The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-05-14

The council met i'm an adjourn
ed session last evening with all
of the members present except
Alderman A. e. Stickney Mr..
Falkner. auditor of the Interstate
Utilities company, appeared be-
fore the council with the bill for
$3.50 for moving telephone poles
which was rejected by the old
council After listening to Mr..
Falkner's statement, Mayor Hail
ey called upon former Mayor Null
cahy, who was present, to tell
what he knew about the bill and
why il had been rejected.
Mr.. Mulcahy gave a history of
the matter and stated that in the
opinion of the former council the
city was not liable as the city
had a contract with the Two Mir
acle company to move the poles
for five dollars each. amounting
in all to S225.OO. The city paid
this amount to the Two Miracle
company and the matter then
rested with the Two Miracle COM
pany and The Interstate Utilities
company. Councilman Cormier
moved that the bill be laid ON the
table butt alter Withdrew his mo-
tion i'm favor of one by Council
man Lewis that the matter be re-
fered TO the city attorney with in
structions to furnish the council
with a written opinion.
A communication was read
from M. c.. Petersen stating that
when the mains were frozen up
last winter he allowed The city to
use his boiler free of charge with
the agreement that it be left i'm
the same condition that it was
found; that the city had torn out
Dutch Oven" and asking that
the city pay his $500 for the
same. The clerk and city attor-
ney reported that there was am
agreement as stated. that he hal
charged nothing for the use of the
boiler and that the Dutch oven"
had been torn out. On motion
Mr.. Petersen was allowed the S35
asked for. The city attorney
was instructed to prepare an or
dinance fixing the salaries of the
appointed officers at the amounts
agreed upon by the council and
have it ready for the next meeting
Of fba council
Complaint was made that the
railroad company kept the cross
ing at Boundary street blocked
with cars. Mayor HALEY said
that he had taken the matter up
with the local agent and Council
man Litwin stated that he had
directions from the roadmasTer
to have a sign painted to be put
there so the train crews would
know that it was a crossing. Mr..
Milton appeared before the coun-
Gil in relation to numbering the
houses and the matter was refer
ed to the street committee with
instructions to have the work
done according to a resolution of
the previous council without ex-
pense to the city, it being under
stood that Mr.. Milton be given tho
opportunity to do the work.
The question of licensing
draymen was brought up and il
was stated that the ordinance haC
not been enforced and that nc
licenses had been collected. After
some discussion the matter was
referred to the license cYmntee tC
examine the ordinance and de-
termine whether or not the or
1 dinance should. be enforced.
The question of the sewer
south of Washington in th'
neighborhood of nth and i2i
streets was brought up and May
or HALEY stated that the sewer
had not been put i'm according g.,
the specifications and profile hu
is so near the surface that it i!
useless To- lot owners and that j
they objected they could not b'
forced TO pay their sewer assess
ments. The matter was refere'