Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1916-10-12
CITIZENS FAVOR
IMPROVE
IN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS
SYSTEM AND TELL COUN-
Gil TO GO AHEAD.

1t looks now as if the problem o
securing a better municipal waite
system for iayette might be WORKED
out with sygt little difficulty. 'Th'
response TO the call of the mayor
for a mass meeting of citizens was
more than gratifying. The large
attendance at the meeting last Fri
day evening was at once guaran
tee that the people are interest
ed in the subject and that they are
willing to back the city council in
its efforts to solve the problem by
a judicious expenditure of public
money for a much-needed public nee
essity.
Councilman Equals, chairman Of
the city water committee, presented
a plan which the committee has had
under investigation, which contem-
plated the sinking of wells and con-
Meeting them with the city's water
power pumping plant. This inallded
the laying of a direct pipeline from
the pumping plant to the reservoir
on the hill east of the city. A sample
of the pure, clear water obtained
from the deep well which was sunk
by former council, and an official
analysis of the water which was pro
nounced by local physicians to be
very good, added somewhat to the
enthusiasm already manifested in the
question under consideration.
Messrs. Coughanour, Bennett, Null
ler, Wood and Councilman Rezac,
each expressed their views on the
subject, Mr.. Coughanour speaking at
some length on the necessity of hav
ing an increased storage faci lily
and the advisability of doubling the |
present capacity by the colstrI tion
of another reservoir similar to the
one now in use. The imperative |
necessity OF having direct pipe line |
of adequate size from the city pump
ing plant to the reserv DIR site was
recognized as being a fact that need
ed no discussion, other than the
size and kind of pipe that should be
laid.
There was more or less discussion
as to the feasibility of sinking wells
to be depended upon for a supply of
city water, but it was generally ad-
mitted that if an adequate supply of
pure water could be secured by
such means, it would result in a
happy solution of the problem.
In consideration of the fact that.
It would cost more to pipe the water
rom the we'll now owned by the
city to the power plant than to sink
another well, it was decided that it ,
would be better to sink a test we'll
Vt the plant, to be enlarged if found
o be practicable to sufficient size
% furnish an adequate supply of
water,
Before the conclusion of the meet
nS the following motion by Mr.. A
:. Gorham, seconded by Mr.. Cough
Inour, was put to the meeting and
Idopted by unanimous standing .
'ote of those present:
''That the City Council proceed to
investigate the cost of direct pip
inc to reservoir, and another r
tvs same size as the pres
mt one; also the cost of test /,
veil, together with the cost of en- '
arging same to IL inch; when suf- :,
icient data is gathered the same :
o be submitted to the people for ;,
urther consideration.
The large attendance, the har- !.
nony and earnestness of purpose
hat characterized the citizens meet >,
ng, lends an assurance of sue
essfU termination Of the movement
o settle the water question in a
manner without much n
:
No time will be lost by the wa II
er committee of the city council In s.
citing together the facts and neces- Il
ary data upon which a definite :"
roposition can be presented at an t.
ther meeting of citizens to be call =
d for the very near future, prob
bly, next week,