The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1906-1907, 1907-09-17


marked last nights session of the
city council. After the reading Of
Y the minutes, which we're corrected in
a few minor places, the report of the
street committee was given. Chair
man Hamilton recommended on be
half of the committee that the alley
in block IL, in which the Lakeview
school house is located, be vacated,
stating he could not see how it could
injure anyone but that it was bene-
tit to the school children.
NJ. d. Wright petitioned to have
the city do certain planking south of
Sherman street, adjacent to his prop
erty, he furnishing the plank. 1t
was accepted. The petition for open
ing Birch street east of Seventh,
where two lots lay end to end, ex-
bending 900 feet deep and SO feet
vide, in order to permit the people
n that locality passage way to the
city, was recommended and accepted
by the council. The lots are held at
s40O and are owned by Mr.. Arnold
pf Arnold 4 Olson. Lincoln way was
ordered to be put in a passable con-
bition from the electric line to Col
ege place. This improvement was
IN amended petition submitted by
he Commercial club in lien of one
originally fled by the college authori-
les petitioning for the opening of
Harrison avenue. The petition of
J. P. thinner. who owns the entire
lock 8, Occur d'Alene, requesting
be alley be vacated, was ordered
granted. The petition OF A. l..
Norris, who asked the privilege to
clear portion of Foster near Gov
prDment way, was held over for in
Bestigation. The steam laundry and
pthers requested that sidewalk be
constructed on Lakeside, between
Second and Third streets which was
Idered done by the property owners,
be sidewalk to be- eight feet wide
nd be to placed on the north side of
be street. The council ordered that
sidewalk be constructed on the
Rst side of Second street, north of
herman, running to the Hotel Nor
oyle. 1t was commended that there
ere pools of water there and practi-
billy impossible for footmen and that
was an eve sore to the entire cIty.
Wright at this point stated there
as not decent sidewalk crossing
herman from Fourth street to the
epot and that there should be one
pit in, threatening to put one in
mself il it was not done, to which
pine made reply that it would save
g city that expense.
Steps we're taken looking towards
grading of Seventh from Foster to
Rrrison streets. 1t was thought best
put the matter in the hands of the
eet commissioner. Ransimer re-
nded the council that the water
pes we're near the surface and must
lowered before grading Was done
pre-.
Prof Fl. Fl. Barton appeared before
council, asking the city fathers
take steps looking toward the
ening of Garden street where it
psses the electric railroad. He
lined Roosevelt school was crowd
that the parents objected TO send
h.
trains ran daily at great speed and
light trains and cars were constantly
wing up and down, many times
eessitating the children to go long
tances around in order to cross the
oks He stated he believed Black
would pay one half the cost of
duct across the track; that there
no public crossing at present. the
at present being private
1t was referred to the commit
At this inncture. Barr requested
zee the contract between the city
the Consumers company. He'd
tated that Harding, manager of
Consumers company would sur
der the contract IL urged. A little
goked tete a tete here occurred
Eeen Barr and Main, clerk of the
bell Main said if Barr wanted
contract so badly as he claimed he |
I'D come in and help look it up. |
maintained for this work the |
paid man $1,000 a year. He
ned he had been calling for this
ract for several meetings and still /
not forthcoming.