Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-13
Controversy Renewed.


poses and the controversy was agar
renewed with vigor. City Attorne,
Black read the ordinance governing
the fire limits and the construction
OF buildings within them, and gave
1t as his view that the council was
not authorized to grant permission
for the construction of new build.
ings. The subject was argued until
1t became threadbare, and the coan.
Gil finally concluded to grant the
committee the power to grant the
privileges, power which had been
granted at former meeting. A eli
max came to the controversy BY II
II. Barton rising from his seat
among the spectators and stating
that IL had just occurred to him that
he was in need of a banner, and pro
ceeded to petition for the privilege, of
putting one up. The petition com
Ing as 1t did on the heels of a con-
troversy that consumed so much time
and waged hot at times. created CON
siderable merriment. He was finally
directed to place petition in writing
and 1t was referred to the committee
on fire, light and water.
Areaway Case Compromised.
City Attorney Black reported the
hull of the Boneta, belonging to the
Red Collar line, which had graced
the front of the pa.k Tor the past
year, had been removed, and then
submitted a report on the areaway
case of the Exchange National bank
he stated that he had consulted with
Mr.. Dollar and had been advised that
1t had not been his intention to yio-
late any ordinances, and that he had
consulted with his attorney and they
mad ascertained that by taking of a
step of the stairway that a compliance
would be made with the ordinance
governing the subject of areaways
and recommended that this be done
Councilman Butcher reminded him
that the original petition was not for
an areaway, but for a stairway in the
old areaway which would lead to the
o. X. barber shop below, and that
the petition had not been complied
with. The question came to a vote
and the report of the city attorney
was accepted
Make War ON Grafters.
Chief of Police McGovern, through
City Attorney Black, asked for in
structions for himself and the CITY
clerk with reference to granting H.
censes and permits to shooting gal
Iery operators, "nigger" doll stands.
caneracks, and various other things.
The city attorney stated that he had
been seen with relation to the mat |
tiers from time to time and submitted
that 1t was for the council to saw
whether the city during the opening
should have the appearance of hav- |
ing a circus within its limits or have |
the appearance of being an orderly
and businesslike town. All these
things, he submitted. would blacken
Its reputation in the eyes OF the east
ern people, and he asked for action
with relation to them by the council.
The council finally decided that no
permits or licenses should be granted
by the city clerk or the chief OF DO
lice to any kind of amusement or
game that looked as though II might
be a distant relative to a gambling
game.
Is Hamburger Man a Gambler?
The spectators were then treated
to the interesting question as to
the hamburger man is
OF whether operating a ham
burger joint is gambling. The city
clerk reported that he had been ex-
acting licenses from those who ply
The trade-those that came from for
eign parts and were not residents,
and he wanted to know whether he
should pursue the policy. The ques-
ion was discussed at length. The
selling Of hamburger seemed to look
lPon the face Of 1t as a legitimate
to the couneilmen, but
IS to whether the man selling them
vas character to be desired or one
'ne Of Teddy" ROOseyelt's undesir-
lbles was the question that seemed
% be without a solution. Council
nan MeClear, along at the end OF the
controversy. asked the pertinent ques-