The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-08-29

Inc City council met Monday night
and devoted its time to the passing of
ordinances, and the consideration of the
water question. The following ordi-
nances were passed: Ordinance No. 300,
an ordinance to prevent the breaking Of
wild horses or the branding Of cattle
within the city limits; Ordinance No.
800, an ordinance creating special fund
to be known as the "Fire Department
Fund.-" Ordinance No. 3or, an ordnace
establishing and organizing the fire
department of the city Of lewiston
Ordinance No. 3o2, an ordinance
requiring all sidewalks constructed on
Main or ID streets between Sixth and First
streets shall be made either Of cement,
stone, brick or asphaltum and providing
that no trap doors, scuttle holes or open
ing Of any description shall hereafter be
constructed i'll any woodeii sidewalk in
any part of The city Of Lewiston; Ordi-
nance No. 3oS, an ordinance requiring
the construct II of sidewalk on the
west side Of Swanson street.
On Tuesday night the council met
again and at this meeting the discussion
of the water question was renewed by
Councilman Culver introducing the fol
lowing resolution:
whereas the franchise of the LEWIS
ton Water and Light company does not
require any certain pressure for the pur-
poses of irrigation and domestic use,
Whereas, the ordinance No II2. sec.
ton 3, thereof, is limited to the contract
therein authorized and expressly includes
Normal hill, SO that the said company is
not required to provide ''constant pres
sure" Of at least sixty-five pounds per
square inch for the Normal hill.
where's. by ordinance No. Ioe which,
as accepted by the said water company,
became its franchise, the common coun-
Gil Of the city Of Lewiston by section is
expressly given power to legislate and to
control the said company as to the rates
it shall be permitted to charge its patrons
and the citizens of Lewiston, which said
section is as follows:
That the Lewiston Water 4 Light
company, corporation under the laws
of Idaho is hereby authorized to con-
struct, maintain and operate system of
water works and electric lights and
power, in the city of Lewiston for a
period Of twenty-five years, for the pur-
pose of supplying water and electric
lights and to charge and collect rates
therefor: Provided that such rates are
reasonable and eqnable, without dis
tinction Of persons and shall be subject
to legislation and control by the city
council"
"Whereas, therefore, the said common
council has power over the contracts as
to the rates which the said company
makes with its patrons and citizens Of
Lewiston:
1T is, therefore, resolved by the said
common council of the city of Lewiston,
Idaho, that the mayor thereof appoint
from the said council a committee OIL
three to examine and investigate the fol-
lowing matters towit:
First; the reasonableness Of the rates
now charged and collected BY the said
company from the people in the city and
what is reasonable rates TO charge the
said people,
Second, the pressure provided BY the
said company in all parts of town FOR ir-
rigation and domestic use,
Third, the quantity Of water the people
can get in the time allowed for irrigation
by the said company,