The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1913-05-16

ual hour by Mayor Mulcahy City
Clerk Schultz WAS absent and Attor
ney Hull acted in the dual capacity
nf legal adviser and clerk.
This being an adjourned meeting,
no time was taken In calling for re-
ports of officers aud committees and
those matters calling for Immediate
attention we're taken up and acted
upon.
The city attorney was instructed to
draft an amendment to the sidewalk
ordinance authorizing the street com
missioners to compel property owners
to make necessary repairs forthwith.
The question of poll tax was taken
up aud after considerable discussion
was referred to the street aud alley
committee and the city attorney with
instructions that if an effective ordi-
nance could be prepared to have one
ready for the neat meeting.
The dog license was taken up and
It was voted to make the license ST.. 90
and $500 with provisions or dispos-
ing of all dogs found without a Ii
cense tag after a certain date.
The mayor reported that there was
from one to three inches of oil float
ing on the ground around The big oil
tanks in the Milwaukee railroad yard
aud that In the present condition the
tanks we're menace to the safety Of
the city. The chief of police was in
structei to call the attention of the
oompRny's agent to the condition and
to notify him that the nuisance must
be abated at once.
The only sign of a scrap that en-
tered the routine work of the meeting
came when a resolution was introduo-
ed to amend the ordinance relating
to the salary of policemen. The old
ordinRD-e fxes the salary of patrol
men at $500 per month, but the
old board had been paying them
$500. The new patrolmen went tC
work supposing that they we're to re-
Give that wages When they came tC
get their pay and found that IL wal
at the rate Of s75 90 they protested
vigorously and threatened to resign
Alderman Trummel moved that th'
salary should be fixed at SS5 90 pei
month, and this was seconded Thl!
Was vigorously opposed by Mr.. Bite
man, who argued that $500 Wal
good pay for the work that was belnI
done, more than WIS being earned
He also wished to dispense with th
services of one of the men. He ar
gued thai a day officer and a nigh
oficeE ,sgss-all that the city needed
He a criticised the officers 70
their S3tivlty IN srresting "drunkel
lumber jacks.
Chief of Police Cherry upon beln
called upon, stated that the shifts o
the men we're twelve hours each an
that their services we're needed.
On roll call all of the councllme
except Biteman voted for the Ss
and he could get no second to hi
motion Co cut off one policeman
this connection Mr. Biteman CRITICS
ed the provision which allowed th
officers to pocket the fees for en-
pounding strays. arguing that as the
we're paid good salary the fee
should go to the city Some one sul
gested that II there WAS nothing in
for them they would not be so zeal
GUS in inforOing the law aud this
lawns and gardens would suffer. 'l
they neglected to do their duty the
should be discharged" retorted Bit
man. and this closed the Incident.
The salary of the health officer WI
referred to the committee On publ
health aud morals.
The street commissioner was II
struoted to do some needed cleanir
up at the dump grounds aud was 81
en- perm mlsslon to excavate under Il
city hail aud prepare a place for sto
ing tools.
Ahc nnAAcA VI oAN1 phluNlus W
discussed aud 1t was decided TO 81
vertise for bids for publishing the o
dinances.
The city engineer was instruct'
TO prepare an estimate of the cost
grading aud ourbing Fifteenth stree
Gu that could be included 10 the II
provement district.
The new sewerage improveme
district ordinance was introducl
and passed under suspension Of Il
rules. The estimated cost Of this II
provement IL $4,000.
Ed Havlland put Ia an appllcatil
for a saloon license. The looatil
mentioned 10 the application is
the east side of the street leading
the Milwaukee depot, and 10 the ce
tar of fha hlook fnat north If Z