Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-04-26
DIVERSIFIED FARMING WAS
UP TO THE CITY COUNCIL
Wheat Crop in Lewiston Valley is Augmented
By What Will Grow in City
Park this Year

After little more parleying the orig
inal motion was amended to put in
wheat and it carried without a dis
senting vote.
Only one bid was submitted and
opened by the council on the recon-
struction of the new reservoir. Naylor
& Norlin bid on the work at an ap-
proximate figure of $4,000. These fig
ures slightly exceed the estimate of
Engineer Miller which was placed at
$3.50. The bid Of Naylor & Norlin
was accepted and the contract awarded
to the firm. The firm agree to furnish
their own water for the sum of 5000 ad-
dition. which Is included in the above
bid.
Naylor & Norlin We're granted IL
cense as master plumbers in this city.
A petition from property owners
asking that the city establish a con-
tihuation of F street in Thompson field
between Lincoln street and Eighteenth
street was read. Matter was referred
to the street committee.
A letter from Beall and Co, Of Port
land, was read in which the firm asks
that warrant be issued for $1,40O in
payment for the rock crusher recently
purchased. Motion prevailed to pre-
pare the warrants as per the contract
entered into between the city and Beall
& Co.
Three petitions signed by resident
members of the city, asked that small
tract of ground at the top Of the grade
on Normal Hill off of the school house
lane be set aside by the city for park
purposes. The petition cites that this
tract is an admirable place for a park
in view of the fact that the street at
this point will be one OF the main
travelled streets to Normal Hill in the
future. Petitions were ordered placed
on file. 1t developed in the session
last night that the land suggested for
park purposes was claimed by private
individuals. A motion prevailed re-
ferring the matter to the city engineer
who is to report at the next meeting.
The street committee and city attor-
ney reported that the plat of Central
! addition. presented by w. H. Skinner
and G. H. Lake at the last meeting
| was according to requirements and on
motion of Colby the plat was accepted
| by the city.
| Mr. Kester appeared before the
council and asked that the placing of
the levy be delayed until their attor-
| ney could pass on the papers. This
| matter is in rela alton to the levy to be
made on the Normal Hill sewer CON-
tract.
An ordinance was presented by the
city attorney describing the streets and
avenues Of the city governing sprink-
ling districts which districts have
been subdivided into five routes. The
ordinance was placed on its first and
second reading.
c. s. Harris appeared before the
council to ask what action the city
would take toward paying for the dam
age done his property by the recent
break of the new reservoir. The mat
ter was referred to the water commit
tee. The damage of L. ]. Swank was
referred to the same committee.
motion passed instructing the
mayor and clerk to Issue the final war
rant on the Normal Hill sewer contract
amounting to 1857 to Naylor & Norlin
An ordinance regulating the water
rates of the city water department was
placed on It's frst reading.
Council adjourned to meet Thursday
night