HomeMy WebLinkAbout1955, July 6, #1 Sale of Property
(iilinutes of July 6, Cont.)
RE: Protests on curb and gutter project.
A group of citizens from South First YYest Street came in to voice their protests on the
curb and gutter project in front of their property. They stated the curb was so high that it
not only looked unsightly but decreased the value of their property.
Engineer Benton ansevered their questions and explained the over all grade had been made
to take care of the drainage problem and therefore the grade eras high in some places and lour
in others.
A general discussion followed. Jilding moved the Gity do everything possible to co-operate
with the property otirners on a 50-50 basis to raise and replace the sidewaLlc on First ','Jest from
First to Second South Street. The motion vras seconded by Genta and passed unanimously.
RE: Retiring of policemen; hiring of new officers.
PSr. P,?orrell stated the lava says a police officer should be retired at 65 ,years of age. He
moved that Chief of Police J. R. Clark and 7m. Tduir both be retired as of August 1, 1955, and
that vre take the applications £or vacancies on the police force on file to date and any more
that might come in vrithin the next day or tyro, that vre aslc these men t o give us two references
to check vrith, that vre ask them to take aptitude tests, and then in light of the results, that
the City hire t~°ro officers from these applicants as soon as possible.
The motion was seconded by 1"tilding and mianimously carried.
RE: Council voices protest against He]17s Canyon Dam.
The Itiayor renuested I:ary S!nith to read a letter from Fre;nont-2[adison Irrigation District
asking for a Council resolution opposing Helps Canyon llam. She vras instructed to vrrite the
resolution on the grounds that the Council feels upstream reservoirs should be built first to
protect water users in Idaho. The resolution was to be mailed toL'r. Bill Holden of Holden
and Holden Laid Firm, Idaho Falls, Idaho.
RE: Resolution concerliing sale of city property.
Councilman D. D. '.°Jilding introduced and moved the adoption of the follovring:
RESOLUTION
~TFIERuAS, the City of Rexburg is the ovrner of the hereinafter described real
property situated in I?exburg, Iuadison County, Idaho, and
I'Jfi3ii;AS, said hereinafter described property has never been used for municipal
purposes and is not needed for municipal purposes, and
rlIb3REAS, it :would be to the best 9-nterests of the Cit;~ of Rexburg and the
inhabitants thereof, to sell such property,
NO'ra, THEIZ~FORs', BE IT RISGLV~ that the hereinafter described property be
offered for sale for cash to the highest bidder and that notice of intention to
sell be given by eublication in tyro issues of the Rexburg Journal, a ~°reekly net°is-
paper printed anti published in Rexburg, I!4adison Country-, Idaho, and that bids be
submitted to the City Clerkrs office on or before August 3, 1455, at 8 orcloclt
p,m. and further that the City of Rexburg reserve the right to reject any and all
bids; that said property is situated in Rexburg, tradison County, Idaho, and
described as fbLlovrs, to-;grit:
Commencing 321 feet 'tv'ortil of the Soutlrrrest corner of
lot 2, Bloclc 33 of the Rexburg townsite, City of
Re,;'ourg, Idaho, and runnir!g thence ii o.^th 50 feet;
thence East 165 £eet; thence South 50 feet; thence
!;]est 165 feet to the point of b~-innir?~.
ADOPTED AND Ar"rROUr-U this 6th day of July, 1955.
The mode!! to edopt the foregoing resolution was seconded by Councilman A. E. Archibald
and the vote on the adoption of said resolution was as follows:
Those voting AY3E:
Those voting NAY:
A, E. Archibald
li,. D. Itorrell
Norman Genta
D. D. ''Jilding
Robert Erikson
ISax laic}:elsen
None.
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It appearing that more t!zan a majority of the Counciln!en had voted in favor of-the motion,
the flayor thereupon declared the motion carried and the resolution adopted,
RE: Resolution providing for interim warrants for L.I.D. l[,.
Councilman Diax tiickelsen introduced and moved the adoption of the following:
RESOLUTION
NIHEREAS, on the 16th day of l,tarch, 1955, the City Council of the City of
Rexburg, Idaho, adopted. and the i.Iayor of said City approved OrcLnance P1o. 389 of
said City, creating Local Improvement District No. L+ in said City for the
purpose of constructing street improvements in said City, and
'ilIlEi'~EAS, the City proposes to issue local improvement bonds to pay the
cost of such improvements, and