Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-09-21
DISCUSS CITY
HALL LOCATION
Council In Adjourned Session Dis
cusses City Hall Locatlon-ko De-
eision Made-Grants Franchise to
Greenwood Avenue Irrigation Com
psny to Pipe Ditch Limo In City
Passes Ordinance Giving coun-
ell Power to Condemn 3ldc-
walks.

The city council held busy see
sion on mouaay e,SAAns ana sev
si'aI matters oL lnIporLAn~e came VI
Of ulscussron.
in the mater of the extension o
i. ronL street to the river u soemi
nat there were some who desire,
me sLreet TO run on one line AN
SJme on another and a discussion o
ms took up some tune.
1t then appeared that in some cas-
IS where sidewalks had been ORDERED
Ia property owners had simply ignor
sd the order without appearing be
ore the council and giving reasons
Thy they should not build new walk
This has occurred in several differ
mt cases and it seems that the couL'
il could not do much in the mattez
rom the fact that there was no or.
finance on the books giving tham
sufficient power. Ordinance No.
06 was passed which gives TO the
ouncil the power to condemn aide
walks. In discussing this matter De,
3ral Of the council were of the opin-
on that the council was at bsast
entitled to enough courtesy for par
ies who felt agrieyed at their &C.
ION to appear before them and give
'easons why they did not want to
luild new walks. Some of those who
)ersistently ignore the official motto
- OF the council to construct new
walks may find themselves with the
;ity building a walk at their ex-
,snse unless they at least give the
'ouncil a hearing and show reasons
Why they should not build as notifie'. 4.
The Greenwood Avenue Irrigation
Company was represented by a num
Der OF the board OF directors asking
or a franchise to pipe the water IN
heir ditch along Seventh Avenue
North In order to permit the res
lents along that street to build
heir sidewalks as ordered In by
he council. The franchise war
yranted. Some discussion came up
rs to whether or not the city
should not ask for and have includ-
ID in the franchise the right to usf
water from the pipe line for sprinf-
ing purposes and fire protection. Th|
members of the board of directors
M rovor,1 ~ 4ba .tonkhnIdur& ~
he company objected to this ON
he ground that the city was not CIV
ng them anything as they already |
lad a franchise in one location an |
we're simply trading that for anoth-
II in order that sidewalk could be
,uilt. They were all OF tho opinion
hat the board of directors would
It any time allow the city TO use
water for sprinkling purposes. After
much discussion the franchise wa !
,sssed as read and was agreeable TO
he ditch company who will turn
heir water out at once that the res
dents may build their sidewalks
LIS fall yet.
As it had been advertised that
he council at this meeting would
AXE up the city hall location quW-
ion and there being no further bus
ress this question was brought up
nd the citizens asked to express
heir views. A number Of those
resent gave it as their opinion !
hat at the time Of the bond cleo
ion the fact that the council stated
hey would accept the lot offered by
). H. Brown il no better site we're
ffered had influenced a large num-
er Of people to vote for the bonds
] the belief that the city was hav-
lg lot given to them and that
might be some time before the
ity would have another one offer
to them under the same condi-
ons.
Some expressed a decided view
lat a city hall built on the loca-
on as offered by the Payette Land
improvement Company would bs
D empty ornament as It would be
70 far out for the city officials
ich as clerk. engineer. etc. to ,
Sc every day and they would for
ieir private business maintain
OWN town office. I
After much discussion no settlement
as reached and on motion Of Coun-
Imam Compton seconded by Burns I
was decided 70 leave the locstion Il
zen until Friday night. September r
at which time a mass meeting :
i'll be called to be held in the Com 8
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