Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-10-21
COUNCIL NAMES
MANY STREETS
Honors Members by Perpetuating
Their Names.

Pursuant to an adjournment Ia
ken the other evening the council
met again last night. Most Of the
business transacted was of a rou-
tine character, and the session was
for the most part serious and indus
trious.
1t started OF with a discussion of
crossings and sidewalks, and so
rapidly were they being proposed and
constructed in an imaginary way that
the mayor evidently fearing that they
might assume form of reality by
being formulated into a motion, ad-
monished the council that the con-
struction of crossings and sidewalks
cost money and for it to keep an eye
on the fund. Informal procedure
was finally left behind, at the sug-
gestion of the mayor and a motion
was framed ordering the city at
torney to submit a legel statement
to the council as to the proper man.
ner to proceed In compelling the
construction of a sidewalk on the
north side of Sherman between Sec
ond and Third Streets, also in front
of the property of Mrs. Graham on
the same street, and the clerk was
ordered to give notice to o. B. Moon,
publisher of the Journal and Mrs.
Hun to construct sidewalks in front
of their property on Sherman. A
motion was then made and carried
ordering the construction of cross
ings on Fifth to the city hall and
from the city hall across Sherman
and also across Fourth at Garden
and Indiana.
Carl Berg submitted a petition
asking that lumber piled on Mullan
street near his property by the
Occur d'Alene Lumber company be
removed and the matter was re-
ferred to the proper committee which
was empowered to take the appro-
pirate action.
The granding Of Lakeside between
First and Second and on an alley
south of Sherman between Third and
Fifth bobbed up again, and the coun-
ell was reminded that the property
owners had not paid the contractor
for the work, and that some Of them
declined to do so unless the city ac-
cepted that grade. After consider
able discussion the grade was ac-
copied.
That finished the work Of the
committee on streets, and alleys and
the other committees had no reports
to offer until that on public prop
erty was reached. Councilman Nc
Euen on behalf of this committee
advised the council that some
changes had been made in the city
hall. He said, among other things.
it had been decided to construct a
toilet on the third floor and that a
bid for its construction had been
submitted by ]. w. Dezell. The
amount was 500, and this he pro-
nounced as excessive, and the other
councilmen agreed. He stated that
he had had a man familiar with that
character of work figure on it. and
that according to his estimate $40
would be a good renumerative for
the work. The council finally de-
cided to offer Dezell s25, and in the
event that he did not see At to do
the work for that amount to leave
1t in an uncompleted stage until IT
could be done at reasonable figures.
Councilman Ransimier on behalf
of the committee on wharves and
docks read a communication from the
Kidd Island Lumber company offer
ing to sell the dock at the end of
Second street to the city for $4,000.
Councilman Ransimier also informed
the council that the company declined
to move certain lumber piled on THIS
street, and had declined TO observe
its franchise as to the charging OF
farmers and dealers in produce in
delivering their goods to the mer-
chants Of the city, and in securing
goods purchased from merchants
The council directed that the city at
torney commence an action looking
to the forfeiture Of the eompany's
franchise.
An ordinance submitting names
for a number Of streets that have
heretofore been known as Govern
ment Way was then submitted b.
councilman oaillan: According to the
ordinance the street which com