The record. [volume] (St. Maries, Idaho) 1913-1918, 1917-11-06
Regular Meeting
City Council
DIFFICULTY IN SECURING A QUORUM
Estimated Cost Of Repairs to Second Street Bridge
$l2S2. City Will Insure Employees

The regular monthly meeting
OF the city council was held last
evening with Councilmen Mich
olson and Noble absent. Con-
siderable difficulty was expert
enced in securing a quorum and
it was not until late that the
business of the evening was
started. Street Commissioner
jerry McCarter reported the eX-
pendiLures in his departments
for the month of October at
$i75.37. This total was divided
as follows: Water works,
SHAH; Streets, $3.50; Dam
Repairs, S3l3.33. He also re-
ported that the repairs to the
dam are entirely completed.
City Engineer Parker made a
report on the estimated cost of
repairs and improvements to the
bridge on Second str ct at the
foot of Capitol hill, which had
been petitioned for by number
of citizens. Mr.. Parker esti-
mated the cost of The necessary
embankment at $500 and the
concrete at S672, making a total
of Sl232. No action was taken
by the council on the report.
Mr.. Parker also requested that
the city purchase a transit for
the use of his department, which
request was refused by the
council.
City Clerk Schultz reported
that the deed and other papers
in connection with the securing
OF title to the tract of land for
the city pumping plant were in
his possession and asked
whether they should be fled for
record. This brought on a dis
cussion as to whether or not the
pumping plant is located upon
the tract to which the city has
a, deed. 1t was stated that when
the plant was built it was put on
the tract next TO the one TO-
which title had been secured.
The city engineer was instructed
to ascertain which tract the sta
ton is located on and to make a
written report on the question
before the deed is recorded.
The matter Of insuring city
employees under the workmen'
compensation act was brought
up and discussed, and finally
turned over to the finance COM
mittee with instructions to con-
fer with the city attorney and
ascertain what is required by the
provisions of the law. The COM
mittee was instructed TO report
at the next meeting so action
can be taken before the eXpira-
ton Of the time allowed to en-
ployers TO provide insurance fol
their employees.
James Rutherford appeared
before the council protesting
against the sprinkling assess
ment against Lot 4, Block 2
Skelton's Addition. This lot ad-
joins the approach to the draw
bridge across the ST. Joe rive
and Mr.. Rutherford held that NJ
sprinkling had ever been done II
the street in front of the lot a
lit was impossible for the sprink
3 Ter TO reach that particular poin
= without going across the bridg
. TO turn around. II was explaine
that the lot might be assesse
for the benefits derived fror
the district even if sprinklin
r was not done directly in front @
it and the matter was then re
ferred to the street cOmmitte
y with instructions to report.
Considerable time was devote
= to the discussion Of the securii
offered by the local banks fc
city deposits and the amount
security necessary to be put vi
Mayor Hunt suggested that II
IT blanks be asked TO put up Liber'
al bonds for this purpose.
Is The matter of the city dona
l. ing water to the various church'
was brought up and discussed