Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-01-11

NJ. D. Wright was the only absentee.
Councilman McEuen stated that
the B. r. Lewis Lumber company
asked for lights to be placed along
the sidewalk recently constructed by
the Commercial club, leading across
the river. If the city placed poles,
wires, etc., the company would sup
ply the current free. 1t was referred
to the proper committee.
Councilman Barr reported much
difficulty had been experienced with
the MIGRANTS due to the lack of uni
formity. The chief difficulty had
been found in the thread, the nipple
being too small. Barr stated that he
had ordered about 80 nipples to rem
edy the defect.
McEuen inquired if it were not
good thing to Feadvertise for bonds.
The mayor thought it advisable to
declare the last deal off with the
Chicago man. The city clerk was in
structed to confer with the city at
torney and, if possible, to cancel the
contract with the party making the
bid
An ordinance to provide for the
regulation of junk and junk deal
ing was passed its final reading. The
license fee was fixed at $40 per
month; that the purchaser have a
fixed place of business; is forbidden
to purchs Sc property of persons mnd-
has a written consent of his parents;
that the purchaser must register the
junk, description and of whom
bought. A penalty of 500 or 80
days Imprisonment may follow a vi
olation of this ordinance. Barr said
this ordinance was passed to put
stop to the great amount of pilfer-
ing that had been going on in Occur
d'Alene; that the police at present
were unable to run down the stuff;
and that Spokane junk dealers were
coming and going between here and
Spokane regularly, which was be-
lieyed to be for purpose. 1t was
stated that one local junk dealer had
disposed of over $4,000 worth of junk
this summer, the most of which has
been in bottles.
1t was reported that the bill of
$25 recently filed by John M. Flynn
for work done for the city attorney
had been considered by the city at
torney who agreed to meet the bill.
The street commissioner was in
structed to ascertain the number of
city street lights.
The park committee recommended
that no permit be allowed for burial
until the interment fee had been paid
and a secured note given for the pay
ment of the lot. 1t was claimed many
had received deeds although they
had paid nothing at all.
1t was reported that many walked
on lawns in passing through the
park. No action was taken in the
matter.
1t was reported that the funds had
not heretofore been kept separate by
the treasurer. McEuen said it was
the treasurers duty according to law.
The chief of police reported 1856,
the police judge $3.50 and the road
commissioners $1,000 received re-
spectively.
Grove ID. Volk, who had paid his
poll tax in the east, asked that the
poll tax which he had paid in Occur
Alene be refunded. 1t was so voted
1t was reported by McEuen that
the city attorney claimed the city
could not take steps to annul the
consumers company franchise on the
ground of not making tap eonnec.
ions. He claimed the city attorney
held that every man was entitled Il
sue and that the court would grant
attorneys fees in addition to com
peiling the company to make tbs
TAP connection. The city attorney
vas ready to take suits on those con
ditions. This, he held. left nothing
Tor the council to do.
1t was reported by Hamilton tina
the Electric line was ready to pa,
one half the cost of a viaduet OIL
harden street and to give one hal
NE wagon road north from Garden
1t was voted that the American