The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-06-02
City WdterWOrkS
Good Investment
FURNISHES OVER FOURTH CITY INCOME
Mayor MuICahy Elected Superintendent Of Gene
terieS, Makes Report


was held Monday evening. The only
noticeable thing about the meeting
was the absence of the usual bicker-
Ing among the mem hers that has been
the principal feature for the past few
meetings.
As no warrants can be drawn until
the passage of the appropriation
bill nc bills we're considered.
Water commits lioner John MARITIME
dis made a report Of his department
noverlng the entire fiscal yeal.
lie reported that l07 new water
taps hal been put IN and 6995 feet
OF new water main had heen laid
during the year. aud that the total
expense OF his department during the
year was s2954.O6
AS the total receipts from the
water collections for the year, rs
shown by the monthly repurts have
been between ten and eleven thou-
sand dollars. Il leaves neat profit
Of over seven thousand dollars 10 the
credit of the water department OF
more than one fourth of the ent ire
revenue of the oity from all sources
for the past year.
City Olesk Schultz reported the
water collections for the month as
1929. % and fines and costs at 5000
A petition WAS presented asking
for sidewalk on Se,ond street lead
Ing to Capitol hill aud the walk was
ordered bnllt
communication from the rail
road company was read complaining
Of boys throwing qtunee from the
bridge across the tracks on 20 the
top of passing trains and pointing
nut the danger 1t was TO the train
crews The matter was referred TO the
police foice with instructions to
arrest and prosecute all offenders
The Mayor subm ltted a report on
the city cemetery covering the period
hatweeu he first of last U tober aud
the first OF May showing the number
OF lots and graves sold, the amount
of money paid and the amount sti.l
due lie also recommended that an
accountant should be hired to audit
the cemetery books and the other
books of tue city lie further stated
that he had been asked to name a
superintendent and secretary of the
cemetery but had not done so a,
he did not know of a person that
he would recommend for the posi-.
tion
This brought Councilman Biteman
TO his feet with the statement that
there we're plenty of men in the city
qualified to Gil the position Th-
discussion WAS stopped by Council
man Wunderlick moving that Il
Muloahy he appointed Secretary and
Superintendent OF the cemetery The
motion was carried Biteman voting
10 the negative
A resolnlion WAS passed transfer
Ing the balance remaining In each OF
the funds at the close of the fiscal
year into the warrant redemption
fund.
Treasurer Flint's report for the
quarter ending Nav 4th was read.
accepted and ordered published
The Chief OF police was directed
to turn over all money colleoted
from owners OF horses or cattle run
ulnR at large TO the city treasurer.
motion was made aud passed
unanimously TO employ Fulton Cook
tn audit the books of the city
A request made by Mr. White &c
be permitted TO allow his tenoe anC
sheds to remain In the street unit
after his garden WIS out of the way
provoked considerable discussion hui
he WAS finally granted the perml
sion.
M. u Petersen appeared before th'
council and asked that city water b'
supplied to the residents of Camp
bell and Petersen's addition which
is on the east side Of the Sc Marle
river lie offered If the council
WbAAu NAhulu Ahc AuuAun W Ano AANNI
ne would take II from there at BIZ
Own expense He stated that Their
were fifteen families there now desir
ing the service aud that there woult
be more before the summer WIS over
After SINE disousson the question
WIS referred TO the water aud liRh
committee aud the water commits
siouer to ascertain the cost of ex
tending the main and whether tn
city could spare the water, With Ia
structions TO report al a special NEE
log TO he held June l3
Graves asked whether the us
of fire crackers aud other hrework
would he permitted on the Fourtl
No one present could tell just wha
the provisions Of the ordinance wer
hut be was lnfol med that the ordi
nance would be carried out and th
clerk promised to inform him ia
next day