Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-04-27
CITY Fathers
MEET REGULARLY
Adjourned Meetings Popular with
City Dads Just Now-6usy Grind
ina Out Much Work Before Term
Ends.

Every night is meeting night with
the city council these days. AT least
they meet often enough to realize
that there is business for them to
get through with and adjourned ses-
sions are popular with the city fatn-
ers the past month. Friday evening
ADril 21st the council met to hear
protest on the establishment of Sew
er District No. in the Third Ward
A goodly number of the Interested
property holders were present and
TIE only protest entered was by
Councilman Brainard who objected to
the formation. of the district al
present on account of the limited
population in the district.
At this meeting a large number OF
the business men belonging to the
Protective Association came In
body TO the council chamber and
asked the council to pass favorably
upon the proposition to vacate twen-
ty feet of the street where the cold
storage plant is being built by Col.
C. F. Muller that the building might
be made large and consequently OF
more value and benefit to Payette.
1t appearing to the business men,
property owners and the council that
the vacating of this strip of the
street would make the street much
more symmetrical than it is at pres
ent after thorough discussion the
council ordered the City Attorney to
draw up an ordinance vacating said
twenty foot strip running the length
Of the storage plant site. In return
Col. Muller as compensation for the
strip OF ground offered him by the
council and citizens agrees to grade
and fix up the street surrounding the
property.
April oath the council again met
in adjourned session and at this
meeting General Manager Markus of
the Idaho-Oregon Light & Power
Company accompanied by ]. E. Orr,
local manager, was present and pre-
sented to the council proposition
to light the streets of the city with
out time contract and to place lights
wherever ordered at the following
rates. All night and every night
schedule for arc lights $72 per year
for so candle power incandescent $21i
for 100 candle power $42. For moon
light schedule are lights $50, so
candle power SIS and 100 candle
power $S6. The proposition was in
writing and stated that as the COM
pany had number Of men near here
working on extension lines that they
felt confident they could have the
system installed and every change
made within sixty days.
In addition to the above j. e. Orr
as local manager also put a propo-
sition in writing before the coun-
Gil to furnish electric current free
for a large sign to be placed near
the depot similar to the sign at On
tario and Weiser, sign to read, pay
cite Idaho" providing that the city
furnish the sign.
The Mayor and Clerk were author
lied to execute the contract between
the city and E. o. Mayes for the in
stallation of the new street names
at the intersecting corners of all
streets.
The clerk was authorized to call
for bids for running the sprinkling
wagon during the season and same
will be opened and the contract let
at an adjourned meeting to be held
Friday evening of this week.
The Mayor and three engineers,
C. p. Lattig, VIM. Moot and w. G.
sturdeyant were upon motion of
Woodward seconded by Brainard
appointed a committee to investi-
gate and report at the next meeting
the plan and machinery necessary
for installing a pumping plant near
the Prestel spillway.