Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1911-08-10
PEOPLE Gan
CHOOSE SITE
City Council Puts Location Of Nov
City Hall Up 10 Peopio--cor,-
plant msos Against Miners Fre-
quentips Pool HziIs-consldesble
Business Transacted.

The city council met In resuis
session on Monday evening Of thh
week with s full board present
being the regular session the usua
reports from officers were read ant
bills allowed.
Among matters OF importance com
ing up was that In relation to the
I location OF the new city hall should
I the bonds carry. As nothing definite
bad been decided on location as
yet the matter was discussed al
some length. Il was the opinion
,f the entire board that the Offer
Of the Payette Land and improvement
company of the site at the corner
n Esrhth Street and Third avenue
north was the besc --cs4nt and
all Of them thought that perhaps
It would prove to be the best. The
following motion was Offered by
Councilman Woodward and seconded
by Councilman Compton
That the city OF Payette accept
the donation OF city hall site made
by the Payette Land & Improvement
company at the corner OF Eighth
Street and Third Avenue north: I:
provided that no better site is o.
fered In which event the people
will be given a chance to make a
choice between the several sites"
The application of the Opera CT
gar Store for it's licenses to con
duct card tables and pool and bill
lizard table brought from Councilman
Burns the query as to whether they
were allowing minors to frequent
such places. This led TO coasiderz-
Bile discussion and il seems that
several coancilmen had been inform
ed that such was the case but that
nc direct testimony or proof had
been offered by those complaining.
After considerable discussion "a to
what would be the results If the
council refused TO grant the licens-
ss without positive and convicting
proof that the manager OF the store
had violated the law. Burns moved
bat the licenses be granted. The
notion was seconded and ". A.
hutchinson called for an aye and
.ay vote. On the call Of the roll W.
\. Hutchinson. r. VI. Hutchinson an
sorham voted no. Compton. Wood
ward and Burns voting yes. placing
he matter fairly before Mayor Bran
,ock The Mayor considered the ma
er at some length and finally voted 1
10. turning down the application On
being asked what would be his atti-
.ude today II the store persisted IN
staying open he couldn't hardly say. /
On being advised BY the City Auorn-
y that an arbitrary refusal TO grant 4
! license without evidence that he
'sw had been violated might in
yolve the city in an expensive suit /
n which there was a chance they
would lose out, the Mayor decided TO
reconsider his vote and granted the
licenses.
The entire board was OF the opin-
on that without proof OF violation
he council would be taking arbitrary
steps and would be totally az sea
should the matter 90 TO court.
J. c. Woodward asked psrmiss Ion /
have the time Of hailding his
walk on Ninth stFeet extended for
The reason that he was leaving the
city for thirty days vacation and de-
sired TO personally superintend the
OF the walk. The time
was extended from September LIST
o October LIST.
communication was received i
from Mrs. Save ststias that a nais-
snce was being maintained near her
residence and Just back OF the Marsh
al residence In the shape of an Oh
1oxious pile OF manure so much so
As to prevent tho raising Of win-
lows In her residence. The City
was ordered TO investigate
he conditions and II the nuisance
existed to have the same removed
1t once.
The question came up that the
water could not be turned ont OF
he Grsenwood avenue Ditch In time
o allow the residents on Lovers
-ane TO build their sidewalk By
september lst BY motion the time
# turning the water out Of the ditch
vas extended from September LIST to
september 18th and the time of build
ne the sidewalks was extended ac-
,ordingiy. =
The council then adjourned 10
neet again August 18th in sdiournsd
session at which time the finance
committee VIII present ths assess