " .75 Orel H. Sovereign February Salary 60.00 Wendell C. Rice " t 25.00 Mountain States Company March Phone rentals 4.75 Caldwell Lumber and Cual Cc Storage Hose Carte 1.00 Continental Oil ComF:u:y Gasoline 18.50 Vaxey and Schnabel Mdse 177.50 Ethelwyn Fortner February Salary 25.00 John A. Balser " " nrd Fxpenae 89.40 M. K. Madden " " 80.00 John A. Baker Killing Dogs 27.00 Royes Hardware Company Mdsc .75 Ackley's Market Groceries (Relief) 6.00 Fred H. Vc Connel February Salary 57.50 Henry Fromari Labor 1.25 41. A. Me Gee " 1.25 Harry Froman 5.00 Caxtou Printers Registratiun Rook 17.15 The Idahoan Printing 2.00 Total.--- - - - - -- 890.76 509 ROAD FUND - - - - D, D, Campbell February Salary 90.00 F. L. Ashby " " 65.00 Olaf Delain It " 65,00 John Terry Labor 60.00 Tum Glenn " 60.00 J. W. Epperson ^ 5.00 John R. Baker " 6.25 D. Wood " 8.13 Floyd Johnson " 4.38 / W. R. Me Kinney " 8.13 L. W. Meadows 7.50 Rose Baker " 8.75 Harry Hagerman " 25.00 T. J. Norris " 8.75 C. J. Johnson ^ 2.50 L. H. Murphy " 7.50 P. W. Campbell " 3.75 B. Gurwell " 1.25 C. C. Gurwell ' 8.75 A. E. Evans " 3.75 C. 1T. Hickle 8.75 Robert Nickle " 1.25 D. S. Vinson n 8.13 E. E. Falk " 14.00 Wm. Rode " 14.00 E. Moody " 11.00 George Ash n 5.00 W. H. Gwicy 14.00 R. W. Shirley " 8.00 H, D. Huward n 14.00 A. B. Martin n 14.00 A. A. Crawford " 12.00 J. H. Hore " 4.00 C. Ashby " 4.00 CLarles Y. Allen " 8.88 Joe Kratsberg " 12.00 W. W. Kelsey " 12.00 J. G. Goodman ^ 14.00 G. Goodman " 3.00 E. L. Douglas Draging Road 11.25 J-seph E. Bird Mrs. M. M. Roborteun Barn Rent 5.00 W. H. Guerin Hay 19.25 Hullrich Harness Shop Harness repairs and mdse 1.55 A. W Duncan Blacksmith work 7.B5 Billie Carter n 11 9.50 r i 510 L WATER WORKS FUND Swain Beaty February Salary ROAD FUND Shorty Martin Labor Fred Goette Blackamith work 7.20 Harry Smith " Binford Lumber Company Lumber• 10.55 " Idaho Ry Light and Puwer Caldwell Lumber and Coal Co " 1,20 Wescott Transfer Company Drayage and Freight Caldwell Planing Mill " .60 " Caxton Printers Idaho Implement and drain Co Mdse 3.40 Boyce Hardware Company " .45 Dr. Wright 842 loads sand 84.20 Total,--- - - - - -- 4801.55 L John Ross J. W. Epperson D, Wood C. M. Nickle E. Moudy R. W. Harvile Water Works Fund Total, -- - - - - -- 435.74 90.00 75.00 19.25 5.00 60.00 13.20 10.80 144.98 .50 2.76 2.75 2.50 9,00 CEMETERY FUND February galary Labor n R n Mdae Total,-- F. L. Keller Water Works Department Harriet A. Lander Chase National Bank SPRINKLING FUND February Sprinkling_ Water, Sprinkling Rebate Sprinkl Asemt Total,- 50.00 8,13 3.75 3.75 6.25 1.88 189.75 - -- 4263.51 $ 8.16 1,042.32 2.25 -41,052.73 PAVING FUND Commission paying coupons 6.25 Total,- - - - - -- 6.25 GRAND TOTAL --------------------------------- $3,450.54 WATER WORKS FUND Swain Beaty February Salary Frank Roges Shorty Martin Labor Claude Muone " Harry Smith " S1. Decker " V. Hughes " Idaho Ry Light and Puwer Co Light, Power and Etc A. W. Duncan Blacksmith work Wescott Transfer Company Drayage and Freight W. S. Darley and Company Mdae Greenlund Drug Store " Caxton Printers " John Ross J. W. Epperson D, Wood C. M. Nickle E. Moudy R. W. Harvile Water Works Fund Total, -- - - - - -- 435.74 90.00 75.00 19.25 5.00 60.00 13.20 10.80 144.98 .50 2.76 2.75 2.50 9,00 CEMETERY FUND February galary Labor n R n Mdae Total,-- F. L. Keller Water Works Department Harriet A. Lander Chase National Bank SPRINKLING FUND February Sprinkling_ Water, Sprinkling Rebate Sprinkl Asemt Total,- 50.00 8,13 3.75 3.75 6.25 1.88 189.75 - -- 4263.51 $ 8.16 1,042.32 2.25 -41,052.73 PAVING FUND Commission paying coupons 6.25 Total,- - - - - -- 6.25 GRAND TOTAL --------------------------------- $3,450.54 511 The bill of Miss Ethelwyn Fortner in the sum of 't18.00 for clerical services in the water department and not o ked by the Finance Committee, was presented. Parker made a motion that the same be allowed. Motion lost. Upon request of Ackley further action on the claim was delayed until the next meating. The report of the following officers for the month of February, 1915, were read; City Engineer, Water Commissioner, City Treasurer, City Clerk, City Librarian, Street Commissioner, Police Judge and Sexton. The report of the City Treasurer for the month of January, 1915, was also read. It was voted upon motion of Parker that the reports be approved and ordered placed on file, The City Clerk submitted a special report as follows. Caldwell, Idaho, February 28th., 1915. To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho. Gentlemen. In compliance with the provisions of Section 8 of City Ordinance No. 165, relative to the duties of the City Clerk, I respectfully make the folluwing recommen- dationae There is outstanding at the prevent time and subject to call, water works buruda to the amount of $10,000.00. These bonds are drawing interest at the rate of five per cent per annum. We have to the credit of the water Works Bond and Sinning Fund at the present date, something over $2,000.00. The moneys in this fund are raised for the purpose of paying the bonded indebtedness above referred to. There is also in the Water Works Fund proper, something like $2,000.00 over and above the amount needed for the curreaL expenses of that department. This sum could be used for the purpose of calling the above referred to bonds. There are then in the two funds available at this time, $4,000.00 with which to call bonds to that amount. If the above suggestion is carried out there will still be $6,000.00 of Water Works bonds subject to call. I would suggest that this sum be borrowed from the ;rater 'larks Extension Bond No. 2 Sinking Fund, and invested in the bonds above referred to. If this is done, then instead of raying interest on $6,000.00 at five per cent to the holders of these bonds, which amounts to $300.00 annually, the same will be paid to the said stater Works Extension Bond No. 2 sinking _fund, As the City funds are now drawing 3 1/2 per cent interest, the above suggestion if carried out will result in a net saving to the city 62 the difference between five per cent and three and one half per cent on X10, 000.00, or 6150.00 annually. 1 I� i r^ f I � The water rentals more than pay the running expenses of the water works department, The surplus which accumulates from the said water rentals from time to time, could in 512 the event the suggestion in reference to the loan from the Water Works Extension Fund is carried out, be applied In repaying the said fund. The result would be a decrease in the amount which is necesaary to levy annually, by taxation, in order to meat the Interest on these bonds and to provide for the sinking fund. L Respectfully submitted, (Signed) S. Ben Dunlap, City Clerk. It was voted upon motion or Parker that the special report of the City Clerk be adopted and that the City Treasurer be authorized and instructed to carry out the recommendations embodied therein. L A letter from the Hodson- Foenaughty Company under date of February 12th., 1915, quoting prices on road grader parts, was read. It was voted upon motion of Barrington that the Street Commissioner be empowered to purchase for the grader any needed repairs. Mr. Schaub, representing the Idaho Power and Light Company appeared and stated that hie Company was contemplating an extension to its power line and he asked to know the desire of the Council with reference as to bow the poles should be placed in the street. It was voted upon motion of Ackley that the matter of location of the poles be referred to the City Engineer with power to act. Mr. H. W. Dorman appeared and asked to know what action the Council were going to take with reference to the petition of the people in Mountain View Addition for 1 water, which had been filed at the last meeting. Re stated that an extension of the �- Water works system to this section of the City would cost approximately 8900.00 and that there were enough applicants for the water to pay the City twenty par cent on an investment of this amount. It was voted upon motion of Adams that the Wafer Commissioner, Water Superintendent and City Engineer be appolnted as a committee to investigate the proposition and that a report be made to the Council at the next meeting. It was voted upon motion of Boone that the Street Commissioner be empowered to replace the City's hitching racks. It was vuted upon motion of Steuneriberg teat the work of sanding the streets be suspended until the weather cleared up. It was voted upon motion of Parker that the Water Commissioner be authorized to settle with the water users who had allowed their pipes to remain open during the cold weather, to prevent freezing, on the same basis as adopted last month. �I It was voted upon motion of Adams that the Mayor, Council and other City officials compose a committee to interview the County Commissioners with a view of getting a donation for the construction of a bridge over Riverside ditch. Councilman Adams presented a tentative draft of an ordinance relative to the salaries of the City Officers. The matter was discussed but no action taken. It was voted upon motion of Boone that Council ad,jorn until Monday March 8th., 1915, at 7:30 o'clock p, m. ` City Clerk.