Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1909-06-15
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CITY COUNCIL
Drains for Sherman Street---Offi.
GERS Reports

The city council held lis regular
meeting last evening and while the
session was a long one It was devoted
mostly to routine work or an unln-
terestIng character All the council
men save Councilman Sander were
In attendance and after listening to
the reading Of the minutes for sever.
al meetings back the council settled
down TO the work OF the evening.
The first matter taken up BY the
council was filling the vacancy Gre
aed In he second ward BY the remov-
Al from II OF Councilman Sander. and
Hon. J. L. Mcclear was appointed
by the mayor, and the appointment
approved by the council. Council
man Sander takes the place OF Dr.
Craik In the First ward.
OfiiceEz Report.
The council then listened to the
reports OF the city officers. Street
Commissioner Downs was not pres
ent. and no report was made. Police
Judge TIFFANY reported that the city
had taken In the sum OF 1896 in
zines and costs. and Chief OF Police
,McGoyern made a similar report.
Judge Tiffany also reported that he
had taken In the sum OF eg20 from
the cemetery. and the sum OF $40
from licenses. City Engineer Wright
reported that he had made an exam
ination of the prolles OF the various
streets In the city, and that In In.
stances he had found conflicts In the
grades. and also that some OF the or
dinances did not agree with the
grades, making them yalueless. lie
was instructed to correct all errors
found along these lines.
Drain Sherman Street.
The matter OF installing a drain
age system on Sherman street was
discussed. and afttr II had been dis
cussed at length a resolution was
passed directing that q proper drain
age system be selected aud installed
The cost was estimated At the sum of
1900.
Mr.. Palmetcr was employed 10
run the second sprinkler In the city
The council again took up the mat
ter OF having cement walks placed on
the south side OF Sherman between
Third and Fourth streets, and the
clerk was instructed to notify the
property owners that the plank walks
must be taken up and cement walks
built In their stead.
Fire Alarm system Satisfactory.
The committee on light. Are and
water reported that a test had been
made OF the Gamewell Eire alarm sys.
TEN recently installed In the city.
and that In every respect Il had prov
en- satisfactory. The bell now IN
use according to the committees re-
port, could not be heard in all parts
OF the city. and Il recommended that
another be secured. Il also recon-
mehded that the ere alarm system
be accepted. but action on both were
deferred
The sewer committee reported that
the sewer had been cleared but the
work had not been satisfactory be-
cause Of the lack OF necessary tools.
and that until they were secured
satisfactory work along this line
could not be done. The committee
was authorized 70 secure the neCes-
sary tools.
Cutler sheldon. proprietor Of the
Horseshoe saloon. Hanson 4 Hlg-
gins, proprietors OF the Cob Web bar.
and Ned Williams. proprietor Of the
Palm. applied for 4 renewal Of their
saloon licenses. and their appilea-
tons we're granted.
The instructions pertaining 20 the
Ore alarm system we're discussed, and
Il was decided that they should be
given - much publicity a. possible.
20 that the public would become ae-
qualnfea Sith them. and 20 that end
a motion was made that they be pub
lIshed for one issue In the Press and
The Journal
This completed the work OF the
evening. and the eouneil adjourned
until Thursday evening".