The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-12-10
BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETS
TELEPHONE ORDINANCE UP
Report Of eommittee Tabled and Farther
Tims GFantsd 90 Consider the Mattss--
Mills Allowed and Petitions Head =
Paaiee Jadgs rites Report

The city council net In regular
monthly session Wednesday evening
aud transacted q volume Of business.
City Clerk HaFts was at his desk Ia
an official capacity for the first time
since returning from bis eastern trip.
Tho minutes OF number Of previous
meetings weEe read and approved.
The committee on streets aud pub
lilo property reported that IL had
secured the removal of the city jail
10 the corner OF the lot on Lakeside
and Second streets for el0 and re-.
ported that an offer Of % had been
made for the iumber Ia the dog corral
which Il was necessary 60 remove
from is pFeseat location- The com
mistse was authorized 10 dispose Of
the lumber. This IL the famous
slaughter pen where % many dogs
inst their Waterloo Rnd kept the dog
catcher busy last spring.
The committee on streets and pub.
lie property, 10 which was referred
the Investigation Of the condition Of
street connections with Rsid's Addi-
tlon, reported that the streets of the
addition weFe n0s laid out 20 con.
form 20 tho stFoesa of the original
town and Kings addition - required
By statute. but that the state iaw
provided no penalty for lie violation
and the only wuy 20 compel = com
plianos With the las IL 10 refuse the
acceptance Of dedication until the
streets are made 90 conform 10 those
airoady laid out. Some of the streets
Of this additiun now conform Go the
original streets Of the city and the
eommitteo recommended that ths de.
dieaiion II theae b. accepted. They
are Fourth, Fifth. Sixth, Seventh.
Reid and Montana strceat. The com.
mittes also recommended that steps
BE- taken al onea for tho opening Of
FIFTH street between Foster add Reid.
Tho Interstate telephone franchise
came before the council In The form
Of committee report. IL had teen
referred 90 a special committee con.
alating % Mayor scallcn, W. A.
Andres and City Attorney LaVelns
and the report wua BY Mr.. Andrew 10
which I.aVeine took exceptions.
The ordinance as reported by Andrew
Waa similar 20 the Flrat enc introduced
some time ago. With the exception
that tho rates are axed 81 certain
amounts for two years, after which
the question IL 90 bo submitted 20 a
board of arbitration, two Of whpm
arc 20 b. selected BY thc council, two
by the telephone company and thene
four 20 select q fifth. Whatever they
agree on ~ tho rates. shall 10 &C.
cepte1 by the city aud company.
The company otfCrs 20 put Ice wires
underground 10 the business district
aud to erect poles Ia the residence
part, satisfactory TO the town author.
titles. The franchise ia 20 run for a
I vs8iod % % years and no more
kepFablc turma are 20 DO granted 70
~ other company for the same
Fllegea az are granted the tntcr.
state company. SIR. Andrew spoke
In favor Of the report aud LaVeiue
against II, ills opposition was baaed
on the ground that tho ordinance
had been materially changed from
the original; that the city should
insist on all wires on Sherman street
being placed underground that all
poles except those running north aud
south uhould be placed In alleya:
that a free phone be furnished the
chief of police at his residence az
we'll a. ono being placed in the
school building; that the company
DO required to keep ia exchange
open ell night for the convenience
Of the public; that all poles shall be
95 feet hiRhi that ell OF section
seven be cut out Of the ordinance,
because Il would prevent the city
Offering any concessions or other
terms TO q rival company later; that
no provision IL made for the free use
of the poles by the city for Ere alarm
purposes. lie also objected TO the
section providing for the arbitration
OF rates ON the ground that Il would
simply result 10 raise at the end of
two years and increase the expense TO
double by the forced use Of two
phones.
Anderw stated that as n member Of
the committee no made the recon.
mendatlons for the changes because
no believed them good and thon the
coucnil could act upon tie Judgment.
He did not think II necessary TO
place wires underground on sherman
street outside the business district
and thought that the rights Of the
city 70 control the erection Of poles