The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-06-25
GRANT BOAT CLUB PRIVILEGE
WANTS a LAKE FRONTAGE
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Much public interest ia manifested
in the proposition 20 lease to tbs
Coear d'Alene Boat cIub some lake
frontage and ground in the park rec
emily donated b. the government Is
The city. The club asked for = lease
on plot OF ground fronting on ii b.
lake $50 feet By 800 feet in depth.
AZ . special meeting Of the board Of
trustees Saturday esening a res0la-
tion Was introduced covering the prop
oaition. After being read and fully
discussed committee Of three from
the board Was appointed 10 meet
and confer with q similar committee
from the bost club for the purf oss
Of coming 70 an agreement In the
matter and reporting to the board at
meeting to be held Monday evening.
Trustees Hedsl, Spanlding and And
rev we're appointed as such commit
tee.
At Monday evenings session the
committee reported. Mr.. spaHlding
stating that be understood the com
mittee would make favorable report,
having looked the ground over. Mr-
Andrew stated that be was opposed
to granting the lease. The matter
then came before the board for sction
and W. J. G. Wakefield, a. L. White
and others spoke 10 favor Ct the
proposition. showing the benefits
10 be gained by the toun. Col. D.
Il. Budi0ng and Others spoke ngainst
the lease. There Nas qnite a crowd
OF interested spectators present snd
the session was q warm ore.
On motion Of wilkins the resolution
presented at the previous meeting was
amended 20 real a. follows
Therefore. be it resolved. that The
city council in the city Of Occur
d'Alene be authorized to eater int
contract With said Coeur dsAlens
Boat clnb, granting to the said q ub
such water frontage on Occur d'Aelns
lake ss may be agreed upon. from the
lands granted to the city 81 Occur
d'Alene by the Z. S. Government,
said frontage lying adjoining aud
Immediately wesi 81 the lauds held
By the Occur d'Alene & Spokane
Railway company Ltd. from the Z. S.
Government With q sufficient depth
for the erection Of 4 club building.
a boat house and laNn sufficient for
bowling green, and for other club
purposes alec, that his lease be con
ditiOned that said Occur d'Aelne boat
club shall erect suitable and slightly
buildings for their purpose. and shall
keep their grounds in first class
Ornamental condition. The lease
shall run for such time as said Occur
daAlene Boat club and the city coun-
eli shall determine.
The city council Is directed. sub.
Jet 60 the conditions herein expires
sed. to make such form Of contract
as shall be binding Ia Law upon both
parties. =
The board adjourned, after the
passage Of this resolution, to Wednes.
day evening, when an ordinance VAS
presented and passed its third resd.
ing. The ordinance gives the organ.
ization the use OF $50 feet frontage
on the lake for boat aud club house
and dock purposes adjacent to the
grounds owned by the electric line
aud running hack = dissane Of 500
feet. Section l OF the ordinance gives
the Occur d'Alene club the privilege
OF using and occupying for club aud
boating purposes With the right to
drive pilings. build, construct ard
maintain piers and wharyes aud 10
erect aud maintain club and boat
buildings and other structures and
improvements as may be necessary
for the purpose Of the organization
A strip OF ground twenty feet vide
IS reserved from the grant to be main.
tanned A. street Section esants
1.-THE use Of the grounds and lake front
age for such time IS the club shall
occupy and use tbs same for the pnF
pose for which il is granted and
while Il maintains and keeps its build.
ings aud improvements In good con
dition and does not In any manner
interfere with the use Of or obstruct
the public theronghfare running across
the ground. Section 3 provides that
the street shall be maintained and
controlled By the town and shall
always remain open - = public thor
onghfnre.
IL will b seen from the aboye that
the town does not grant any special
or exclusive privileges and reiains
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