The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-08
Various Matters Considered by the
Town Dads.
REVENUES AND EXPENSES
For the Fiscal Year Ending Next April are
Estimated.

The City Council met last Satur-
day evening for the transaction of
business Pres mt Chairman Gallo
way, Councilmen Harris, Hopkins
and Davis and City Clerk Hall.
The minutes of previous meeting
were read and approved
Mr. James Walton appeared be-
fore the board and asked that the
license on two dogs owned by him be
rebated for few days, explaining
that he had arranged to send them to
the Seven Devils before the license
ordinance had been passed and it
was only through accident that they
were here now and that they would
be taken into the mines within two
weeks even if the license were col
ected but he did not think it would
be fair to be compelled to pay Sc on
the dogs because he was delayed
few days in getting them out. On
the representation made, the board
granted repricve to Walton for
few days.
Bishop Glorieux, of Boise, appear
ed before the board in relation to the
status of block 67, in which the new
Catholic church is to be built. This
is fractional block, and The Bishop
had understood that the street on the
east side of the block, which street
was sometime ago abandoned, was
again about to be thrown open and
as either condition would cut figure
in the placing of the church edtice,
the Bishop was desirous of having
the matter settled, as to 90 ahead
with the building might leave ii
wrongly located when the matter was
finally adjusted. 1t was impossible
for the board to straighen out the
matter at present meeting, as Other
matters, not fully determined upon,
would effect final settlement.
w. B. Kurtz appeared before the
board and stated that, rs the agen
of Alfred Eof, he would erect 9
brick building on Commercial street
provided Il certain nuisance in the
rear of the lot were removed, bu
that as it would interfere with The
business proposed to conduct the
building would not be constructed i
the Objectionable feature remained
The marshal was instructed to giy'
notice for the removal of the nuisance
Several bills against the city wer
on the table, but it was stated b.
Councilman Harris that the cit.
could pay out no money until an ap
propriauon bill had been passed
Councilman Harris read the statu
upon the question, which futher pro
vided that the board should procee
to make an estimate of the revenue
and expenses and publish the sam
in some paper four weeks before IL
said appropriation bill could be pas
ed,
= The estimate WAS then maze rs p
published notice elsewhere in this i
sue.
The city marshal reported collect'
to date for the first quarter( er(fractlona
the following licenses:
dog licenses, 22..........s u
= saloon 10................ loa
dray, 3.............'... 10
shooting gallery, 1........ 0
;. sUntil the appropriation bill can
passed an arrangement was made
which certificate for warrant
. issued for bills allowed and the hol
er can cash the certificates at t
hank for the face value.
The marshal was empowered 10
3 cure two extra policemen for circ
: day. -.
= Judge Womack having failed
furnish bonds as required, his
pointment as police magistrate "
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