Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1907-08-16
PROTEST STREET
IMPROVEMENT
Residents on Eighth and
Ninth Avenues Object to-
New Plans

The council last night received q
suggestion from Commissioner Miller
that an ordinance be passed compelling
register to be kept Of all purchases
by secondhand ana junk dealers
looking toward eliminating the encour-
agement of young boys for purioininR
articles for which there ts q market At
such places.
The action of Commissioner MillAr
is the result Of report Of the police
department in which lf u stated q man
living below the ferry slip on Fifth
street recently purchased machine 1T
tings to the amount Of $3.50 for 32.26.
| The police report that the regular
dealers will not purchase from boys
unless they have personal knowledge
| Of how they came In possession Of the
| goods offered for sale. The suggestion
of Mr.. Miller will be Investigated by
the city attorney 90 ascertain how
these matters are regulated in other
cities.
Attorney Helwig appeared before the
council and presented a remonstrance
to the proposed Improvement district
on Eighth and Ninth avenues on Nor
NAL hill The following is the text OF
the remostrance and the signers who
oppose the new district for reasons
herein set forh:
I'VE are opposed to the creating
establishing and maintaining Of said
| improvement district and among other
reasons assign the following:
First, that the real property in said
proposed improvement district is now
encumbered with a special tax for the
Normal hill sewer.
Second, that too large a per cent
of said property is unimproved.
Third, the installation and main
tenance of the proposed improvement
district. together with the present
general and special taxes, would be
onerous. burdensome and oppressive
to large percent of the free holders
of said district"
The remonstrance was signed by SS.
residents and free holders of the dis"
trict, as follows Mrs. E. ]. Chap
man, Joseph Dubuc, A. II. Patterson.
C. H. Payne, Fred e. Helwig, d. A.
Stevens, C. L. Odle, Mary "A. Baird,
Alb Anderson, Felix Warren. H. Hage-
man, Lizzie Greene, Margaret W.
Burnside, Mrs, F. Roos, Mrs. L. q.
Reese, c. G.Columbus, NJ. L. Martin.
Daniel Jensen, Mrs. "A. J. sipes. L. c.
Neal, Richard Stevens. Mrs. w. c..
Mallory, r. T. Thompson, Mrs. r. D..
Blair. Chris Weisgerber, A r. Trim
BILE, Mrs. B. F. Morris. Zella H. Nor
ris, Graham B. Morris, ]. r. Morris,
George Clark, Mrs. A. W. Hinman,
Philip weisgerber, r. Morrissey, J. w.
whitcomb, Lillian Morrissey.
A petition was received asking for
an arc light at the corner of G ana
Jefferson streets. The petition was
referred to the street commissioners.
Street Commissioner Miller reported"
that Contractor Clarke had been grant,
ed permission to use the city rock
crusher to prepare the gravel for the
concrete work on the down town sewer
system.
An ordinance praxiding for the con-
struction, reusiS2 sapaintenance Of
SlueWdlKs anu Ssy44%y94@. az u eNoi'StiNN
ton. renair or rasBtpIssee lien upon
the property when conducted by the
city was introduced. The proposed or
dinance also provides how such con-
struction or repar shall he carried on.
The plans and specifications for the
street paving were not presented to the
council as the estimate of the cost
of asphalt pavement had not been Sc
cured.
The ordinance providing for the spe-
cial bond election at which time an
Issuance of $4,000 worth of bonds for
the Improvement of the water system
was passed.
A motion prevailed directing the
probation officer to report each month.
The bills of Contractor Clarke for
lumber and extra work placed in the
sewer construction completed, last year
and for interest on money invested in
sewer pipe and storage on cement was
referred to a committee composed OF
Commissioner Howard. Engineer Gull
land and Assistant Attorney Butler.
Assistant Attorney Butler was df-
rected to prepare an ordinance COM
pelling second hand and junk dealers
to keep a register of all articles pur-
chased and from whom secured.
The council adjourned until Friday.
August 23.