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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955-06-13city council minutes5 �l Association to be turned over to the City for disbursement* Upon Roll Call it appeared the motion was unanimously carried. Mrs. Farish informed the Mayor and Council the Ladies Golf Association - was — onscring a suer golf program for young girls. A request was presented to open the alley between Locust and Poplar, and Montana and Colorado. This was referred to the City Engineer. The Mayor informed the Council Safeway Stores requested the closing of the alley in Block 116, Strahorn Addition. This was referred to the City Engineer. The Mayor and Councilman Bettis reported back to the Council they had contacted Mrs. Pinni.e Dunn garding the opening of Joliet Street and she appeared willing to give an easement. The Mayor instructed the City Attorney to prepare the necessary papers. Councilman Bettis recommended that North Tenth from Chicago Street through the clover leaf be given a super -dust oil coat. This was unanimously approved by the Mayor and Council. The curb cut at Logan and Kimball was again brought up. The City engineer was instructed to to notify the property owner this cut world have /comply with City Ordinance. Councilman Burrell stated the 1greund spraying of elms had started. The Eighth Annual Conventions of the Idaho Municipal League will be held in McCall, Idaho , June 9, 10 and 11, 1955, with Mayor Jason C. Smith as President and Caldwell as host city. The Aiayor stated the convention would be instructive to city officials giving them a ch to hear sneakers and discussions on subjects pertaining to municipalities. Moved by Burrell, seconded by Bettis t-at registrations fees, hotel and mileage be paid by the city for officials attending the convention. Upon Roll Call it appeared the motion was unanimously carried. The City Attorney was authorized to subscribe to the Model Ordinance Service. Discussion was held on municipal plats and the advisability of and, ordinance governing plats. This was referred to the City Attorney. Irrigation water allowed to run into city streets was discussed and the Chief of Police was instructed to place a notice in the News- Tribune warning property owners. Operator of a Root Bier Drive Inn requested permission to solicit residents for root beer deliver, The City Attorney advised the operator would have to take out a solicitor's license. There being no further business to come before the Council, it was moved by Councilman Burrell, seconded by Councilman Bettis, that Council adjourn. Motion carried. %l Mayor. City Clerk. COUNCIL CHAMBERS, .TUNE 13th, 1Q55, B:oo P. I.T. The Council met pursuant to call and acknowledgment of notice in the following form: CALL AND ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF NOTICE We. the undersigned Mayor and Members ofthe City Council of the City of Caldwell,. Idaho, do each hereby acknowledge notice of a special meeting of said City Council to be held at the Council Chambers in the City Hall in the City of Caldwell, Idaho at the hour of 8:00 o'clock P. M. on the 13th day of June, 1955 for the transaction -f all 1 siness in connection with the following object.- Second reading of Bill No. w, and passing of Resolutions approving the plans and specifications for L. I. D. No. '34,35 and 36, which object was submitted to each of the undersigned in writing. WITNESS our signatures this 13th, day o£ June, 1955. 9 ` ayor. J 1 I � _J. J ,5'6 9 oa an t . rp ovncilman an i Co c'i Loan - ci I !"' Mayor Jason C. Smith presiding. Upon Roll Call the following bouncilmen answered presentt Fran Blomquist, L. E. Burrell, Adolph Eggers, Emile Shorb, L. P. Eldredge and J. M. Bettis. RESOLUTION BY COUNCILMAN BETTIS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF ILTRDVMFEN75 IN LOCAL IP?ROVE- =VT DISTRICT 110. 34 OF THE CITY OF GAL=, L, IDAHO, AUTHORIZING THE INVITATION FOR BIDS AND SETTING A DATE FOR OPENING BIDS. WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho have heretofore duly and regularly, as required by law, created Local Improvement District No. 34 of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, for the purpose of constructing in said district, improvements consisting of suitable curbs and gutters and street and alley valleys and for the purpose of surfacing, grading and oiling the streets therein; and WHEREAS, the City Engineer of the City of Caldwell has prepared and filed with the City Clerk of said city, plans and specifications for the construction of said improvements in said Local Improvement District No. 34 of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, which said plans and specifications have been presented to the Mayor and City Council and approved; and WHEREAS, it is desirable to invite bids for the construction of said improvements. NUR, THEREFORE, be it resolved and ordered by the 2iayor and Council of the City of Caldwell, r- Idaho: Section 1. That the plans and specifications heretofore prepared by the City Engineer and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Caldwell, for the construction of certain improvements authorized in said Local Improvement District No. 34 of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, for the purpose of constructing in said district improvements consisting of suitable curbs and gutters and street and alley valleys and for the purpose of surfacing, grading and oiling the streets therein, be and the same hereby are approved. Section 2. That the City Clerk is hereby ordered to prepare and let invitations for bids and publish the same in The News Tribune, official newspaper of the City of Caldwell, on June 2, June 9, and June 16, 1955, calling for the opening of said bids at the City Hall on June 20, 1955, at the hour of 8:00 otclock P, M. in accordance with Section 50 -2936 of the Idaho Code. Upon Roll Call those voting in the affirmative were- Blomquist, Burrell, Eggers, Shorb, Eldredge, and Bettis. Negative: None. Absent and not voting: None. Thereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and the Resolution adopted. I Upon motion by Eldredge, seconded by Blomquist the following Resolution was proposed: RESOLUTION BY COUNCILMAN BETTIS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCAL IMFROVE- MENT DISTRICT NO. 35 OF THE CITY OF CALMELL, IDAHO, AUTHORIZING THE INVITATION FOR BIDS AND SETTING A DATE �i FOR OPENING BIDS. WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho have heretofore duly and regularly, as required by law, created Local Improvement District No. 35 of the City of Caldwell, Idaho,for the purpose) of constructing in said district, improvements consisting of suitable curbs and gutters and street and alley valleys and for the purpose of surfacing, grading and oiling the streets therein; and i WHEREAS, the City Engineer of the City of Caldwell has prepared and filed with the City Clerk of said city, plans and specifications for the construction of said improvements in said Local Improvement District No. 35 of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, which said plans and specifications have been Presented to the Mayor and City Council and approved; and WHEREAS, it is desirable to invite bids for the construction of said improvements. I � S70 NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved and ordered by the Mayor and Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho: Section 1. That the plans and specifications heretofore prepared by the City Engineer and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Caldwell, for the construction of certain improvements authorized in said Local Improvement District No. 35 of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, for the purpose of constructing in said district improvements consisting of suitable curbs and gutters and street'and alley valleys and for the purpose of surfacing, grading and oiling the streets therein, be and the same hereby are approved. Section 2. That the City Clerk is hereby ordered to prepare and let invitations for bids and publish the same in The News - .Tribune, official newspaper of the City of Caldwell, on June 2, June 9, and June 16, 1955, calling for the opening of said bids at the City Hall on June 20, 1955 at the hour of 8:00 o'clock P.M. in accordance with Section 50 -2936 of the Idaho Code. Upon Roll Call those voting in the affirmative were: Blomquist, Burrell, Eggers, Shorb, Eldredge, and Bettis. Negative: None. Absent and not voting: None. Thereupoh the Mayor declared the Motion carried and the Resolution adopted. Upon motion by Eldredge, seconded by Blomquist the following Resolution was proposed: RESOLUTION BY COUNCILMAN BETTIS A RESOLUTION APPROVING THE PLANS AND SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF IMPROVEMENTS IN LOCAL 114PROVE- MENT DISTRICT N0. 36 OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL, IDAHO, AUTHORIZING THE INVITATION FOR BIDS AND SETTING A DATE FOR OPENING BIDS. WHEREAS, the Mayor and Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, have heretofore duly and regularly as required by law, created Local Improvement District No. 36 of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, for the purpose of constructing in said district, improvements consisting of suitable curbs and gutters and street and alley valleys and for the purpose of surfacing, grading and oiling the streets therein; and WHEREAS, the City Engineer of the City of Caldwell has prepared and filed with the City Clerk of said city, plans and specifications for the construction of said improvements in said Local Improvement District No. 35 of the City of Caldwell, Idaho, which said plans and specifications have been presented to the Mayor and City Council and approved, and WHEREAS, it is desirable to invite bids for the construction of said improvements. NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved and ordered by the Mayor and Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho; Section 1. That the plans and specifications heretofore prepared by the City Engineer and filed with the City Clerk of the City of Caldwell, for the construction of certain improvements authorized in said Local Improvement District No. 36 of the City of Caldwell, Idaho for the purpose of constructing in said district improvements consisting of suitable curbs and gutters and street and alley valleys and for the purpose of surfacing, grading and oiling the streets therein, be and the same hereby are approved. Section 2. That the City Clerk is hereby ordered to prepare and let invitations for bids and publish the same in The News - Tribune, official newspaper of the City of Caldwell, on June 2, June 9, and June 16, 1955, calling for the opening of said bids at the City Nall on June 20, 1955, at the hour of 8100 o'clock P;w, in accordance with Section 50 -2936 of the Idaho Code. Upon Roll Call those voting in the affirmative were; Blomquist, Burrell, Eggers, Shorb, Eldredge, and Bettis. Negative: None. Absent and not voting: None. Thereupon the Mayor declared the Motion carried and the Resolution adopted. The following report was made by Chief of Police Judd= June 13, 1955 Honorable Mayor and Council City of Caldwell Caldwell, Idaho Gentlemen: In regards to thea pplication for Beer License made w Fran s D. -Kaiser and Jim R. Taylor to license the Boise Bridge Tavern, 2 subm� the following S7/ rocommendationss Due to the fact that the Tavern would be at the extreme end of the City Limits it would be difficult to Police properly. Liao, at the time the Tavern ceased operation in 1950, according to the records of this Department, close supervision was necessary and impracticle. Therefore, I am unable to recommend that this application for Beer License be ac- cepted. 7 Respectfully submitted, i 1 /s/ Keith Judd Chief of Police Thereupon it was moved by Councilman Burrell, seconded by Councilman Eggers that this License be denied. Upon Roll Call it appeared the motion was unanimously carried. This being the time set for the second reading of Bill No. h j it was moved by Councilman Blomquist seconded by Councilman Shorb that the rules requiring that the reading of a Hill on three separate days be suspended and Bill No. 4, be read the second time by title and the third time in full section by section and placed on the final passage. The Mayor directed the Clerk to call the Roll on the above motion with the following result: Those voting in the affirmative were: Blomqnist, Burrell, Eggers, Shorb, Eldredge and Bettis. Negatives None. Absent and not voting: None. The Mayor declared the motion had passed by the necessary three - fourths majority and directed the Clerk to read Bill No, 4, the second time by title and the third time in full section by section. The Clerk read the bill as directed. The question being "Shall Bill No. 4, pass?" The Mayor directed the Clerk to call the roll on the above question which re- suited as follows; Those voting in the affirmative were; Blomquist, Burrell, Eggers, Shorb, Eldredge and Bettis. Negative: None. Absent and not voting. None. Thereupon the Mayor declared Bill No 4, had passed and the Mayor in open session of the Council 1 I , duly signed and approved the Bill, and the Clerk duly signed and attested the same which became Ordinance No. 851. The Mayor directed the Clerk to make proper entry of the same and to cause Ordinance No. 851, to be, published in the Caldwell News- Tribune the official newspaper of the City of Caldwell. This being the time set for opening bids for air conditioning in the Clerk's Office, Treasurer's i Office, Council Room and Fire Quarters. The following bids were opened and reads Caldwell Plumbing & Heating $ 1080.00 Richardson Heating 975.00 Hoff Building & Supply 1738.00 Hoffman Sheet Metal 9ko.00 Heating Equipment Cc 1128.45 These bids were referred to Councilman Eggers and Fire Chief Paddock. Representatives from Lystad's Exterminators were present and requested renewal of their contract with the City for the extermination of rats. The Mayor informed the gentlemen this contract would be discussed by the Mayor and Council at their budget meeting. I The following letter was read from the Junior Chamber of Commerces June 9, 1955 Mayor Jason Smith & the City Council C rdaho Gentlemen: The Caldwell Jr. Chamber of Commerce wishes to thank you for Your support of our Clean Up, Paint up, Fix Up Campaign. We especially wish to thank Mayor Smith for the proclamation proclaining the two weeks - May 26 to June 4 - as Clan Up, Fix Up, Paint Up, Fix Up Weeks. We also wish to thank the city council for their aid and encouragement in this project. We wish to report that the city as a whole cooperated very well during this time, and that many improvements were noted, both in residential and business areas of the city. Our trash disposal units have been completed, and will be - placed down- town as soon as possible. We have sold several of the advertising spaces on �qx on then, and hope to have the balance sold soon. Thanking you again for your support, we remain, Sincerely yours, CAI.DWELL JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE /s/ Lars Harland Chairman Clean Up, Faint Up, Fix Up Campaign Councilman Bettis said it had been brought to his attention the matter of street addresses for residents on old Hi -way 30 and the access roads paralleling the neat Hiway. This was referred to the City Attorney. Changing the name of Cemetery Road was discussed and Councilman Shorb was instructed to contact residents living on Cemetery Road in regards to change of name and report back to the Council. The Mayor reported the clogging of an irrigation drain at Tenth and Belmont, also, the clogging of an irrigation ditch on the Archie McGee property on Arthur Street which caused flooding of the Basement. The City Engineer reported the irrigation ditch on the McGee property was tiled and a screen was installed to catch trash and moss and when the screen was not properly cleaned it caused backing up of the water. Councilman Blomquist reported the need of stop signs. on Sixteenth, Eighteenth and Twentieth. The Mayor stated in the near future state traffic checkers would be in Caldwell checking traffic and would recommend the placing of stop signs. Mayor Smith and Councilman Eldredge discussed the Idaho Municipal League Convention. League Mayor Smith stated the Idaho Municipa2/had adopted a Resolution requesting an opinion from the Attorney General regarding the distribution of gas by cities and the granting, of franchises, Councilman Eldredge stated if the opinion handed down by the Attorney General shows that no such authority exists a request would be made to the Governor to call a special session of the Legislature to enact laws governing distribution of natural gas. There being no further business to come before the Council it was moved by C ouncilman Bettis, seconded by Councilman Burrell that Council adjourn. Motion carried• 1 � L Mayor. City Clerk. COUNCIL CHILLIM RS NNE 20th, 1955, 8:00 P. M. The Council met pursuant to call and acknowledgment of notice in the £ollovdng form: CALL ANn ACgNCUT=,,0 " +".LTTT OF NOTICE We, the nndersi geed Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Caldwell, Idaho do each hereby acknowledge notice of a special meeting of said City ^ouncil to be held at the Council Chambers in the City Hall in the City of Caldwell, Idaho at the hour of 8:00 o'cloclt P. y. on the 20th day of June, 1955, for the transgction of all business in connection With the following object: Receiving of bids for the constrcctien of concrete curb and gutter and road -oil pavement on those streets described in Local Improvement Districts Nos. 34 and 36, which object was subm.1.tted to each f the undersigned in writing WITNESS our signatures this 20th, day of June 1955, ,(J "��� I j �J 'J