The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-17
CRY ooUsoiL MEETING.
Accepts. seventh sarses Grade ana Tables /
Linenes Ordinance.

AFANAhAA@AANs
Tho city council met In adjourned
session Wednesday evening aud after
the reading Of the minutes Of the
previous meeting the report Of the
engineer on the grading Of Seventh
street was presented and accepted,
showing the completion o. the work
according 10 contract The work
was done b. A. 2. NARROW and IL
pronounced a very satisfactory job,
making one a. the beet graded streets
In the city. II seems that Ia doing
tho work q cut wss made Ia the alley
hack Of Rev. pelienhaagh's residence
which left = large pine tree in a
dangerous condition BY the removal
Of earth from around the roois. This
tree Was ordered removed.
Az member az the street com
mitiee. Mayor scalion submitted
report an the matter Of grading down
Fourth ttEsri from The alley hesweeu
Lakeside aud Cotur d'Alone streets
20 FronL The committee recon.
needed aba, the petition hc returned
% The promoters a. the Improvement
tuF the signature ~ all property
owners along sBid Improvement.
The bill % A. q NARROW Tor the
grading ~ Seventh street amounting
70 s5si - on the contract and
SAL Tor oAtrhs wns allowed.
The question 81 changing the seal
from that Of village 60 city was taken
~ and the clerk authorized 70 have
tbs necessary change made.
Tho city attorney. TO whom had
been referred the application FOR a
lease ci that part ot Second street
south q sherman. on which The
petitioner proposed % place = build.
tag, reported that the city bad no
right 70 lease streets q public prop.
eFty fer private uro. Thia opinion
has wider scope than the simple
leasing % q street. a. IL vas argued
l.efure the purchase q the lot At the
corner az sherman and Fifth streets
for city purposes. that the city could
eress tao story building on the
same aud rent the lower floor for
business purposes. thus deriving
good revenue from the property, while
Il occupied the second floor. Nov
comes the city attorney with an
opinion that the city has no right 20
leaac public property. and the little
revenue eoheme from rentals IL up Ia
the air.
The interesting feature OF the
session came with the introduction Of
the electrical license ordinance for
second reading. This ordinance re.
quircs all persona wishing to engage
Ia electrical work to take out
license at the rate Of ESQ annually
before being entitled TO ply their
trade and provides penalties for
violations. Several electricians were
present and on motion Of Councilman
Andrew, we're given an opportunity
TO DO heard.
J. d. Smell was the Bret speaker.
He said that In justice 10 the
electrical workers of the city the
was not what they wanted.
Il proposed TO place a tax on a
certain class or trade, while others
were 10 so without being taxed. He
wished to earn living by following
hls trade and II the ordinance passed,
Il would deprive him Of that right
and for those reasons he opposed it.
J. Il. Marsh, another electrician
who was present, stated that be was
owner and proposed to make
his homo here If he was not deprived
Of that right by che passage Of this
ordinance. He made living by
following electrical work and was
man Of limited means which would
deprive him Of the right 10 work at
his trade II the ordinance passed, be.
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