The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-06-08
Council Orders
Bond Election
$4,000. FOR WATERWORKS SYSTEM
Plans For City Park; Ladies Will Aid---Will Grade
Streets In Residence District

The council met in regular ses-
sion last evening and transacted
considerable business that is Of
the utmost interest to the city.
The most important business was
the passing of an ordinance pro-
Viding for the calling of a special
election to vote upon the question
of bonding the city for thrifty
seven thousand dollars for the
improvement of the water system.
The council also showed its in
tention to continue the system of
street improvement inaugurated
by the last council by taking the
initiatory steps towards grading
the streets in that portion of the
resident district lying between the
east side of Ninth street and the
vests ide of Fourteenth street and
the north side of College avenue
and the north boundary line of
the city and also the grading Of
Center avenue from Occur d'Alene
avenue to the cemetery.
The third matter Of especial in
terest to the people of the city
that was taken up and initial steps
taken towards carrying out was
the establishment of one or moro
city parks. The latter proposi-
ton was initiated by the three
women's clubs of the city and Mrs.
Fred Russell, Mrs. w. f. Clarke,
Mrs. c.. J. Kinsolving, represent
ing the C. c.. C. club, the Mothers
club and the Draper club brought
the matter before the council.
The ladies stated that the mat
ter had been up before the three
clubs and the ladies had decided
that they would furnish the neces-
sary fudns to pay for the clear
ing of the site for a park which
The city owns in the ToVnsite
and asked the council to build
lavatories and put in a drinking
fountain. They stated that they
would furnish benches for the
park. They also suggested that
the council build lavatories and
put in a drinking foutain at the
old cemetery and they would pro-
vide benches so that it can alsC
be used for a park.
The council took up the mat
ter enthusiastically and Council
man Cormier suggested that the
matter could be helped along b!
the Mayor appointing "Parl
Day. on which every business
place in thee ity would close anC
every man, woman and child il
the city would be expected to turI
out and help clear the park. H'
also suggested the forming of ;
park board TO be composed o
three members, at least one o
whom should be a lady and no
more than one of whom shoul
be a member of the council. Thi
idea was satisfactory to the ladie
and motion was passed direct
ing the Mayor to appoint a par
board and to name a "Park Day.
Water Commissioner Joh
Martinedis submitted his repOr
showing the expenditures of hi
department for the month as fol
lows:
Water system .. e.. s 70.7
Sewer ...... .... S2.S
Cemetery ... =. q. S 500
Total for month q. e.. s39S.9
City Clerk Schultz reporte
water collections for the mont
of S834.i9 which shows a sligl
falling ov from the average.
William Trueman was befol
the board again in regard to I'll
sidewalk in front Of his proper
on Main street. He stated th'
the sidewalk was practically ne
and in good condition and that I
had been assessed ten cents.
foot for the removal and retu.
Of the walk and that it had bee
removed and not returned. III
matter was referred to the sire
and alley committee.
The matter of numbering q
houses was brought up and ci