The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-12-02


when the Milwaukee Land oompauy's
ordinance vacatiug a forty foot street
on the south side of the right Of way
OF the Milwaukee road between Ele.
venth and Twelfth streets came up
for action Councilman GeIst saw
chance to make a trade that he thou
ght would be of much advantage to
the city
The only ones particularly inter
esked IA having this streel vacated is
the Milwaukee Land company and
the Milwaukee Railroad company
which for all practical purpnses is
the same thing THIS street is south
of the new office building which the
company recently erected, aud this
building Ii partially in the street
1t Is also stated that the company is
desirious of doing some building on
the lots owned by the land company
and abuttIng on this street which
they could mot do unless the street
Was vacated
The land is IN a gully filled with
staguant water aud would probably
never be used as a street and there
war no objection on the part of any
member of the council to vacating
1t as desired by the railroad and the
land company The council however
has been trying all summer to get
the railroad company to take action
ia regard to certain street crossings
but the beat they could get was
promise to talk It over
Councilman Geist saw IN opportun
lty to trade, the city wanted the rail
road company to do certain things
aud he did not propose TO pass this
ordinance unless the railroad would
come through on their part
Attorney Robt Elder who appeared
fnr the land company urged that 1t
was the land company that wanted
the street vacated and that they had
no way of inducing the railroad to
act 10 the matter
The council remained firm and
motion WIS made thai would have
killed the ordinance then and there
Mr. Elder suggested that instead
OF killing the ordinance that the
whole matter be postponed until the
next regular meeting to give the rail
road lcolnpany aud the city a chance
Co get tnRether which was done
The council was asked what the
city wanted The reply WAS bridge
across the railroad tracks at Second
street and another at Main avenue,
and a flagman at the First street
crossing and Tenth street crossing
The business transacted at the
meeting outside Of this was mostly
routine The water commissioner
report showed $3.50. .Os collected fol
water entails during the month which
Il the Hrgent monthly collection the
city has ever made He also report
ed the jail as practically completed
except the setting up of the steel
cages and reported the entire cost al
s525. SO a saving OF over two hundr
ed dollars on the lowest bid whict
bad been reserved to do the work.
The council decided to oovel
the ceiling of the jail With steel anC
left the matter with the jail oommi
ttee. The usual grist Of bills werl
Allowed aud warrants drawn. A bill
OF NJ. O. Cleary of $50 for rent o
right OF way for pipeline was a sharI
reminder to the council that 1t wa
up to the city TO secure right Of wa.
easement from the different owner
Of land over which the pipe line pas
ed and the committee to which thl
matter had cen referred before, Wun'
erlick, Geist and Trummel, we're In
structed 10 get busy Ia conjunction
with the city attorney and settle th
matter with the different owners,
A number of petitions for sidewalk
we're read aud the walks ordered In
r E. Davis and David Ajdukovic
we're each granted a liquor license
The report of the sewer oommissio
Was read stating that the sewer !
District No. 8 was completed an
bad been accepted by the commisi
iouers. The sewer was turned owe
TO the city and accepted by the com
I'll aud the commissioners dischafge
Councilman Biteman raised quesl
ION about some changes that had bee
made 10 the sewer, stating IN som
cases It lacked two rect of being 8
deep ~ the specifications called 70
he objected to accepting the repoI
OF the committee, but his was th
only vote against the motion.
A. communication from the Mayo
was read vetolng Ordinance No las
passed at the last meeting. On moi
lon OF Biteman the ordinance wa
passed over the Mayors veto. tn
motion carried by the bare two thir
vOte necessary as there we're onlyfor
Of the councilmen voting. Trun