Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1913-05-08
New Council
Takes Charge
Mayor c. 3. Compton and Newly
Elected Counclmen Assume ReiGs
cf City Government at Meeting
Monday Evening.

Monday Evening.
The outgoing council and Mayor
Brannook held short session Mon
day evening at which they audited
bills and officers reports and cleaned
up all business possible before al.
journing sine die and turning the
reins of city government over to the
newlykA ected Mayor and Council.
-. Ma.8F Brannock welcomed Mayor
Compton and wished him success. He
briefly spoke of the earnest support
he had been given by his council, OF
the harmony that had prevailed and
hopd tn incoming administration
would work as smoothly.
In taking the chair Mayor Comp
ton spoke briefly of his appreciation
of the honor conferred On him by
being elected to the highest office in
the city. He expressed an intention
to use his utmost efforts to give
the city a clean business like ad-
ministration with the end in view
that the citizens should be bene-
fitted.
To those who had not previously
taken the oath of office Clerk
Luther then gave the same and the
board organized by electing Frank
Creighton as President
In making his appointments Mayor
Compton stated that it had been
with considerable difficulty he had
decided upon them. MANY good
men were applicants for several of
the POSITIONS he stated. so cap
able were most of them that / have
given each appointment very careful
and earnest consideration with but
one end in view, the welfare of the
city's affairs"
The following appointments were
TIM submitted by the mayor to the
council and confirmed unanimously:
Marshal-E. F. Forbes.
Night Watchman-M. Lauer.
Water Commissioner-E. A. Chan
ey.
City Attorney-A. H. Bowen.
The Mayor then announced the fol
lowing committee appointments:
Finance-Thurston, Chairman; Full
ton and Smith.
Streets and Alleys-Crighton, Chair
man; Fulton, Peterson.
Police and Fire-Peterson, Chair
man: Gorham and Creighton.
Licenses-Smith, Chairman; Fui-
ton and Thurston.
Water Works and Lights-Gorham,
Chairman; Peterson and Smith
Hospital-Fulton, Chairman; Thurs
ton and Smith.
Health, Drainage and Cemetery Il
Creighton, Chairman; Gorham and
Thurston.
Purchasing-Peterscn, Chairman; |
Creighton and Gorham.
After ratifying the appointments |
the council took up the matter of
the street sprinkling bids as adver-
tised for by the outgoing council.
There were thirteen bids presented |
for running the sprinkling wagons
In the three districts in Payette. |
The three districts being divided into
shifts of ten hours each in order that
the two wagons owned by the city
would do the work.
E. R. Powell bid $3.50 per shift for
the work; c. NJ. Atteberry s345 per
shift; D,.M. Ainey 4Oc per hour for
the resk7Se district; T. ]. Carico
bid on All three shifts at $685. per
day per shift; ]. a. Hutchinson bid
500 per month; Carl Bartlett bid
on the west. side district $3.50 per
day and on the business district
$500 per day; straight time; ]. w.
Mahoney bid 500 per month straight
time; Lafe Eaton bid sos per month
for the a. m. to 6 p. m. shift; w.
L.. Manis bid on all three shifts $500 |
per month; P. H. Krost wanted 81
per day; A. L. Shafer 81. per day;
and ]. II. Howard s4 per day per
shift and NJ. B. Mccoy 81 per day.
Some of the bids not being in con-
formity with the advertisement the
committee on street and alleys to
which the bids. we're referred re-
served their decision until Wednes.
day evening at which time the work
was to be let, after they had time
to figure out the best bid.
BERRY GROWERS