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Moved by 8andmayer and seconded by Dickens that the City Engineer be instructed to
prepare speoifycations for oiling Local Improvement Districts Noe. 12 and 13, and that he
advertise for bid to do this work. All bide to be in by June 16th. 1931. Motion Carried.
On motion made by Dickens and seconded by Vassar this Council stood_ adjourned.
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COUNOIZ OHAMBERB, JUNE 8,1981
The City Council mek on the call of the Mayor, -Fred L. Lilly, for the purpose of
hearing $rom the Attorney, welter H. Bodges, representing the Bond Holders of Bonds of the
Local improvement District No. E. Mayor -Fred L. Lilly presiding.
Roll call of Councilmen was had and the following answered presents M. s. Sendmeyer,
A. G. Keieter, Joe Dickens, E. L. Vassar, U. M. Johnston and C. E. Bales. Absent none.
appeared before the Ooanoil and asked that the Special Taxes An Late
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9 to 12, Block 48, V be cancelled.
Moved by Vassar and seconded by Dickens that the Mayor appoint a committee of two
to look into the matter. Motion carried.
The Mayor appointed sandmeyer and Vassar as this committee.
M. H. Eastaoe then outlined the matter on Local Improvement District No. 2, and
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Introduced Walter H. Hodges, of Seattle, special Attorney for the Bond Holders of Bonds
of L. 1. D. No. 2.
Mr. Hodges then went into the matter very thoroughly, and asked the Mayor and Oity
Council to re- assess the property in this District to raise the deficiency in this District,!
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g property holdere, who world be effected by this re-assessment,
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appeared and talked against this proposed re- seeessment; R. s, idadden, Preeley,F. Horne,
T. S. Buckner, Walter Griffiths and J. H. Forbes.
Moved by Sandmeyer and seconded by Dickens that the Council take the matter under
advisement. Motion carried.
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Moved by Vassar and seconded by Johnston that this Council stand adluarned.
Motion carried.'
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COUNCIL CHAMBERS, JUNE lb, 1931, 8;00 P. M.
The City Council convened persuant to the call of the Mayor, for the purpose of ,
opening bids on the Tourist park. Mayor, -Fred Z. Lilly presiding.
The Clerk eallAd the roll of the Councilmen and the following answered present;
M. S. Sandmeyer, Joe Dickens, Art Keister. Carl Johnston, 0. E. Bales and E. L. Vassar.
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Absent none.
A letter was read from Walter H. Hodges, Seattle Attorney, asking that the City pay
certain assessments in Local improvement Districts No. 2 and No 4. These being the asseee-
meats on the Public Library in L. 1. D. No. 2 and the City Hall in L. I. D. No. 4.
Mr. Hodges also asked that the Oity Treasurer proceed at once to take Tax Deed to all
property in Local Improvement Districts No. 2, no. 3, and No. 4 on which the assessments
had not been paid.
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These matters were carefully oonsidered by the Counoil but no definite /was taken.
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The following bide for the cabins in the Tourist Park were then opened and read by
the Clerk;
U. A. Payne bid 4 825.00 for all the buildings.
A. 1. elvers bid 38.00 each - for one or two cabins with garage attached.
Fred Uobua bid 800.00 for all buildings, moving date P be August. 1, 198
7he;Oommittee, appointed to call for bide.on selling the Tourist Cabins at memorial
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Park, reported that all the above bide were rejected.
The'Council oonfirme8 the committee's report, and the mayor ordered the oommittee
The Council took up for consideration the matter of the annual appropriation bill.
EaTnUTE OF TIM ZMEDITUREB
OF TEE CITY OF CAL WELL,
IDAHO, POR THE YEAR
1931 -1982.
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June 15, 1931
`Following is the estimate prepared by the mayor and City Council of the City of
Caldwell, County of Canyon, State of Idaho for 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 of may, 1931, including principal and interest due on the bonded indebtedness
and sinking funds, itemizing and olassifying.the several branches of expenditures so nearly
as may be, with a statement of the entire revenue of the City for the previous year.
Nov the City Hall, including salaries, maintenance and operation - - -
4,000.00
For the Department of Mayor and Council, including salaries - - - - - -
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600.00
For the Department of City Clerk, including salaries and incidentals- _
2,400.00
For the Department of City Treasurer, including salaries and incidentals
2,000.00
For the Department of City Engineer, including salaries and incidentals,
and expenses of building Inspector - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1,000.00 -.,
For the Department of City Attorney, including salaries and incidentals
600.00`
For the Department of City Physician, inoluding salaries and incidentals
30000
For Fire Department, including salaries, maintenance and incidentals - -
9,500.00 '
For Police Department, including salaries, special police and inoidentals4
5,500.00.
For street Department, including salaries, maintenance, operation, mater
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ialandequipment - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - -
16,000.00
For Department of Public Parke, including salaries and incidentals - - -
4,000.00,
For Printing and Publioation -
400.00
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For Gaeoliae - - - -- - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
3,400.00
For Compensation Insurance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1,000.00
For Fire Insurance - - - --- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
700.00
ForTaxes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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For Audit -- - -- ---- --- -- -- ------ -- ---- -- -
250.00 -
For City Rest Room - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - -
600.00
For Airport Land------ --- --- -- -- - -- --° -- ----
2,210.00
For "Department of Publio Library, including salaries, maintenance and
. operation - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- - - - - - -
5,500.00
Nov Department of Public cemetery, including salaries and incidentals -
4,500.00 `
For Street Lighting - - - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
11,000.00
For Emergencies - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
7,000.00
For Street aprinkllag - - - - - - - -. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
5, BOb.00
For Department of water Works, including salaries, inoidentals, operation
material, equipment end maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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For Department of irrigation, including salaries, incidentals, operation,
materiel, eq1fipment and maintenance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - �
10 000.00
June 16, 1931
For Payment of Bonds, including principal, interest and sinking Funds,
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the following funds :
Water works Extension No. 3, issue of July 1,1919
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Principal - - - - - -- -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,000.00 l
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interest - - - - - - - - - --- --- -- 7
Funding 90. 3 , issue July 1, 1920
Principal - -- -------- -------- --- --- 8,360.00
Interest - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - --- 1;230.00
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Refunding, issue January 1,1925
Principal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ^ _ _ _ - - _ 0,000.00 '
interest - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3, 685.00
General Street improvement, issue July 1, 1926
Principal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- 0,000.00°
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lnterest - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -- ----- 1,947.60
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General Paving, issue of July 1. 1919
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Principal - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5,000.00_
Interest - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -V 807307 --
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TOTAL FOR ALL RESOURCES - - - - - - - - -- - -- -- -�
REVENUE FROM ALL SOURCES FOR YEAR 1930 -1931, as per Auditor's Report 165,0E3.14 -
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Thereupon, Councilman Sandmeyer presented the-following Resolution and moved its
adoption:
RESOLUTION N0. 1
By Sandmeyer.
.A RESOLUTION CALLING A PUBLIC MEETING FOR MONDAY, JULY 27, 1931, AT EIGHT O'CLOCK
P. M. FOR THE PURPOSE OF GRANTING A PUBLIC HEARING, BEFORE THE APPROPRIETION BILL PROVIAL
DED FOR IN SECTION 40 OF THE COMPILED STATUTES OF THE STATE OF IDAHO AND CHAPTER 158
OF THE IDAHO SESSION LAWS FOR 1927, SHALL BE PASSER BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL; A,CQPY
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OF WHICH SA ID ESTIMATE OF THE PROPOSED APPROPRIATION BILL IS FULLY SET FORTH AT LENGTH
UPON THE MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL HELD ON JUNE 15,
1931; THE SAID LEVY FOR GENERAL LEVY PURPOSES BEING ®N EXCESS OF TEN MILLS.
the City of
VHEREAS, At a regular meeting of the City Council of /Oaldwell, held on the 15th.
day of June, 1931, an estimate of the probable amount of money necessary for all pur-
poses to be raised in the City of Caldwell, Idaho, during the fiscal year beginning the
first Tue'aday of May, 1931, including principal and interest due on the bonded debt and
sinking, fund, itemizing and classifying the different objects and branches of expenditure
as near as may be, with a statement of the entire revenue ofthe city for the previous
fiscal year, was submitted to said Mayor and City Council by the Finance Committee, and
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which said estimate was entered at length upon its minutes; and
WHEREAS, Motion was duly made, seconded and carried, that proper resolution be
drawn fixing the time for a public meeting fur hearing protests against said proposed
appropriation bill and giving due notice thereof:,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
CALDWELL, IDAHO:
Section 1. That the Mayor and City Council of the City of Caldwell have determined
that it* will require a tax levy for general revenue purposes in excess of ten mills to
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raise suffibient money for general purposes, as provided by law and as is more fully
shown by thb estimate of expenditures ofthe City of Caldwell for the fiscal year beginning
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the fir ®t Tuesday of May, 1931.
Section 2, That before the passage of said appropriation bill and before said levy
be made, a public hearing be granted, and that said public hearing is hereby called and
V ordered to be held at the City Hall of said City at the hour of eight O'clock P. H. on the
27th. day of July, 1931, upon said estimate and proposed appropriation bill.
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Section 3. That notice of said meeting and public hearing shall be given by at
least two publications in the Caldwell News — Tribune, a semi —wekly newspaper printed and
published in the City of Caldwell, Idaho, which notice shall be in substantially the
following form:
NOTICE OF MEETING AND PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED ESTIMATE OF EXPENDITURES
OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL FOR THE FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING THE FIRST TUESDAY IN MAY
1931; SAID ESTIMATE AND TAX LEVY FOR GENERAL PURPOSES BEING IN EXCESS OF TEN MILLS.
The City Council and Mayor having determined that it will require a tax levy for
general purposes in excess of ten mills, to raise sufficient money for general purposes
as provided by law and as fully set forth in the estimate of expenditures of the City of
Caldwell, Idaho, forthe fiscal year beginning the first Tuesday in May, 1931, in the
minutes of its regular meeting held on the 15th. day of June, 193 1 -
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN That a public meeting and hearing is hereby-granted on
Said proposed appropriation bill, to be held at the City Hall in the City of Caldwell,
Idaho, at'the hour of eight o P. M. on the 27th. day of July, 1931.
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For detailed information concerning said proposed appropriation bill,
reference is hereby made to said estimate of expenditures hereinabove referred to and
fully set forth in the minutes'of the meeting of the Mayor and City Council on the 15th.
day of June, 1931.
By order of the Mayor and City Council of Caldwell Idaho.
Dated this 15th. day of June, 1 93 1 -
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( SEAL ) Fred L. Lilly
Mayor
Attest:
0. D. Rush
City Clark.
Section 4. That the said notice shall be the same as hereby ordered and that
the City Clerk of the City of Caldwell is hereby ordered, authorized and directed to
cause said notice to be published as hereinabove mentioned, and secure proof of said
publication.
PASSES By the Council this 15th. day of June, 1931.
APPROVED By the Mayor this 15th. day of June, 1931,
Attest: Fred L. Lilly
0. D. Rush Mayor
City Clerk
The motion for the adoption of the Yesoluti'on was duly seconded by Johnson. The
question being 0 Shall the Resolution pass ?" The Mayor directed the Clerk to call the
roll,' which resulted ae follows: Those voting in the affirmative were Sandmeyer, Keister,
Bales, Vassar, Johnson and Dickens. Those voting in the negative none. Absent none.
Whereupon the Mayor declared the motion carried and Resolution No. 1 adopted, and direct-
ad the Clerk to record the same upon the Journal offthe proceedings of the council as
a part of the minutes of this meeting. Thereupon the Mayor in open session oftbe Council
duly approved and signed the same and the.Clerk duly attested the said Resolution.
Moved by Keister and seconded by Dickens that the Mayor appoint-a, committee of
three , with power to act, to see the two highest bidders and arrange,-to-sell the cabins
located in Memorial Park. Motion carried.
The Mayor appointed Sandmeyer, Vassar and Bales.
The Clerk read a letter from Edward Sisson relative to the City paying a half of
the last half of the 1930 taxes, on the lands recently bought for Cemetery - purposes.
Moved by Johnson and seconded by Dickens that the City Council accept Mr. Sisson's
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check for 8 39.61 and that the Council pay the other half of the last half of the 1930
taxes. Motion carried.
The 'Clerk read an offer from the Caldwell Plumbing and Heating Co. for installing
a new boiler and stoker for heating the City Hall all complete for 1256:00; less
$ 60.00 allowance for the old boiler.
Moved by Vassar and seconded by Bales that this offer be accepted ,ate that .the
Mayor be authorized to have the boiler and Stoker installed, Motion
carried.
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On motion of Dickens and seconded by Vassar the Couboil stood adjourned.
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COUNCIL CHAMBERS, JUNE 24, 1931
8:00 P. M.
The City Council met persuant to a call by the Mayor with Mayor Fred L. Lilly
presiding.
On roll call of the Councilmen, the following answered present: Sandmeyer, Keieter,
Bales, Dickens and Johnson. Absent Vassar.
The purpose of the meeting was to open the bids presented for the purpose of oiligd
approximately 72,000 sq. yards of streets in Local Improvement Districts Nos. 12 and 13.
Two bide were received , opened and reed as follows:
Morrison- Knudsen Co. bfBoise bid 28 cents per Square Yard or a 'total of $ 20,160.0
The Idaho Contracting Co. of Boise bid 32 cents per Square Yard or a total of
$ 23,o4o.00.'
E. L. Vassar came into the meeting at this time and was marked present.
Motion made by'Sandmeyer and seconded by Dickens that the above bide be taken
under advisement until further meeting ofthe Council. Notion carried.
Mr. Shaver representing the Idaho Contracting Oo and Mir. Olsen representing the
Morrison- Knudsen Cc consented that the cheeks tendered as per bids be retained by the
Council until such time as matter was definitely settled.
On motion properly made and seconded the meeting stood adjourned.
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COUNCIL ORAMHERB,JULY 7, 1931
8 :00 P. M.
The City Council met in Ragalar Monthly meeting, with Mayor Fred L. Lilly presiding.
Cn Roll Call of Councilmen, the following answered present: M. 3. sandmeyer , A. G.
Keieter, E. L. Vassar and Joe Dickens, Absent 0. M. Johnston and U. E. Base.
A Committee from the Forward Club, composed of Mrs uarris ateunenberg, Mrs John
Guppies and Mrs Ancil Steunenberg, appeared before the council and asked that the Council
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donate thw sum of M$ 50.00 on a swing for the wmFwrxr Park.
Moved by sandmeyer and seconded by Diokene that the request of the above committee
be granted and that when the swing is ready for installation that this City Council give
the sum of i 50.00. MMotion Carried.
The Clerk read the Minutes for June let., June 8th., June 15th., and June 24th.
on motion made by Vassar and seconded by Diokens the above Minutes were approved.
The June bills were read and on motion made by Diokene and seconded by Water these
bills Trove allowed and Trarrants were ordered drawn for the various amounts, all of which
had been approved by the Chairman of the Finance Committee, as follows;
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GENERAL FUND
No.
Name
For what
Amount
228
Fred L. Lilly
salary
11.00W
8.001,
229
M. s. 9a3dmsyer
8.00"
230
A. G, Keieter
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8.00±
231
C. Emory Bales
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8.001
232
Emery L. Vaeear
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8.00+
233
Joe Diokene
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8.00
234
Carl M, Johnston
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