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May 15, loll, rouncil m��t in reiular- saseion pursuant to adjournment, with
Mayor Gri "fi`] -s pr•- �sidinC, and rouncilnran Adam, Adams, Dardiklei Steunenberg, Walker,
Zee, present; F. }_or'b, Clerk,
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Tie street cormittee reportin_- on the verbal arplication of L. R . Clough for
permission tc of -ct r,. hlr.'.y'wn. ,n T'._ird Avenue stated that the Femission should to
granted, and the retort was acoepta,t and arprave4 on motion of Adam,
The !9atar "'orl.s round +.tea ask for further time.
In the matter of fur for Vasti Jensen For irrigation purposes, it
was reported that wooden culverts .should be rinced across Arthur Street and ninth
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Avenue around ant outside of 1,.- raving, It aar sugrLested that the culverts cross at
Tenth Avenue and come Sown on the southerly Ride of Arthur Street, wla•eupon the matter
Was referred to 1.1,z2 r,ornr:ittee i'or further consideration and .report at ne,r_t
r.•reeting.
The matter of Zralirta Kimball Avenue In front, of Rli,jah'Froet's place. Mr.
Frost api:earod :..�..__ „ e arbal of jer•,ior. claims n -- that the grades i;ivsn were too lour,
and that 1iz : ^jai eLnr.icus to be,_in '1.- wort of improvinZ 1 is ;lace by laying cement walk.
The matter urns referr: d to tk Street rorrdrdttoe arr9 City 1n i, ineer. for proper parades.
Re porting on tl . verbal npl;lication of 11. T. Church, t al, referred to the
city attorney and finance committee at tla lat+t meeting nskinif for relief from interest
charp=es artd Dear, `,:.rgcs "or fills, tl,e rite attorney said: That in the matter of over_
charge for fills, the relief was frc,, rl,, contractor, the city acing an rrg,ent for the
parts* cri ose nail :a, ronntructe•l. In 'J e natter m' interest charges, that visa an assess
ment by a former council arl 1.1 -is roun( could not go into the matter. Voted, on
motion of 2ct• -hest Che report of tl.e. city attorney in retard to special assessments for
Improvements } cos =rite t :, rhure} et al, be approvr_d ant that tl.e parties interested
be notified of th,e action oP 1.Y;e counr!il.
Ve1-1) 1 ahjection 'was r 3 is by H. Frost vvitlj real , pet 1 a certain piece of
curbing in front of }is lots on Yirrball Avenue, he claiming that the same woe defective.
Voted, on motion of 7 -ch, that the ac ±ion of 1touneij. oft Church, et al, le applied to
this case.
Petition of Olive M. ltarrinp; ton, et al., with tt ".. omparUing letters from A. I.
Myers and 0. tr. Fadl ^y, ,^._ai_1:.,3 ;; : +s ;stain outhuusea on tLe property of 1I, C. Clay
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at the corner of Everett 5treat and Bix'.1: Avenue "were offensive in the 'senses" and
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"an obstruction to tle free. use of the atjoining rvoperty and injurious to health'.
and praying the council to abate t]e Ferns , we.^ read, and the matter was net for consider-
ation at tl'e ?.a r•e,ular r<netine, and Yr. Clay eras to Y•e notified to be present, and
in the meantime the fire and building committee were requested to examine the premixes
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and make a report at the ncn••_t meeting,
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The Mayor appointed 11rs. Goo. F. Bandy a r... rrbher of t Library committee to
serve for thras years frog "arch 1, 1911, and *Y +: game was al Proved on notion of Adnrs,
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Of Walker;
The following reoulution was introduced t Stovnenb -'r6 and adopted on motion
A re,)olut, ion ar.an,ling Pule 1!: of 1.1_a "r'TT,FS CF ProcF! F OF THE CITY OF
CALITYET L" .
Br IT RB:,!OT,Vrn BY THE MAYOR Al'n rOTRTCIL OF 77: "TTYOF CALTINxLL:
1. That Pule 16, of the Rules of Proeeed 6f the City of Caldwell be
and the same are hereby acr:ended to road ae follows=
Rule 16. Standing committees shall be appointed bianniially by the
Yayor at the first regular c: =eting in May, of each year, as follows
1. Finance.
2. Streets and bridges.
3. Cemetery.
4. Water Worl.s.
5, Park.
6. Fire and building.
The Mayor appointed the following cot
Park -- Walker, Staunernbere, 7eh.
Fire and building- -Adam, Adams, 1 ±ardsl y.
And the same was confirmed un motion of 7,eh.
Voted, on motion of Steunonber6, that the viater works co:urr.ittee be empowered
to purchase the necessary sul•,.lies for tl:e water worke Sys' em.
511.1 No. 1, entitlod,"An Ordin«nca pruvidl,ng furtl -o caring and keeping of
monies in tl,e custody of the City Treasurer of tLe City of Caldwell, Idaho, and prescrib-
ing penal'.ies and repealing all oriinances in conflid.t}creaith" was read the third
time. The question being SLalI Bill ITO. 1 lass? tl.o rul] ?,ein4 called, t] a vote
resirlted e
Ayes-- Steunanberg, 7.eh - -2.
Nays -- - , Adaris, Bardsley, Walker - -3.
Present and not voting-- Adeur.. So Bill ^'o. ldid not pass.
Bill Tlo. 2, entitled "An Ordinance to amend Or,'.iryn. ice 31, entitled "An Ordinance
requiring official bonds of certain officers of the City o£ Caldwell, Idaho. Passed
and approved this 24th day of April, 1 ^01" via-, regd the third t1t ❑e.
Voted, on motion of A,lams ti,at the Lill be t r:ende.3 to read "city Clerk and
ex- officio police judge in the sum of x 1 3000, and the treasurer in tle sum of ten thousand
dollars and "police judge in the stun of five lundred dollL,rs" be erased.
resulted:
The question being, Shall Nill No. 1 pass? the roll being called, the vote
Ayes-- Adar^, Adnune, Bardsley, Steunrrberg, 'Haller, 2'.eh - -6.
Nays and absent - -0. So Bill No. 2 passed, becaruing Ordinance T10.187.
Additional bonds of the Ar:arican "atiunal B:nL in ',Le ow of : „5000 in the
Title Ruaranty Surety Cu., Scranton, Pa., insuring the Treasurer in her deposits in
that bank was read and on motion of Adams, al. *roved.
Bond of John W. Ross, sexton, in the united States Fidelity & Guaranty Co.
in the sum of X250.00, was on:mgtion of Adam approved.
Barnl of C. J. Shorb, clerk and en- officio polipU judge in the sim; of 93000.00
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in the United States Fidelity 71 Cuarant.y Co. was approved on motion of Walker,
lulerinten,ient of Streets Varsar asked that tle eity council ador t a - wale
scale and the matter was referrod +o tl,a strpct oorurittee.
Fliial Frost rra-ie vernal 1: arainst laying for a prrt of a eertain drain
ditch from the Wat?r '"forks rm•r•k and tie matter wan referr d to ti.e earl. , onffnittee.
!toted, on notir.r, r,° Adams ti at coljjj,� i 1 ud,journ until Yonday evening;, "ay 22,
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Monday, Clay 2^_, 191.1, Council met in regular session pursnant to nd,journnent
ultb Tlaybr !,riffiths, rr?si and Co Adam, Adar•.s, Rardsley, `,teunenberr,
Talk-3r, Zeh, rraaent; 9horb, Clerk.
Reporting on the nark matter, the park cormittee asked for more time.
The street committee reported that it mould be cheaper and lro'LULly better for
the city to iurnis: ' "re. Vas,i Jensen wits- free .eater for irrigation purposes than to
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put in two culverts, Voted, on motion Of 7 -1_, that Mirs. Jensen be furnished free
water from the mater works s;st =m in excass of •^,"1.00 per month, durinL the irrigation
season and culverts be not int in,
Palace Livery _arn., t.hrouZ;l the strut con.r.itles, nskeJ the council tb have the
Caldwell roarer fo. to so ad,jus: ti_air wires through, the alley back of the barn as not
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to interfere witi_ the l oadin,. of h.ay into the haymow of the tarn. The committee was
given more time to adj.ist, this ratter,
Elijah Frost agre,,,d to lradN dosn '!, Avenue near his place aitiout Boat to
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the city providai t._: cite will rive ] -im a 11,lLer grade for his sidexalk at the north
end and will give him tLe use of sucL .tirt as he needs, and the street committee re-
cormendnd that thi^ ],e tone. Voted, on motion of Zch, tY_at the recommendations of
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the street conz. :ittee Le approved.
Voted, on motion of "talker, that the street conanittee be aut.hori4ed to pllrehase
three Fin;,
9'le '_'allowing resolution was introdi.rcel 1,y 'e1., an4 On-motion of Walker, adopts
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'Mcsolv'd, Ti.at the City Clerk is ]_ereby inatructed to notify, in writing, each
and every bank doir:L bu inesa in the City of Caldvnll that sealed bids will lie received
;_ "onday, June 5, 1P11, before 5 P. N. by tha "ayor and Council for the care and keeping
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of the city moneys, accordin to the provisions of ordinance No. 147, of said city, and
the council r�s•�rves the right to reject my and all bids ".
The cemetery committee r =ported thrtt the fe+n" around the cemetery should be
the bluff on the north and east ei.i that the lots ought to be staked out to conform
to the plat adorted by the city and that thta ground north of the old cemetery rlat
ougk_t to be ,rubl,ed of sn; Vcted, on motion of Aardsley that the ceretery
corir.itt_�e l:e aut.hori : :e.i to aterry ou'. 't- Clans sr.ZL sza,i,