The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-11-19
.TH CITY COUNCIL MEETS.
PASSES IMPORTANT MEASURES
Appoints }. a. chamberIin City Enginssr
-Enacts street Grade Ordinances and
PSB TAX aeasure-wnI survey Front
street

The city council met in special
session Tuesday evening, Mayor
scallon, Hedai. Andrew, Spaulding
and wilkins being present. In the
absence Of the city clerk, A. v.
Chsmberlin acted temporarily in that !
capacity.
The petition Of Mrs. 0tterson ask I
ing for the removal Of the jail from
its present location, which had been
referred 70 the proper COMMITTEES 1t
the last session. was favorably re-
ported and the committee authorized
to remove the same. The COMMITTEES
has power 70 locate the building
Where ii deems best and ii Is probable
that II will be placed on Fifth street
on the back end Of the lot recently
purchased by the city. Taxpayers
would protest against it's being loca-
ted on rented ground so long as the
city owns property that lie lying
vacant.
An ordinance providing that all
1 bin posters shall take out an annual
license 70 cost SOS, passed its third
reading and was enacted Sc q laW Of
the city. The ordinance prohi bits
the scattering u advertising matter
on the streets or posting on telegraph
OF similar poles or on fences and
other private property. Merchants
and other citizens are permitted to
circulate advertising matter for their
own business or benefit themselves
without a license. All others must
employ a licensed bill poster.
tViolations Of The ordinance are
punishable by a fne not TO exceed
ea5 and Imprisonment until fine and
costs OF prosecution are paid. An
effort was made 10 reduce the amount
Of the license and the proposition
was supported BY City Attorney La
Veine. Councilman Andrew the=zht
the amount small enough and the
ordinance was 30 passed.
One OF the most important ondin-
ances TO become a Law at this session
lie that providing for the asasanaat
and collection of a poll tag amount
ing to 81 annually or two days labor
on the streets Of the city. All persons
between the ages Of 81 aud SO years
are subject 20 this tax except Are
men. ex-soldiers and disabled per
sons. The ordinance requires cor
porations and other persons employ
ING men 20 furnish = list Of their
names and the employer is held
iiable for the amount by failure to
collect the same after being notified
by the street commissioner.
Ordinances providing for the grad
ing Of Foster and Seventh streets
we're passed through three readings
and enacted into laws.
A petition was presented sigued by
c. p. Peterson, Charles Mccarthy
and james o'GTady, asking that
action to induce the water company
TO extend its main between Ninth
! aud Tenth streets for the purpose OF
making connections that will cause :
! circulation Of water, the petitioners
! nov being on a main with a dead
= end, which they believe affects tbs
quality Of the water.
After some discussion the council
granted, William Dollar a permit tC
! remove the building now occupied
by the Occur d'Alene Drug company
into the street for the purpose Of per
: hitting the erection Of a two story
: brick block which Mr.. Dollar pro,
poses to erect upon the site of the
, present building. The owner agrees
D TO put out signal lights Tor public
safety. The permit is for sixty days,
: The committee on Gre and water
made lts report on the removal Of the
. hose house from THIRD street 10 The
city lot at the corner OF Fifth and
sherman, the cost being e3s, which
was ordered paid.
The appointment OF j. A. Chamber
, lin Is city engineer on a salary o.
; sl0o per annum was made after som,
; discussion, and he was ordered &
. prepare data for an ordinance for Oh,
grading Of Front and Third streets
; This actlon Is step toward putting
; these streets In shape for the im
provements contemplated by thu
: Nothern Pacilic In raising its grad,
on Third street and the extension o
3 the tracks Of the Occur d'Alene 4
Spokane Railway company Rloni
Front street to the mill site Of IN
William Howard Land / Lumbe
/. company on Sander'e beach.
+ The matter q The lninneslal
! - propertv owner alon