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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1950, Sept 20, pg 1 Revise and Correct Assessment RollLffldUlli/S OF 1%GUI~AR L=ETIIdG OF THE CITY COUDICIL OF TI1-B CITY OF I~I,BURG, IDAHO September 20, 1950 ~+ i?E: ~: RF: Iilinutes of the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Rexburg held this 20th day of September, 1950, at 3 P.If. at the City i"Iall ~-rith l:fayor Jos. I3. Par!cinson presiding. Councilmen present vrere Richard L. Davis, Ed. Covington, `vr. PI. Smart,, FErpe1 nelson, henry Shirley, also Cit,~~ Attorney P.Iary Smith. Councilman Brent Sutherland ~°ras out of to^rn and e:ccused. Complail?t on dust problem caused by tractors on dirt roads. Idi1e i'aylor, acting as spokesman for a group of citizens from lst South and 3rd East Streets, came to the meeting to requESt some action on the dust problem and daR1age to streets by tractors and other i?envy farm maciv.nery travelling to and from tovm. After considerable discussion the I_ayor stated he and the council crere arrarE of the problem anti he felt property ozrners hact just cause for complaint and. consideration and likelaise farmers travelling on public streets had need far same and should be considered, but felt somE satisfactory solution could be 'cached. lierxedies suggested included, ' the 0-11ng O1 a 't tact Or lane, L71t1? 1?ECC-Scary „rading; 113Ve IarmE x's 't x'a_RSp01't tl]e11' tractors to and frog? their farms by t?'ucl,: and a strip of cement against the curb »rhich ShOI_ld IJ C- Qe Si gl?atcd aS G. tract Or la!lE. 111E I:ea.,y 0i' sll~~e St C-~i t11E Pl'OpEl'ty o?'rnEx"u' tai{G file prc~lerm to the Pla!u?ing Doard, for consideration and recom,?endation to the City Council. 'Need cont~bl. ;) City =,`,ttorney linty ~mi:'uh stated si?e had investigated the 1ege,l aspects of treed control ah~i tits r.?ai;ing of an ordinancE to enforce control of ~veeds. After she had e;;plained what t'nE bi'~dinance ~rould:contein she eras instructed to draor up the ordinance and r. nreserlt it-to the coLUicii fo;: accE~~tance, of t. _ - Five point plan of tiie Li-ons Club:=~- Counoilr.,a.n T'ieLson ol-,sErvEd-the 'Tfeed Ordinance :°rould coincide 'Frith the action proposed by the Li:ii?s Club in its "five 'pout program for comrlunity improvement. He stated the five poins rEre; to encourage"'-planers of vacant lots to clean up their property; installation of prover strec-t signs in ti?e city; a special com~ittee to 'rrorlc with the Golf' Club co..vaittee i1? establishinga golf coursE in P.exburg; enforcing of speed limits in ti?e city; and 'to try to imnrovE the drivers license situation in ldaho anct tl;at a fu7.l report be made on the progress of securing a Federal Post Office Building in Rexburg. Survey of irrigation problem. iembers of the Planning Board met rri.th the colancil to hear the iuiti~l report on the progress of a survey of Re?:burg's irrigation problem ';rhich ;-ras presented by David E. Benton and LEGrande i,Iarchant, engineers of Idaho calls, r!ho had been emploged to do the 'work. u . Benton shoti°red a map 1^rhich they had drain up to shoe°r e;:actly rrherE the ditches are and what areas they servE. They ~rescnted four plans to be considered by the comicil. ?first, lour pressure system; 5e d, Elirxinate irrigation in certain parts; Third, covering ditches; Foarti?, ^l urn to c1t' titer for irrigating. Davis n?oved BEnto^ arld ?'archant proceed vrith their survey, .mite up their report and present it at the ne_i, meeting of the Planning Board scheduled for October 2, 1950. idelson seconded. the motion and it spas ul:animously approved. The %Iayor read a request i torn 3pi? Blacliourn that a bridge or culvert be placed at hi.s property to permit entrance to his place~for'lue1. T!?E School District had requested chal?gin~ an irrigation ditch from centeroi' the block to the side of the sidE;r~1k and hay ~~rosdsed no inconvenier~ce. IIorrever a1i. open ditch had 'peen left in front of lI1', Blackburn's property. The colu?ci1 decided'?it was the School District's responsibility amid not the Cityrs and Councilmal? IlElson'!ras assigned to report to I;!r. Blackburn to that Effect; . RE: Bids for irrigation pickup. lvro bids for thEolct city irrigationi pickup were presented by the Mayor. Leslie Parks :;x17.50 and Levear _ington :;;;10.00. The i'1ayo?• stated Lester Garner had offered sa25 for the car Earl i.Er in the sur.~ner. Covington moved i:ir. Ga_*•ner be contacted and informed if he still rrauts it for his original o.-~'fer he cocil.d have it, othExvrise it :•roulcl go to the highest bidder. ShirleJ'';secondeci the motion and it tiaras cax•ried. RE: Repair of sidetirallc by Joy Drug. City- AttornEy Iiary Smith asked about the repair of siderrali: by Joy Drug Co. Iiarvey ialter's bici of appro;:ilnately ;x1100.00 :eras accepted. City Attorney urns appointed to ,rite owner, 7°s•s. Charles, and tell her~city~~ill patiticipate on a basis of 60 per cent for ciby and 40 per cent privet. R~: Resolution, Councilman Richard Davis introduced she following resolution and.moved its adoption... R~St7T.U'li~ON I~~VISING A1517 CdRRECTING ASSESSMENT $OLL bF' ~0(:AL 3.ATERAL SEWEI{AG1; YMpRbVEMENT DISTRICT Rio. 4 ANt) CbN~'I;~NtINC St~CH ASSESSMENT ROLL AS CORRECTED WHEREAS, the City Engineer and Committee on Streets have heretofore made out and certified to the City Council as provided by law an assessment roll of`Local Lateral Sewerage Improvement District No. 4, and WHEREAS, on the 6th day of September, 1950, the City Council fixed the time and place when and where ob~~ctions to said Assessment ~,: ., <; Roll by the property owners of said District would be heard, to wit: Wednesday, the 20th day of September, 1950, at eight ofclock P. M. of said day at the council chambers in the City Building at Rexburg, Idaho, and WHEREAS, notice was duly and regularly given as provided by law b'y the Glerk of the time to file objections to said Assessment Roll, and WHEREAS, the owners `of the following described property now included in said Assessment Roll situate in the City of Rexburg, Idaho, have re- quested that the assessment against said-property and the whole thereof, be -set aside and vacated and that said property and the whole thereof, be elimi= nated from said Assessment Roll, and WHEREAS, the City Council`has examined said Assessment Roll and has heard and considered said objections, 'and WHEREAS, no other objections of any kind-or nature were filed or made to said Assessment Roll, and WHEREAS,-the-City Council-after considering `saidobjections'has de- termined that said"property described in said objections; and hereinafter described, and the~'whole'thereof, should be eliminated from said Assessment Roll, and said assessments t?hereon-set aside-and vacated. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT~RESOLVED that said assessments on the property hereinafter described by'number taken from Local Lateral Improvement District No. 4 map as revised August, 1950, shall be, and hereby are set aside and vacated and that otherwise, and as to all other property described in said Assessment Roll, and each and every item thereof, and the whole thereof, excepting the property hereinafter described, be and the same hereby is, in all respects, approved and confirmed. Said property is in- dicated and described as follows: East half of No. 20 approximately the North three-fourths of No. 12 All of Nos. 10 and 11 Approximately 1 rod by 20 rods from the Charles Zollinger property and the ditch No. 37 eliminate approximately'165 feet by 126 feet (keeping in the district the width of the frong by 20 rods deep.) A11 of No. 42 One-fourth of No. 55 and 59 No. 119 eliminate 66 feet by 99 feet No. 104 eliminate approximately three-fourths (approxi- mately 62~ feet by $$ feet) All of No. 100 One-half on each side of No. 9$ (approximately 5$ feet by 165 feet.) Councilman Smart seconded the adoption of the foregoing rQsolut:on and same upon being put to a vote was unanimously carried by the affirmative vote of all councilmen present, the vote being as follows: Ferrell Nelson, "Aye"; Richard Davis - "Aye"; Edward Covington - TMAyeTt; Henry Shirley - "Ayet°; and Wayne Smart - ^Aye". ~" 7.~SIv-UTES OF it~GGLAR ~t.L~,TIIdG OP T ~' CITY CO`JNCIL Or THS CITY OF P~E:~URG, IDAHO October 4, 1950 RE: 1'~.nutes of the regular meeting of the City Council of the City of Re~,burg, held this Fourth clay of October, 1950, at 8 Paci, at the City Hall. 1"ayor Jos. I:i. Parkinson presided. Roll call shoraed ail councilrien, Cit;;= attorney_ary Smith and Engineer R. F. lIamilton present. bequest fo'r road ir~provenent. Dean Anderson attended the meeting to request some vrork be done on the road going to his home, south of the ne;~ Third 'hard Church. The matter i°tas referred to Councilrrac~ Davis for investigation and consideration. Ri',: Patci;mobile machine. A. L. Hilliard of 'rlestern :achinery Co., Pocatello, then exnlair;ed to the Council a patciunobile machine ~.irich he 1?ad demonstrated in the afternoon for road repair Zaorl~. The price of the machine eras s~2130.0U. Streets .supervisor, A11en `hinters, explained. the maruier oi' operation and need for such a m::chine iri patching the streets. Alter a discussion tiieiiayor stated no definite decision mould be reached until further cousicieration but requested 1s..-:illiard send terns and the City Council ~rould consider advisability of _r_~u-rchasing tree nachine.