City Council Considers Special Bond Election for Sewerage System
Long session of the municipal fathers last night. Street grading machine ordered. West side river residents promised fire protection. Awning ordinance and extended sidewalk district ordinance passed. Anti spitting ordinance killed. Street sprinkling contract awarded to George Gittins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gittins
Fust
Williams
East Side
South First Avenue
Scowcroft
Smith
What the Council Did Last Night
The council approved regular bills and heard officers reports. They ordered three fire hydrants west of the river and one at the Academy, confirmed T. C. Reynolds as street overseer, and postponed city road poll tax collection for now. They discussed sewer bonding, bought a small street grader, and passed several ordinances, then adjourned to Monday to continue sewer talks.
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Academy
T. C. Reynolds
Chilson
George Gittens, Jr
Martin
Greene & Higson
Fourth Ward
Terrell
R. Terrell
Wetleman
Clark
Water Company
City Engineer Presents Plan For Pocatello Sewage System
City Engineer W P Havener outlines a sewer plan costing about 82 000 with an outlet to the Portneuf River at Hay den Street. Council favors bonding the city for up to the legal limit to build the main from the court house to the river, with laterals funded by property taxes.
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Pocatello
W. P. Havener
Portneuf
Hayden Street
Havenor
Lander Street
Bannock County Court House
Lander
Grant Avenue
Grant
Hayden
Academy
South Seventh
Eighth Avenues
North First Avenue
North Mai Street
Main
Grand
Court House
Slaughter House
Terrell
Portneat
Gittins Awarded Sprinkling Contract in Pocatello
At a city council meeting George Gittins Jr won the sprinkling contract for Pocatello streets. His bid $4050 matches last year and includes seven sprinklers. he also offered daily work at $4.25 per wagon. Only rival bid from T B Smith at $4597 failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gittins, Jr
Pocatello
Gittins
T. B. Smith
Bistline
Mr. Gittins
Senator Odell Returns From Seven Troughs Visit
Senator W. M. Odell general manager of the Fort Hall mine has returned home from a trip to the Seven Troughs mining district in Nevada.
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W. M. Odell
Fort Hall
Seven Troughs
Nevada
Strike in Rome prompts government to restore order
A general strike erupted in Rome after fatalities from street disorders as troops fired, killing three and wounding fifteen. The government mobilized the garrison, charged demonstrators with fixed bayonets, and dispersed crowds. Seven anarchists were arrested as mail drivers stayed home and soldiers replaced them.
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Rome
Helen Gould cuts back charity projects in New York
Miss Helen Gould announces retrenchment in her charities closing part of her Tarrytown estate to rent the Girls Industrial School at Lyndhurst built for 75 000 dollars and suspending Woodycrest outings for poor children this summer due to tight finances.
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New York
Helen Gould
Tarrytown
Lyndhurst
Woodycrest
Miss Gould
Roosevelt offers Mitchell a job as special commissioner
John Mitchell former president of the United Mine Workers met President Roosevelt in Washington this morning and left with an offer of a position as special commissioner to study labor conditions on the Panama Canal Mitchell said he might accept if it helps restore his health before resuming work.
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Washington
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Roosevelt
White House
Panama Canal
Mitchell
German car leaves for the west in New York to Paris race
Ouden Utah April 3. The last German car in the New York to Paris race started westward at 10 30 this morning.
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Ouden
Utah
New York
Paris
West
Watson Nominated In Parties Debates Across States
Nebraska and Michigan delegations back Watson amid ticket race. Bob-Williams of Indiana claims second place as debate over adjournment continues shaping the nominating scene.
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Nebraska
Michigan
Bob-Williams
Indiana
Populist Nominees Named at National Convention
Bulletin from St Louis April 3 reports Thomas Watson nominated for president and Samuel W Williams of Vincennes Indiana nominated for vice president by the Populist National Convention.
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ST. Louis
Thomas Watson
Samuel W. Williams
Vincennes
Indiana
Honneck er Named Permanent Chairman At Populist Convention
In St Louis on April 3 the Populist national convention elected George A. Honnecker of New Jersey as permanent chairman after a roll call to substitute W B Jones of Nebraska failed 486 to 281. Honnecker denounced courts and parties, urged revolutionary options, and drew contrasts with Cleveland and Idaho actions. Nebraska and Minnesota delegates pledged to Bryan led a split over presidential nomination timing.
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St. Louis
Committee On Permanent Organization
George A. Honnecker
New Jersey
W. B. Jones
Nebraska
Honnecker
Ile
Democratic Party
Cleveland
Republican Party
Idaho
Robespierre
Committee On
Minnesota
Bryan
Second Largest Dam Project Planned Near Helena
Helena Mont April 3 M Herry Jr manager of the Helena Power Transmission company said material is ordered for the second largest dam in the world. The Missouri river project will be the third dam on the river 30 miles from Helena. Upon completion it will irrigate thousands of acres and supply power to plants at Helena Batte and Anacouda.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Gerry, Jr
Helena Power Transmission Company
Missouri River
Batte
Anacouda
Four Box Cars Damaged in Yard Collision
Four box cars were side swiped by a freight train in the Short Line yards during switching. Sides torn out and debris scattered. No injuries. Debris cleared and cars sent to the hospital.
Skull in pow catello yards after train strike
Alfred Earle a 21 year old Salt Lake City brewer was struck by Short Line passenger train No 8 in the Pocatello yards while walking toward the depot after alighting from a freight train. He suffered a compound skull fracture and other injuries and is under county care in the general hospital.
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Alfred Earle
Washington Avenue
Salt Lake City
Pocnatello General Hospital
Earle
Salt Lake
Pocatello
Idepot
Tie
Tle
Hlis
W. A. Wright
Harrison Avenue
General Hospital
Howard
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Council
Winter
City Cemetery
George Kimpton
City Park
Kimpton
Ordinance Committee
Benton
South Grant Avenue
Halliday
South Grant
J. H. Croxall
Poundmaster
John Ellis
Eee
TOL BF Gruber
Foc Coo Cie
Kane
Goldie McAllister
Greene & Higason
Plumbing
Rocky Mountain Bell Tel. Co
Pat Sweeney
Slingerland
Abe Wright
City
D. J. Elrod
J. Elrod
Samuel Wallace
William Fife
A. S. Manassa
John Hood
Jones
Perae
A. J. Pierce
Bonnesaue Munn
J. F. Kane
Jones RR
Petieicciy
W. F. Walsh
T. H. Kane
Thomas W. Nelson
James Cram
J. W. Kelly
D. F. Myers
William Urie
Idaho Consolidated Power Co
Reubelmann & Sons
A. H. Smith
Sam Cox
J. C. Johnston
Pocatello Water Co
F. E. Warner
James Davidson
A. F. Shultz
Tom Merriman
Fire Department
W. H. Price
Roy Goodwin
Holley
A. B. Bean Hardware Co
Portneuf River
Watson
Bulletin
Pocatello Yards
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