Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-29
.COUNCILMEN
WEAR NO COLLARS
Members Declare Themselves on
Public Business

and adjourned. The councilmen
were slow in converting and much
time was consumed before the busi-
ness of the evening was entered into
IN the reading of a voluminous rec
ora covering the minutes of the
two previous meetings. Mayor Ham
ilton was absent, and w. E. Sander.
president of the council, occupied the
chair in his stead. All of the coun-
cilmen, save Councilmen McClear
and Bodler, were in attendance. Be-
sides the transaction of a great deal
OF routine business many other mat
tiers of interest were disposed Of, and
the session in general was of consid-
erable interest.
Engineer and Crew in Field.
Upon the conclusion of the read
ing of the minutes of the previous
meetings. City Attorney Black re-
ported that Engineer Wright was
busily engaged in checking up the
conflict in the street grades, and 9th
err defects found in the profiles and
grading, and that he had a crew OF
men in the field assisting him. The
city attorney further reported that
ne had not investigated the matter
of the Gunderson dock as much as
he desired, and asked for further
time. He stated that he had been
engaged recently in investigating the
suit brought by Hulda Sheppard
against the Occur d'Alene Lumber
company and the city of Occur a.
Alene and that this had taken up so
much of his time that he had but lit
tie time to devote to the regular
routine work
Air Way Question Considered.
President Sander rapidly ran down
the names of the various committees,
but it was not until the committee on
streets and alleys was called that in
terest was aroused by the considera-
ton of a petition for an opening in
the sidewalk in front of the Exchange
National bank. The petition ask
ed for the privilege of install
ling a stairway in the air way
of the b "a m en- t of the Ex-
change National bank on Sherman
street, and also asked for the priv
ilege of obstructing the streets dur
ing the period of its construction by
materials. The petition was signed
by w. P. Smith. After the reading
of the petition Councilman Butcher
proceeded to state that the under
standing under the petition was that
the stairway petitioned for was to be
within the airway, and
that on this condition ii was granted
He further stated that instead of be-
ing so constructed that the stairway
had taken in % inches more than
was embraced within the airway and
then asked by what authority this
work had been done.
Councilman Sheppard Explains.
Councilman Sheppard then arose
and explained that he made the mo-
ton granting the petition and that
he did so realizing the full width of
the airway, and with the understand
ing that the proposed stairway to the
basement was TO be constructed with
in the same space. He stated that
he presumed that the work was being
done in accordance to the petition
until it was called to his attention
that the stairway was consuming !
space in the street which 1t was not
entitled to under the petition. He
branded the act as an open abuse OF !
council privilege, and as a disregard |
Of the ordinances passed by the
on the subject, and then |
stated that many of the other proper
" owners were making vigorous pro-
tests about the matter. Il have
heard the statement, he said. that |
VIM. Dollar can do as he pleases and |
Il is a wonder that you would not lei
the rest OF us do the same thing
rhe action was not only violation OF
he councils privilege. but 1t had also /
created i'll feeling on the part of the
property owners as they felt favorit-
SIN was shown. and he closed b.
stating that he believed some action