The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1893-12-09
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.


Order Received.
The board Of trustees met in regular
session, Wednesday evening, and meas
ures for the pruning down of expenses
were considered, resulting in the adop-
ton Of motion TO discontinue the use
Of the street lights and make reduction
in the salary of night watchmap, the
latter 10 IS per month.
The restraining order issued from the
district court preventing the assessor
and board Of trustees from proceeding
with the collection of city taxes, was
read aud placed on Tile. The order is
based on the claim that the levy and ap.
preparation for city taxes and expenses
were not made al the time specified by
law, aud is rs follows:
In the district court of the first judicial
district, Of the state of Idaho, in and
for the county of kooienai.
George Is. Waunaco,t, plaintiff,
VS..
The board of trustees of the village Of
Occur d'Alene, Frank Bristow. :. W.
Foster and Liddeil, and Nm. Ryan,
assessor and tax collector defendants.
THIS cause comes on for hearing upon
the affidavit aud petition of the plaintiff,
the VII. herein and the records Of this
cause, wherefore Albert liagan ap-
pcared AS attorney FOR petitioner, and
Il. T. Mcfarland AS attorney for defend
ants In said wri; and The record being
fully 81: forth in the affidavit OF George
T.. Wonnacoi,, and there being no Oh
the case Is argued and submitted 20 the
court, aud the court being fully advised
herein ind tina; the allegations of said
affidavit are true, and that said beard Of
trustees Ia lcy,ing and assessing said
Tax for the village Of Occur d Alene. for
tie fiscal year commencing on the first
Tuesday OF May, 1893, and passing their
appor;ionmeni bill for said year. and in
making the estimate of expenses for
said year. In all things were acting judi
cially and IN such things exceeded their
jurisdiction. aud that plaintiff is tax
payer Of said village, and bcneiicial!y in
iofcs,ed herein. aud that there is no
PLAIN. speedy or advisable remedy al law
herein. and 10 appeal from the action
Of said board.
Wherefore. ii is now ordered, ad'
+ Judged, aud decrecd by the court that
the Cling OF the estimate OF expenses for
the year 1873. and the passage of the ap'
poriioumont bill by the said trustees OF
the said village for the year 1873, and
the levy OF the tax for the said year 10y
said board for said village, and the Ger
;iiicatc OF the clerk Of said board thereto
and thereof. and the proceedings Of said
tax collector. Ryan. for the collection OF
said tax IN the village Of Occur d'Alen,
for the fiscal year commencing on Tho
lir,; Tuesday OF May 1893, bc and all the
aforesaid proceedings, leyies, apportion
mcnts and doiugs. are hereby set aside
and vacated and the same and all OF The
same arc declared TO be in excess of tht
jurisdiction OF said board and officers
and void. aud all proceedings therein
are hereby stayed, and the said boarC
aud officers and each of them will desis
from any further attempt or eiTor; to
levy or collec; said tax or any part there
Of. aud OF this you will take due motto,
rs such officers.
Witness Hon. Junius HOLE
man. judge of said court, n
IsrArl Rathdrum, kootenai conn
", Idaho, this the fourtl
day of December, is!3.
, by the Court,
'I\rrrSTl RoRT. :. BRAGAw,
4, Clerk with the seal thereof.