Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-11
COUNCIL TURNS
DOWN FRANCHISE
Aldermen Arnold and Butcher Bolt
Before Second Reading

| The city council held Its regu-
lar monthly meeting last evening in
the council chambers, and was pre-
sided over by Alderman Shepherd
in the absence Of Mayor Boyd Ham
ilton and President w. e. Sander.
Those present were Messrs. Shepherd,
McClear. Skogstad, Arnold, Daugh-
tiers and Butcher. City Attorney
Black again acted in the capacity Of
iclerk pro tenn In the absence OF City
Clerk Tiffany. who was out OF the
city.
The roll call and reading OF the
minutes Of the last meeting were the
first items Of business taken up and
these were disposed Of in the regu-
lar form. The council chamber was
well filled with visiting citizens who
were present to listen to the discus
sions to be entered into on the sew
eral matters of interest to all. The
first report was that OF the chief OF
police, Mr.. McGovern. who reported
that during the month just past the
amount OF $50 had been placed in
the city treasury through fines and
costs.
Next In order were the several pc
titions which had been filed with the
city clerk and were taken MP one
after another, the first being pro-
test against the paving Of Sherman
street, for which work the alder
men have been getting figures and
estimate of cost, and were about to
advertise for bids. The proposed
paving was between Second and
Twelfth streets on Sherman, and also
four of the cross streets leading
therefrom.
Protest Signed by 38.
The protest, which read as fol-
lows, was discussed at length: eve,
the undersigned property owners on
Sherman street, do hereby protest
against any action being taken by
the council for the purpose of paw
ing on Sherman street." and those
who signed the document were May
L. Rogers, Amelia NJ. Thompson, T.
s. Patched, Anna Hough, Lucy c. Me-
Farland. Exchange National bank,
VIM. Dollor, r. r. Mann, Armand
Perrenoud, H. V. scallon, NJ. s. Will
liams, P. j. Scallon, N. s. Paul, Jos.
Petrinoulx, Geo. f. Steele. Chas.
Young, /. M. Busby, ]. NJ. Flynn, NJ.
D. Wright, Mary A. Smith, r. H.
Hall. ]. S. Harvey, e. A. McCarty,
y. w. Wiggett, ]. F. Robson, R. H.
Muncey, Caesar Masini. Rev. T. ].
Purcell. o. B. Moon, Sam Carnahan,
lTerisa NJ. Graham, Henry Kloppen-
burg and NJ. H. otterson.
Upon motion of Alderman Butcher
it was moved that the protest be
flied. Carried unanimously.
Other Petitions.
The trustees of the Baptist church
Ipetitioned for the privilege to build
La yestibule around the alcoye
entrance on Lakeside avenue next
to the armory, and upon motion OF
Alderman Butcher and second of Al
derman Arnold 1t was granted.
The petition signed by the imme-
date property owners and taxpayers
asked for an arc light to be placed
at the corner of Lakeside and Sec
ond, was referred to the light and
water committee.
Chief of Fire Department Frank
Bishop recommended TO the council
THAT q fire closet be erected at thf
corner of Fourth and Lakeside
where an apparatus could be kept foI
prompt use In case Of fire in tbs
immediate business portion OF the
city. He cited that IL this had beer
done when the Racket FIRE occurred
that considerable time and hard worl
could have been avoided. and proba
bly, considerable property saved. Thu
matter was referred 70 the Ere. lighi
and water committee.
A petition was read from the resi-
dents in the vicinity of Second and
Spokane streets. asking that a ligh
be placed at that corner. The matter
was referred to the same COMMITTEES
as above.
The order and resolution confirm
ing the assessment roll, by which
assessment roll the costs and ex
penses Of street Improvements Of 10
cal district No. OF this city are as
sessed against the property includes