Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-08-18
GRANT SITE
FOR FOUNDRY
WISCONSIN MAN SECURES A
LEASE ON CITY PROPERTY
FOR FIVE YEARS TO ESTAB-
LISH FOUNDRY.


ne cessary motion to grant a lease
to NJ. d. Taylor Of GAINESVILLE. Wis,
for a tract of the city property 10
Gated east OF First street, between
C and B streets, to be used as
site for a foundry and machine
works. The property is located but
short distance from the. sewer
pumping station, and will be leas-
ed for a term of Ave years Mt IS
per year. The necessary ordinance
providing for the lease will be
drawn at once.
The council this morning visited
the site of the new union depot to
confer with Engineer Koren OF the
Northern Pacific relative to allow
| ing an 1S-inch curb and rise OF
six inches in the street grade In
front of the depot property The
matter of the construction Of por-
tico over the sidewalk was also con-
sidered. and the matter will be de-
| tsrmined by the council a. a meet
| ing to be held this evening.
The property owners OF the city
| will be compelled to exterminate
the Russian thistle under the terms
OF an ordinance passed last year.
The matter was brought to the at
| Gntion of the council last night by
Commissioner Booth, who stated in
many localities the thistles are be-
ing allowed to go to seed. A mo-
ton prevailed ordering the proper
| ty owners to remove the thistles or
the ordinance will be brought into
effect by which the work will be
| performed under the direction Of
the council and the costs levied
against the property.
A clause was inserted in the paw
ing specifications that provides for
the construction work to be com.
menced within 10 days after the
contract is awarded and the work to
completed before June l OF next
year. a penalty Of $50 per day to be
collected for each day after June /
required to complete the contract.
II A petition was received from 8
Squier asking for relief in the mat.
! tel OF making the sewer connections
for his propert located on West L
| street. In making these connec
J lions, Mr.. Squier would b.
compelled to extend his sewer
line 100 feet to the sewer
rain. No action in the matter wal
taken, as it was suggested by Coun
! ilrnan Bollinger athat other petit
t t.ons relative to the sewer connec
, tionswould be presented. 1t 4
learned today that property owner
3 bet ween main and D streets ant
west NJ FIFTH street are DESTROYS
Of making their connections Will
r with the old D street sewer lint
). instead OF the new line recent!
/ installed on Main street, and tn
1 council will be asked to permi
g these connections and to afterward
e maintain the d street sewer main
:. Engineer Guilland was ordered t
n prepare plans for the establishment
O OF an improvement district in tn
:. University addition and Council
!. man Bollinger stated property own
= ers in Wellman addition were anx
,ons to have an Improvement dist
r riot established in that section G
!. the city
T.. lie question of numbering III
J. houses under the pa, adopted las
= year was before the council an
}. 6. US w:l: be taken ~ enforce II
J. property owners to number thei
buildings under the new system O
n they will be arrested as provided b
/. the house numbering ordinance
!. This ordinance was passed and al
# proved in April, 1907. and provide
80 fine of from 81 to $25 for a fail
Il ure to provide the buildings wit
a the numbers under the new system
n The numbers can be secured at tn
), city clerks office, but must be plat
y cd on the buildings at the expens
20 OF the property ownwer.
ri The question OF inspecting tn
- sewer connections occasiOned
ir small TIT between Counciilma
w | ISOlIlNReT anu cEuSluceT Nuiith
20 when Mr.. Bollinger offe'c1 Ia d
ST the sewer connections. insDe' ito
n providing the council CAV, him sue
4. authority Engineer Guilland sta
ID ed he would not agree to have sue
IN inspection done upon his bond an
Mr.. Bollineer responded that h
ne believed he knew about as mut
or about plumbing and sewer come
n :ions as the city engineer.
,g The ordinance passed last vet
hi for the purpose OF compelling II
bs property owners to destroy the Ru
ID sian thistles empowers both II
IS. street commissioner and the supe
at intendent of parks and cemsteri
ed 10 inspect all property within Il
he CITY limits and remove all thistle
an that the Russian and Car"dian TIL
ok ties are declared nuisance. AZ
he that anv propertv owner who su
h N fore these thieflas To mature