The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1904-09-10
THE CITY COUNCIL MEETS
DISCUSSES CITY HALL SITE
Mayer suPpsrts Proposition 20 Purehass
Oaa Rsllows Let Matter IL Referred
20 Special commIttss for Isvesaign-
tioa-Ysr8er Marshal Mast ssttIs-

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The city council held its regular
monthly meeting Wednesday evening,
whieh proved quite interesting. After
reading and appoving the minutes Of
the last regular aud special meeting,
tbs special committee appointed to
investigate the accounts uf the late
Marshal Crandall reported that tho
records showed the collect on Of si54
10 dog taxes aud several dollars more
for fees 10 the police court. o. the
dog tax, s57 had been turned into
the city treasury and The balance was
claimed by the e1 -marshal Is salary,
be claiming the amount due him to
be sufficient TO cover the balance.
The committee figured ont balance
due the city and the matter WAs final
iy turned over TO The city attorney
for action such AZ be may deem best
in the case.
The bond n the city treasurer was
accepted in the sum OF al. 500. Upon
motion the treasurer was requested to
furnish the board 8 monthly report
Of receipts and expenditures az con-
tempIsted by the statute.
Anumber Of special and the regular
bills we're taken up and passed upon,
among them one from Emanuel
Hoelzel for s47 for the building Of q
hose house on east Sherman street.
An ordinance was Introduced for
the purchase Of the lot on the south
west corner Of Sherman and Fifth
streets by the city for city hall and
Gre purposes at s2,l0O. This is
pet measure Of the mayors, and he
made quite extensive remarks 10 sup
port Of the proposed purchase, for
which a bargain has already been
made with the Odd Fellows, ss pre-
viously reported in the Press. Mayor
Scsllon said thst be had no pr operty
10 sell as agent or otherwise 20 the
city and was acting Ia this matter for
the best interests OF the people. He
said city hail and FIRE station should
have the best location obtainable aud
believed this to be the proper one,
but IL be could be shown that there
Nas better be would agree to that il
the price was right. He did not be-
lieye that a location on any Of the
corners opposite the Auditorium was
good and would not give 5000 for
such lots. II was necessary 10 remove
the hose house from Third street be-
fore the Northern Pacific would agree
10 raise the grade aud lite tracks,
which would remove ell cause for
litigation because President Blackwell
had informed him that be would then
raise the grade Of the electro line aud
put in a subway to the lake. He
bad priced lots IN various parts Of
town and had found no place to com
pare with this lot. The city could
build on the lot and make two busi-
ness rooms which would bring in q
revenue Of S75 per month. Andrew
opposed Immediate action on the
ordinance aud moved that il he re-
ferred TO a special committee Of three.
the mayor 20 compose enc member Of
the committee. Andrew believed that
other property might be secured at a
much less figure aud saw no good
reason for proceeding with the matter
until an opportunity bad been given
to the members of the board 70 see
what could be done Andrew s motion
was carried and the mayor appointed
Andrew and Spaulding rs members OF
the committee. James Roche submit
ted an offer to sell the city a corner
lot on Occur d'Alene street, opposite
the opera house for 81, $50.
Andrew said that the system Of
passing bills was bad and moved that
an auditing committee Of three be
appointed TO examine all bills and
pass upon them before they came
before the council. His motion pre-
vailed and the auditing committee lie
Andrew, wilkins aud nedal.