Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-07-07
Doings Of the Council.


session last night at s o'clock, Mayor
Beach in the chair and Councilman Weis.
gerber, Lane, Wilkinson, Tannahill and
Storer, Lake and City Clerk Poe present.
After reading the minutes of the last
meeting, the committee on rules of order
appointed at the last meeting made re-
port by presenting set Of rules Of order
which was adopted. A molten was made
and seconded to fix the salary Of the Off
GERS before electing them, which was car
ried.
The sala& Of street commissioner was
raised from $50 to SIS. per month and
the commissioner to furnish his own
team for the street work.
The salary of the clerk was placed at
$50 and that Of city attorney at $40.
There was considerable wrangling over
the salary Of this Office, the members
being divided as To- the duties Of attorney,
whether or not he should be allowed to
have outside help at the expense Of the
city. II was finally decided that any ex-
pense incurred by the hiring Of outside
help should be settled by the city attor-
ney himself.
The city engineers salary was placed
at $a5 and all fees accruing to the Office
70 b ;asned into the city treasury. The
city engineer shall also receive one per
cent for all street contract work except
that now in progress. He shall also look
after and perform the duties of building
inspector. At this juncture Mr.. Nc
cullongh withdrew the application he
had made at the last meeting and in lieu
placed the following letter before the
council:
July 9th, 1900.
To the Honorable, the Mayor and Coun-
Gil, of Lewiston, Idaho.
Gentlemen:-I hereby withdraw my
application for appointment as city enyi-
neer Of Lewiston. If your honorable
body wishes to appoint me to the posi-
ton | will accept it upon the terms men.
toned to individual members Of the
council several times. But do not want
to have it given as the result Of any soiic-
itation on my part.
If you wish, however, to have the no.
sition remain vacant, and simply employ
an engineer when required, am at your
service whenever my private practice will
permit me to attend to the city work.
My charges to all clients are as follows:
Field work. ten dollars per day for six
days work; the second six days, eight
dollars, and each day after that six doll
airs per day. Office work, eight dollars
per day for six days work, the second six
days seven dollars and zach day after
that six dollars per day. This refers to
the days employed III each month. If1
employed on monthly basis for more
than one month SPECIAL arrangements
can be made.
The city to pay for record books and
drawing paper used, and for all monu-
ments set and stakes used Oh my work.
! will furnish all other instruments, tools
and appliances.
For my men want two dollars and
fifty cents per day for the principal
helper and two dollars per day for each
other man, and eight hours to constitute
a days work.
For work supervised and designed by
me my terms can be ON percentage ba-
sis. For preliminary plans and estimates,
including. survey, one per cent of the es-
timated cost of the work. One half off
one percent without surveys. For COM
plete plans and specifications in addition
to above, one per cent. For supervision /
(which does not include the setting Of /
grade and line stakes) one per cent. in
addition to above. For supervision, in |
cluding the setting of all line and grade '
stakes, two per cent. For all surveys.
plans, specifications and estimates, with
supervision and setting of line and grade
stakes, where the city pays for an in
spector, three and one-half per cent Of
the cost.of the work. For complete super
which includes the furnish
ing Of the inspector, and having COM
plete control Of the appointing and dis
Of the inspector. Eve per cent
Of the cost Of the work. This FIVE per
cent includes all the surveys, plans and
as well as the complete
charge Of the work. Yours truly,
ERNEST MCCULLOUGH.
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The appointment of this Office will be
made tonight.
The election for street commissioner
was quite spirited Lafayette Harring-
lon and J. B. Miller were placed in NOM