The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-11-07

of the city council Tuesday evening
was produ ,tlve of the passage of two
ordinances, one declaring the inten-
tion of the council to create a new
improvement district aud the other
repeating section 10 of ordinance
No. g.. As usual the mem bers
we're late IN coming and It was after
LINE O'Clock when Mayor Mulcahy
called the council to order, all
mem mbers except Councilman GeIst.
The report Of the Water Commits
sio1er showed collections for the
past month of $3.50. 55, thls amount
being aoout a regular average of the
city's revenue from the water works
system. In the police Judges re
port a surprise Was given as during
the entire mouth of October only
eleven arrests we're made by the
police department, the fines and
costs secured from these amounting
to $3.50.
In connection with this report the
city fathers we're of the opinion that
UuH 10 uAnRChoo0
with, temporarily at least aud the
mayor solved the problem of the ap
pointing OF a street commissioner
by placing patrolman Marshall Of
the police force In charge Of this
work. It WAS the intention of the
council In this respect that work
should be commenced on the streets
at once, but owing to the severe
Illness of Chief of Police Cherry
thus leaving the force short shifted
this will be postponed until he is
back on the job again.
The usual amount OF monthly bills
we're audited and allowed by the
counil and the mayor then called for
the reading OF communications. A
petition for sidewalks In the western
portion of the city near the bE' =
yard WAS read aud the walks ordered'
in, and then the new Improvement
district ordinance was placed on its
Arat reading. This ordinance which
may be found In another column of
this paper declares the intention
OF the council to grade certain streets
In ths chief lesldent portion Of
the city and estimates the probable
cnst OF the impro, ements. The
council thoroughly discussed the
ordinance and whether or not IL
would meet the consent Of the prop
erty owners. Councilman Wunder-
lick expressed himself as being
strongly 10 favor OF making a start
toward grading the city streets at
once stating that once the people saw
the benefit derived from this i'm
provement they would probably be
more willing to see all the streets
graded. Charles Brebner ON behalf
Of the residents In that dlstroit ask
NJ cost to each indi, idual owner. He
was Informed that there we're 1lO
Tots in the district aud that the aver
age estimated cost Of the grading
would be s37 90 per lot that is it
would be the average although some
lots would be assessed slightly more
and some less.
Under suspension of the rules
the ordinance was given It's three
readings and duly enacted an ordi-
nance OF the city.
Some questions regarding what
action the council desired on diffe
rent questions which we're continual
ly coming up In the sewer depart
meut we're brought up and discussed
at length by the council Amoue
these things was the fact that sew
eral people we're leaving their prop
erty In a very uusanitary condition
by failing to connect with the sewel
aud it was the unanimous opinion
Of the oouonil that these nuisance
be abated at once.
Another matter brought to th
attention of the city fathers was th
dog tax problem the report belDi
made that only about 65 dog tai
checks had been received. Tue chile
Of police was instructed to clear al
the matter at once aud to hold th
owners resDonsible without furthe
notice for these amounts.
The mayor brought up a few thing
for consideration by the council on
Of these being the collection Of waite
rents by the city once every thre
months instead Of monthly this &C
tlon be stated would meet with a goo
result 30 the present system an
would reduce the amount of work b
the city cierk.
The question of bond for the trea'
urer wa oonidered and Treaurer Flu
stated that be was In communicable
with the local banks to have the
deposit surety bonds or city warrau
With the city clerk to cover tt
amounts Of deposits of the city
theAe banks. He stated that
contemplated making this bank ba