Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1905-05-04
The Mayors Message and Appoint.
mentS Named.
ONE CHANGE IN PERS 0NNEL
City Attorney. Chief of Police
and Street Commission
ers Will Stay.

The new city council held their
first meeting Tuesday night at
which time Mayor Robertson's
message was read and the appoint
ments made. There was little
change in the personnel of the APP
pointive officers and all were
promptly confirmed by the council.
They are r. f. Fulton, city attor-
ney; Ed Hanger, chief of police;
Geo. Briscoe, street commissioner;
Tom Jones regular police.
In the organization Of the council
the following committees were APP
pointed:
Finance-A. f. Parker, Fen
Batty, J. B. Adams.
Streets. +. Green, A. G. Lam
ingham, j. w. Hockersmith;
Water and Light-Fen Batty,
j. B. Adams, Jos. Pheufer.
Health B. G. Wiltse, Jos.
Pfeufer, j. w. Hockersmith:
Cemetery-A. F. Parker, B. G.
Wiltse, w. II. Campbell.
There will no doubt be some
changes in these committees ss
w. III. Campbell has rendered his
resignation and it is quite probable
that the holdover councilmen in
the wards will do the same. This
is being done to straighten out the
muddle caused by the new law re-
quiring two councilmen to be elec-
ted at the last election and making
no provision for the holdover mem
bers elected under the old law.
The old dog ordinance providing
for a tax Of SO on all male dogs
and s5 on all females was ordered
enforced. The council then ad-
iourned to meet May 18th.
The Mayors message was as fol-
lows:
To the Council of the City OF Grang-
eville.
Gentlemen:-In becoming Mayor
of the City of Grangeville, ! have
assumed duty of much magnitude
the weight of which, fully realize,
and which l feel unable to perform
alone. l therefore trust that each
and all Of you will be ready at all
times to assist me, for without
your concurrence and support my
efforts, no matter how laudable,
no matter how meritorious they
may be, can amount to nothing.
1t is necessary, if we expect to ac-
complish any good for our town, to
work in harmony. If we expect to
beautify our home, embellish our
streets, and bring thrift to our
people, if we expect to make Grang-
eville city that strangers will ad-
mire and our children will love, we
must work shoulder to shoulder
and man to man, and if thus we
press forward, no obstacle need ap-
pail US. 1 am constrained to say
to you that l believe there has been
too much sectionalism in times
gone by. 1 am loath to speak Of it
but cold facts can best be handled
with naked hands and conditions
must be squarely met If we mean
to succeed. can use no tortuOus
methods. ! am not schooled in the
subtleties of sophistry and must
come straight to the point. In
taking upon ourselves the onorous
duties we in common have assumed
let it be with the feeling that there
shall be no longer any East Grang-
eville or West Grangeville, any
North Grangeville or South Grang-
eville but just Grangeville that
shall be worthy of admiration and
emulation. Let us regard the re-
motest corpers OF the city with as
much solicitude as we do our own
little corner. Let the Golden Rule
prevail and whatsoever ye would
that your neighbor should do to
you. do ye even SO to him.
There are many things that de-
mand attention at an early date
but / shall not burden you with a
long list at this time. One OF the
hrst things that you should cOnei-
der is the subject of public nui-
sance. We have nuisance ordi-
nance, but in order to get relief
under it the specified thing must
first be declared to be a nuisance
by the court: This is not as il
should be. We OF course need the
general nuisance ordinance, but
we need more specific law in this
direction too. Your neighbours
chickens may scratch up your
flower garden or your pea patch
and it will not pay you to go to
law about it. If your neighbol
builds pig sty under your nose,
the easiest thing for you TO do il
to smell it. We have a dog law lei
JUS invoke it. We need q hog Law
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