The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1915-02-12
Hear Protests On
Street Improvement
MANY COMPLAIN OF ASSESSMENT
Several Claims For DAMAGES Are Presented To
City---COunC Will Consider

The city council met in special
session Wednesday evening pur-
suant to notice regularly given to
listen to protests against the as
sessment in street improvement
district No. 2 for the street grad
ing.
There were quite a number of
property owners present who
made their protests orally and a
still larger number who had filed
written protests.
Geo. Lashbrook, who had been
trying ever since the grading was
done to get the council to lower
his building on Main street, was
present and made the longest
talk of any one. He was accom-
panied by Civil Engineer Parker
who addressed the council in his
behalf and in behalf of Aidukovic
Bros, whose building had also
been left several feet above the
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council to lower it.
Mr.. Lashbrook addressed the
cOuncilsev eraltimes and asked
for an immediate answer to his
protest stating that he had en-
gagged an attorney and if the city
did not give him an answer and
settle with him by the next morn
ing he would bring suit against
the city for damages and that
now he only asked that the city
lower his store building to grade
} and put it in the same condition
il is at the present time but il
it was not done at this time he
would not be content unless the
whole lot was put down to grade
He charged that he had been dis
criminated against in favor Of the
= brick buildings further up the
street and stated that all he wish
e ed was justice.
w. H. Hanscom stated thai
four or five years ago he had OBJ
e tanned a grade in front of his no.
5 tel on Main street from the city
j engineer at that time and haC
under his supervision graded the
street and built a retaining wall
T This work was done under tn,
u following resolution passed b,
1 the village board at that tim
authorizing Mr.. Hanscom to d,
g the grading:
e Motion by Il. B. Hay, support
v cd by o. E. HALEY tnat w. H. Han
1t scom be authorized to grad
- Front avenue between First an
Third streets under the super
q vision of the street committe
d and the instructions of the cit
engineer and that such wor
e should be done according to tn
e adopted grade. Said motion wa
presented and carried.
l. C. r. SCHULTZ, Cler
" Approved Dec. 5, 1910.
.e PERLEY MARTI
Chairman
lie Mr.. Hanscom stated that th
y street had been lowered, the re
tanning wall torn down in maxim
o. this grade and asked that he /
ne given credit on his assessmeI
ne for the work he had previous
to done under the supervision {
to the city engineer and for the e,
d pense of rebuilding the retainir
rs wall.
The ST. Maries Land COmpan
he owners of the KOOtenai Inn, fl,
o. a similar protest asking for ere,
he it for a retaining wall and tv
I'M or three concrete steps in fro
of the hotel whichh ad been ne
ng essitated by the change in the e
c. tablished grade. A similar pr
IL test was filed by William Tru
ty. man asking for damages
tearing out and rebuilding a co
ne crete walk caused by a chan
nd Of grade in front of the Croo
1t quists tore on College avenue.
ire Mrs. M. ]. Wilson asked
nd six hundred dollars expenses
lowering the City Bakery a
connecting up water pipers a
'ss sewer and Mrs. Olinger asked
itwoh undred dollars damages