Payette enterprise. (Payette, Canyon Co., Idaho) 1909-1935, 1922-10-26


impression. 1t stimulates business
activity and promotes the growth and
prosperity of the entire community.
We have here in Payette, splendid
business concerns, fine wide, well
paved and well kept, but insuficiently
lighted streets. There is no doubt
but that WHITE WAY or curb
lighting system would be a great
asset to the city.
Cities and even villages all over the
country are demanding and getting
Write Ways for their business sec
tions. Many plans have been de-
veloped to attain this end.
The old So-Much-Per-F -Front-Foot
assessment plan has been tried but
with Indifferent success. The aver
age man objects to being assessed. |
Here in Payette, the business man
property owner has been assessed for
most everything. The Agreement
Contract between Landlord and
Tenant has been tried. A petition
is circulated among the tenants who
agree to a moderate voluntary raise
IN rent, the landlord is then approch-t
ed and agrees to assume the front
loot assessment. The plan is cum
bersome and involved and has met
with but small success.
One small city in Florida has re-
Gently installed a 20 pole unit at a
cost of $4,000, by the individual
pole installation plan. After ali Other
plans failed, the merchants and pro-
perty owners were invited to con-
tribute pole to beautify their town
IN six hours the entire amount was
The most feasible plan so far seems
perty owners participates Ill the ex.
pense.
1t appears to me that two ques-
tlon5 confront you as Kiwanians and
as citizens of Payette. L
Flrst,-Do we want a curb lighting
system or White Way?
Second-Can we pay for it?
In answer to the first question II
imagine we are all agreed that we
would like the system, not only from
me standpoint of beautifying our !
business section but from the stand :
point of service and usefulness.
In reply to the second, a few facts
night help you to arrive at a concIu- {
'ion, 4
The City of Payette has an assess /.
ID valuation of approximately q mill !.
Ion and a quarter OF dollars. It has
bonded Indebtedness of about one I
hundred and sixty thousand dollars C
Is city we are paying interest ofl7
bout ss,4OO annually or little over
ZOO per month.
A "a pole unit curb lighting system
uch as we would need would cost in
taIIed about $4,000. OF this amount
ne city council, looking forward to
ne time when demand would be-
lade Tor such a system, have already D
expended S1,500 for the necessary L
able which is installed in the street d
aylng and ready for use. o.
IL would then appear that the cost
SUCH installation would amount TO g
bout $4,000. Some time ago Mr.. a
TT, representing the Idaho Power c
o. made several propositions to thee,
Ity to install such a plant.
we could purchase the unit out
snt, or the city could select such &c
lulpment as best suited its needs
ON any standard manufacturer of h,
irp lighting systems and the Idaho ~
over Co. would purchase and in -
all same and allow the city to paw .
IT 1t, in periods extending over rer el
ears. 81
A levy of SIC. on each $1,000 valu- er
ION would cover the first of the lOI
'ar payments. This levy would be-
me smaller each year as a part of
e principal would be paid. A levy of
$50 on each $1,000 valuation would th
lrchase and install 54 pole curb vi
yhting unit. III
The average monthly cost of our an
esent street lighting system is
out S145 per month, or total of at
SS per month for street lighting. sa
trust that these figures will co
sist you in answering the ques- Nj
is first mentioned. re