The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-12-21
THE CITY COUNCIL.
Proceedings of Last Saturday Evening
at Which Some Important Mat
tiers We're Considered.
Weiser, Idaho, Dec. 18th 1899

with the following members present:
Davis, Galloway, Harris, Hopkins
Absent, Leighton.
A quorum being present, meeting
was called to order by Chairman
Galloway and business proceeded as
follows:
Communication from r. r Calvin,
Gen. Supt of the Oregon Short Line
Railroad Company relative to drain
age, was read and Clerk ordered to
answer same, calling attention to the
fact that it would be fully as cheap
and more effectual to run drain or
sewer straight under the o. S. L..
tracks to Weiser River
Communication from Atty Gener-
al Hays relative to the date of in
corporation of the Village of Weser
and under what act, was read and
Clerk reported that he had answered
same, which WAS satisfactory to the
Board.
Petition of G. Il. Williams and
others, praying that all that part of
the alley running through Blocks 81
and 62 of Watlington's Addition to
the Village of Weiser, from its juno
ton with Main Street to the North
west corner of Lot IL of said Block
81, and the street running between
said Blocks from Main Street to
Warrington Street, be vacated and
abandoned, was read by the Clerk
and on motion by Harris, duly
seconded, it was moved that petition
be granted, provided, that the land
for street purposes be coded as shown
by the plat attached to the petition,
which was carried.
Mr.. e NJ Barton was agreed up
on to act as Trustee in the matter Of
making the necessary transfers of
real estate in the above matter of
vacating certain alleys and streets.
The following bills were allowed:
S. w. Brassfeld, grading streets Sl9 &c
S. d. Jones, hauling gravel Ii &c
James Riggs grading streets 4OC
Quin Gellett labor on crossings SOC
Ghes. MeGhee. s OC
w Holmes, carriage on . Lot
NJ 81
r. George. labor on streets FAC
S7S %
Bills of Chas. Morton 81. 20; j. A
White Is cents; M. W. Hubbard
$40. SO were laid over
Thereupon Ordinance No "a en-
Section XI of Ordinance No. II en-
titled CAL ordinance defining offens
es against the peace and good orde
of the Village of Weiser and provid
ing punishment therefor" was intro
duced by Mr.. Harris and read by th
Clerk at least, when on motion mad
and duly seconded, rules were sus
pended by unanimous vote and til
said ordinance was again read an
placed on its final passage, when tn
following mem bers voted in the a
frmative: Davis, Galloway, Harris
and Hopkins. Nays, none. Absen
and not voting Leighton, and so til
ordinance passed.
Northwest Electric Engineerin
Company of Portland, Oregon as
for franchises for Electric Light
Heat, and Power and for Waite
Works system and Clerk read tn
ordinance as prepared by the Con
pany. The matter was referred
the Village Attorney and Clerk, VIII
were ordered to prepare the ordir
ances which will be in conformit
with the Idaho Statutes and the view
OF the Board and submit same
meeting Tuesday evening, Dec. l9tl
1899.
Mr.. E. Cannon, president OF tt
Northwest Electric Engineering Con
pany addressed the Board stating
substance as follows: That he full
expected the ordinances to be r
written to conform with the statut
as we'll as to the ideas of the Boal
of Trustees, and on being asked
to the pressure of water to be mai
tanned in the pipes and water mai