Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-05-03
City Council.

The CITY fathers met i'll regular session
on Monday night. A travelling fakir APP
peared and made a seductive plea for an
abatement of the prohibitory penalty i'm
posed by new ordinance upon the pub
lie vendors of patent medicine and
goods and wares generally, and he
won their kindly consent to hold street
meetings--at "a day. The new ordin-
ance fixed license of II daily for no
shorter period than thirty days. The
fakir OIL this occasion asked and was
granted permission to draw down a rebate
Of "a for every day out of thirty he did
not give public performances. The spe
cial privilege granted was i'll effect per-
mission to hold his advertising show for
long or short period at "a day.
The city treasurer reported balance
Of S495S on hand. His collections from
all sources during the month was $2I9I.
Marshal Ross showed by his monthly
report that he and his deputies had made
thirty three arrests. He had issued
licenses for an aggregate of $tI42.
The question of obstruction to the
public road at the Peary ferry came up,
This subject of road and street obstruc-
ton has become regular order of bust
ness. There is no report of action OH the
part of the road recorded. There are
several fair promises on Ale. Meanwhile
the roads are in danger of destruction
by high water and the streets are OBJ
structed still.
Justice Sweet reported the trial OF
1wenty-eight causes during the month
and Justice McConkey reported FIVE. DIR.
Shaft said these reports disclosed dis
elimination i'll favor of Judge Sweet, and
he asked for information why and where
fore. Echo answered why and where
fore Marshal Roos made suggestion
that the council make an order to divide
the spoils of the police court, and BY
order settle the question of venue. DIR
Shoff mildly insisted on an answer to hi:
question, but the other members of the
council closed their eyes to impress all
present with their supreme indifference
TO the question of police court spoils.
The city clerk then read some big bills
Dennys bill for AI6s2 made then
open their eyes, and the water com
pany's bill for 5000 brought the mos
drowsy of the dads to the attitude o
attention. Wilkinson moved that thu
bill be burned. Upon inquiry the i'll
formation was developed that seventeen
years of a twenty-five year monopoly still
remained for the city to pay tribute t.
the water company. Wilkinson said
was a fraud, and the council and tn
water company knew it was fraud. Il
this connection the discussion of pre-
position by the light company to furnis
more lights upon long contract at
cheaper rate brought ont more forcibl
expressions against the water compan
as an existing monopoly, and showed tn
feeling of several members on the subjet
of franchises to be unfavorable to cor
tracts to monopolies generally
In accordance with calls for bids fc
street sprinkling two proposals were r.
'ceived. Jake Sharrah offered to do til
work for $7.7s a day and Curtis an
Miller for $I2. Mr.. Sharrah was awarde
1.-THE contract.
The demand for protection again
damages from high water was discusse
at length. The subject was fnall
referred to the standing committee c
sewers.