Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-12-28
CONSIDER RAIL-
WAY FRANCHISE
Occur d'Alene and Wallace Lines
Right of Way Before Council

/ The city council held a special
meeting last evening and all OF the
aldermen were in their chairs. Mayor
Boyd Hamilton was present and pre-
sided. In the absence Of City Clerk
Tiffany, who is in the east. City At
torney Black acted pro tenn. The
latter read the minutes of the previ-
Gus meeting, which were approved
and placed on file.
The reports OF the various officers
were given In their respective order.
Street Commissioner Downs could
not be present, but sent In his re-
port through Alderman Butcher,
which showed that all work pertain
Ing to the streets was being done in
accordance to his instructions. He
reported that the new hitching post
grounds had been completed at the
corner of Fourth and Lakeside ave-
nue. and was now being used freely
by the farmers.
Street improvements.
City Engineer Wright then gave
his report and stated among other
things that the condition of the road
in front of the Occur d'Alene City
hospital would be improved within
few days and the roughness made
smooth by adding a few loads OF
sand. Mr.. Wright then took up the
matter of street paving as per his
interview and correspondence with
the several cities adjoining this city,
and read at length his findings. In
corporated in this report was the Of
fetal visit and tour of inspection to
Spokane last week made by Aldermen
Stonestreet and Arnold and Engineer
Wright for the purpose of ascertain
Ing the cost, best material and other
facts regarding street paving. This
report showed that the committee
visited Spokane in a body and inter-
viewed City Engineer Ralston, who
gave them considerable information,
and showed them about the city. He
stated to the committee that in his
opinion asphalt was the better for
the residence and semi-residence
streets, and that brick and concrete
was the better for the busy business
section.
Ask Railway Franchise.
At this point it was moved that
the matter of railway franchise be
taken up as there were several in
waiting who were interested in this
and were anxious to take their leave.
Accordingly the acting city clerk read
the proposed ordinance, which is as
follows:
An ordinance granting to the Spo-
kane, Wallace & Interstate Railway
company, its successors and assigns,
the right to build, erect, equip
and operate a single or double
track railway system to be oper-
ated by steam. electric or other
motive power upon and over GER
tain streets and alleys In the city
of Occur d'Alene, Kootenai county,
Idaho.
Be 1t ordained b. the mayor and
city council of the city of Occur
d Alene:
Section 1. There is hereby granted
to the Spokane, Wallace & Interstate
Railway company, a corporation, its
successors and assigns. the right to
construct. build. equip and operate
railway system to be operated by
steam. electric or other motive DOW
er in the city of Occur d'Alene; and
to that end to lay down. build. con-
struct, erect. equip, maintain and Op-
crate single or double track railway,
together with side tracks. switches,
turnouts. crossings and connections,
over, along and upon the following
streets and alleys of the city Of
Occur d'Alene, tO-wit:
Commencing at a point at the In
tersection of Mullan avenue with the
eastern corporate limits of the said
city OF Occur d'Alene. thence westerly
over, upon and along Mullan avenue
to point about fifty feet west of the
west line of South Eighth street:
thence northwesterly across blocks
81 and So to Front avenue: thence
westerly over. upon and along Front
avenue to Sand street; thence over.
upon and along Sand street to the
end thereof; provided. however. that
1t is intended herein to grant a fran
ehise over the streets and alleys
above mentioned only. and the men,
tion of blocks 81 and 80 above and
other private property Is only to fix
the proposed location of said road
and its intersection with the streets
and alleys upon which said lots Dor
der OF face
Also beginning at the intersection