Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1904-03-03
FRANCHISE WAS REPORTED
FAvORABLY LAST NIGHT
Cooperative Telephone Company May do Bust
ness in Lewiston for Period of
twenty-five Years

The city council met last night in
adjourned session all the members be
ing present with the exception of Coun-
Gilman Morey.
The street committee reported fav-
orably to the council on the matter of
the ordinance granting franchise to
the Nezperce Cooperative Telephone
company. The franchise reported
by the council provides that the
company shall have the privilege 10
custruct ana maintain a telephone sys-
TEN in the city of Lewiston and shall
also be granted the right to place tele-
phone poles and wires on any and all
the streets and alleys in the city. The
franchise is granted for a period of
twenty-five years and the city reserves
1.-THE right To regulate the tolls and
charges on an equitable and fair basis.
The matter was brought up by
member OF the council as to where the
poles OF the new company would be
placed so as not to conflict with those
of other companies. Mr. Scully stated
that this was a matter that would come
under the jurisdiction OF the street
committee. He stated that il the street
committe were found incompetent to
regulate this matter that the ways
and means committee could handle the
matter.
Considerable discussion was brought
about through these few remarks and
members of the council desired to
know If any one had objected to the
city granting the franchise. Mr.. Soul
~ stated that he had heard of no OBJ
jections from anyone. The ordinance
for the franchise was finally read and
referred to the finance committee.
communication was read from l..
l.. Haynes in which he stated that In
compliance with the contract entered
into with him by the city to deliver
500 feet of pipe for 5000 that he had
gone tot he place where Mr.. Smith
the water superintendent, was to de-
liver the same and that after waiting
"a reasonable time that he left there
without the pipe being delivered by Mr..
Smith. He demanded that as tax
payer that the city deduct a certain
sum from Mr.. Smiths salary owing to
an alleged loss which the city sustained
when Mr.. Smith sold old pipe to Gus
Thiessen for eight cents per foot. The
letter was ordered on file and the clerk
was instructed to notify Mr.. Haynes
that the pipe would be delivered to him
on receipt of check for 5000
A draft was presented to the council
by the Lewiston National bank for
$456 for collection. The collection is
for pump from the Dean Pump COM
pany which was recently purchased for
the water works Superintendent rec
commended that payment be deferred
until the pump could he thoroughly
tested He also stated that the pump
was without an air chamber which
would have to be furnished. The clerk
was instructed to inform the firm of
the conditions existing,
A contract was received by the city
from the Northern Railway granting
n right of way across their tracks to
be used In the Clearwater extension of
the Normal Hin sewer system. An or
dinance authorizing the mayor to sign
the contract was read and placed on
its final passage.
A plat OF Kate Worden's addition in
the eastern part of the city was pre-
scented and accepted by the city.
The street committee brought I'm
recommendation that the German
Trust company and J. b. McGrane he
permitted to settle their difficulty with
reference to the University addition by
arbitration.
The committee on fire and water rec
commended that the suggestions made
by eS-chief of the FIRE department
Harry Lydon he. carried ont in part.
1t is proposed to place the chief of the
fire department under a monthly salary
and he shall have the right TO organize
the department as he thinks best by
making appointments and otherwise
arranging TO form a volunteer depart
ment 1t is also recommended that the
FIRST team on the ground to take the
hose cart To fire be allowed SIS during
day service and $40 during night serv-
ice. The city attorney was authorized
TO draw up an ordinance CARRYING out