Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-07-21
COUNCIL HOLDS
SPECIAL SESSION
Considers Appropriation Bill
and Acts on Petit
lions.


Pursuant to an adjournment taken
at the last regular meeting the city
council held session last night aud
passed the annual appropriation ordI.
nance. The council was. as Is usual.
SLOW in assembling. but after ii con-
vened President Sander, who occu.
pied the chair In the absence OF
Mayor Hamilton. succeeded in eIlml-
mating much OF the informal discus
sion and confined Il 10 motions, and
the business was hurried through
with a comparatively early adjourn
ment being taken, All the council
men were In attendance. save Coun-
Gilman Bodler.
Council Consider Petitions.
Prior to going into the consldera-
ton OF the appropriation ordinance
the council considered a number OF
petitions. George Ford presented
petition for the renewal OF his 50.
loon license and II was referred TO
the license committee. A petition
was presented BY A. Harrla for
license to exhibit petrIlied body. Il
seems that Harris had taken out d
weeks license, but after running for
two days II was cancelled upon or
der OF Chief Of Police MGeoyern.
The subject was discussed al length.
but Il was finally decided that the
council should maintain It's former
Position---that OF not licensing ans
matters OF this eharacteF--and the
petition was rejected and the money
paid In for a license ordered paid
back for the days which the license
was cancelled. Raymond Fahiringer
petitIoned for permission 10 occupy
portion Of the temporary structure
occupied By a. II. Barton and sell
postal cards and souvenirs Of the
city. With respect to this subject
the council also contended that 81
had taken the position to permit the
temporary structures erected to be-
used for no other purpose than no.
tarlal. sleeping and eating purposes.
and the petition was rejected.
Appropriation Ordinance.
The appropriation ordinance was
passed under = suspension OF the
rules and provides for t2s.500 for
the expenses OF the city government.
This amount is apportioned among
the different funds a. follows: Sal
airy fund. $4,000: IRE. light and
water fund. 1880; public improve
ment fund. $1,000. and current "a.
pense fund. tg.O00 Besides this o..
rect tax a special tax vas directed 70
be levied to the amount OF et,00e
for the payment Of the outstanding
warrant Indebtedness. t2.400 for the
payment OF the interest on the
bonded Indebtedness; $4,000 -
sinking fund for the bonded Indebt-
edness. and tl.OeO for the maInte.
nance OF the public library. This
makes . total appropriation OF S37-
500. The total appropriation last
year vas t32.0sa.
InVIte Labor Unions.
The council vas advised that the
labor unions Of Spokane desired TO
come TO the city and hold their an.
nual picnic on September :. and
motion Was passed extending them
the use Of the parks and the priv
leges Of the city for the occasion.
and the clerk vas instructed 10 ad-
wise the proper parties Of the action
taken By the council
The sewer committee Was In
formed that the sever vas givibg
trouble aud instructed 10 see TO i
that II was put into condition again.
One source Of trouble seemed 10
come from one OF the pnblie toilets
constructed on Second street. The
toilet was not Ia working order and
considerable discussion vas INDUCED