Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-11-17
COUNCIL AFTER
CITY OFFICIALS
Dismisses Street Commissioner and
Sits on City Attorney

The council convened at the regu-
lar hour set last evening and all the
councilmen answered to the roll call.
The session commenced with a con-
sideratiOn Of matters affecting the
city in general, and concluded with
the dismissal OF one Of the city ON
cials, and a motion 70 dismiss anoth-
en-, unless In the future he saw Mt
to attend to the work for which he
is drawing salary from the people.
Taking the session all In all It was
interesting and lively.
The first matter that came up for
consideration was a report from
Councilman McEuen in behalf OF the
committee on streets and alleys with
relation to the piling OF lumber by
the Occur d Alene Lumber company
on Mullan street between Front and
Seventh. Councilman McEuen re-
ported the company was occupying a
portion Of this street, but owing to
the fact that the committee was not
certain as to whether the company
had an easement OF the street for that
purpose or not 1t had taken no ac-
ton and the matter was referred last
evening to the city attorney for ac-
tion. Councilman McEuen also re-
ported that there was a bad water
hole on Fourth and Montana street,
and the commissioner was ordered
to I'LL it in.
Councilman B0dler stated In be-
half Of the committee on light and
water that he had various petitions
for lights under consideration, but
that he did not see his way clear to
grant them as the fund was exhaust
ed. The next was the committee on
finance and judiciary, but its report
was passed, and then came the COM
mittee on parks and cemeteries.
Who VIII Care for the zOO2
Councilman Hedal, Of this commit
tee, reported that the sections build
lug was about completed, and re-
Quested that a warrant Of $500 be
drawn to the contractor, and this was
ordered done. He also stated that
the work in the park, with the eX-
ception of the placing OF some gravel
in the main walk. was completed for
the fall, and the park committee was
authorized to have this done. He
suggested that the labor Of the
gardner was completed for the sea-
son, and that his services might
now be dispensed with. Councilman
Quillan desired to know In the event
that his services were dispensed with
as to who would care for the men,
agerie Of the city zoo, and another
councilman finally retorted that he
could attend to 1t every morning
when he came down to his ONCE.
The matter of dismisslng the gard
ner was discussed at length, and It
was finally decided to retain his ser
vices for a brief while longer.
Electric Fixture Bids Opened.
The committee on public property
was then called. and bids for the
electric light fixtures for the city
hall ordered opened. Two bids were
submitted, one that OF the Cascade
Gas and Electric, Fixture company,
of Seattle, which was S740.22, and
that OF the Home Electric Supply Co.
of this place which was s745. The
bids were not acted upon but were
taken under advisement.
The Mayor Smiled.
Hon. o. n. Butcher. appeared be-
fore the council and stated that he.
together with q number Of other
residents, were on the dead end Of a
water pipe 81 Woodlawn, and that
they desired q hydrant placed on
either the corner Of Eleventh and
Birch or Eleventh and Elm, so that
the company would be able to flush
the pipes. Mr.. Buteher observed
that the mayor was smiling while he
was presenting the matter. and said:
81 see you are smiling NJ. Mayor.
but we we're taken into the city linn
its without our consent. and / think
we are entitled to all the benefits
that we can secure In the way OF a
water system" The smile on the
mayors face faded away. ana he hur-
riedly explained that while he was
smiling that It was q smile OF APP
pr0vaI OF what Mr.. Butcher was say
ing. The request Of Mr.. Butcher