Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1900-05-08
The City Council Met in Regular
Session Last Monday
Evening.
MUCH BUSINESS TRANSACTED
Reports OF Various Officers Show $i0o7 81
10 have Been Collected in Licenses
During the Month.

At the regular monthly meeting of the
council on Monday night all members OF
the council were present except Lake.
Mayor Weisgerber presided.
The reports OF the various officers
showed that fines had been collected
during the month aggregating $52 and
the marshal reported having collected in
licenses sIo67.So. The treasurer
reported receipts of s4I45.6o and dis
bursements of $5o54, the balance on hand
being $o434.62. He reported having
made call for warrants on April 24th,
which had been slowly responded to.
Quite a number of warrants with interest
thereon had been paid during the past
month.
Bills allowed during the month in
Guiding all salaries and expenses and
materials amounted to f3,552.22. This
included also $26Io for hydrant rental for
the past year for the eighteen hydrants,
being $225o for the first fifteen hydrants
and 81 20 each for the other three put in
afterwards.
| When the street was scraped last
month near the court house water pipe
was damaged. The water company pu,
in bill last night of $50. 50 for repairs on
the same which was referred to the city
attorney to inform the council whether il
was just claim or whether the water
company can be obliged 20 keep its pipe.
below the depth liable to be disturbed by
street repairs.
The street commissioner reported thai
the sidewalks on Idaho street, Chamber.
street and Poplar street were in very poo
condition and he received many com
plants about them. The stringers ant
boards were reported to be so rotten tina
in his opinion new sidewalks were neces
sary. 1t required an ordinance of tn,
council to have this done and the clerl
was instructed to prepare one.
An ordinance was passed ordering al
eight foot sidewalk of wood constructe,
on the westerly side of Second street be
tween c and ID streets.
A communication was received frou
the Tscemenicum club stating that tn
club had $Ioo to put into free pnbli
library and asked the council to give tn
library room in the city hall and pay
librarian IS per month, the club to selec
the librarian and she to be there on eacl
Saturday afternoon to give out books
Very little discussion followed this CON
munication, but what did follow was ia
vorable. The request was unanimousl
granted and Councilmen Lane, Scha
and Tannahill were appointed to confe
with the library committee of the Tsce
menicum club.
Jacob Sharrah was given the contrac
to sprinkle the streets of the city fo
IS per day, the city to furnish the waite
and he to keep the hose. tanks, etc
in repair. Last year the figure was ST.
per day. To suggestion that the bid b
rejected and readvertised an answer wa
made that the bid had been asked for b
publication and that reference had bee
made to It several times. If there wa
anything to be made by the contrac
there would have been more bids o
motion it was awarded to Mr.. Sharrah
The city attorney was instructed t
prepare a resolution to present to tn
council on Wednesday night calling
primary to nominate officers at the mex
election on the second Monday in Jun
and to appoint the officers of election.
The city engineer stated that he woul
have the plans and specifications for tn
street work ready by that time also.
The meeting thereupon adjourned I
wednesday evening at 1880 O'Clock.