The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-04-10
TO VOTE ON SUNDAY
THEATER CLOSING
Question to be Submitted to a
Vote of Electors-Sprinkling
District No. 3 Created

The question of whether moving
picture theaters shall be permitted tc
do business on Sunday will be the
issue in the city election on April %
and will be voted on by the electors
When the resolution adopted by the
mass meeting of the Citizens Pro-
gressive party, requesting that the
Sunday closing question be submitted
to vote of the people, came before
the city council Tuesday evening
there was tie-3 to 8. Mayor Rose
cast the deciding vote in favor OF
submission.
At the opening of the council ses-
sion motion prevailed requesting the
mayor to appoint two councilmen
from the Third ward to fill vacancies.
He appointed w. w. Hoops and Lee
o. Miles. Then the resolution came
up. As prelude, talks were made on
the question by Councilman Miles and
the mayor, both of whom urged the
passage of the resolution on the
ground that the people should have
voice in deciding such question.
After considerable discussion the vote
was taken with the result named.
A petition was presented praying
that Sprinkling District No. 8 be Gre
ated to include that portion of the city
described below. The prayer of the
petitioners was granted and an or
dinance creating the district was
passed. The estimated expense each
season is $12O0, which will be about
6 cents per front foot for the season.
The district is described as follows:
First street from the east line of
Hayes avepue east to the west side
line of Johns avenue; Second street
from the east side line of Hayes ave-
nue. east to the west side line of Johns
avenue; Third street from the east
side line of Mckinley avenue east to
the west side line of Johns avenue;
Main street from the east side line of
Johns avenue east to where the east
lin of lot 6 in Hopkins addition extend
ing north crosses Main street; Hayes
avenue from the south side line of
First street to the north side line of
Second street; Wardwell avenue from
The south side line of Main street
south to the north side line of Second
street; Mckinley avenue from the
south side line of Main street south
20 the north side line of Third street;
Ill
inc of First street south to the north
side line of Second street; Johns ave
hue from the south side line of Main
street to the north side line of Fourth
street; Washington avenue from south
side line of First street south to
lorth side line of Second street; and
hall include therein for assessment
he south half of blocks and 6, and
OF 13, block 3, and lot "a, block 6, and
blocks 4 and of Hayes addition;
,locks l, 2 and 3, Sabin's second addi-
ion, and lit II of said block 5, Sabin's
econd addition; north half of block l,
Reeds addition; lots 2 and 3 in block
!, and lots l, 2, 3 and 4, block A, Cen
raj addition; lot 5, block 5, and lot 6,
lock 4, Central addition; lots l, 2, 8,
and 5 of Washburn addition; lots |
/, 2, 3, A, 5 and of Hopkins addition;
asst half block 5, Emmett Original
'ownsite; lots l, 25, 26, Sc, 81, n,
8 and west 43.28 feet by 25 feet of
ot 80 of Hopkins addition.
Bids for sprinkling were authorized.
The city attorney was instructed to
1vestigate the amount of the refund
ue the city for electric power ser
ice. 1t is claimed the refund is due
n account of having installed 20
orsepower motor at the pumping
tation to replace 80 horsepower mo-
or, but that the charge per month
as been the same since installation
the new motor.