Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-06-01
CLUB FAVORS
CLEANING UP
Second eet-Tosether Smoker Of
Payette Commercial Club Brings
Out Big cro~d-celebration, Dis
triet Highway and Cleaning Up
City Discussed.

3 che second get-together smoker o
the Commercial club held on last Fri
Jay evening and the meeting wa:
enthusiastic from starr to finish.
President N. F. Albert pres. .dec
and called upon Secretary Haradel
20 STATE the object CT the meeting
[ The secretary stated that the meet
ING was Tor the purpose OF getting
closer together on all movements fol
lhe betterIlent Of Payette and tc
aequaint those people not members
II the club with the work that was
being done
The President next called on VIII
Wells as chairman OF the celebration
.sommittee for a report Mr.. Wells
reported that the various sub-commlt-
lees had been appointed and were
all at work but that the plans ha
Aot progressed far enough to permit
of detailed report. He stated
chat a contract had been made with
he Merrill Amusement Company TO
0e in Payette on that date and to ex-
libit here for one week. Also that
ne finance committee were working
and meeting with good success.
W. H. Plat was next called upon
to talk on the new Highway District
.aw. Mr.. Platt explained tthe new
aw at some length and stated that
N June II an election would be
leld as to whether we would organ
re a district in this section. He
vas favorable TO the Law and beliey-
ID It meant a more judicious use
Of the road and bridge money and
hat the community paying the high
st taxes would receive the greatest
benefit, while at present the mon
~ as appropriated all over the coun-
, and that in many instances con-
siderable was spent in out Of the
way places where valuations were
extremely low.
General Patch also made a short
ak on the law and expressed him
self as being in favor Of it in ey-
~ particular.
A number OF people present talk
Il on the law and all seemed to
eel that it was a just law and one
hat would bring good results III
properly applied.
The next subject considered was
he cleaning up Of Payette. Postmast-
r Yenable Introduced this subject
ard stated that every year two or
hree times this subject has been
brought up in the past and nothing
lad ever been done or accomplish
ID He alluded to a time when a
friend had been in Payette and had /
jeen shown the orchard section and 4
oua5ry surrounding Payette and had
-poke1 in the highest terms Of it but .
al ended By saying that he beliey-
= Payette was THE 0irtiest little
-ty he had visited in Idaho. The
-.s-mastsr did not think that il
sas but believed that much could be
zone toward making it look much
letter and that a little effort along
ais line BY the citizens would have
j wholesome effect upon many vis-
-ors and homeseekers.
He was followed by a number OF
.peakers who all favored some move
nent looking toward a cleaner Pay
tie. After considerable discussion
he chairman called upon I. R. Wood
Eard as a member Of the city coun-
IL to express himself Mr.. Wood
ward spoke at some length and
tated in the main that his desire
s a member OF the council was to 4
% what the people wanted. It vas
big job to start in TO clean up 1
he city unless the people were be
ind the movement. There was at /
resent an ordinance on the books I
the property owners to +.
lean the weeds and rubbish to the
urb line He thought If they would 1
o this that the city would of at
ertainty look after it's end of the I
FORK. He was quite willing to do
is part as a councilman and If '
ody Of representative men such as {
-era gathered in the club rooms '
-ould pass some sort OF a resolution
e would be willing to introduce it c
D the city council and see what '
ould be done. He believed that I
he council and Mayor would be I
/ favcr OF anything that was possi-
le TO accomplish
]. B. Burns and c. B. Compton and r
A. Gorham as members OF the
Ity council were called upon for 5
n expression and were all In favor T