The Colfax gazette. [volume] (Colfax, Wash.) 1893-1932, 1912-02-09
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FOR CLOCK BELL
CURFEW MUST BE OBEYED...IM'
PROVEMENT PLANS UNFOLD.
ED AT COUNCIL MEETING.

Again the curfew law is to be en-
forced in Colfax. The police are
working under instructions from the
city council to prevent any lettering
on the streets by boys or girls under
16 years of age, after the court house
clock strikes nine. From o'clock at
night until 4 o'clock in the morning
are the forbidden hours for the
youngsters to be at large.
Several new street lights are to be
added and many changes made in the
locations of lights as result of re-
port made by the street committee at
the meeting of the council Monday
evening. Two new lights are to be
given to the North End and one new
one on Main street in the South End.
Several changes were recommended.
Chairman Plummer stated the report
was made after the committee has
spent the first half of one night in in
specting the lighting system of the
city to get their information first
hand.
The request Of the Inland company
to make the sidewalk along their
property on Main street of the same
material as the paving and without
curb, was rejected. There was not
objection to the material but the
councilmen want sidewalk with a
curb.
Fairview street may be opened to
the west connecting with the Almota
road near the city limits. The mat
ter was left in the hands of the street
committee with instructions to confer
with the county commissioners. The
Almota road is to be improved by the
county and by opening Fairview
street better grade can be secured
into the city from the south. The
council was unanimously in favor of
opening the street if satisfactory ar
rangements can be made with the
county.
!. B. Doolittle has been appointed
registration clerk at salary Of 500
a year.
Permits were granted for the erec-
tion of two new business places in
Colfax. One is frame building, con-
crete veneer, size so by 80 feet on
Main street opposite the Whitman
hotel. Marion Freeman and J. W.
McClintOck are to put up the build
ing for use as an automobile garage
by Dave White and Robert Morrell.
The other building is to be erected on
Mill street for August Siler by Vedder
& Eisinger. This building is to be of
corrugated iron, % by 80 feet, and
will be used for a blacksmith shop.
Benjamin Baker was also given per-
mission to repair the residence at the
southwest corner of Mill and Canyon
streets. Arnold Gerber will be allow
ed to build reinforced rock wall at
the rear of his premises at the corner
of Mill and Fairview streets.
Health Officer Mitchell reported no
contagious diseases in the city with
the exception of two or three cases
of measles. He read a list of names
where complaints had been made to
him about barns in different parts of
the city that are not kept in a sani-
tary condition. The list was placed
in the hands of the chief of police
with instructions to have the nuisance
abated
The city attorney was instructed to
look up the law in regard to railroad
companies placing lights at every
street crossing in the city 1t was
stated that the O.-W. R. & N.,com-
pany had announced their intention
to fight the order of the council
Teams will probably not be permit
ted to stand on the paved streets this
summer for any great length of time.
The street committee will report on
this matter at the next meeting.
Repairs are to be made to the fire
bell tower according to instructions
given to the fire and water commit
tee.
Current expense bills amounting to
S1100.57 and water fund bills to the
amount of $3S1.39, were ordered
paid.
City Attorney ]. M. McCroskey re-
ported on the procedure necessary
for the issuance of bonds to take up
those outstanding at the present time
and which will fall due April 1. An
adjourned meeting of the council was
held Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock
for the purpose OF taking the neces-
sary legal steps for the bond issue.
After comforting with the county
commissioners the street committee
at the adjourned meeting of the
council Tuesday afternoon, reported
favorably on the proposed extension
of Fairview street west to the city
limits. The committee was author
lied to negotiate for right of way.
The commissioners have agreed to
| open road connecting the end of
the proposed street extension at the
city limits with the county road. The
proposed change in street and county
road will make a better grade into
town than the present Almota grade.
Grief for Child Causes Insanity.