Lewiston evening teller. [volume] (Lewiston, Idaho) 1903-1911, 1908-01-07
MORE fines
Than SALARIES
POLICE DEPARTMENT HAS ZIG
BALANCE IN IT'S FAVOR, THE
FINES BEING MORE THAN THE
SALARIES OF DEPARTMENT

feature of the council meeting
last night was the report of the po-
lice department for the year just
closed, which shows the institution
to not only be self-supporting but
to have a balance in its favor of sew
eral thousand dollars for the year.
The combined reports of Chief or
Police Hayes and Police Judge Erb
show the fines collected during tho
past year to amount to approximate
ly $4,000, while the salary of the
police department and police judge.
with incidental maintenance ex-
penses. will not exceed $650O. Tho
department made $50 arrests during
the past six months, and the labor
sheet shows that work on the streets
has been performed by prison labor
to the amount of several hundred
dollars.
Several of the new ordinances in
troduced last night are calculated
to still increase the revenues of this
department, as under the present
conditions many of the offenses are
not provided for by city ordinances
and the revenues are necessarily
turned into the county, while the
expense of arrest and prosecution
are practically borne by the city.
City Treasurer Roos reported that
the cash on hand January / amount
ed to $52,510.20. The receipts dur
ing December were $19,039.30 ana
the disbursements $1s,747.73-
Fire Chief Martinson reported
that two small fires, resulting IN no
damage, occurred during December
The outlay of the department for
the month was $4,961.57, of this
sum $4,875 being for the Gamewell
fire alarm system and $4S5 for the
new bell tower The total outlay or
the department FOR. the past six
months was $5,434.07. There were
IL alarms turned in during the past
six months. The value of the prop
erty involved was $3.50, carrying
insurance OF $4,000. The loss was
$3,54O and the insurance loss
$2,852.
Or. F. L. Hink1y. city health ON
Ger, reported three births in the city
and nine deaths during December
/ Nine cases OF contagious dfseases
are reported The expense of the
department for December was $19S-
During the past six months SO
births occurred in the city and p
deaths.
Superintendent CARLY of the cem-
etery reported that the expenses OF
his department for the past year
We're s1.831.26 and the receipts
$1,7SO25. During the past six
months 3S buriaG have been made
In the cemetery.
The report of Street Superinten-
dent Payne was read showing the
work OF that department for Decem-
Der.
Water Superintendent Smith re-
ported the expense OF the water de-
partment for December was s66s.75-
There were 21.4OO.oOO gallons
pumped into the reservoirs during
the month.
The semi-annual report Of Water
Rent Collector Nickerson showed
the total receipts of the water de-
lpartment since July to be $f0.-
296.79. divided as follows Domes-
/ tic, s9.632.60;; penalties s1S1.50s
Irrigation. s3ss.S5; other items.
I $142S4. The receipts for a corfe-
spending period in 1906 were s1l.-
l6377.70. The report says: "IIt ap-
pears that on December |, 1907.
there were 80 meters in service on
the hill and IS on the fit ana
aainst them there was charge Of
s463. On July the charge against
these meters was $756.56."
/ City Engineer Guilland submitted
a report showing that 20 per cent OF
the new sewer has been completed.
The council received a letter froan
a new pavement company asking
that its product be Investigated be-
fore contracts are awarded here
|. The letter states the pavement can
be Installed at from sI25 to sl.60
PEI yard
j \ remonstrance from 81 Of the
prominent citizens q the new Nor-
mall Hill, Improvements district uaa