Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-17


last uight-a real, genuine row. The
tuse that ignited the explosion was lit
when Councilman Bodler, on behalf
a, the committee on licenses, recon-
mended the rejection of the applica-
tiop of Henry Higgins for a saloon
license for his proposed establish
ment on Sherman street east of
Fourth. and the council adopted that
report. and in conformity to It de-
cuped to grant the license. The
ADOPTION of this report caused a red
flush to overspread the face of the
mayor, and he plainly evinced his
displeasure with relation to this ac-
ton of the council, and when Coun-
Gilman Boiler started to introduce
an ordinance extending Garden street
the uneasiness of the mayor became
more apparent-the Cispleasure had
changed TO anger. The ordinance
proposed to extend Garden from Gov
eminent way to Government road,
and from there west to the corpor-
ate limits of the city, and it passed
It's first reading by a majority vote
of one. A suspension of the rules
was moved for the purpose of having
the ordinance pass through its sec
ond reading, and, it was then that the
fuse had burned it's full length and
into the powder magazine, and the
explosion came. Councilman Bodler,
Landt, McEuen and Ransimer voted
in the affirmative, and Councilmen
Hedal and Bedel in the negative, and
it was then that the mayor played
the joker, which he acknowledged
that he had held up his sleeve for the
occasion by declaring that 1t re-
Qutred by law a three-fourths vote of
the whole council to suspend the
rules, and in his contention he was
sustained by City Attorney McFar-
land
PandemOnium Broke Loose.
Then pandemonium broke loose.
Councilman McEuen stated he diff
fered with the mayor-that it did not
require a three-fourth vote, and the
mayor, after injecting into his re.
marks to McEuen a good supply of
beg your pardons" finally succeeded
In stating that he had consulted the
city attorney with relation to the
matter" But this practice has been
followed right along" said McEuen.
and the city attorney has been pres
ent time and again when we have
IoHowed 1t, and ] think ] know what
l am talking about" Maybe you
Know what you are taking about and
other people do not, rhtorted. the
mayor. That is alright" replied
McEuen. By this time the city attor-
hey had found the law, and accord
ing to his version of it a three-fOurth
vote by the entire council of the city
was required to suspend the rules in
passing an ordinance. Councilman
McEuen again reiterated the state
ment that the practice of a two-third
vote had been followed right along
that the city attorney had been
present when this practice was used,
ana had interposed no objections.
snow up the records to that effect"
demanded the mayor. 81 will show
up the record to that effect, you bet
viii, was Councilman McEuen's
reply. You are out of order" de-
cared the mayor. But McEuen con-
uhued, and the mayor said: DO not
gel excited" Il am not excited" re-
pied McEuen. and then the matter
sOosided for awhile between the two.
councilman Bedell arose from his
Shalr and said: Il think that the
passage Of this ordinance should be
Oeierred until the other ward has
representation. but he did not get
any further, because he was evident
man after the mayors own
ue@rt as he quickly responded with
eae remark, Certainly. and any fair
minded man would think the same
ulhs and Bedell sat down. Coun-
S'tnan Ransimer then took a hand in
e warfare of words. and wanted
s0he Information on the appoint
"eht Of men for the other ward
s4hted to know the law on the sub
vi On prior occasions. he stated.
saen vacancies had been flled the
-ninations had come from the eOun-
a. oat this time they had come from
ne mayor. and he was unable to rec
OASiie this inconsistent manner CT