Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-05-14
EAST MAIN Street SEWER
NOW AN ASSURED FACT
Council Acted Very FavorabIy Last Night
on Proposition Submitted by
Expert Miller

The city council met last nlRnt III du-
iourned session with full representa-
ton present There was considerable
business transacted and at the meeting
the preliminary steps were taken for
the proposed contract on the East Main
street sewer. 1t is not unlikely that the
work will begin this year as Mr. Miller
the engineer, will go into details in
preparing the data and cost of con-
struction of the extended system.
Engineer G. n. Miller submitted the
following communication to the mayor
and council which was read and placed
on file:
For fee of per cent of the total
expenditure of the proposed East
Main Street sewer system or sewer
district.
Il will prepare first. a preliminary
plan showing the approximate location
Of the sewers and an estimate Of the
cost OF same, then a complete set of
sewerage plans with detail rawlings
and a full set of specifications for the
advertising and letting of the sewer
work to the lowest and best bidder.
Il will also make the necessary sur
veys for preparing said plans. as well
as supervise the construction work Of
the system and perform the engineer
ing work during the construction.
Part payment Of $3.50 to be received
on completion Of the preliminary plan
and estimate. and the balance monthly
and prOrata Of the expenditure during
the progress Of the construction
A motion was carried authorizing
prepare a resolution in accordance with
the proposition submitted by Mr..
Miller.
Mr.. Miller submitted a plat OF the
city OF Lewiston showing the sewer
districts subdivided.
A resolution was introduced and read
governing the paving Of Main street
between the west line OF Fifth street
and the east line Of Ninth street, and
fixing the date for the hearing Of any
objections by property owners to the
improvement of said street The date
for hearing Of objections and also hear
ing requests for making inclusions for
any further paving. by the council. was
set for Friday. June "a. at O'Clock
a m.
With reference to the controversy
with relation to the lines on the tract
Of ground in the Vollmer -Kroutinger
tract. the matter of which was referred
to City Attorney Mcfarland. the at
torney submitted the following report
which was placed on file:
Some time ago the matter Of the
description in the Vollmer- Kroutinger
tract was referred to me-
Il desire to advise you at this time
that the only matter in dispute between
the city engineer and the engineer rep
resenting Mr.. Kroutinger Is, whether or
not, course given in any description
would govern or whether the fixed
point would govern. l have given the
matter considerable examination and
am Of the opinion that In the descrip-
fixed point is given and also course
purporting to lead to the fixed point,
that the fixed point would govern.
1.-The authorities are unanimous in
holding that course is only given in
order to enable one to clearly ascer-
tain any given or fixed point
"The plat handed me relative to this
matter would also indicate that such
was the intention when conveyance
was made because a portion of the de-
scription describes the property as run
ming on the south line OF school house
lot a distance Of $50 feet. and after it
passes that point it takes another and
different course.
Il have ascertained that the north
line OF the school house lot. about
which there is no dispute is $50 feet"
Mr.. Frank w. Kettenbach appeared
before the council with reference to this
particular tract of land which he has
lately purchased and advised the coun-