Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-05-11

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? Thursday evening of last weel
Mayor Coughanour called the out
going council together at eigh
O'Clock for the last time. Afte
reading the minutes of the previous
meeting and approving them and ar
ranging several small matters tina
|. came to their attention Mayor
Coughanour announced that motion
to adjourn sine die was in order
Councilman l. r. Woodward at thi;
point asked permission to address
the council and said:
ITO the retiring members of the
City Administration I wish to say
that it is with regret that i view
your departure from our official fam
lily. During the two years have
had the pleasure of serving on the
City Council with you ! have learn
ed to appreciate your friendship and
to respect your business ability and
! judgment.
81 have had some cause uuring the
past two years to amend my opinion
of public office. 1t is not what
is commonly known as a "snap." 1t
is impossible to please all of the
people all of the time. That which
appears right and just to one set
of men, seems to be just the oppo-
site to another. We have been
handicapped in many ways. Two
years ago when the present admin
istration was elected to office, we
were entirely new TO the work, and
found many difficult problems to
solve; and 1 think that you will
agree with me that had it not been
for the more mature judgment Of
Mayor Coughanour, we would have
found ourselves in many a perplex-
ing situation.
Nevertheless, l believe we have
done our best; have not magnified
trifling troubles; we have looked res
olutely, / will not say at the bright
side of things, but at things as
they really are; we have availed our
selves of all the assistance and
funds at our command TO build a
better, cleaner and greater Payette. |
Personally l wish to thank you for
the friendship and assistance you
have rendered me during my term
of office.
ITO Mayor Brannock and the new
members of the Council ! wish to |
extend greeting and trust that our
labors for the next two years viii |
tend to cement US into harmonious
and effective body"
Mayor Coughanour then addressed |
the council in a short farewell |
speech. He stated that his relations
of the past two years had been
very pleasant and he believed their
actions had been at all times in
the interests of the taxpayers. For
seven terms he had served the city
Of Payette as her chief executive
and during that time was glad TO
state that on no council with
which he had been connected had
there ever been the least Indication
Of a desire to profit at the expense
of the people bur that all Of them
had been honest of purpose and had
fulfilled their terms OF office to1
the best of their ability. Some or
them bad been stronger couDeip1
than others but he was Satisfied
that all of them had done their
best. The Mayor welcomed the
new council and wished for them
a successful administration. He
know they would try hard TO ac-
all that was possible and
hoped they would please a majority
Of the people. That they would
not please them all he was kure'
for that was an impossibility.
In a few well chosen words he
hen preferred the gavel to Mayor
elect H. ]. Brannock and wished
'or him a harmonious and success -ul
and assured him of
MS assistance and well wishes.
On assuming his seat Mayor Bran
lock announced that it was his de-
sire to give to Payette the bsst
administration possible but that
/ would take little time for him
o get acquainted with real eondi- I
ions. He had no big promises to
make but hoped to have the ear
lest support Of the council and Of !
Ill good citizens in his effort to
give to Payette a good clean bust
less like administration. He an
lounced that he had not as yet
considered the formation of COM