Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-16

the council convened. 1t was
usual, and as usual there was
enced the same trouble in Sc
a quorum for the purpose Of
ing. Hamilton and Bedell
tut of the city. Eight O'Clock
came and all were present but
and Landt. After McEuen
the clerk commenced to oper-
telephone with the view of
nicating with Councilman
He picked up the receiver
outed into the transmitter to
Ito girl the number 23S, and
Ddy responded, but 1t was not
an but person answering to 23S
NJ The judge had received more
e asked for, and he was an
and did not like it, and told
lilo girl that he wanted Just
3S and did not want any black
He was given 23S but that
rbe as wrong-it was somebody
IA han Councilman Landt that an
and the judge looked dis
and again consulted the tele-
directory. He looked hard
ng at the name Landt and the
r opposite, and then called for
ar I'D, and after some delay the
pla lman's voice made its way
he line. The judge wanted to
70; if he was coming to council
and he received the reply
-, did not know that there was
= neil meeting. The judge in
him that there was, and in
ally asked if he knew now, and
the answer could not be heard
Dir to presume that he did. A
inutes afterward Councilman
wendell his way into the coun-
amber.
,,ol t came the roll call, and then
fading of the minutes of the
-, : US meeting, and after their ap-
the council settled down to
az S. The mayor began by call
reports of officers of the city
He came to petitions, MEM
and remonstrances, and petit
signed by a large number of
led IS requesting that no person
nro e of sewer district No. 1 be
.ors tied to connect with the sewer
- any manner use it. No objec-
were presented and the petition
efered by the mayor to the COM
I on sewers. The committee
ov. eets had no report to make and
on light, fire and water was
I'd, and Councilman sHedal Sc
the floor, and informed the
il that a light ought to be
led on Third and Wallace and
government way near the
)laa al. The mayor asked how
ice lights the city had now and
cor sum was being paid out for
and when informed that it
II 1858 and some odd cents a
,, he sarcastieally remarked
he city had better pay out all
monies for light and water, and
ssed on to the next committee
was that of finance and judic-
This committee has had under
,tn aeration for presentment to the
n Il for long time the matter OF
ty appropriation, and were sup.
to be ready to report last night
rra Gilman BOdler looked over q
supposed to contain an estimate
Isl at the appropriation should con-
and its apportionment, then
at the mayor and at the coun.
ID informed them that the esti'
were not in conformity with
made by the committee. The
had been given to City At
Mcfarland for preparation
Dis figures were wrong-almos
cal in many ways exactly thu
as those made last year, anC
vas too low. Mcfarland hat
TO Spokane. and had left thu
in the hands of McEuen-
ne estimates and a few instrue
with him. The first the council
not use, and the latter, unde
ohditions prevailing. vas Of NJ
TO them. and the COMMITTEE
announced that 1t was not Ii
'Iuon to make a report IN
ran down the line Of the re
ing committees and finally cam
: head Of unfinished business
nere the council was advised b
Main that the city treasure