, 1888-05-31
CITY FATHER

AVENUES AND TO BUILD A CITY JAIL-A
NEW CABLE LINE FOR SPOKANE.
The council was called to order by elect
ing Alderman Dean chairman for the even
ing, the mayor being absent.
The minutes Of last meeting were read
and approved
Mr.. Tull reported, as chairman Of the
COMMITTEES to confer with the officers of the
Northern Pacific railroad as to right of
way, that the committee had sent ell maps
and documents to the railroad company
and a. yet no reply had been received.
The committee on public buildings re-
ported that the city could get the old land
office building for city treasurer and clerks
for 80 per month.
Mr.. Sherwood being called upon reported
that the old contract to furnish electric
lights for the city expired about six months
ago. That improved lamps which would
furnish light all night had been substituted
for the old lamps without extra charge.
That they had been furnishing lights at the
rate OF IS 80 apiece, whereas other cities are
paying something over Sill. That In order
to furnish the required lights for the city
the company would have to put In new
dynamo at an expense OF $4,000, and be-
fore they went into that expense the COM
pany must have contract for some length
Of time. Referred to committee on public
Improvements and lighting.
All bills now due the electric light com
Dany were ordered paid.e All new bills
were referred to the finance committee, and
all bills acted upon by the finance commit
tee were ordered paid.
of Saxton street between Third and Eighth
streets was passed.
An ordinance to repeal all ordinances
regulating and licensing laundries and
washhouses except the ordinance passed at
the last meeting OF the council was passed.
An ordinance to amend section Fl OF an
ordinance entitled, an ordinances licensing
bill posters in the city, providing license
fee Of $40 quarter, was passed.
Estimates to grade Second street from
the west line OF W Washington street to the
west line Of Chestnut street were received
vertise for bids.
The committee on fire and wate. was
instructed to ascertain the cost OF Bah
cock fire extinguisher, to be used on the
north side, and report to the council.
Bids were read to grade College avenue.
obssi .:y: bid ws' no 9fas Pas Ss
avenue $l450 was bid by Jas. +. Roe and l..
Henderson, bond with bid. Jas. Il. Roe
and l.. Henderson bid $780, with bond,
on the College avenue grading. ID. 1.
Daniels bid for College avenue was, earth,
no bond. Peter Lund, College avenue.
earth, 35 cents per cubic yard, rock, 81 AS
per cubic yard, no bond. Rogers & Right
er's bid to grade College avenue was $lO,-
1926, no bond. For Pacific avenue Rogers
Il Fighters bid was $2525. There were two
other bids the reporter failed to get.
A petition OF j. M .TOwnsand, president OF
the Cable Car Co., was read asking for a
franchise to construct cable line on the
following streets, beginning at the south
end OF Howard street and extending thence
on Howard street to Front street; thence
west from Howard street either on Front
or Main street to Post street; thence on
Post street to tho Spokane river; thence
across Spokane river by bridge to be erected
by the company at or near the present Post
street bridge to Bridge street. thence west
on Bridge street to Monroe street; thence
north on Monroe street to Boone street to
the west line of the city limits, also Il line
TO connect Herewith extending from Mon
roe street west to College avenue to the
west line of the city limits. The work to
be commenced 90 days after the franchise
is granted and two miles thereof to be COM
pleted within eighteen months from said
date.
The petition of ]. d. Sherwood asking
the city TO remove the rock on Front street
to Post street was referred to the commit.
tee on streets and alleys.
An ordinance to provide for the grad ing
of Monroe street between tth south side o
Riverside avenue and the south side OF
Cliii street was passed,
An ordinance for the grading of Second
street between the east line of Washington
street and the west line ot Chestnut street
was passed.
On motion of Alderman Walters, all
bids not accompanied by bonds were re.
jected, and the bids of Roe and Henderson,
for Pacific and College avenues, were accept
ed. Bonds fixed at $500 and 80, 600.
A motion was made instructing the city
clerk in advertising for all future bids Tor
city work to insert in the published notice
that bonds or certified checks covering ten
per cent. of the bid must accompany the
bid.
Bids for city Jail; oliver Bros, S1,045;
I, X. Nichols, 81 400; w. II. Lee 81 Co,
$l,050; ii. 9. McCamant l,043. Mr.. Nc
Canant was awarded the contract Bond
fixed at $500.
The acting mayor (Alderman DEAN was
instructed to sign all warrants and ordi l.
nances until the mayor recovered so as to
assume the duties of his @. flee.