Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-03-09

AT its last regular mes;iLg the
.i5y council adopted the report
u the committee appointed to in
vestigate the charges mae thai
intoxicating liquors were sod in
PayeJte Illegally ana as conso-
4uence the City OF Payet-e o. e-s
80 reward, Mayor COughanour s25
4.1 eaen councilman 30 icr in-orma-
lion leading TO the conviction OF
any person unlawiuIiy engaged "A
.lns city IN the safe Of intoxiua ing
liquors. rne total amount ole g.
by t.he city, Ghe mayor and thl
councilmen aggregates S1G5 which
S a standing reward Tor in.orma ion
lsa4ing TO tae arrest and con. iction
Of any person or persons engaged
in the illegal sale of intoxicating IL
luOrs in this city.
After listening to the report o.
the committee it was moved by
5oule and seconded by Burns that
the city accept the report and o. =
IT the 500 reward Moi.n carried.
1t was then moved by Erailard an
seconded by Woodward that Tie o =
sr OF Mayor Coughanour made in
council at a previous mest. & 10 give
rs reward and that of each coun-
Gilman to give s. each b. e. q. IL :
and that the amount be added 10
ahe city reward, making in ali a.
total of SOS reward. Motion car
ried. The report of the special com
mittee was as follows:
Payette, Idaho, Feb. 27th, 1911.
TO the Hon. Mayor and The Council
OF the City of Payette, Idaho.
Gentlemen;
Your committee to whom was re-
ferred the question of the enforce
ment Of the Local Option Law, and
to investigate the alleged Boot Leg
ging. within the limits of the City,
beg to submit the following report
suggestions, recommendations, anY
also facts leading up TO the ppes3
sat conditions and efforts that have
been made, as well as to handi-
zap the enforcement Of the Laws.
On Nov. 18th, 1908 Ordinance No.
.35 was passed by the City Coun-
Ill, which provided the manner in
which the use of liquor should be
controlled. Numerous citizens ex-
pressed themselves that the ordiY
rance was too far reaching AMI
sglld not stand in the Courts, If
test case were made. At the time
his ordinance was made effective
he County Local Option Law was
,eing agitated and it was thought
~ many of the citizens, that ra her
han put the City to the expense Of
ryiGg out the Ordinance, it would
,e best to await the enactment OF
he County Local Option Law.
Feb. goth, 1909, what is known IS
he County Local Option Law. be-
ame operative. Since tie enact
aent Of this law, several reyor. IS
ave been made to the Council, TO
he individual members OF the Coun
il. to the Mayor and to the Police /
of Boot Logging, but the
ammittee, after careful inyestiga-
ion have been unable to trace
own one Of these repor's or com
laints wherein the City Officers have
cen able to get the necessary ev
ence, or wherein the complainant
as been able to, or willing to fur
ish any evidence whatever VIII h
rould warrant the issuance Of a war
ant, or the bringing Of a complaint
ut we have traced down several
wherein citizens Of more
r less prominence have given the
that they knew that
loot Logging was going on. but re-
uested that their names be no
nentioned in connection with any
ction that might be taken, and
ither did not know where definite
vidence could be procured or de-
lined to disclose the same for fear
hey might be drawn into the case.
t might be well to remind the Coun-
Il Of investigations that were made
" the City Officers. under instruc-
ions Of the Mayor and Council.
which were not made public at the
incl Of three specific cases which
7ere followed up at considerable ex-
.ense. One case in precinct No. 2.
me case in precinct No. 8. Ard
no ease in tho business mart Of
',e CITY. Put IN each case our o.
ieers were unable TO obtain any ev-
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