The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-09-19
COUNCIL

st. Maries is to have fire depart
mont aud that as soon as a volunteer
fie @, mpany can be organized. The
movement was set on foot at the
meeting of the council Monday eve
ming.
The matter was brought up by
Councilman Wunderlich, who called
the attention Of the council to the
cry ing need of better fire protection
aud the q cessIty OF an organized Ore
company.
The whole question vas thoroughly
disc uss, d aud the opionlon prevailed
that the Gre company should be
strictly volunteer aud Il at tie ooun.
Gil should not attempt to dictate. but
that the organization elect it's own
officers. including the FIRE onief.
Assurance was given that when the
company was once organ and
came before the council they
would receive. reooenitis. en-
Encouragement from that -
matter of raising fundNe
rubber coats, helmets,
some provision would
ward a small payment fo IN
ers In case OF fre aud 5I8otio
meetings.
It Was also decided do do some
thing In regard to purchasing addi
tionhl hose and a new cart, but this
was left over until more definite ans
wers had been received to the clerks
letters of inquiry In regard to prices.
The matter Of organizing the ire
company Was left in the bands Of
City Clerk Schultz, with Instructions
to procure the names Of those who
would juin the company and as fo1r
as a sufficient number had been te
cured to call a meeting for the pur
pose Of organizing, the whole matter
TO he done so that the council could
take official action at the next regu
lar meeting.
The meeting Monday evening wal
a special called for the purpose o
taking some definitely action in re-
gard to the new jail. The new stee
cells have been here for some time
but nothing had been decided as tC
where they should be set up Afte
considerable discussion 1t wss decid
ed to put a concrete foundation uu
der the city hall, put a concrete foo
10 the basement and use the hasemen
for a jail.
The city clerk. together with th'
jail committee Of the council, con
sisting OF OounHilmen Stickney
Henderson aud Biteman, we're in
structed to prepare plans and speoifi
cations and advertise for bids fol
putting In such foundation and floor,
the bids to be opened at the next reg
ular meeting.
NJ. o. Petersen appeared before the
council and presented a plat OF Riv
erview Park addition aud asked th'
council to take the addition into thu
city. Accompanying the plat was I
petition, signed by the property own
ers 10 the addition aud a large mum
Der Of property owners in other part
OF the city asking that the addition
} be taken Ia.
Z The members of the council seem
ed to be Of the opinion that with th
D Government townslte a part of th
[ city aud the large amount which
was costing aud would continue {
I cost, for street improvements. lights
ETC., the city was In no condition
e ninsolally to take 10 any more aidi
{ tions. It was finally ordered ths
the petition be laid on the table an
til the next regular meeting.
q The clerk read a communicable
e from ". q. Shaw notifying the couu
Il ell that be would not &C ept the &c
Q tlon In regard to approving the az
sessme1t roll ln sewer improvement
district No. 8.
Q A petition was read asking for
= sidewalk on the south side Of Mai
X street from the City Bakery to Flft
q street aud the CLERK was directed {
d notify the property owners to put
such walk.
q Petitions for a number Of oths
e sidewalks we're presented and read
D but we're ordered referred lack bs
o cause the names Of the owners Of th
property affected we're not given.
> The mayor reported that be ha
n Asttsed with Mrs. Ada Forrest fol IN
y iuries received by reason of a defect
d I've sidewalk by paying her dooto