The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1905-01-07
new WARD ORDINANCE
WAS INTRODUCED BY ANDREW
Counsel rFaasaets GFist 81 Business Dock
Ordinances Introduced Petition for
survey Of Thlra street View Railing BY
City Attornsy.

ms city council met IN regular
monthly session Wednesday evening,
the mayor presiding sud councilmen
Andrews aud HedaI answering to roll
call. The minutes Of previous meet.
ings we're read aud approved.
The finance committee reported a
number Of bills fayorably which were
read and approved. The council
then took up the regular expense bills
and they we're passed.
A petition was presented sigued by
q large number Of property owners
asklng for the survey and fixing Of
the grade Of fhiri street for the pur.
pose Of giving them q guiae for the
laying Of sidewalks. After some dis.
cnssion over the possible expense Of
survey, some taking the position that
when u became necessary to grade
the street another survey would b
made, thus doubling tho cost. the
matter was referred 10 the committee
on streets aud public property.
Antnn Carlson and Jacob Kohn
presented a petition asking permis.
sion 10 Close tho opening between the
two bnildings GA sherman street
known ~ tbs SWede saloons for the
purposa Of Hsakiag II into business
room. The petition Was referred 90
the fiFs and Wassr COMMITTEES.
ous u tho most important matters
20 come hstoFe thu board was the
petition az the UnBdersou Lumber
company for q franchise 10 buiid a
dock ~ tbs end Of second strcet OK
tending into the lake . distance oi
700 feet from the tracks Of the
CosuI d'AlsBs a Spokane Railway
company. Tho railway company
holds = similar franchise aud Mr.
GandsEHon stated that IL would bc
willing 20 surrender lie rights Tho
pstition vas signsd By almost every
business man Ia tho city and wan
accompanied By an ordinance grant.
ing the franchise for hfteen yeAra.
The driveway 20 the main dock il 10
b. - feet utdr. Touard the end IL
h 20 b. 80 tosl In uidth aud the
company agrees 90 esiild a good waFc.
house. II - 10 b. given The right TO
charge dockaso for steamers, harRes
and all Glasses Of boata. but nuFuhnn.
disc and freight IL 90 b. handled on
tho dock free Of charge, provided IL
does not remain there more than %
hours. after which > reasonable stoF.
aEe charge may he nRda. After dis.
uunaiun Tho matter waa referred 20 q
special committee and the mayor
named Andres and Hedal. Council. /
man Andrew introduced an ordinance 4
dividing the city into three wards
uhlch will give a more just and equal .
division both numerically and geo. I
graphically than the present two
ward ordinance which thu mayor I'm. 4
sista on keeping The new ordinance
places all that ,aft ~ the city south .
Of sherman street into warl No. /.
ward No. is TO he composed % ali
that part Of the citT lying north Of
sherman street and eaat ~ Fourth
street. ward No. , iu 10 be composed
Of the territory west Of Fourth street
and north Of sherman. Nir. Andrew
aid that he faTorea this ordinance
lccause the old one was evidently
legal aud this one gave the people q
fair representation on the council
aud would give ak members Instead
4 four; that u divided the city
nearly equal In territory and popula.
ton aud also placed a part Of the
business district in each ward, which
seemed 10 be the idea Of some, al.
though the business men did not 10.
eide there. He thought the people
wanted three wsrds and the council
should comply with their wishes.
When he sat down City Attorney
l4aVeino was on bic feet with objec.
tlons. lie said that the statement Of
Andrew that the other ordinance was
illegal lie not true, stating positively
that 1t was legally passed by three
members voting to suspend the rules.
The state Law says that "All ordin-
ances shall require for their adoption
the concurrence Of a majority of all
members elected 10 tho council or
board Of trustees; ordinances Of
permanent or general nature shall be
read on three different days, unless
throe.fourths Of the council or trus.
tees shall dispense with the rule"
Andrew asked what constituted
hrcc.fourths OF the council and
Attorney LAvelno replied that four
members Of The council being present
and three voting for the suspension
Of the rules, that was a legal suspen.
sion, the statute not saying three.
fourths Of the members elected to the