The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1914-01-27

Aub Clly MI
meeting last evening took the first
steps towards grading, ourbing aud
maoadamizing Main and College ave
nues aud the streets inter secting
them from First to Tenth streets in
elusive.
This action was taken after the
ordinance amending the estimated
cost of Improvement IN the district
formed last summer in the resident
portion of the district had been
killed aud the project to grade those
streets had been allowed Co die q
natural death. This Rotinn or lack OF
aoiion was taken because was stated
that the people asked for the grade
under representations of certain con-
tractors that the Improvement was
not to cost more than thirty FIVE dol
lars per lot and that they would do
the work for that sum Later they
backed down on their statement and
wanted a considerable larger sum.
The matter of the Sidewalk along
the water front from the Red Collar
line dock across the st. Maries river
which was laid over at the last meet
Ing WAS take up and the council re-
fused, at this time, 10 accept and
maintain said walk rs a public thor
oVghfsre for the reason that oonsi
derable repairs would soon be neces-
airy and they had no available funds.
The question of water for the new
high school building was brought up
and 1t was voted TO ALLOW the district
flat rate instead of putting In
meters. The amount to be charged
was left for the water aud light com
mlttee to determine after looking
over the building
City CLERK Schultz stated that the
water commissioner had been &c
him for instructions In regard &c
putting 10 water and collecting toi
service and asked for Information. II
was voted TO leave these matters
entirely Ia tho hands OF the commits.
sioner.
Mayor Mulcahy brought up th'
question OF paying the note for uni
sorms for the band aud stated tha
le had refused to sign the warrant
for the s129. voted for that purpose
by the council for the reason tha
when he went to the bank he fount
that the note was only some s67 an'
asked for further instructions.
Several of the members seemed t.
think that the band was trying t.
put something over on the council
tut 1t was finally ordered that a var
rant for s67 be drawn In favor o
Henry Robinson, treasurer Of tn
band, to tske up the note.
Counailmau Biteman presented
list me street lights which h
wanted put In on Uenter and Idah
avenues between the east side of th
Government townsite and Stiokney
store Henderson seconded tile mo
tlOn
Geist of the water and light CON
mlttee to whom had been referre
the question of the four street light
asked for at the last meeting state
that the committee had 1eclded I
turn down those lights for lack {
available funds and under the oil
oumstances be was opposed to gran
iag the lights In the Governmer
townsite
Or Bitsman became somewhI
heated In the discussion. lie state
that there we're 100 families living o,
there In the wilderness aud that the
could not get thing from the city.
Councilman Wunderlick said Chi
he thought the townsite people wei
farelng better than they had any rea
ON to ask for. The city had spel
five thousand dollars this year to 3
water to them and had given them
sidewalk from the city proper ole
over there.
Biteman complained bitterly
cause OF the condition OF the stree
there aud because ths council wou
do nothing towards fixing thel
Wunderlick thought they we're far
tug pretty we'll as they raid no Ct
tax and we're having more done
them than any other part Of the oft
Incidentally the discussion led up
the question of municipal lIg
plant, OF an appeal to the public q
lities commission for lower rat
The matter vas thoroughly discuss
All thought the present rates
light charged by the Washlugi
Water Power company was too hip
Some thought that relief could
secured from the Public Utilities o.
mission Otheas considered the 90
mission a farce or that it was an
stitution simply intended to g
the utilities companies a stronl