The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1909-05-13
Council Proceedings

The council met in special session
Tuesday evening. Present-bennett'
Millard Lutz and Mayor Appel. Coun.
cilmen Caldwell and Hynes were out OF
town.
Henry II. Jones, manager tor tne
Northern Idaho & Montana Power Oo.'
presented the acceptance OF the orui'
nance recently passed, granting oo-
wear franchise to the Northern Electro
Co. The acceptance was received ana
ordered made matter OF record.
Mr.. Jones also presented resolution
to the council granting the company
the right to use the east side OF alleys
and streets when pole lines had pre-
yiously been erected on the west side oy
other companies. The resolution was
adopted.
E. w. Moore, OF Colfax, presented a
petition asking for permit to erect a
corrugated iron building, 2Ox5O feet, on
the lots adjoining the Antler Hotel on
Washington avenue, the building to De
used for a moving picture show. AS the
proposed location is within the fire Inn
it's and the council deemed the structure
a fire menace, the application was re-
fused.
In the discussion on the granting OF
permit it was brought out that there 10
considerable objection to the further IL
censing of tent stands for shooting gal
leries, photographers, ETC., on the ground
that they are unsightly and are hire
traps, The matter was continued Tor
further consideration.
A communication was received from
the Idaho & Washington Northern kal'
road. asking that the dumping OF refuse
on and adjacent to the right-of-way o.
the company near their crossing over
the Great Northern tracks west OF town.
be declared a nuisance and abated. The
company made plea for civic pride and
Improvement in the doing away with az
unsightly spot near the town. In the
discussion brought out by this commun'
ication it was found that the principa
trouble was caused by the difficulty II
driving onto the dumping grounds, and
that this difficulty was the cause o.
dumping OF refuse over considerable
area. 1t was suggested that the build
ing OF fence around the dumping
grounds and the improvement OF thu
road onto the same would prove rem
edy for present conditions. aud Mavol
Appel, Willard and Lutz were consti
tuted to look over the grounds and re-
port at the next meeting.
A committee from the fire department
appeared and asked the council to fur
nish material for the proper equipment
OF the company and for the providing Of
facilities at the fire station for the dry
ing of hose Councilman Willard was
appointed to meet with the department
and confer az to their needs. and was
given authrity to purchase needed equip
ment amounting to not more than 800.
Louis Kirchan appeared i'll answer to
complaint by the board OF health that
his slaughter house south OF town was
not in sanitary condition. The health
board had recently visited the place and
made such report from their findings.
Mr.. Kirchan has made every effort to
improve conditions, and Willard and
Bennett, members Of the health board,
reported that they had since visited the
place and found everything in sanitary
condition
No bids having been received for the
building of cross walks on Union avenue
and the grading OF Scott and Warren
avenues and Third street, the clerk was
instructed to readvertise for bids. Same
to be in the hands of the clerk by
o'clock D. III. May IS.