The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1905-02-28
FAVORABLE
ACTION TAKEN
Charter Bill May Now Become
.a',aw-Commercial d. Club and
City Council Agree

of the city council held Sunday night i'm
the Commercial club rooms the matter
of the amendment to the city charter
as proposed in "a bill presented by Sem
ator Crum which was passed by the
state senate was thoroughly discussed
and n resolution was finally adopted
which is believed will place no barrier
in the passage of the bill in the house
of representatives this week. The bill
was drafted short time ago by' MIR.
lanes E. Babb and after submitting
the bill to a joint meeting of the mem
hers of the city council and the Com
mercial club was forwarded to Boise
for enactment.
The bill as originally set forth is the
granting by the state to the city of
Lewiston power to sell and convey it's
rights if any, to shore lands along the
water fronts of the Clearwater and
Snake rivers within the limits of the
city and for distance of five miles
above the city limits on the Clearwater
river.
The bill met the approval of the
council and the Commercial club after
a provision was inserted eliminating
from sale of shore lands along the
Snake river from the Charleston bridge,
south to the limits Of the city as es-
tablished in the charter of 1881.
Through some error which was ex-
plained to the entire satisfaction of the
persons present at the meeting Sunday
night Mr.. Babb stated that this inter-
lineati was omitted from one Of the
copies Of the bill and had been for
warded to Boise. The bill was passed
by the senate and happened to be the
copy with the clause which had inad
vertantly been left out
Mr. Babb noticed that the bill as
published did not contain this clause,
and called up Senator Crum who stated
that he could not recall at that time
how the error had occurred but which
was later explained. Mr.. Crum ad-
vised that to attempt to amend the bin
would be serious and might possibly
mean its defeat while in its present
form it could probably be passed in the
house and become a law without trou-
BILE. Mr.. Babb notified City Attorney
Cox and members OF the council rela-
tive to the present condition of the
form Of the bill and a meeting OF the
council was held Saturday afternoon to
informally discuss the matter with the
result that a telegram was sent to the
governor urging that the measure be
vetoed IL it did not contain the clause
relative to the elimination from sale of
the Snake river water frSnt by the city
council between the points mentioned
above. Another telegram was also
sent to the Nez Perce members in the
legislature asking that the matter be
looked into fully before passage.
As result of these kilograms the bill
was in danger Of not becoming law
and joint meeting OF the Commercial
club and the city council was called
for Sunday night when the question
was thoroughly discussed on its mer-
its. r. A. Cox explained the purpose
OF the meeting and dwelt at length on
the subject explaining the former
meeting of the council and the Com
mercial club and Of the subsequent ap-
Mr. c. A. Hastings took the floor and
made number of remarks concerning
the bill in general and stamped it as
having the appearance of an iniquitous
measure and opposed it's passage.
Mr.. Rabb next spoke on the subject
and dwelt at some length on the origin
OF the subject matter of the bill and
10; 1,n
measure for the best interests of the
city and that he had not been employed
py any corporation to prepare the bill.
lie spoke regarding the great benefits
10 be derived by the city in being able
@E control the shore lands within the
limits of the city without waiting for a
session of the legislature to grant such
rights. The law points relative to the
subject was also thoroughly discussed
by Mr.. Babb.
Mayor Kress. Mr.. O'Neill, Mr.. Tan
hahill. Mr.. Kester. Mr.. Colby. Mr.. Nc
EllVery. Mr.. Osmers. Mr.. Mounce. Mr..
Erb Mr.. Morey, Mr.. Wing and Mr.. F.
w. kettenbach all spoke on the matter.
AIR. O'Neill submitted a motion ask
ing that Senator Crum be instructed to
amend the bill and pass it if possible
Ar. r. w. kettenbach offered a substi-
su'e asking that the bill be passed with
'ne amendment if possible but if i'm
p'ssioie to pass the bill anyway as il
S'ood at present. A vote on the substi-
.u'e was taken and resulted in a tie
~ 10 10, which lost the substitute. A
'''e was then taken on Mr.. O'Neill's
"otlon which also resulted in a tie. II
II. which was also lost Mr.. Cox
eh introduced a motion in the form
resolution asking that the bill be
esed In its present form and thai
person present at the meeting &c