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Home My WebLink About1918-03-04city council minutes1 240. L I t✓ Appointment and confirmation Curtis Harlon, City L,torney. The Mayor announced the appointment of Curtis Haydon, to the office of City Attorney of Caldwell, Idaho, to fill the une- pired term of waltar_ Griffiths. A motion w-s made by Councilmen F. R. hiller, seconded Councilmen Dickens, that the appointment be confirmed, ratified end approved. The roll being called on the i motion, the vote resulted; Ayes - Dickens, Finae J. Miller, F. H. Miller, Mitchell, Sanberg, Ward -6. Nayes and absent -None. The Mayor announced the motion carried and the appointment confirmed. Selection of officials z'ad poiiing plr.ees for special elections to an held finch 26, 1918. Upon motion of councilman Mitchell, seconded Councilman Sanberg, the following election officers and polling places were selected for the special elections to be held in this City on the 26th day of Lurch, 1918. FIRST ''#AHD- Judeee, Chas. A. Oakes, M. J. Devers, Fred Greta; Distributing Clerk, Mss. Chas Sanberg; Polling place, Court house. SECOND WARD- Judges; J. E. D. Williamson, Mrs. M. K. hdadden, Pubs. Paul Kelly; Distributing Clerk, Firs. Henry Zeh. Polling place, Methodist Church. THIRD W Li1D_ Judges; 'f;. C. Postlethwaite, Mrs. S. 'I. Moe, Mrs. L. F. Moxitt; Distributing Clerk; lira 0. R. Ackley; Polling Place, City Hall. adjornment. This concluding the business for which the meeting was called, it was voted on motion of Councilman F. H. Miller, seconded Councilman Dickens, that Council adorn. yor o tile City of Cald7AI1, Idaho. Attest: City Cl Council Chamber, City of Caldwell, Idaho, Iuarch 4th., 1918. Council meet in regular session, with Mayor r L. Lilly presiding, present Councilman Dickens, Amos J. Miller, P. it. I:Iiller, Mitchell and `tienberg, City Clerk, i S. Ben Dunlap, when the following business was transacted; Como:ercial Club ^,om. 1 :�titien for _ ballot ire -Bond Election. � Mes�irs W. F. Vance, J. B. Gowen, Cleve Groome, et -a1. presented a petition signed by a committ -�e representing the _'omr.erci:l Club, is wl.i,:1 I requested that a supplementary, separate ballot, be submitted to the veters at the special election to j be held March 26th., 1918, reading as follows, to -wit: Municipal Hospital I advise `75,000 Expenditure I I advise 420 " I advise 25,000 " I advise 130,000 Consideration of the matter was deferred until later in the evening. 241. flatter of Underground ditch through campus referred to Woad Jommittee. Prof. H. H. Hayman appeared and stated that the College of Idaho contemplated putting the ditch which runs through the campus, in a concrete box under the ground. He asked for approval of the plan by the City authorities, and that the Council agree to pay for improvement of that portion of the ditch, which crosses 20th, 2;5rd and Ohio Avenue, and for the assistance of the City Lnginear to advise as to the r-a- .inforaement required under the &venues. He estimated the cost to be about 65d per foot. The matter was referred to the 3oad Committee for investigation and report. Petition of Bfost for bridge over Indian Ureek. Mr. Lee 71. Pfost, presented the petition of Lee W. Pfost, et -al, for the construction of a bridge over Indian Creek on the township line betwesn townships three and four north. It was voted upon motion of Mitchell, seconded Sanberg, that the matter be referred to the itoad Committee and City Enginoer for investigation and report. Eaudin_- and approval of February minutes. The minutes of the meeting held Feb# 4th., 9th and 13th., 1916, respectively, were read and on motion of Dickens, were approved. :teports of officers read and approved. The reports of the following named officers for the month of February, 1918, were read: City iSurse, Chief of Fire Department, City Treasurer, Superintendent of Streets, Superintendent of Water :vorks, City Librarian, Sexton, Police Judge and City Clerk. The report of the municipal Band- master, covering from June 21st., 1917 to Liarch 4th., 1918, was also read. It was voted on motion of Mitchell that the reports be approved and ordered placed on file. Bills allowed and warrants drawn. The following bills, which had bean O.K'd by the Finance Committee, were also read, and upon motion of Iditehall were allowed and warrants ordered on the various funds in payment of the same as follows: S. Ben Dunlap Jim Ford, Postmaster Curtis Baydon Idaho Power Company Caldwell Tribune The Caxton Printers Thomas R. Cochrane Idaho Power Company Hartin Inglebreteen Blakes variety Store Botkin- Harmon Drug Company Orel H. Sovereign Thomas R. Cochrane 0. Royoe Glenn V1. ':Bright Joe Streets W. E. Woodcock Gr12RA1 FU TD. Salary and expense Stamped envelopes Salary Street and alley lights Printing It Salary Light Labor and material Mde e Salary If Services -Call man, Fire Dept Services Call man -Fire Dept Services Call man -Fire Dept Services Call man6pire Dept ° 0100.75 21.74 50.00 333.70 88.17 27.50 20.00 13.56 3.60 2.25 .46 90.00 60.00 2.00 2.00 1.00 3.00 I S. Ben Dunlap Services Cal: man -Fire Dept 2.00 242. L L F L Julian Steunenberg Services call man -Fire Dept 1.00 Caldwell Tribune Printing 7.75 Idaho Power Company Energy 5.34 A. G. Long Mdse 2.40 Caldwell Lumber Company storage hose cart 3.00 Boyes Hardware Company ISdse 1.25 Etaelwyn Fortner Salary and expense 25.75 John A. Baker Salary 53.86 W. F. Sohnabel " 41.15 T. H. Dryden Hay and straw 40.00 Wm. Miley " 40.00 Boyes Hardware Company Mdse 2.00 Saratoga Livery Livery Hire .50 W. F. Sohnabel Pasture 2.00 J. W. Shepperd Salary 95.00 Caldwell Mfg Co Stakes 1.30 Botkin - Harmon Drug Co Mdee 16.12 F. L. Lilly Salary 11.00 Jos Dickens " 8.00 Amos J. Miller ISdse 8.00 F. R. Miller " 8.00 Fred Mitchell " 8.00 Chas Sanberg " 8.00 W. Grant 'Ward " 6.00 R. R. Fisk " 60.00 M. Ida Geowey " 50.00 Total------------------------------------------------- 0 135 = 1_ ROAD FUIM D. D. Campbell Salary goo .00 Cal YVard " 75.00 Henry ::ogers " 75.00 Tom G_en.n " 75.00 Olaf Delain " 76.00 Enos Campbell Labor 49.00 Andy Bodenheimer " 25.50 trs. Ella Gartin Barn rent 20.00 W. H. Guerin Hay and straw 17.97 W. C. Parker Oats 4.45 A. W. Duncan Blacksmith work 4.65 B. P. Bennett Horseshoeing 2.00 Caldwell Lumber Company Lumber 8.40 Bales Brothers Lbr Co Dirt 35.50 Idaho Power Company Light .80 Hollrich Harness Shop PSdse and repairs 5.35 L. Harding Clement pipe 6.00 2.15 Boyer Hardware Co ISdse J. E. Bird Dragging streets 3.00 243 E. L. Douglass Dragging streets 8.25 George D. Joues " " 6.J0 Canyon County Return, overpayment taxes 798.95 Total ------- --- ------- --- -- -• -- -- 39 .9 MATER 40RKS FUND. Harry L. Smith Salary and expense $102.70 S. Ben Dunlap n " IF 50.35 City Clerk Dunlap Re- imbursement for ptg paid 3.00 Herb Wilson Labor 84.00 C. E. Gowey " 42.00 J. R. Honnoid Labor and material 90.50 Idaho Power Company Power and light 116.25 Galigher Machinery Co Iddee 2.00 Fairbanks Morse Co It 98.67 Crane Company Leak Locator 90.00 Crane Company Mdae 83.60 Boyes Hardware Company Mdse 2.45 Caldwell Lumber Cc Mae 3.95 Caldwell Mfg Company Mdse 2.75 Rice Transfer Company Drayage 5.60 Milliner Transfer Company " 1.25 Cox and Wing " 1.00 Total ------------------------------------------------------ CEMET: -ItY FUND John W. Rose Salary 70.00 BOND AND INTEREST FUND Kountze Brothers Commission paying coupons 11.36 SFiaNHL iNG FUND A. W. Duncan Blacksmith work 8.10 Continental Oil Company Gasoline 13.25 Continental 011 Company Gasoline 55.00 Mrs. Ella Gartin B'nt -- 4.00 Total. --- -- ---- - --- -- ---- ---- --- Grand Total Warrants Ordered Drawn ,---------------------------------- y�3,665.78 Rice residence offered as hospital site. Communication from Hon. John C. Rice, under date Feby 7th., 1918, offering his residence, corner 16th and Cleveland for hospital site at sum of x'6,500.00, was read. Dorman hospital com,:.unication read. Communication from H. W. Dorman, under date Feby 9th., 1918, containing his residence for municipal hospital, was read. IIcConnel com,.unioation reed. Communication from Hon. W. J. IdeConnel, dated Moscow, Idaho, Feby 21eh., 1918, reference to registration mechanics and laborers, was read. CommunLeaLion from B. ';+. 3ice. Oommunioation from B. W. Rice, under date Feby 11th., 1918, was read. Rice offer of Pine troes. Communication from B. ':7. nice, under date Feby 6th., 1918, stating that he expected to be in position to donate to the City 250 pine trees, to be planted on the 7 244 i� L _ Cemetery road, was read and referred to Mayor Lilly for attention. Boise offer to sell street sweepors. Communication from Boise City under date Feby 13th., 1918, offering for sale two ho� drawn "street sweepers, was read. N. 11. 77ilson rebated k6.00 on rater bill. It was voted upon motion of Councilman F. it. hiller, that fair. 17, If. Nilson, be rebated the sum of +.x"6.00 on his water bill. Reading and PcSLL ,fie of Bill 11o. 17 (Ordinance l;o. 295). Bill Ido. 17, by Councilman Amos J. Miller, entitled, "An Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 291, entitled, 'An Ordinance granting to the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company, its successors or assigns, a franchise to construct, operate and maintain a standard guage railroad switch tracir in the alley between Albany Street and the right of way of the Oregon Short Line Railroad Company, and between Fourth and Sixth Avenues, and across Fifth Avenue, in the City of Caldwell, Idaho,' passed and approved J anuary 7th., 1918, by changing Section eight (8) of said Ordinance," was read the first time. A motion was made by Councilman Amos J. &filler, seconded Councilman F. ii. Miller, that the rules be suspended and the reading on three separate days be dispensed with and that Bill No. 17, be read the second time by title and the third time in full and placed on its final passage. The roll being called on the motion, the vote resulted: Ayes - Dickens, Amos J. ;.filler, F. :,. ;Biller, Liitchell, Sanberg, 5. 3ayea- None; Abssnt -l. The idayor declared the motion carried. Bill No. 17 read the second time by title. Bill No. 17 recd the third time in full and placed on its final passage. On the question, shall Bill 110. 17 pass? The roll being called, the vote. resulted; Ayes -Amos J. Miller. F. :L, Killer, Dickens, Mitchell, Sanberg, - 5..L1ayas; None IAtsant )!-. ,,. So Bill No. 17 passed becoming Ordinance No. 295. City Cler1- a'•zthori�ed to cr:rnloy holp on ro,.Istratioit books. It was voted upon motion of Councilman LU tchell, that the dity Clerk be and hereby is, authorized and instructed to employ help for the purpose of assisting in tabulating the voters for the special City elou" :nns, no'ring poll lists eto. City [IUrse roanests desk. Councilman ',�itchell stated that `ro£esvor Clifford had requested the :ity to furnish the rite nur ^e a desk, to be, used in her office, ^hich was being supplied by the school board. It •eras voted on motion of ._anberg, seconded :onncilman tmos J. ;filler, that the matter be referred to the i'iro and Building t,'Omn7ittee, with power to act. ,,CtiOn on yetiLlon for advisory ballot. The matter of the potition for supplementary ballot to be submitted to the voters on the hospital question, which had br=on presented earlier in the evening by a committee from the Commercial Club, was taken up and discussed by the Council. After consideration of the matter, it was voted on motion of Councilman Dickens, seconded :ouneilman Sanberg, that it is the sense of the Council, that it is not advisable to confuse the i3sue of the coming b)nd election by submitting the advisory ballot presented by the committee. 245. 11--yor asLs :ounuil to confirm v..c «ncias iii Jii'i,es CiLJ FnCr and Lupt :'later 'rJks. The 11ayor asked the council to confirm vacancies in the offices of City Engineer and Superintendent of Water ,dorks. Ila action was ta'r..en in the matter. Standing -'ommittee appointmonts. The Aayor announced the following appointments on standing committees of the City Council: Road - Councilmen Tlekens and Sanberg Water Yorks - Councilman 7i. Grant 'Word Finance - Councilman F. it. Miller Fire and Building - Councilman Mitchell Parka - Councilman Sanberg and Dic'-ens Cemetery _Councilman Amos J. Miller. Adjor=ant. It was voted on motion of Councilman Dickens, sa;:onded Councilman iunos J. filler, that Council ad jorn until Monday evening LJarc 11th., �1918, � at 7 :30 o'clock 2. Id. ayor of the U ity of ualdwa 1,, Idaho. Attest: 0 &_ City Clerk. a Council Chamber, City of Caldwell, Idaho, March 11th., 1918. Council meet in regular session, pursuant to adjoenment, with ldayor Fred 1. Lilly presiding, present, Councilmen Dickens, Amos J. i7iller, F. R. &filler, Mitchell, Sanberg and Ward, City Clerk S. Ben Dunlap, when the following business was transacted: Flowhead requests advincry ballot. 11r. E. H. Flowhead appeared and requested the Council to reverse action taken on the advisory ballot petition presented by the Jommercial Club ComAttee on last meeting night. Co:mnuniiatior, from J. 'o Lheway. A communication from LLr. J. �j. Shewey making application for position of driver on sprinkling truck, was read, and upon motion of L.itchell, referred to the Street Cam. estimate cost of bridge ove_ Lidian Crack, sout city limits. The estimate of City Engineer Sheppard on the cost of bridge over Indian Crack on the south line of Section 36, T 4N, R 3W, was read. Offer of Gartin Barn. Offer of J. G. Gartin to sell the city nine lots on Dearborn Street and the barn now used by the City, for the sum of $2,000.00, was read. Nater Cam. authorized to install city water aL 6tock Lards. In the matter of installation of City water at the Union Stock Yards at the estimated cost of $900.00, a motion was made by Councilman F. Z. 1111ler, and duly seconded,