Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-06-09
CITY COUNCIL
FAVORS LIBRARY
|uys Deer and TransaCts Other
Routine Business

me council was late in converting
night. For that matter that au-
body is always late in converting,
last night 1t was more so than
al. The regular hour for assem-
z for the transaction of the city's
mess is 1880 o'clock. That is
dard time, but that hour accord
to time kept by the ordinary
ucilman's timepiece means s
ock and last night 1t lacked few
|utes of being half past eight
If of the councilmen came in COM
htively good season, but two more
necessary for a quorum, and as
minutes went by and they failed
make their appearance, His Honor,
mayor, grew nervous and clearly
we'd his displeasure at what he
idered an unnecessary delay.
he clerk finally succeeded in find
the telephone number of Council
McEuen and in being connected
his residence. That was eight
ock and when the conversation
the telephone was completed
cheering announcement was made
the councilman was still occu-
with his evening meal. Chief of
&c McGovern had been dispatch
% find Councilman Hamilton and
rned wearied from his search. and
ed that he was unable to find him
any one who knew his where
uts. He was an importan. coun-
IAN as he was th. chairman of the
mittee on finance aid last nisht
the time set for the making OF
appropriation. Last evening
ie the third adjournment of the
neil for that purpose and at a
Deding meeting the clerk had
ounced that the city's funds had
bed to be, and that no warrants
ID be drawn until an appropria'
was made, and that meant nc
! for the salaries of the munici
officers. The clerk suggested
Hamilton was at the For
unds engaged in a game of bal
B the Bankers team and thS
shal was directed to proceed tt
place for him, and he again de
ted on his search. Time dragged
Wy by, and finally the telephone
9 and the chief on the other emf
he line was telling the clerk tina
milton had gone to Spokane, ant
| as his Jurisdiction did not reacl
I far he had given up the search
clerk sprang to the telephone t
up again the McEuen residence
Just then the councilman appear
and the body finally convened am
It into session.
he mayor began the session b.
Ing for report from the financ
amittee with relation to the pro
ed appropriation, and the mos
they had to report was tina
milton was absent and that it wa
loss what to do. A few est
les we're read, but as a conferenc
q relation to them had not bee
with the city attorney. so he wa
z to intelligently reconcile theI
. the law on the subject, tn
t'er was allowed to drop fo
ume, while the council listene
a delegation Of ladies, consistin
MS. ]. T. Scott, Mrs. ]. L. NJ,
az and Mrs. Fred Wilson, frol
Woman's club. City Attorne
tArland presented the matter fC
delegation. He explained that u
" the present the library had bee
sndent upon the Woman's clu
eAlstenee and that 1t had foun
burden heavy, and believed thi
ume was ripe for the council
'uiOer the expense of its maintei
He read a resolutiC
ne club. in which the
empowered a committee to tut
me library to the council, al
eu1lon from the club. signed |
-emoers asking that the counC
Il over. and that it make 1
'Opriation for its maintenance
matter Of the appropriation vi
again reverted to and il W
ny disposed of by a motion beir
= nat the whole matter be 7
= tack to the finance commit
s-4t the committee be empows
u came within the provisio
az on the subject, to reoor
me Appropriation Of q mill ,