Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-03-15
BOND MEASURES
PASS COUNCIL,
May Repeal Ordinance Granting
Railway Franchise

monthly session last evening In the
council chamber. All Of the alder
men We're present, and Mayor Boyd
Hamilton occupied the chair. The
evening was spent until midnight In
transacting only a few matters Of
business. City Clerk Tiffany read
the minutes 81 the preceding meet
ings and the same were ordered plac-
ed on file.
Several ordinances were read in
their regular order and each one was
given the three readings, under sus-
pension of rules, and duly enacted
ordinances OF the city.
The first one was number 295, an
ordinance creating local improve
ment district to be known as district
No. Z, which consists Of the avenue
known as Sherman between the point
where Sherman intersects the east
line Of Government lot 40, In section
IA, township so. and the west line or
Seventh street as shown by the pro
file in the office of the city engineer;
also Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth
and Sixth streets. The general char
acter Of the proposed Improvement
in said district No. shall consist Of
paving and placing OF concrete curbs
along each side of said streets where
proper concrete curbs are not al
ready in.
The second ordinance taken up and
considered was one providing for the
issuance of municipal coupon bonds
of the city of Occur d'Alene in the
sum of $4,000 for the purpose Of
providing funds, from the sale of
said bonds. to pay the city's portion
Of the costs and expense of grading,
paving, constructing, drains and cross
walks on the above described streets
and avenues.
The third ordinance. which is No.
300. provides for the issuance of
municipal coupon bonds OF the city of
Occur d'Alene in the sum of $134.t
600 for the purpose of providing
funds for the construction or pur-
chase of the present water works
system with all equipment and ap-
paratus now constructed in this city,
and belonging to said system, and
now operated, ownedsand maintained
by the Consumers company limited.
corporation. for the purchase price
in the above sum and maintenance of
a necessary water works system, and
supplying the same with watch with
in and for the use of said city.
The fourth ordinance. which is
No. SOL, provides for the issuance
of municipal coupon bonds of the
city of Occur d'Alene in the sum of
$4,000 for the purpose of providing
funds for the establishment. equip
ment and maintenance of a fire de-
partment and for the purchase of
suitable and necessary fire fighting
apparatus.
Provides for Holding Election.
The three above ordinances also
provide for the holding of an cleo
ton of the qualified voters Of the
city who are taxpayers, at which
election the question of issuing said
municipal coupon bonds for the
above improvements shall be sub
mitte6 to a vote. providing for the
giving of thirty days notice of said
election, and also providing that the
election shall be conducted as other
elections.
The city clerk read a certificate
from the county assessor certifying
the assessed valuation of all proper
ty OF every kind within the city OF
Occur d'Alene according to the last
preceding assessment amounting to
81 ,450. 00e.
Repeating Franchise Ordinance.
Alderman stonestreet introduced
an ordinance repeating the ordinance
which had passed the council on
Feb. %, which granted the Spokane.
Wallace & Interstate Railway COM
pany a franchise into the city over
and along certain streets
The ordinance caused a surprise
to a part of the aldermen and created
heated discussion for more than an
hour. The reason given by Alder
man stonestreet for desiring to have
the ordinance repealed was that az
ter due consideration he did not be-
lieve that 1t was right to allow any