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Home My WebLink About1916-05-22city council minutes-70- The Mayor and City Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, met in regular adforned session at 8 o'clock P, P6', on Monday, May 22nd., 1916, in the regular Council Chamber in the City Hall at Caldwell, Idaho, pursuant to order of adjornment, adopted at the meeting of the Council on May 19th., 1916. Mayor Fred C. Boyes presided. Roll call showed the following members of the Council present. 0. R. Ackley J. A. Dement Jr. J. H. Forbes H. H. Hayman Charles Sanberg. There being a quorum present, the regular business before the meeting was taken up and considered. There was presented to the meeting a form of contract between the City of Caldwell and the Electric Investment Company, providing for a more adequate and modern street lighting system, and providing for the adoption by the Electric Investment Company of certain of -the obligations of the Idaho Railway Light & Power Company under that Company's contract with this City, dated April 1, 1913. This form was read at length, and after consideration of the contract by the Council, Councilman J. H. Forbes moved the adoption of the following resolution. BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AUD COUNCIE OF THE CITY OF CLLD'EM, ID -.HO, AS FOLLOWS: WHEREAS, There is now before this Council for action a form of street lighting contract between the City of Caldwell and the Electric In- vestment Company, which form has been approved by the City Attorney for this City, and is in accord with previous discussions of the matters contained therein between representatives od said Company and of this City; and WHEREAS, This form of contract provides for ,a more adequate and modern system of street lighting than now installed in the City of Caldwell, and provides for the adoption and assumption by the Electric Investment Company of certain of the obligations of the Idaho Railway Light and Power Company, under the latter Company's contract with this City,' dated April 1, 1913, inoluding the obligations of the Idaho Railway Light and Power Company as to the supplying of electric power and energy for the lighting of municipal buildings and for municipal pumping purposes; and, WHEREAS, It is daemed for the best interests of this City that the form of contract now before the Council be executed forthwith; NOW, THEREFORE, The Mayor of this City is hereby authorized and directed, in his official capacity, to execute said contract in duplicate. and the Clerk of this City is authorized and directed to affix the corporate seal of this City to said duplicates of the oontraot; and to attest the same,' and to gertify to such duplicates as the contracts athorized by this resolu- tion. And when said contract has been so executed, and also been properly executed by the Electric Investment Company, the Clerk of this City is hereby directed to retain one of the said duplicates as a part of the records of his office, and to deliver.the other to the Electric Investment Company. This motion was seconded by Councilman Charles Sanberg. A yea and nay vote on the adoption of such resolution was thereupon called for and taken, with the following result: Ayes - Ackley, Dement, Forbes, Hayman, 5anberg -6. Hayes - None. Absent - Harrington -1. More than a majority of the entire Council having voted in favor of the resolution, the Mayor declared the motion carried and the resolution adopted. 1 i JI -71- I I C Councilman Forbes stated that P1. B. Grvinn, Walter Griffethe and others oemiag I&nd in the east part of torn desired to develops said land by securing an outlet to Cleveland Boulevard and that they planned to build a road on the section line, which lies about 600 foot wort of the Biddle place, to the Boulevard: and that they had also requested the City to erect a bridge over the Government drainage ditoh on the said section line. A motion was thereupon made by Forbes that the City Engineer be in- structed to notify Gwinn, Griffeths and others that when a road had been constructed at the place indicated, which was acceptable to the City Enngineer, that the City would .build a bridge over the drainage ditch at the required point. The motion was seconded by Ackley. A yes and nay vote being called for,' was taken and resulted as follows: Ayes - Ackley, Dement, Forbes, Hayman, Seaberg -5: Hayes - None. Absent - Harrington -1. The L%yor declared the motion carried. For the Committee appointed to investigate the protest of IV. L. Steunenberg against the order of the Council for the construction of a sidewalk, abutting his property on 13th and Everett Streets, Forbes reported it was the opinion of the Committee that said sidewalk should be constructed. A communication was read from the Board of Direstors of the Caldwell Irri- gation District, under date of may 10, 1916, giving notice of a meeting of said board to be held on May 27th., 1916, for the purpose of bearing evidence concerning the assessment of benefits to the land in Said District to be derived by reason of the installation of an irrigation system. It was voted upon motion of Forbes that the City Engineer be and hereby is instructed to attend the meeting in the City's interests. A communication under date of May 22, 1916, from hors. Eimaa Wilcox, protesting to the recent order of t!ie City Council for the construction of a sidewalk abutting ier property in block 13 Washington Heights Addition, was read, t3TI."uk; OF E±b P11SES1 1916 - 1917. I Following is the estimate prepared by the City Council of the City of Caldwell. Idaho, of the probable amount of money necessary for all purposes to be raised by taxation in the said City during the fiscal year beginning the first Tuesday in May, 1916, including the principal and interest due on the bonded debt and sinking funds. itemizing and classifying the several branches of expenditures as nearly as may be, with a statement of the entire revenue of the City for the previous year; City Hall: Light and fuel ------------------------- $ 475.00 Janitor. ------ -------- ----------- - - - --- 240.00 Incidentals ---------------------------- 135.00 Building repairs and Insuranoe,-- - - - - - 625.00 Total ----------------------------- - --- ---___- 1,475.00 -12- Cemetery; Salary and Labor ------------------------- $ 700.00 Incid^ ntals , -------------------- --- -- - - - 100.00 Total.- --------- ------ 800.00 City Engineer: Salary and 1 .ssistants -------------------- $ 1,700.00 Incidentals ---------------------------- 100.00 Total.- ------- - - - - -- 1,800.00 Road Department: Salaries and Labor ----------------------- X10,000.00 Care and keep of teams,------------- - - - - -- 500.00 M aterial. ----- -------- ------- ------ -- -- -- 2,000.00. Bridges and equipment,------------- -- ---- 3,000.00 Crosswalks --------------- -------- - - -_ - 1,500.00 Total----------------------------------------- City Clerk: Salary ----------------------------------- � 1,200.00 Incidentals ,----------------------- - - - - -- 235.00 Total. -------- - ------- --- --- - - - - --- - - - - - - 1,435.00 City Attorney: Salary ----------------------------------- $ 600.00 Incidentals ,------------ ----------- - - -- 100.00 To t al. ---------- ----- ----- ---- -- ----- - - ---- 700.00 Police Department: Salaries --------------------------------- s$ 2,000.00 Incidentals ,-------------- --- ------ - -- - -- 300.00 .: Total.-- - ----- --- - - - - -- --------------- - -- - -e� 2.300.00 Library Department: Salary Librarian ,------------------- - - - - -$ 600.00 I Fuel, lights and telephone,-------- - - - - -- 400.00 1 Salary Janitor ,------------ ------ -- - - - - -- 200.00 Books and incidentals,------------- --- - -- 1.000.00 Total ---------------------------------------- $ 2,200.00 Fire Department: Salaries --------------------------------- $ 2,000.00 Incidentals ,---------------- ------- - - - - -- 200.00 Total -------------------------------------- ---$ 2,200.00 City Treasurer; S alary . ------- -- ---- -- --- - ------ - - -- ---- -0 300.00 Incidentals.---- -- -------- -- ------- -- -- -- 100.00 Totals ----------- ------- ----- --- --- - - --- 4 400.00 Street and Alley Lighting -------------------- � 2,800.00 Total ----------------------------------------- $ 2,800.00 Printing and Publications --------------------- $ 1.000.00 Total ---------------------------------------- $ 1,000.00 I -73- A motion was made by Ackley, that the estimate as prepared, be approved and ad, and that the Clerk be instructed to have the same published as required by law. Parks: Salary Superintendent -------------------- $ 600.00 F Incidentals ,----------------------- - - - - - 400.00 Total 1,000.00 Total by general taxation for running expenses,----- - - - - -- X35,110.00 Bonds: i Interest, 5 %------------------------ - - - - -$ 3,425.00 Interest. 6 %------ -- -- --------- ---- - - - - -- 5.160.00 Total- --------------------- - - - - -- ------ - --- -- 8,585.00 Sinking Funds; 'dater 'fforks Extension No. 2--------- - - - - -$ 2,500.00 City Hall Bonds-------------------- - - - - -- 1,875.,00 General Paving Bonds,-------------- - - - - -- 1,300.00 randing Bonds No. 1..-------------- - - - - -- 500.00 Funding Bonds No. 2.,-------------- - - - - -- 1,125.00 Bridge Bonds .---------------------- - - - - -- 375.00 Total, ---------- ---- --- -- 7.675.00 Grand total by general taxation,-------------------- - - - - -- 51,370.00 Water Works: i Salaries and Labor -- - - - - -$ 2,000.00 .over and Light,-- ------- -- ------ -- - - - - -- 1.500.00 Incidentals ,----------------------- - - - - -- 500.00 Total. -------------- --- --- - -- --- ----- --- - - - - -- 4,000.00 Specials: - Sewer District No. 3 --------------------- 6.5,800.00 Interest, 7 %,---- - - - - -- 2,842.00 Local lateral District No. 3,------ - - - - -- _.1,000.00 Interest. 8%----- -- -- ----------- - - - - -- 560.00 Local Lateral District flo. 4,------ - - - - -- - 1,000.00 Interest, 8 %.------------------- - - - - -- .560.00 Sprinkling. p Labor and water,---------------- - - - - -- ,2,500.00 Equipment .-- ---- -- -- --- ----- ---- - ---- 2.000.00 i Total ---------------------- - ------------------ $16,262.00 F, Total - all sources - -------------------------------------- $71,632.00 Summary of Receipts, 1915 -16. Rater Works --------------- - - - - -- $10.992.46 cemetery ' - --- ------ ----- ---- ------ ------- 933.00 General fund (Licenses, fines, etc) - - - - -- 744.40 Road fund (Sidewalks, bridges, eta) - - - - -- 1.262.61 Bond and Interest fund (Refund) --- - - - - -- 27.25 Lateral Diet No. 3 fund (Refund {,-- - - - - -- 1,000.00 Lateral District No. 4 fund (Refundj� 1,057.75 - - -_ Interest on deposits,--------- - - - - -- 1,668.93 Tuxes------------------------ ------ - - - - 56.353.91 Total ----------------------------------------- $74,039.71 A motion was made by Ackley, that the estimate as prepared, be approved and ad, and that the Clerk be instructed to have the same published as required by law. -74- The motion was seconded by Forbes. A yea and nay vote being called for, was taken and resulted as follows: Ayes - Ackley, Dement, Forbes, Hayman, Sanberg -5. Uayes - none. Absent - Harrington -1. A majority of the Council having voted in favor of the motion, the Mayor declared the same carried, and the estimate adopted. go further business appearing before the meeting, it was voted upon motion of Ackley that Council adjorn. Attest: r Mayor. y i tyke' Council Chamber, City of Caldwell, Idaho, June 5, 1916. Council meet in regular session with Uayor Fred C. Boyes, presiding, Council- men present, Ackley, Dement, Forbes, Harrington, Hayman and Sanberg, Clerk, S. Ben Dunlap, when the follocing business was transactedi The minutes of the sessions hold during the month of May, 1916, were read, and it was voted upon motion of Harrington that the same be approved. Uessrs. Walter Griffeths and J. J. Plowhead appeared and asked that the water mains be extended with a four inch pipe from 5th Avenue and Blain Street, west about 1000 feet. They stated that the Superintendent of water works had been over the proposition and figured that the approximate cost, including a fire hydrant would be :1400.00. There would be four additional users and the investment would net the City about 12 percent. It was voted upon motion of Harrington that the Superintendent of `cater Works be empowered, authorized and directed to make the extension. It was voted upon motion of Harrington that the Superintendent of Water 'forks be empowered, authorised and directed to extend the water mains down Fifth Avenue to the Clay Cox place, The following bills, .which had been o. k'd by the Finance Comnittee, were read, and it was voted upon motion of Harrington that the same be allowed and warrants be ordered drawn on the various funds in payment of the same as follows: GENRAU PUUD. S. Ben Dunlap May salary $100.00 Caxton Printers Protectograph 20.00 liountain States Company Phone calls .40 Underwood Typewriter Company Typewriter 79.25 W. R. Wilkerson Premium Clerk's Bond 15.00 Greenlund Drug store Mdee 3.05 T. A. Walters May Salary 50.00 Electric Investment Company Street and alley lights 76.50 The Caldwell ifews Printing 16.50 Caxton Printers Binder 2.00 u IN L� II