Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-11

give the city three years In which to
pay for II. That was the cost OF the
apparatus. and the stimate made on
the installation and construction OF
the system was placed at $1,000. The
system will have q four circuit
switch board, and be provided with
IS boxes. The council decided to
purchase the system. and will meet
with Mr., Wood and sign the con-
tract Wednesday evening.
Reports Of O1lcers.
The city onicers submitted their
reports. and all were adopted save
that OF the treasurer, which, accord
Ing to the custom heretofore fol-
lowed, was referred to the finance
and judiciary committees. The po-
lice Judge and chief Of police reports
showed that fines taken in by the
city for the past month amounted to
sos, and the chief Of policies report
in addition showed moneys collected
for impounding stock to the amount
Of $3.50. The report Of the sexton
showed that he had retained certain
moneys for the caring for graves for
individuals, and q question arose as
to whether this should go to the city
or be retained by him. The council,
owing to the fact that he had not
been provided with building as the
ordinance provided be should be de-
cided to allow him to retain the
amount IN lieu OF that expended in
house rent.
Restrict Sale % Liquor.
An ordinance was presented by
Councilman BOdler restricting the
sale OF intoxicants to certain portions
OF the city. According to It's pro-
visions no lntoxlcants are to be sold
east OF Fourth street or north OF
Lakeside on Fourth. and north OF
the same street on Second and Third.
BodleF was in favor of reading 1t
for passage but the mayor lnterposed
an objection, contendlnS that It af-
fected q ward where there was no
representation on the council. Coun-
Gilman McEuen commended that the
ordinance was but carrying out a res
olution that had been passed by the
council some time ago and that ac-
ton should be taken. A vote was
finally taken as to whether It should
be referred or acted upon. and It re-
suited In . tie. The mayor cast the
deciding vote, and II was deferred
uRtl the ward should have represen-
tation In the council.
Mayors AppOlntees Rejected.
The resignation Of Councilman |
ouillan and Councilman Voelker were
presented. The council held that ow-
Inc to the fact that neither had ever
legally been a member Of the cOun-
ell there was no resignation to accept, |
and they were placed on nle without |
any formal acceptance. The matter
Of nlling these vacancies was then
considered. and Mayor scallon pre-
scented the names OF r. A. Wells and |
]. +, Sullivan. Sullivan was former
ly . member Of the council. but re-
signed, and when his name was pre-
scented, Councilman Ranslmer stated
that he understood Sullivan had
business out Of town" The mayor re-
piled that he felt satisfied he would
accept II appointed, Councilman
Bodlsr was IN the act OF making a
motion before Il had secured a Sec
weeks time 10 think over his APP
p0intment. but the mayor met the
molten before It had a secured a sec
ond with the statement that he had
presented two names, and that Il was
for the council now either to confirm
or reject his appointments. A vote
vas taken upon the question, and
the mayors appointments were re-
iected, A motion was then made al
recting the mayor to consider ether
names. and to make nominations at
the next regular meeting.
The council then adjourned Until.
"Wednesday evening Of next week.
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