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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1936-06-01city council minutesi i 1 it il � I �K COUNCIL CH10,113ERS, JUfIE 1, 1936. 8:00 P. M. The Regular Monthly Meeting of the City Council met in the Council Room•of the City Hall, with the Mayor Emery L. Vassar, presiding. On Roll Call the following Councilmen answered present: Edgar L. Oakes, W. R. Hollingsworth, G. W. Montgomery, and G. M. Fenrich. Absent: F.D. Mumford and W. S. Boynto The Minutes of May 4th and 16th were read and approved as read. Mr. Mumford appeared and was marked present. r Mrs. R. B. Scetterday and Mr. J. B. Gowen appeared before the Council and ex- pressQd their a precietion of the Rose Garden at the North Pump House. Mr. Gowen requested that the rose garden be made a municipal rose garden and that a committee be appointed to go ahead with the work. The Mayor appointed the following as the Municipal Rose Garden Co maittee: F.D. Vfumford, Mrs. R.B.Scatterday, J. B. ^Gowen and R. K. Beatty. Mr. Byron Defenbeugh, auditor a peered before the Council and presented his pre- liminary report. An Affidavit of Publication was reed by the City Clerk. The Bills for May were read and on i�iotion by Montgomery, seconded by Mumford that ese. bills be allowed and Warrants be ordered drawn for the various amounts all of which d bean approved by the Chnirmah of the Finance Committee. Motion carried. a. Name. What for Amount. GENERAL FUND 1 .E L. Vassar Sal ary 18.00 2 .Edgar L. Oakes " 13.50 3 F.D. Mumford " 13.50 4 W.S.Boynton ^ 13.50 5 G. W. Montgomery " 13.50 6 G. M. Fenrich " 13.50 7 W.R. Hollingsworth " 13.50 a O.E.Fritts 50.00 9 O.E.Fritts,assigned Floyd Southward 50.00 10 Assigned City Treasurer " 120.00 11 H.E. Parmenter " 50.00 12 Ada I. Hartenbower 70.00 13 Mt. States Tel. & Tel. Co., Rent & toll 11.55 14 Stationary Store Supplies 1.40 15- _Moore H.E. Parmenter Salary 90.00 16 Assigned City Treasurer It 90.00 17 Assigned City Treasurer supplies 17.50 18 The Caxton Printers It 4.90 19 Idaho Power Co., Power 144.80 20 Case Furniture Co., Supplies 157.00 21 Irrigators Lbr. Co., " 88.09 22 The Caxton Printers ° 13.15 23 Purkhlser Elea Co., 4.46 24 Case Furniture Co., " 4.00 25 MaNsel Lbr. Co., 3.32 26 Peckham Furniture Co., ^ 2.25 27 Home Lbr. Co., ^ .72 28. Hollingsworth Imp. Co., " .70 29 Assigned City Treasurer Salary 562.50 30 Doyle :ender " 140.00 31 Z. 9. Krell " 121.50 32 Coy Collins " 112.50 33 Pete Olesen " 112.50 34 Ernie Mason Services 11.50 35 Assigned Floyd Southward IN 9.50 36 S. P. Glenn " 9.00 37 Terry Freeman " 9.00 38 Wilbur Shuee " .9.00 39 Ed Smith " 9.00 40 Nolen Smith " 9.00 41 E.Boyce " 9.00 42 pal Royce ^ 9.00 43 Tarry Spencer " 2.50 44 American LaFrnnce & Foamite Supplies 195.00 45 First Service Station " 30.65 96 Falks Caldwell Store " 27.08 47 C.C.Anderson Co., 18.78 48 Mt. Sta as ':el & Tel Co., " 18.00 49 Troy Laun�ry " 14.55 50 Botkin- Gordon Drug Co., " 5.25 51 Purkheiser Elec Shop " 3.35 52 Hollrich Harness Shop " 3.25 i I / �D Nos. Name What for Amount 53 Butler Hardware Co., Supplies 2.10 54 Evans Motor Co., n 1.00 55 G.F.Selle n 56 Assigned City Treasurer Salar y .00 326.00 57 O.G.Boyd n 58 Mark Sawyer " 126.00 100 00 59 H.E.Felton " 100.00 60 Harry Spencer " 80.95 61 Ernie Mason " 36,45 62 Clay Cox 30.4!0 63 Pete Olesen " 13.20 64 Tim Mills n 4.40 65 Butler Hdw. Co., Supplies 136.43 66 Mt. States Tel & Tel Co., Rent & Toll 31.00 67 The Caxton Printers Supplies g,gg 68 Caldwell Auto Supply 8.26 69 Lodge Motor Co., " 7,60 69A Caldwell Produce Co., 5.00 70 Purkheiser Elea Co., " 4.25 71 Turner Sales Co., n 3.44 72 Conoco Service Station " 2,45 74 C. H. Hansen Rooms 2.25 74 Burns Chevrolet Co., Supplies 1,65 76 .Uturus Hotel Rooms 1.50 76 Sing Auto Wrecking Co., Supplies 1,48 I 77 Evans Motor Co., ^ 1.20 78 Home Lbr. Co., " 79 W.S.Maxey Salary .70 80.00 60 Clerk's gash Rev. Fund,assigned City Trees, Supplies 20.00 81 Assi ned City 'Treasurer Salary 15.00 E.C. Hickok " 15.00 3 The Caxton Printers Supplies 14.85 4 5 Cleve Grooms Salary 75.00 Assigned City Treasurer " 75.00 1 B2 6 Cleve Grooms Su 7 Clerk's Cash Revolving Fund 5.00 8 First Natl bank of Idaho Rent 160.00 9 Mrs. vinnie Dunn 5 Set. nights 2.50 0 Caldwell News- Tribune Printing 165.45. 1 2 Fletcher 011 Co,, Gasoline 409.52 17estcott Oil Co., Gasoline 368.95 3 4 I.E.R.A. Fred McConnel insurance 40.26 4A Byron Defenbaugh & Se7da Salary Services 75.00 200.00 5 Ernest Earl Salary 110.00 5 H.E. McCluskey Supplies 36.05 7 Milliner Transfer Co., " 35,87 B Turner Sal -sCo., ^ 28,24 9 Idaho Power Co., Power 21.00 00 Fletcher Oil Co., Su lies p p 01 Hollingsworth imp. Co., 2:3 02 Purkheiser Flee Shop " 1.95 03 Western auto Supply " 1.78 04 Harry Mullikin 1 . 50 05 Caldwell .iuto Supply Co., " 06 Clerk's Cash R. Fund " .64 07 Lowell- Steunenberg Rent .80 50.00 08 Cheesbrough Lunch Meals 48,85 09 First Natl Bank of Idaho Hent 48.00 0 11 ben Wheeler "raves Services 24.00 Lunch Meals 5.90 11A Peckham i•urniture Co., Supplies 4.50 12 Yirst Service Station " 2.45 15 0. A. Payne n 1.1 3 14 Caldwell Irrigation Co., Thxes 282. 151- Pioneer Irrigation Co., " 352.90, 16 Clerk's Cash Revolving Fund " 167.05 17 Lela D. Painter " 72.12 18 Assigned City Treasurer 11.40 19 _ E. H. Plowhead Insurance 473.84 TOTAL GENERAL FUND 7.,080.12 ROAD FUND 120 121 ',Assigned City treasurer '_3. Salery 380.00 P. Glenn " 110.00 122 Joe Haines n 90.00 123 W. H. Glenn " 90.00 124 N.W.Jones " 90.00 125 Wm Gainey ^ 75.00 126 Fred McConnel " 75.00 127 Hay Jewett " 24.00 128 Wilbur Shuee n 3.20 129 Idaho Hardware Co., Supplies 832.78 130 _ Irrigator 's Lbr. Co., n 295.42 131 BalesLbr. Co., 192,32 132 Bunting •Tractor Co., " 192.08 133 McNeal Lbr. Co., n 188.03 134 Home Lbr. uo., " 158.95 135 Hollingsworth imp. Co., ^ 94.26 136 Caldwell Concrete Pipe Co., " 9195 137 Western _.utc Supply " 15..21 138 Burns Chevrolet Uo., " 13.71 y Was. Name. 'What for TOTAL ROAD FOND $ 3,051.63 UTT'R FUND 0 0 I 147 139 Burns Chevrolet Co., Supplies 13.71 148 140 Butler iiardrara " 7.05 149 141 Lodr;e Motor Co., " 5.30 15) 142 August olmen " 3.90 151 143 John Hollrich " 3.00 152 144 Milliner Transfer " 1.42 153 145 Assigned City Treasurer " 1.00 154 146 I.E.Goldsmith .80 TOTAL ROAD FOND $ 3,051.63 UTT'R FUND 0 0 I 147 Dick Beatty Salary & expenses 239.00 148 Assigned City Treasurer " 200.00 149 Assigned Floyd Southward 262.40 15) C.E.Everhart SerVices & Truck 250.80 151 C.E. Kipp It 114.80 152 C.D.Grandall Salary 100.00 153 O.E.Fritts " 100.00 154 E. Meson Services 80.00 155 Fred McConnel Salbry 75.00 155 Jim Watkins Ser 68.80 157 Cleo BOdenheimer " 57.60 158 Willard Brown " 25.60 159 Assigned Hay- Boone 24.80 160 Assigned Floyd Southward " 24.40 161 Harry Spencer " 24.00 162 D. J. Winters " 19.20 L63 Jim Merrill " 17.60 164 C.W. Newport " 16, B0 L65 Wilbur Shuee 16.00 L66 Assigned to Greenlund Drug " 15.60 L67 Owen Lore joy " 13.60 L68 Warren Hart " 12.80 L69 Dell Webster " 11.20 L70 T.E.Babbitt " 5.A0 L71 Ed Houser " 6.40 L72 Ray Jewett " 5.85 L73 deo West " 4.95 174 Forest Gans,assigned C.C. Anderson 4.80 L75 Aden Richardson " 3.60 L76 Omar Major It 3.20 L77 BS. E. Lawrence It 3, .78 Ralph Wilkerson It 2.00 .79 fke Thompson It 1.60 .60 fAnho Hardware Co., Supplies 11091.60 .81 Idaho Power Go., Power _ 880.45 .82 Caldwell Concrete Pipe Co., Supplies 344.27 .83 Pacific S ates Cast Iron Pipe Go., 311.70 .84 Ileptune Meter Co., " 224.88 .85 Baxter Foundry Co., " 197.39 .86 McNeel Lbr. Co., " 152.61 .87 Intermountain Equipment Co., " 120.00 ,88 Hollingsworth Imp. Co., " 114.87 .89 Golden Rule Store " 68.95 .90 Caldwell Plg. & Htg. Go., ' 53.27 ,91 Lilly Seed Co., " 51.20 92 J.B.6Wright 50.00 93 Idaho Junk Co., 49.78 94 Milliner Transfer Co., 39.04 95 Pirst Service Station " 36.80 96 Mt. Sttites Tel & Tel Co. Rent & Toll 29.10 97 Butler Hdw. Co., Supplies 26.04 98 Westcott Oil Co., it 18.75 99 Motor Service Co., " 15.20 99A W. T.Bunt " 14.60 000 Willis Milligan 14.00 01 Serviced Products Co., " 13.80 03 Iting Brown " 12.00 03 O.A. Payne " 12.00 04 Hills Service Station " 9.00 05 Caldwell Auto Supply " 8.91 06 king Auto Wrecking " 6.75 07 Clerk's Cash Revolving Fund " 7.90 08 Hecker Hardware Co., " 7.60 OBA liestcott Oil Co., " 7.50 19 Intermountain Equipment Co., " 6.95 10 Wilson Gleason Motor Go., " 6.56 11 Bennett Machine " 5.55 18 Lodge Motor Co., " 4.00 1l!A Boise Payette Lbr. Co., " 3.50 15 Case Furniture Co., " 3.35 14 I.E.Goldsmith 3.05 14A Caldwell Produce Go., " 3,00 15 Edgar L. Oakes " 3.00 16 Home Lbr. Co., " 2.88 17 Assigned City Treasurer " 2.66 18 The Caxton Printers ° 2.50 18A Nampa Gold smith Fish Farm " 2.25 18B Postal Telegraph 1.80 19 Moore Srationary " 1.60 w I a 08. Name What for Amount 20 Western Auto Supply Supplies 1.55 21 Zahn Hollrieh " 1.50 22 1 25 G F.3alle " 1.50 22A pastern Union " .96 23 Burns Chevrolet " .78 24 August Ulman It 1.00 0. F. Talhman .45 TOTAL WATER FUND 5,864.78 LIBRARY FUND 26 Assigned orders City Treasurer Salary 169.60 27 Mrs. Ida Ruby " 120.00 28 Flavilla C. Blondell " 25.00 29 A.E. Hastle " 40.00 30 Idaho Power Co., Power 27.70 31 R.G. Dille llnsuT?= ce 15.60 32 Caxton Printers Supplies 14.96 33 McNeal Lbr. Co., Supplies 10.75 34 McGraw -Hill Pub. Co., It 10.00 35 Mt. States Tel & Tel Co., Refit & Toll 8.00 36 Gaylord Bros Inc. Supplies 3.170 37 A. C. McClurg Co., Books 64.87 38 The H. R. Huntting Co., " 35.18 39 Oregon News Co., " 55.93 40 The Junior Literary Guide " 9.02 41 Demco Library Supply " 5.50 42 The McMillian Uo., " 4.84 43 The H. W. Wilson uo., " 8.00 TOTAL LIBR.;RY MID 604.65 CEMETERY FUND 44 Assigned City Treasurer salary 185.00 45 J. IN. Roas " 85.00 46 Geo Hammer It 110.00 47 Dick Kingston Ser`ftees 63.20 48 Logan Seale " 83.20 49 Clifford Raymond " 83.20 50 Carl Hanson 83.20 51 L. M. Gates 83.20 52 Robert Boynton " 50.E 53 Ada Hartenbower " 20.00 54 Ray Jewett ^ 6.40 55 Idaho Hardware Ca., Supplies 99.56 56 1,61son -Petr7 Mere Co., " 14.95 57 Hollingsworth Imp Co., " 13.16 58 Mt. States Tel & Tel Cc Rent & Toll 4.00 59 Lilly Seed Co., Supplies 2.00 60 Caldwell Auto Su ply Co., " 1.58 TOTAL CEMETERY FOND 1,016.85 PARK FUND 61 T.D.Finn Salary 100.00 62 Assigned to City T easurer " 100.00 63 Assigned Floyd Southward Services 85.20 64 Wm Shuee " 74.80 65 Sam Livesay It 56.00 66 Ray Jewett " 33.80 67 T.B.Gibson " 29.00 68 Gem State Academy " 24.00 69 Recreation Fund Supplies 254.87 270 C.Everhart Services 16.00 271 Purkheiser Elec Co., Supplies 200.00 82 Baxter Foundry " 58.50 P3 Idah 0 Hardware Co., ^ 58.50 84 Becker Hdvr. Co., " 42.25 74 Vance Butts " 37.80 76 Idaho Power Co., Power 34.40 77 McNeel bbr. Co., Supplies 27.98 78 Home Lbr. Co., " 25.80 79 O.A. Payne " 20.75 80 Irrigators Lbr. Co., " 13.46 81 Wilson -Petry Mere. Go., ^ 9.04 82 Hay -Boone Co., ^ 8.75 �� 83 Edgar L. Oakes " 6.00 84 Fir6t Service Station " 6.13 85 Caldwell Concrete Pipe Co., ^ 5.88 86 Turner Sales Co., " 5.39 87 Purkhiser Elea Co., " 3.00 88 McNeal Lbr. Co., ^ 288 89 Nampa Goldfish Farms ++ 2..40 90 Golden Rule Store ^ I.Bo 91 Caldwell Plg. & Htg. Co., " 1.10 92 Becker Hdw. Co. " .45 I Nos. Name. Whet for GOLF COURSE FUND 55 Ed Campbell Services 56 W.D.Feltwell " 57 Geo L. Brooks " 58 Ray Jewett " Amount . 9 1,297.99 220.00 117.80 97.00 97.00 95.76 75.00 48.00 38.00 34.40 25.60 19.20 14.40 12.60 10.80 9;60 6.00 5.60 4.60 4.40 4.00 3.40 3.20 3.20 3.20 3.20 2.80 2.80 2,00 1.60 1.20 .40 .40 2,533.15 66.23 58.93 50.10 59.05 25.77 23.17 15.00 15.00 10.51 10.45 8.85 7.85 4.00 3.05 2.55 2.00 I.M .25 3,84406 100.00 100.00 7.50 3.70 3.20 2.50 2.00 2.80 .80 .50 .20 223.21 2,816.85 jp 2,816.85 131.30 92.80 69.60 86.70 v i TOTAL PARK FUND IRRIGATION FUND 293 C•. L. Boualadd Salary 294 Assigned City Treasurer " 295 B'.F. Lancaster " 296 Thos Cochrane " 297 Frank Dowd " 298 Fred McConnel " 299 H'.D.Cole Services 800 Noaas Nadeau " 301 0: Hauman " 302 Ross Newman " 303 E. 11. McEwln " 304 G:E.Grove - " 305 James Tucker,assigned Roy Smith " 306 W. L. Landreth " 307 Wilbur Shuee " 308 Ira Armis ton " 309 S.W.Dawson " 310 K. E. Jordan " 311 Geo Cox " 312 L.A.Chumly " 313 J.B. McCoy " 314 C.R.Gipe " 315 E.T.Barnes " 316 Emry Moore " 317 Claude Gefford " 318 O.E.Stinemitz " 319 Guy Heally " 320 W.R.Bernett " 321 Jim Nichols " 322 Willard brown " 323 Tom Alexander " 324 Bob Wyatt " 325 Caldwell Concrete Pipe Co., Supplies 326 McNeal Lbr. Go., " 327 Irrigators Lbr. Co., " 328 Idaho Power Co., " 329 Idaho Hardware Go., " 33) Home Lbr. Co., " 331 Becker &dw. Co., " 332 Boise - Payette Lbr. °o., " 332A Boise - Payette Lbr. Co., " 333 Pletcher 011 Co., " 334 Brooks Motor Co.; " 335 Evans Motor Co., " 336 Butler Hdw. Co., " 337 First Service Station " 338 1. S. Goldsmith „ 339 Caldwell Auto Supply Co. " 340 Botkin- Gordon drug Co., ^ 341 Ida Sa.es Go., " 342 Wilson -Petry Mere Co., " `DOTAL IRRIGATION FUND SPRINKLING FUND 343 Del Soper Salary 344 Assigned City Treasurer It 345 Western Auto Supply Supplies 346 Caldwell &uto Supply " 347 Evans Motor Cc, " 348 11arry Mullikin " 349 Hollingsworth Imp. " 350 I.E.Goldsmith " 351 F.E.Bollman " 352 King Auto Wrecking Co., " 353 Caldwell Plg. & Htg. Co., " TOTAL. SPRITTKLING FUND STREKT LIGHTING 354 Idaho Power Go., Street Lights TOTAL STREET LIGHTING FUND GOLF COURSE FUND 55 Ed Campbell Services 56 W.D.Feltwell " 57 Geo L. Brooks " 58 Ray Jewett " Amount . 9 1,297.99 220.00 117.80 97.00 97.00 95.76 75.00 48.00 38.00 34.40 25.60 19.20 14.40 12.60 10.80 9;60 6.00 5.60 4.60 4.40 4.00 3.40 3.20 3.20 3.20 3.20 2.80 2.80 2,00 1.60 1.20 .40 .40 2,533.15 66.23 58.93 50.10 59.05 25.77 23.17 15.00 15.00 10.51 10.45 8.85 7.85 4.00 3.05 2.55 2.00 I.M .25 3,84406 100.00 100.00 7.50 3.70 3.20 2.50 2.00 2.80 .80 .50 .20 223.21 2,816.85 jp 2,816.85 131.30 92.80 69.60 86.70 v i Nos. Name 358 R. Colvard 360 W.T.Bunt 361 Advgnt Academy 362 0. Lappin 863 Assigned City Treasurer 864 C.Everhart 3655 Idaho Hardware Co., 866 nollingsworth Imp. Co., 867 Hollingsworth Imp. Co., 868 Caldwell Concrete Pipe Co., 369 Edgar L. Oakes 370 0. A. Payne 371 Caldwell Flg. & Htg. Co., 372 Wilson -Petry Marc. Co., 375 Caldwell Autp Supply 374 Caldwell Produce Co., 375 Butler Hdw. Co., 376 Caldwell Auto Body 377 Becker Edw. Co., 878 Harry Mullikin' 579 Canyon County 360 W.T,Bunt What for Amount, Services 83.20 " 52.00 " i l Nos. Name 358 R. Colvard 360 W.T.Bunt 361 Advgnt Academy 362 0. Lappin 863 Assigned City Treasurer 864 C.Everhart 3655 Idaho Hardware Co., 866 nollingsworth Imp. Co., 867 Hollingsworth Imp. Co., 868 Caldwell Concrete Pipe Co., 369 Edgar L. Oakes 370 0. A. Payne 371 Caldwell Flg. & Htg. Co., 372 Wilson -Petry Marc. Co., 375 Caldwell Autp Supply 374 Caldwell Produce Co., 375 Butler Hdw. Co., 376 Caldwell Auto Body 377 Becker Edw. Co., 878 Harry Mullikin' 579 Canyon County 360 W.T,Bunt What for Amount, Services 83.20 " 52.00 " $6.00 + 23.20 " 12.80 " 9.60 Supplies 311.01 + 63:85 68.35 " 39.15 + 26.46 " 10.50 + 7.66 " 6.86 ^ 4.30 " 3;55 " 3.50 + 3.55 2.50 " 2.25 " 2.00 TOTAL GOLF COURSE FUND 6 1,178.80 GRAND TOTAL OF E%PLRIDITURES FOR MAY, X26,979.44 Whereupon, Councilman Montgomery presented the following preamble and resolution: ,WM7AS , The Works Progress Administration of the United Ste es Goverment has presented.to the Mayor and Council a proposition for the carrying out f their program of extermination and eradication of noxious weeds on the property and pr ises of the bity of Caldwell_ to -wit: on its parking, grounds, lots and blocks held by it, as well as the streets and alleys of the said city, by the spreading of chemicals in suitable places for the eradication of said noxious weeds, and WHEREAS, Canyon County, Idaho, likewise presented a proposition to cooperate with the Works Administration in the eradication of said noxious weeds, upon the stip- ulation that the City of Caldwell pay one -half of the costs of the chemicals used in the eradication of said noxious weeds, and the said Canyon County, Idaho, tenders to the City of Caldwell a contract for that purpose, and _WHEREAS, The Mayor and Council of the City of Caldwell believe that it is for the beat inter,�st and good of the said City of Caldwell and the inhabitants thereof, that said iib2ious weeds bb destroyed, and that they cooperate with the said Works Progress Ad- ninistration, or any other Govermental agencies through their representatives, and with the Canyon County, State of Idaho, in the eradication of said noxious weeds, NOW, THEREFORE, 2E IT RESOLVED That the Mayor of the City of Caldwell be, and he E is, hereby authorized and directed for, and on behalf of, the City of Caldwell to enter in- to a contract and stipulation with the Works Progress Administration, authorizing them to go upon any cf the streets and alleys of the City of Caldwell, or any other property owned by the City of Caldwell, for the purpose of eradication of said noxious weeds, which said contract shall endure not longer than from the time of its execution until the first day of Way, 1937; and that he may enter into contracts with the said Canyon County, Idaho, to pay one -half (3) of the cost of chemicals used in the treatment of said noxious weeds, and the carrying out of the said program, whereby the said City of Caldwell shall pay one -half of the coat of chemicals used in said treatment of said noxious weeds, at a cost to the City of Caldwell not to exceed the sum of Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00). That a copy of this resolution duly certified to by the City Clerk of the City of Caldwell, shall be attached t J any forms or contracts that mgry be executed by said Mayor in carrying out the purposes of this resolution, afid'9hall, to the extent of said resolution, limit the power of the said Mayor in executing the same, and shall limit the contracts so executed by the Mayor, in accordance with this resolution; and moved the adoption thereof. i ii I I , i I It 11, Whereupon, Councilman Hollingsworth seconded the motion. A yea and nay vote was had thereon, with the following results: Yes: Councilmen Oakes, Hollingsworth, Montgomery, Mumford and Fenrich. No: None. Absent and not voting: Councilman Boynton. Whereupon, the Mayor declared the motion duly carried, and the preamble and re- solution duly adopted. Moved by Fenrich, seconded by Hollingsworth that the salaries of the Fire De- partment be raised to the place they were before the 10 percent reduction. Motion carried. There being no further business to came before the Council, it was moved by Mont o gomery, seconded by Hollingsworth, that Council adjourn to meet June 9th.',, 1936. Mot {on carried. Cry �il• City Clerk Mayor COUNCIL CHAMBERS, .TUNE 9th., 1936. 8:00 P. M. Pursuant to adjourment of the regular meeting of June lat., 1936, the Mayor and Council met with the Mayor,'Emery L. Vassar, presiding. On Roll Call the following Councilmen answered present: Edgar L. Oakes, F. D. dum£ord, G. M. Fenrich and W. R. Hollingsworth: Absent: W.S.Boynton and G. W. Montgomery. thereupon, the following preamble and resolution was presented by Councilman lollingsxorth: Councilmen, W. S. Boynton and GA7. Montgomery entered and were marked preset MD3RElwi There passes through the City of Caldwell, Canyon County, Idaho, a iatural stream conunonly known as "Indian Creek," which said creek intersects certain street: ind avenues of the City of Caldwell, and WHEREAS, The present bridges across the said creek at the places hereinafter in- licated, where it intersects said streets and avenues, were originally mode of wood, and iave become rotten and decayed -iand unsuitable to carry the tra °fic along said streets and Lvenues and across said creek; and it appearing to the Mayor and City Council of the City f Caldwell that the said bridges, and each of them, or any of them, are liable to Col - apse under the daily strain of the normally heavy loads that pass over them; and should hey collapse the City of Caldwell would be subjected to expensive damage suits for injuries hat might occur to persons and property, and that the recovery of damages costs and ex- enses against the said City in any of such suits might reasonably be expected to create a rester expense to the City of Caldwell than the reconstruction and replacement of the said everal bridges. NOta, THF.RFvORE, BE IT RESOLVED That the Mayor and Council of the City of Cald- ell, Canyon County, Idaho, do hereby determine that it is necessary, and for the best in- terests of the City of Caldwell, the inhabitants and residents and citizens thereof and ally ersons traveling said several streets and avenues of the City of Caldwell, to build and nstruet bridges of suitable material and strength to support the traffic on or accross the Crests and avenues where they interesect and cross said Indian Creek, to -wit : At the intersection of said Indian Creek with Fourth Avenue South and Arthur Street. At the intersection of said Indian Creek with Fifth Avenue South and Arthur Street. it. i