Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1914-01-22
Club Holds
Splendid Meeting
First Meeting Under New President
Starts Off With a Vim-CIub VIII
Clean Up Old Matters at Once =
Some interesting Reports from
Committees.

{ The first meeting at which Eur
| Venable, the newly elected preslden
of the Payette Commercial Club Ere
sided. started off with vim thai
promises well for the work the coming
year. In assuming his dutics Mr.. Ve-
able made no extended speech mere
able made no extended speech merG'
lily announcing that it was his In
tention to do the very best he could
and he hoped for the support of TIE
members of the club.
The reports of various committed
were listened to, an interesting one
being that of the Payette River
bridge committee Of which VIII Wells
was chairman. Mr.. Wells made a
very complete report covering in de-
tail the work accompl' shed, the num-
toer OF men and teams employed end
the cost per load of the 1850 loass
of gravel that were placed on the
new road.
After lstering to this report the
following resolutions were intro5uc-
ed:
Realizing the hearty cooperation
from Good Roads District No. and
the residents of the Payette bench
on the south side of the river in
building the road to the new Pay
ette river bridge be it
Resolved, That the sincere thanks
Of this club be extended to these
residents for their liberal donate
and work on this road and the ap-
proaches to this BRIDGET. ]. Erown.
Whereas the read leading to the
new Payette River bridge is now par
TALLY completed, and this club is
we'll aware of the value of this road
to the city of Payette therefore, be
it,
Resolved, That the thanks OF this
club be extended to Henry Irwin for
his extreme liberality in donating the
right of way through his VARIABLE
lands for the road and his donations
of gravel with which to make this
road. And be it further,
Resolved, That Mr.. Irwin be made
an honorary member of this club for
Life without fees.-M. F. Albert.
Beirg desirous of expressing our
of the many things ac-
complished in the past year, looking
to the uIbu,lGi G cf Tayt tie and
we desire at this time to
make known our appreciation Of the
many good things that have come to
US. speak of the matter of secur-
ing a bridge across the Payette riy-
er and the construction of road to
the bench community. Therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the Payette Com
mercial Club express it's appreciation
of the efforts of Mr.. E. A. Blair, our
commissioner for his success
full efforts in the great good he has
for us and that we here
by give him a vote of thanks.-M. E.
Wood.
Another resolution was also intro
duced asking congress not to abolish
the Boise assay office.
Through Secretary John A. Hara-
der the Payette Valley Railroad Com
pany asked the club to clear up the
right-of-way deeds fer
which the club stood sponsor sever
al years ago. Mr.. Harader stated
that the request was made for two
reasons. The road desired the mat
ter cleared UP at once as 1t had been
dragging for eight years. The second
reason was desire on the part of
the road to get in shape where it
could refinance and just as Soon as
weather conditions would permit re-
surface the entire line from Pay
cite to Emmett and lay heavier steel.
The secretary was of the opiuion
that it was worth while for the club |
to get busy and help clear up these
deeds as the work of re-ironing and
the line meant the en-
ployment of large number of men
early this spring and would be OF
great benefit to the different towns
in the valley.
The next regular meeting of the
club will be a smoker.