Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1899-05-12
VILLAGE TRUSTEES MEET.
Many Important Appointments Made,
and City Attorney Elected.

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night of the village truste s, al
which considerable business OF in.-
portance was transacted.
Chairman Wax presided.
Present, w. w. Brown, X.
White, L. G. Sherwin, Tr asu,cl
Norwood and Attorney Griffith.
Absent, Z. S. Sweet.
The minutes Of the last meeting
having been read, corrected ard
approved, the board proceeded IT,
make appointments for various city
Offices. The offices of clerk and
attorney were combined, for the
time being, the aspirants being
T. II. Bartlett and f. NJ. Griffith.
On ballot the latter was elected
J. Norwood was elected treasurer;
II. G. johnson was elected city
marshal and street superintendent.
The following committees were
then appointed: Finance, W. w.
Brown, L. Z. Sherwin and +. S.
Sweet. Streets, X. Whit, w. w.
Brown, +. G. Sherwin. Fire and
Water, f. G. Sherwin, + s. Sweet
and X. White.
Mr.. Smith addressed the board
calling attention to the consiruc-
ton Of the chimneys in certain Of
Of the new buildings now goin. up.
He said the foundations were Liable
to settle, leaving space for fir TO
reach the frame of the building.
He also called the attention of e
board to the pig-pen habit INDUCED
in by certain parties living within
the city limits, to which THE DAILY
Press drew attention several day $
ago. The former matter was re
ferred to the fire and water com
mittee and the latter TO the ci y
marshal.
VIM. vonBerge complained 2
tents going up near hi, saloon. He
declared there was risk of lire.
A petition from the residents on
Coon street was then read and filed
asking that the named be change |.
Also for a sidewalk on the west
side of said street.
On motion the city attorney was
instructed to draw an ordinance
for the Coon street sidewalk in ac-
cOrdance with the existing ordi-
nance leaving the time blank.
The treasurer's report having
been read the following bills were
allowed and warrants ordered
drawn: Attorney, $3.50; 4. +.
Parker, $3.50, rent of Jail; II. g.
johnson, lumber, 500; d. II. Ath-
erton, 81, l. @. 0. F., $3.50;
Election judges and clerks, 500.
The bills Of F. Moves, Geo. Brown
and Cash Hardware store were laid
over until the next meeting.
An ordinance for the construc-
ton Of a sidewalk on West Ha |
street was read second time, tn
rules suspended and read a third
time. The ordinance was ordered
published.
1t was then pointed out to tn
board that the law under which
the town was incorporated was UNI
constitutional; and, therefore, tie
ordinances fixing licenses for var
GUS businesses would have to be T. :
drawn. The city attorney was
therefore ordered to draw up an
ordinance identical with the old
one leaving amount of Iieense
blank. This will be filled at tn,
next meeting. No change is an
ticipated except as to saloons.
The matter of saloon licenses
then came up in connection with
the treasurer's report. This report
showed that the expenditure has
been based on an estimated revenue
of $4,000 Then came the anti
gambling law, cutting off The reve-
nue. derived from the games and
reducing receipts to $500 The
saloon men with a few exceptions
had been seen, and agreed to help
out the city treasury by an in
creased license. Their present
license Of $l2.50, it was suggested,
might be raised to $50. The exact
amount of difference, however, will
be decided at the next meeting.
Even with this assistance there
will be . deficit, and it was the
sense of the meeting that this
would have to be provided for by
taxation.
The matter of filling up the creek
bed ON Main street with soil from
the various excavations then came
up for discussion. A bill for s5l
for this work had been filed and
held over. The board was of the
opinion that rs this dirt had to be
hauled some place the cheapest
and best place for the contractors
to put it was at the point men,
toned. The contractors, however,
claimed that they had been prom
ised by the city certain sum, viz:
one half the expense for
dumping the dirt at this point.
Other applicants have sine
been given permission to haul
soil to the bridge and dump il.
providing they do SO at their own
expense.