Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1899-09-09
NET in Adjourned Session

,a,rc;, met in adjourned session
Wednesday evening
'.4 ns,;,;ou signed by a majority OF the
as owners living on the south side
rV Main street. Normal Hill, asked that
.,,ae be established so as to enable
'.sm to build a sidewalk, and the city
s.,a the crosswalks. The walk Will be
!. feet wide and $50 feet in length. On
.,,;o, Of Russell, the city attorney was
' a to draw up an ordinance in
'.,oraauce with the proposition.
I.s,;ce McConkey reported twenty
-. Of violation of city ordinances,
citing tbe city 800 in fines for the month
Of August.
communication from J. T. cambridge,
,.,asr Of the band, requesting the city to
allow Prof. Adelphia to give perform
,rce without paying the required show
,;csnse was referred to the city marshal
.;tbout recommendation This perform
ance by Adelphia was a benefit for
the band.
written demand was made on the
city for sIooo by Ray Arant for injuries
received by him on the 18th day of
August from falling through all opt ming
in the side walk in the rear of the Bin
uard block OH D street. The communi-
cation BY motion was laid OIL the table.
Councilman Shaft called the attention
TO the council of the nuisance on q street
between Fifth and Eugene that is caused
BY washing horses and buggies making
the street impossible for pedestrians. The
marshal was instructed to forthwith see
that the nuisance be abated.
City Engineer Mccullough filed the
profile books of the surveys he he re-
Gently made for the purpose of establish
ing grades upon certain streets of the
city, An ordinance at the instance OF
the city engineer was introduced and
passed the title of which is: An ordinance
establishing city base from which the
elevation of all surveys shall be com
puted from. The base is established al
the mark on the government gauge
which is situated on the northwest cor
ner Of the o. r. & N. warehouse. II
case the gauge should be carried away by
high water the top step of the Lewiston
National Bank building and the hydran
on east Main street corner of Mulkey
lane are given as bench marks.
In the matter of ordering the tel
hydrants put in on Normal Hill afte
considerable discussion the matter wa
deferred until Monday evening mex
when the council will meet in executive
session to consider the water question i,
all its phases.
City Engineer McCullough's bill @
B9 tor running lines to establish a stree
grade was allowed. The bids for cit
printing that were submitted by the thre
city papers were all rejected and give
orders to submit bids for the printing G
o'ainances and legal notices only. TIL
council Oh motion adjourned unit
thursday evening at which time bids fo
printing would be received.
Met pursuant to adjournment. Preser
as above except Russell.
Bids for printing of ordinances an
'esai notices were submitted by the thre
papers and the same was awarded to I'll
tribune who will do the work gratis.
on motion of Councilman Lane whic
prevailed, the street committee W;
sA'n0fized to instruct the city engine,
"fah surveys to establish a grade @
'uee's that the committee though
NECESSARY upon Normal Hill.
upon motion of Tannahill the counC
resolved itself into executive session, f
Ae purpose of considering the idea,
uap at the intersection of f street al
"'sefside Avenue. 1t will be remer
~ 'ea few weeks ago City Engine
"'eaiiough ran line of survey and 7
r..ea that the Lewiston Roller M
'he was partially on the sire
'e the street needed widening. II
1AAeil decided to submit to F. 7. Bosto
s 0"ner of the property, that he mar
). Engineer and the city an engineer a
~ TWO engineers name a third one a
'nem in conjunction run a surv
Sertain how much of the street
% occupied by the mill building.
,. was ordered that Street Commission
null h,llef be instructed to open up the all
j.. FIRST and Second streets acco
-. " 'he survey as indicated upon I
# =, pat According to the survey so
n. ns buildings abutting the east side
iey cover portion of the thorou,
NJ, ihe council adjourned to nj
sunday night at which time they v
INTO executive session to consider
"a'er que stion.