The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-11-25
THE STREET GRADE MIDDLE.
Trustees Hear Protests and Change
Grades-BiIls Allowed,

Trustees Hear Protests and Chang,
Grades-BiIls Allowed.
The regular semi monthly meetinc
Of the board of trustees was held
Nor day evening. Present, 4. W.
Collins, chairmna, W. A. Andrew.
5. A. Varnam and George Williams.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing Of November ., and the special
meeting of November Is, were read
and approved.
The committee on streets and pub
lie property made the following re-
port;
I'VE, your committee on streets
and public property, report that we
have thoroughly examined the grade
prohles of Fifth aud Indiana streets
as we'll as the streets themselves in
company with the protesting citizens
on those streets, ami We recon- mend
that the village employ Mr.. Todd or
some other competent licensed engin-
eer to so change the grade OF Fifth
street and Indiana avenue, that it
will more nearly conform to the gen
eral contour of the ground so that ii
will satisfy the adjacent property
owners and will not be Inconsistent
with the public benefit.
1--WE would further recommend
that a portion OF the cemetery
grounds be set apart for burial pur.
poses ana that the price Of sub lots
as may be selected by you be fixed.
I've would also recommend that
street crossings on Seventh street be
built as fast as the sidewalks are
laid. Also that a crossing be put in
on Fourth street and Lakeside avenue
and one on Fourth street and Occur
d'Alene streets. Also that all street
crossings that are laid from this date
consist Of four plank iustead Of five
plank also that the crossings be laid
from end Of such walk With a four
foot section on an incline Of cross
street. -
The committee on fire and water
male the following report
I'VE, your committe on Dire and
water and lights, recommend i'm
provemeutz as follows in street
lights One at Reid aud Seventh
streets, one at Montana aud Seventh
streets, one at Elm aud Seventh
streets, one at Front and Ninth
streets, one at Lakeside aud Ninth
streets, ole at Indiana aud Ninth
streets, OTIS at Roosevelt and Fourth
streets one OF last pole gu Fourth
street, one between Montana and Elm
avenue, one at Lakeside aud Third,
one at Wallace and Second streets,
one at Second and Boise streets, one
at south side Of Mullau avenue on
Teuth street. -
The matter Of the contr0versy be
tween the board and the Consumers
Company in regard to payment under
their street lighting contract vas tax
en- up and discussed Moved By Mr.
Andrew that the attorney make a writ
ten report on the controversy on the
street lighting bills, seconded By Mr..
Williams and carried
The committee on claims reported
the following bills and recommended
their payment
Jay Rand sauburn, s2o -, help.
ing surveyor, public improvement
fund; Lake City Hdv. Co. s3s. 80.
rubliC Improvement fund Occur a.
Aleus Cab company, st.eJ, Current
3 yueuse fund; Suffer aud Diedricb.
$500, bedding for iaIL public fm
raremeut fund, A. Gar'il. york On
-traaI-, 500 unblie improvement
fund, Andy Herrick, 500. public
Improvement fund Coear dtAIare
Transfer company, $L.1j, cemetery
.uud y. T. Harvey, $500. public
improvement fund; Nols By-trom.
sis9D, public improvement fund: A.
B. Rice, F2.0G, current expense fund
5 u. smith. sl.60, public improve.
na1t fani Diamond Drill Contract
ing company, - -, Ere aud water
.und' Frank Bishop. $500, fire and
water fund: Rocky Mountain Bell
Telephone company, Sl.25, current
'2peuse fund; The journal, S3I.GO,
current expense fund: o. II Todd. +
sJ6.O 90, public improvement fund:
Perry Black, $1,000. was allowed
se3. 90, public Improvement fund
W. b. Mcfarland reported TO the +
board that people we're hauling sand I
from Front street where said street /