The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-06-10


the city council was bel Sat1rda
evenin at this council clBmh,rs 10 the
city hal. Tie meeting was rather
late in starting owing to the absence
If quorum. Later the Delinquent
councilmen appeared, making the full
quota of men in attendance. The
meeting was adjourned to consider
the sewer Improvement question but
as a Protest was filed against the
proposed assessment by w. G. Shaw
aud others, the ordinance could not
be brought up for passage, as the law
requires that no action be taken on
such ordinances until the next regu-
lar meeting after the filing Of a pro.
test. By resolution, the protest was
overrdled and the council declared
their intention of passing an improve
ment sewer ordinance, creating the
sewer district.
The bonds for the city police force
we're accepted, that of Chief Cherry
in the sum of $1,000 and that of Pa
trolman Steele In the sum of $500,
the bonds of PatrolmHn Marshall hav
lug not yet expired.
Councilman Ritemean fostered a
petition that was presented to the
council to create an improvement dis
trict for the purpose of grading and
ourbinR the portion of town in the
extreme west end of the city, the ter
ritory including Main street between
Twentieth street and Idaho aud Coeur
d'Aleue avenues. The petition was
signed by a large numter of property
owners, in fact Councilman Bitemsn
stated that all except ole of those be
had been able to see we're heartily in
favor of the Improvements. The pro-
posed district would take 10 about
nlne blocks of streets, and as it IL
merely a question of a short time un
til the city would be obliged to bullc
a road through that reigon, the coun
oilmen appeared IN favor of opening
up the extension of the street. The
only question as to the matter wal
brought up by Councilman Hender
son, he also being a representative o.
that ward, over the matter as &
whether or not this land which lay
10 the Government townslte had al
been patented and was SUI beet to i'm
proyement assessments. 10 conside
this matter the petition was referred
to the street and alley committee
Perley Martin. appeared before th
council in regard tn a notice whicl
had been served upon him to lower
watre main he had on Second street
a second notification informing hlu
that il he took up the pipe he woull
not be al.o x&Eto replace It in th
street. A st IA years ago Mr.. Mar
tin establikhe6 a water system from
spring on q high knoll of land, pip
ing the water across what is now Sec
ond street, TO his residence. A mis-
understanding appeared over tn
city's noticHatiou, after the matte
being looked into it being though
that Mr.. Martin reserved the right &
lay the piping IN the street at th
time he dedicated the street to th
city. The matter was left with th
Water and Light committee to invel
tlgate.
Pursuant to a call for bids on th
city printing in the publishing Of oi
dinanoes, two bids we're submitted
one by the Gazette and the other b
the Record. The Records bid vi
the lowest and the city attorney We
instructed to draw up a contract wi.
that firm for the publishing of ord
nanoes for the next two years.
The last matter considerd by th
council was that of the constructiC
of bridges over Mutch creek on eith
Washington, College or Jefersc
streets. Petitions had been present,
for the construction Of all three
the bridges aud the city engineer hl
secured estimates upon the cost
construction Of each bridge. Aft
considerable discussion the counc
decided to permit the construction
the Jefferson street bridge. this oil
being The second lowest 10 cost al
having had more money donated
the purpose than either of the 9th
ones. The property owners may bui
the bridge at their own expense u
der the direction Of the city enginee
the council feeling that at this til
they we're not 10 a position to spel
any OF the city money on the work.
The mayor took up the matter
establishing the grades Tor street d
provement and was informed by E
gineer Sargent that the grades for 1
the streets in the city had been pI
pared and we're ready 60 submit
the council. The council deoid