Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-06-01
MAYOR BRANAOCK
APPOINTS COMMITTEES
Council Gets Down to Business With
Board Fully oreanized-Discusses
sprinklins and Cleaning Up City
Will Investigate Condition Of
Sidewalks in City.

City Council met III adjourned ses-
sion on Thursday evening OF last
week with Mayor Brannock presiding
and a full board present.
A petition was presented signed by
( !: number of the property owners on
Ninth street and Third avenue
South asking that a certain waste
ditch on Ninth street be filled. 1t
was moved by Burns and seconded
by K. NJ. Hutchinson that the petit
tion be referred to the street and
alley committee.
Sewer Engineer C. P. Lattig re-
ported that it was impracticable to-
connect certain portions Of sewer
district No. to district No. 2.
Moved by Woodward and seconded
by Burns that the ordinance relat-
ing to the establishment of Sewer
District No. be repealed and that
the city attorney be instructed tol
draw an ordinance repeating the
same and present at the next meet
ing. On this the ayes and nays
were called for all voting yes.
Ordinance No. 1876 by Burns came
up and was read for the first time.
An ordinance amending section IA
of ordinance No. 146 regulating sew
er attachments passed to second
reading. This amendment permits
two families to make sewer con-
pections at one point and cheapens
connection where this can be proper
ly done.
Moved by Woodward and seconded
by Burns that the appointment OF
o. ]. Skaggs as Day Marshal be con-
firmed. Motion carried.
The standing committees as ap-
pointed by the Mayor were read as
follows: Finance, Judiciary and Print
ing, C. B. Compton, /. R. Woodward
and S. A. Gorham; Streets. Alleys.
Bridges, bitches and Public Grounds,
r. NJ. Hutchinson, C. B. Compton and
]. B. Burns: Police and Fire Depart
ment. w. A Hutchinson. ]. B. Burns
and R. NJ. Hutchinson; Water Works.
Sewerage and Electric Lights, ]. B.
Burns. S. A. Gorham and C. B. Comp
ton: Hospital, l. R. Woodward, R. NJ.
Hutchinson and W. A. Hutchinson;
Health. Drainage and Cemetery. En-
tire Board: Purchasing Committee, S.
A. Gorham. C. B. Compton and 1.
R. Woodward.
The matter of sprinklink in Sprink-
ling Districts Nos. l and came up
and was discussed at some length. {
Also the establishment of Sprinkling
District No. s. The Mayor appoint ,
ed I. R. Woodward. c. B. Compton
and S. A. Gorham to investigate and
report at the next meeting of the
Council the matter OF sprinkling. 3
Moved BY Burns and seconded by :,
Woodward that the Street and Al
lev Committee investigate and re-
port to the council the matter of :,
opening Railroad Lane. Motion car Ii
RED. Il
Moved by Woodward and seconded :,
oy Burns that the Marshal be in
structed to make arrangement for q
, place to impound stray stock. Mo- h
lion carried.
f-'yed bv Woodward and seconded
". A. Hutchinson that the Street c
Ind 555ey Committee invetigate and
report at the next meeting Of the T
Council the condition of sidewalks
n the city. Motion carried. n
( The council also discussed at some
Fngth the cleaning up Of the city q
md all expressed themselves as q
n favor of taking immediate steDs
o have a general cleaning up in Z,
,ase cooperation could be secured
rom the residents OF the city in this p
natter T
on motion the council then ad- n
ourned. A