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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1916-03-06city council minutes-48- Council Cbam' pity of Caldwell, Tdaho, Varch 6, 1016. 0 �. n R Council meet in regular sesnion with `"ayor "red P. Boyes, presiding, present, Councilmen Ackley, Dement, Porbes, Harrington, cayman and San'_erg, S. Pan Dunlap, Clerk, when the followinE^ business was transacted: The petition of the %rman T,and Company et al for the vacation or the lots and alleys in block^ CO, 21, 22, 23, 24 and 38 of k"ountain View Addition to the City of Caldwell, Idaho, and for tl.e vacation of Oak, Uaple and Talnut Streets between washingt.on and "'yoming Avenues was read. T1'e petition J. Jester Jr, f'or the vacation of hazel Ptreet between '"yoming and — anhington Avenues and for permission to cultivate and need to alfalfa Hazel Ftreet between P"ontana and '"yoming Avenuea and "'Yoming Avenue between F.lm and Hazel Stre^_ts wan also read. lfr. V. ' ^. rorman being present explained that it was desired to Pave this property vacated for the purpose of obtainine a reduction in the water tax thereon and for convenience in farming. It was voted upon motion of Dement that the petitions be granted. The minutes op the sessions lel.l during the month of February, 1P16 were read and it was voted upon motion of Barrington that the name be approved. The following bills which had been o.k'd by the Finance Committee were read. It was voted upon motion of Ackley that the same be nllowed and warrants be ordered drawn on the various funds in payment of the same as follows¢ GF'?FRAL F[JND S. Ben runlap February Salary $100.00 Votxrtain States Company Phone ralle ,76 Saxton Printers Wee 6,00 T. A. Walters February Salary 50.00 Flectric Investment Company Street and Alley Lights 78.75 The Caldwell News Printing o _ Caldwell Tribune re ?2.94 Orel B. Sovereign February Falary 20.00 Dotkin Harmon Drug Company Mee 1.00 Wescott Transfer Company Drayage 45 united Chemical Company Mdse 8 West Disinfecting Company " 12.00 Electric Investment Company Light, City Ball ?.1.76 Orel B. Sovereign February Salary and freight 04.11 C. R. Jobnston February Salary 25.00 Electric Investment Company Current for beater MO Mountain States Company Phone rentals 5.05 Boyes Hardware Company 4Idstr .50 The Continental 011 Company Gasoline 25.00 Caldwell Lumber and Coal Company Rent, shed 1.00 Canyon Auto Company Spark plug pump 10.00 Mthelveyn Fortner February salary 2.5. 00 John A. Baker February 7alary and dogs 87.80 Dan Shuee February salary 80.00 �I Boyee Hardware company Pddse 1.75 Wescott Transfer Company Coal - relief 11.27 Charles M. Allen Labor 1,25 1 1�I U I� Dr. John S. Meyer Fees, register 5,75 Flynn's Grocery Mdse - relief 14.25 Guy C. McGee February salary 85,00 George r. Yinkaid Asst Trngineer 21.25 �i Greenlund Prug Store Mae Guy C. McGee Assigned claim 7.50 I Total a- --------- -- - -. =79 .19 B ROAD FTINTD D. D. Campbell February Salary 90.00 Tom Clenn " ^ f, 5.00 John Terry 85.00 F. L. Ashby " ^ 65.00 ii Olaf Pelain " " 85,00 P. Moudy Labor 28.00 'Nm. Rode 20.00 M. McAdoo " 14.50 J. H. Forbes " 86.75 . D. D. Campbell Assigned claim 35,25 . Harry Hagerman Labor 5,63 Otis Allen ^ 8.25 Abe Stoffer " 12.50 Charles Allen 24.00 T. 1 Conners " 1. ?5 Claude Scott ^ 1.85 Jess Raymond ^ 1 P5 rimer Small ^ 1.55 Clayton Proven " I. P.9 D. D. Campbell Assigned claim 2.50 P. M. Proven Lr,bor 1.55 Kenneth PRUtch 88 TT. narz Fan Rirkpatricic 605 Joseph R. Bird R. L. Nuglas Allen Patten Meals 3,50 r. % Taylor nirt 3.50 Mrs. r11a Gartin Parn rent 10.00 17% C. Parker Oats 1P.63 7T. Ti. Guerin Pay and at raw 1 3.20 The Fashion Livery ?Feed 3.00 lid. ^ar+pbcll FTorse hire 1 °x.00 1 4r 1 ll� Hollrich Harness Shop TTdse 1.60 -51- In Tj F 0 Billie Carter Blacksmith work .65 A. III. Duncan B 10.00 Electric Investment Company Light ,80 Boyes Hardware Company TTdae ,B0 Cupples Mercantile Company 3,60 13.00, John Terry " .50 Beal and Curtis repair work. 2,25 Beall and Compmny Inc, Paymt and Int Road Roller 565,09 Boise Payette Lumber Lumber 6.15 Hodson- Fcenaughty Company Wee 36.95 Caldwell Lumber and Coal Company Lumber 4.30 Lem Ilarding Pipe 44.10 Fdgar 'Meek Rebate, nuinanee assessment 2.00 Total ---------------- b.13 Parry Smith Frank L. Rotes Fred Rosa C. P. Johnston Berman Voight T,em Harding Yilliner Transfer Company F. H. Bowen Boyer Fardware Company Electric Investment Company Aelleher and Boone Inc WATER WORKS 7MTD February- Salary and freir -ht ^k 91.40 " If If Phone calls 7.20 Labor 38.10 " 27.50 20.00 Pipe 3,60 Prayage 75. Repair work 1,50 Vdse 2.20 Light and Power 89,57 Mdse 4.00 Total -------- 7 CT'"T' ^Fmy wmr I. Ir. Ross r Salary 50.00 Cupples Mercantile Company "dse 1.00 Total, - - -- - - -- �1,0� SPRT D7q —ITSO FTTM) F. L. 'Keller February Sprinkling 4.60 Boyer IIardware Company Udse 3.00- Total --- ------ ------ ---.60 PARE{ rTT;TD 0. 0. Allison Labor 10.00 BOND AT r, r-TT pRST 1'T-M Rountze Rrothcrs Commission TOTAL {210Tn7T WAPPAT -mF, PRA - - - - -- :72 The bill of Edgar "eek in the sum of o-2,11, rebate for sidewalk assessment -52- IP15, on lots l to ^ inclunive of T'l.oc], 101, Original claiming that assessment is illegal, and not o, k'd by the Fdnanee committee, was read. It was voted on motion of Flayman, seconded Forbes, that a committee be appointed to investigate the matter and to report at the ne regular meeting. The 'iayor appointed_the Finance Committee. I li i The reports of the follcwing officers for the month of February, 1P16, were read. Ruperintondent of later !Rorke, police Nudge, City Engineer, T,ibrari.an, Re Superint.nient of Streets and City Clerk. The report of the City Treasurer for the quarter ending January lst., was also read. It mar voted upon motion of Tlayman, that the reports he approved and ordered placed on file. tier. Clamby appeared and requested that the water main h,i extended ?rom the corner of Fifth and Everett streets, io Everett to Fourth. Tt wag voted upon motion of rorbes, that the matter be re °erred to the �yat.er committeo and aurerintendont. It was stated trrt 'Tr. T. Jester Tr, ant nine otherg, oamin- property and residing in TVintrin `view . Adiition., desired to leave an extension of the water mains in that vicinity, The Pit- engineer stated t?»t the_ proposed extension woul.i '^e 7000 feet long and cost approzirrately "40.00. The matter was referred to the water committee. The application of the Finley Foster Adv?!rtinin^ (',ompany, un.ler date of February 3G, 1 °16, for permig -lon to erect 1 ,111. bonrdg at corner of Al ^any and Fimhall, ".Rain and Aven Street and Al.bnncr stmt between Yim1-tll and 'Tinth, was read. Tt was voted upon motion of TTarrington, seconded T'or'ies, that we adviae 'Tarry that Tye were not puttirC in an7 more 1,111 - boards. A le.'er mss read from C. P. hanks, under data of 'ray 3rd., 1 ^lr), maF-ing a proposition to clear ant send the property known as Tale TTOmard ^or the use t1 for a term of three ye-rs. The written opinion of Tity Attorney 7,91ters sit:, rerercrce to the following questions vise read: 1. Can the City purchase or rent venter from the pioneer Trrigntion ris- trict anl distri'ute it to th users thereof ^rithin t' "ity limits? ran ti;o 0ity eolleet the cost or distribution from the iiserg of such water? 3. (Ian the city construct the neces ditches, pipe lines, -te „ for distribution? d. Tlow in tb,� cost of auoh distribution levi ^d and asneg .nel? The opinion was ordered placed on file. Bill no. 10, by roment, entitled, "An Ordinance vacating, abandoning and ,iiacanttnuing thn plat of lots eleven to tw inclusive of Plonk Tour and the plat of the lots and that portion o" tie alley appearing thereon and included in block five of Oollere Tieights Addition to the City of Cnldwell, Idaho, as the same appears upon +he revised map thereof now on file in the office of the recorder of Canyon County, Tdaho", was read for the °first time, 1W A 1 A motion was made by 1Tarrington, soconded rement, tent the rules he suspended and the readinn on tires separate days be dinpensnd with and Pill 'To. 10 l.e read the second time by title an-3 the third time in full and planed on its final passage, _57_ EI M The roll being called on the mo`.ion the rote resulted: Ayes - Ackley, Dement, '•'o: Farrington, TTa;,man a -•,i "anberg -6, ?Tayes and Absent - 'None, So tLe, motion prevailed. Bill ? ?b. 10 read the second time by title. Pill `To. 10 read the third time in full and placed on it,a final passage. On the question Wall 'bill ?To. 10 pass? The roll being, called tha vote renult•ed: Ayea- Aclrley, Dement, Forbes, Harrington, Hayman a,nd Aanberg -6. Yatyes and Absent -eons. So bill TTo. 10 passed becoming Ordinance T% . 264. The following resolution and petition was introdur.ed by Councilman Dement. TFH17F.AS, The construction of a canal from Tn'tan Creek to t"e Polse river according to the plans heretofore proposed and submitted by the "Pioneer irrigation nistrict will relieve the City of Caldwell from t.hroatened loss from floods, and from _ damages from overflowing of Sezrer T.ateral 'To. 4, and will supply approximately cubic ,yards of sand - gravel material of tb^ best nl:olity for use in surfacing the streets and roads of the City of 0ald:aall, A ^TT) T ^AS, TTnder the plan proposed, the cost to thq City is but one -third of tl:c actual cost of constructing sail improvement, while the ontire benefit ther ^from will. accrue to the City, aml the total post to the City :^Jill be much less than the actual value o' the road m! =.t -rial o- Cured: 'TOW TTI- PT'FORP, B^ TT P? °OT,VTM: That a :- oF,.mittee o° three of the ^ourcil, be and t ?ey are hereby appointed and fully empowered, authorized and directed to secure the advise and the assistance of the City 7ngineer and a cotrmittae of the citizens of Cald ell ani investigate, negotiate anI enter into a contract , ,,it`; the T'ioneer T + T.Ustrict ant tie "nited Staten of America, or with either of said parties, for t}'a construction of a canal from Indian Crack to Boise P.ivcr as proposed by said Plans of sufficient depth, dimensions and carrying capacity to accomplish the purposes crave specified, and at a cost to the '"its Of Caldwell not in excess of '"5000.00. We, the undersigned citizens of Caldwell do hereby most heartily approve the foregoing resolution, and respectfull.v request the Hon. Mayor and city rouncil to adopt the sane and cause the purposes ther=.in expressed to be speedily accomplished, Signed Cupples 'fercantile Company and others. A motion tray made by Dement, seconded Sanberg that the resolution be adopted. City Attorney 'd!alt�rs, upon inquiry, stated that the City could not legally enter into such a contract as proposed by the above resohation ant petition. tabled. Tt'was voted upon motion of Forbes, seconded Hayman, thc•t the resolution be CounclTrrar T!ement stated that the civic Committee wanted the r'ity rouncil to purchase about 4`150.00 worth of shrubbery for use in the "IMetery. T e matter mac referred to the Cemetery Committee. Tt was voted upon motion of Farrington that Council adjorn. attest: CC— _Ilii _ its Clerk.