Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-06
COUNCIL ALLOTS
CITY MONEY
Banks Get Practically What
They Apply fOr-=Sum=
mary Of Reports

The city council last night allotted
to the Lewiston banking institutions
the portions of the city money for
which each had bid, the interest to be
received being per cent for the
sinking fund and 21a per cent for the
current fund. The Commercial Trust
company will receive approximately
$4,000 of the sinking fund and $1,000
of the current fund; the same will be
loaned to the First National bank: the
Lewiston National bank will receive
$4,000 Of the current fund and the
Idaho Trust company will receive So,
600 of the sinking fund. The interest
on the sinking fund will be paid quar-
terly on monthly balances while the
interest on the current fund will be
paid monthly on daily balances.
The council allowed the estimate of
William Enoch for $4,000 on the con-
struction of the pumping station at the
outlet of the downtown sewer
Police Judge Erb reported 1O2 cases
in his court during the month and the
collection of $S76 in fines which had
been turned over to the city treas
urer.
Water Superintendent W. A. Smith
reported the installation of the new
Gould pump, which has been in serv-
ice since July %. He reports the new
equipment working perfectly and all
obligations of the contractors fulfilled.
The following are the expense ac
counts of the department for the
month of July: Labor 1858; power.
$740.75; miscellaneous, $141.57; better
ments, $9,925.5O.
City Health officer Hinkly reported
16 births, 5 deaths, case of dyph-
liberia, 2 cases of typhoid fever, ceme-
terry revenue $33, expenses $156.5O.
Fire Chief Martinson reported one
fire during the month at a loss of
about 5000, fully insured. The expense
of the department was $50.
Sexton CARLY reported revenues from
various sources to the amount of 1921
with an expense account of SITS.
City Controller Nickerson reported
the following collections of the water
department: Domestic, $1,533.35; irri-
cation, $145.7O; materials, s35.45; PEN
alties, $3.50; fines, $13; total, $1,744.
Chief of Police Hayes reported 1O2
arrests, 9 impounded animals. salary
expense of $4,000, maintenance ex-
pense so cents, total expense $5155O.
City Engineer Guilland reported the
work of the department during the
month in making the surveys and COM
piling the estimates for the proposed
paving district. giving grades and
alignement for the sewer work and
establishing grades and making lot
surveys. The total expense of the de-
partment was $621.90.
The annual report of City Clerk
Lundstrum was received and filed. The
report shows the assets of the city to
be $376,902.22 divided as follows: Cash
on hand $35,61412 water plant and
$4,3S0.90, street department $4379.31,
library $6,3O0.OO, furniture and fixtures
$1,036-9S, real estate and buildings
$12S,362.74, uncollected taxes $2,s44.4s,
delinquent tax certificates S629.63, I'M
collected special assessments $1S,321.-
%. The assets are $124,2s2.S4 in ex-
cess of the liabilities.
The records show the total disburse-
ments for the year ending July 81,
1907, to be $92,074.71, total warrants is
sued for the year $77.SS7.14 as COM
pared with $S5,S06.82 issued for the
year ending July 81, 1906.
Mr.. Lundstrum recommends that a
regular city pay day be established and
that no bills be allowed after that
date but be carried over for the next
months business.