Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-05-05

was present. A number of matters
OF interest and Importance were act
ed upon, besides the regular routine
of business.
The first matter to come up for
consideration and action was the re-
ports OF committees, and as tho line
of committees was run down none
had report to make until the sewer
committee was reached. That COM
mittee brought In a written report on
the sewer system established in the
city and the work OF the sewer COM
mission with relation to II. The COM
mittee In its report stated that a
careful examination OF the sewer ayH-
tenn had been made by It, and that II
had found that the system had been
established, tested and completed
throughout, and that Il was now
ready for use. With respect to the
cost OF the construction or the ays-
tenn as reported by the commission
to the council some time ago. the
committee submitted an adverse re-
port TO a number OF items ard stated
that upon legal advice occurred with
relation to them that It was OF the
opinion that they were not a legal
charge against the city. The iirst
item objected to by the committee
as not being a legal charge was the
attorneys fee OF John p. Gray for
$i043,50. The objection urged
against Il by the committee was that
he was representing r. A. Blackwell
In legal capacity, and not the city
of Occur d'Alene. at the time the
debt was contracted. The next item
was the attorneys fee. amounting 20
S710.30, charged by the law firm OF
Sanders & Flynn for legal services.
This the committee held as Illegal,
as Earl Sanders was at that time at
torney for the city and was receiving
salary for his services as such. The
other items reported upon adversely
were the charges OF Treasurer Platt
and Judge Main, the former amount
ing to s322.b0 and the latter 10
St09.75. Both the treasurer and the
clerk, at the time their work was
done, the committee contended. were
officers of the city and were drawing
salary for this work, and were
therefore not entitled by law TO ad-
ditional compensation. Upon a sub
mission OF the report a motion was
made that II be accepted and filed. A
vote was taken, which resulted In a
tie, but IL was carried by the mayor
casting his vote for the Affirmative.
The matter OF supplying the eeme-
terry with more pipe for water pur-
poses came up and motion was
made and carried TO lay 800 feet OF
four-inch pipe for this purpose.
Councilman Hedal reported that the
committee on cemeteries aud parks
bad hired additional labor to assist
the gardener, and ifs action IN this
respect was ratified by the council
called TO the fact that the people
having occasion to pass through the
park, instead of following the main
thoFoughfare, were making a path
along its side on the grass. and au-
thority was given the committee to
construct a single wire fence along
the thoroughfare to protect the grass.
The suggestion was made by coun-
Gilman Ransimer that the gates at
the park be left open during the day
so that carriages and automobiles
could pass through. and that they be
closed at night. A motion was made
and carried that this be done, and
also that the gardener be made q
special police Officer to see that drly-
ing and automobile riding In the park
did not operate to destroy the lawn.
The ordinance committee submit
ted an ordinance regulating the max
ing of connections with the sewer
system. The ordinance makes It com
pulsory upon property owners 10
make connections. and provides for
the manner in which they are TO be
made. and a penalty for violation Of
an yof its provisions The ordinance
passed its first reading last night. and
vas then referred over BY motion TO
ihe rext regular meeting
The council was advised that the
Lakeyiew saloon and the Northern
Pacific Railway company had failed
20 make connections with the sewer.