Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-05-10
COUNCIL CONSIDERS
Street IMPROVEMENTS
Steel Mains and Larger HydranS on
Sherman Street

The city council met In regular
session last evening with sander.
Meclear. skogatad. Arnold. Daugh-
tiers and Butcher present After ap-
proving the minutes Of the previous
meeting the council took up routine
business.
The report OF the police Judge for
the month Or April was read and ap-
proved. showing nnes collected
amounting to sl09. costs si54, maxi
ing q total Of s26s.
On the completed portion of the
contract in improvement district No.
8 the contractors were allowed pay
ment OF $1,000.
The city treasurer submitted his
quarterly report and II was accepted.
The council then took up the ques-
tion OF putting in concrete curbing In
front OF lots to III inclusive Of
block in Variants addition on Gov
eminent Way.
The question OF improved IRE pro.
lection for the business district OF
the city was discussed and resulted
in decision to increase the size OF
the hydrants on Sherman street Ia
six inch capacity and use the present
MIGRANTS In that district for extend
ing the protection on the outskirts OF
the city. This change viii be made
in connection with the improvements
to the water system, which will In
clude the laying Of new iron maine
on Sherman street previous to pro-
ceeding with the street paving I'm
provements These new mains viii
be ten inches IN diameter and furnish
ample water for any emergency.
The council decided to purchase q
building from the right Of way OF the
Occur d'Alene & Pend d'orielle rail-
way company 70 be removed to loca
tion In the north end Of the city park
for the use OF the city gardner.
The finance committee was re-
quested to hold q meeting and make
up the annual appropriation bin to
be submitted to a special meeting to
be held next week. This committee
also reported on the application o.
the city treasurer for $500 AZ extrs
compensation In caring for the oficc
for the past ten months. recommend
Ing that the bill be not allowed and
the report was accepted by the
council.
Treasurer Steel was present and
spoke In favor OF the salary allow
anee. giving his reasons for the
same. Councilman Meclear stated
that he did not think the present sal
airy OF the treasurer was enough, but
the officer was elected and accepted
the office knowing what the eompen-
sation would be. and Meclear further
stated that the salary OF no ONCE
could be lowered or raised during MS
term Of Office and that the compensa-
ton could not be legally increased
either directly or indirectly.
The license committee made q re-
port mnfavorable to the Iicenslng OF
suit clubs and reported favorably on
the proposed drafting and passage OF
an ordinance granting a license for
the sale Of near beer and favorinE
$4,000 as the amount Or such n
cense.
A committee from the Commercial
club consisting OF Secretary Hop
kirk. G. Il. Max and =. w. Tinkie ap-
peared before the council IN an effort
TO induce Il to make an appropriation
Of $500 for the support OF the band
urging that the Sunday concerts In
the park were an attraction and the
band must have financial support II
Il continued the same. The matter
WAS taken under adyiaement and viii
Be submitted 70 the city attorney for
an opinion Ne TO the legality Of such
an appropriation.
An ordinance relative 20 requiring
the laying q cement sidewalks was
presented and read for the nrst time
and win be taken mp again At q spe-
eiai meeting 70 be held next Monday
evening for the purpose OF consider
ing this, 70 open bids for the street
improvements. and 20 pass npon the
annual appropriation bin and con-
slider q cnrbing ordinance.