, 1889-08-08
OFFICIAL ACTION.
Meeting of the Council to Consider r
the Situation.

The city council met yesterday morn.
ing to consider the situation and take
such official action as the occasion might
demand. Mayor Furth presided.
MIR. Bcttis offered the following rcso-
luton: Resolved, That until further
order OF the council the chief of police
is hereby instructed to prevent the cree
ton of any wooden building without
corrugated iron walls, or any wooden
platform or any veneered building, ex.
cept as a permit shalt have been issued
by order of the council, within the fol-
lowing limits;
Bounded ON the west by the east line
of Monroe street, on the north by the
Spokane river on the east by the west
line OF Bernard street and on the south
by the south line OF the railroad right of
way.
Earnest speeches were made by Messrs
Cannon, Burns, Bettis, Hall, Dennis,
Waters and others in support of the
resolution, Mr.. Cannon spoke of a
frame building authorized to be put up
near the new opera house, In OPP
position to the protest of Mr.. Browne and
himself. Fortunately, the opera.house
had not progressed much above the
foundation, but had it been completed,
1t would have been destroyed.
"Do you suppose he said, "that men
are going to erect such a building as
that. II it is to be endangered by a
shack?"
The resolution went over until the
regular meeting "Wednesday evening,
when II will, doubtless be adopted.
Mr.. Bettis offered the following which
was adopted.
Resolved, That the chief of police is
hereby instructed to prevent the erec-
ton of structures of any kind upon Lin
coin street, Mill street and Stevens
street, where the said streets cross the
railroad right ofway, and to that end he Is
hereby instructed to use all the force at
his disposal and If Unnecessary he shall APP.
ply to the mayor for sufficient number
Of special policemen to carry out the
foregoing order.
This is supposed to signify that the
council is resolved to oppose the erection
of any more railroad buildings across
the thoroughfarcs in the commercial
center of the city. The railroad compa.
ny has, however, manifested spirit of
friendliness on this occasion which leads
TO the belief that II Is disposed 10 do all
in its power to further the rebuilding of
this. magnificent city. which has contrib
uted more, toward the earnings of the
road than any other city between St.
Paul and the coast. The business men
OF Spokane Falls have reason TO believe
that there will be no clash after the mat
ter Is properly presented to the authori-
ties of the company.
The committee on health ami police
was instructed by resolution to inquire
into the absence Of Chief of Police War
ren. In justice 10 this official it Is
proper to state in this connection that
Chief Warren had been seriously i'll for
two weeks, and had just got out Of bed
friends that he was going to C0ur
d. Alene for u day or two to get the ben
eft of the mountain air. Ii II is Gus
tomary for the chief to obtain II permit
to leave the city, he perhaps erred in not
doing SO, although Captain, Martin, the
next highest in command, Is conceded
to have handled the police force with
ability, and no complaints have been
heard al that score
The mayor had been informed that