The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-03-26
SCALLON FAVORS
THE GAMBLERS
Record of His Administration
Shows 1t.

he kept the difference as salary and
the city never received it.
At this meeting the mayor had
introduced an ordinance to pay o.,
100 for the lot at the corner Of Fifth
and Sherman streets which he had
previously agreed to purchase. James
Roche submitted proposal to sell
the city the lot at the corner Of
Fourth and Occur d'AIene street for
81, $50, but he was too late and the
city now owns the lot bought by the
mayor which has proven q very good
investment, but the methods employ
ed in purchasing it without a vote of
the people were illegal.
In the mean time The excitement
over gambling died out and the games
were running as openly as before, the
fines being turned into the treasury
regularly each month in sums varying
from 800 to $3.50. Things ran
along smoothly until the regular
meeting of March l, 1905, when the
gambling question again came up in
an inquiry from Wilkins which once
more put Mayor Scallon on record.
We quote from the published report
of that meeting as follows:
1.-THE monthly report of fines coIlec-
ted covering December and January
amounted to 1865. Two items for
each of the months attracted Wilkins
attention. They we're for $50 each
amounting to 5000 as fines paid for
disorderly conduct. wilkins wanted
to know where the slot machine fines
we're and insisted on an answer. The
mayor stated that the fines were in
the report and after being
pressed for an answer said that the
$50 fines for disorderly conduct
covered the machines. +"
Tuesday March IA, 1905. the ordi-
nance creating city Of the second
class, in accordance with Mayor
Scallon's message was taken up for
consideration. The mayor favored
two wards with two members each.
Petitions were filed and signed by
business men and citizens asking that
three wards be created. The ques
ton had been up at previous meetings
and Andrew made a speech favoIing
the three wards. During the dicuss-
ion, presto change, the mayor rose to
make a personal explanation. The
req ort of the meeting published in the
Press of March Is, is quoted as fol
lows:
'Scallon wished to make a person,
al explanation of his position in the
matter, stating that he at first favored
J two wards and city government, but
had now changed his mind and wal
opposed to any change until we be-
, came large enough to have a city o.
the first class. -
The ordinance was finally railroad
ed through three readings creating |
J city of the second class with twt
T wards, the mayor voting for the same
/ The ordinance was knocked out in tn
| district court, the case having beei
} taken up by citizens who opposed
such small representation in tn,
council.
D This is Mayor Scallon's record on tn
] gambling proposition, on the pur
chase of city lot and on the crea
ton of q city Of the second elias
s under his administration.
{ At the spring election April 4
+. 1905, there were two tickets in tb
q field, the Republican being W. A
) Andrew, S. A. Varnam, Anton Carl
son, J. L. McGrew and A. Minnick
D The Citizens ticket was r. W. Col
n lin, Charles Young, Geo. Williams
Q DR.. 81. v. Scallon and T, E. Hedal
three Of these, Collins, Young an
e williams being elected. Varnam an
, Andrew were elected on the Republic
3 can ticket. Collins received 46
: votes and Scallon 800.