The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1906-06-08

vas appointed chairman, secretary |
vas also chosen. IMMEDIATELY a |
q motion was made to incorporate,
seconded and carried without debate.
some member called
attention to the matter that it would
not look we'll without discussion. A
member made motion (which was
seconded) that the motion to incorpor-
ate be reconsidered which was carried.
A member IMMEDIATELY moved
that the original motion be amended
so as to have the Initiative and Refer
endum proposition voted on at the same
time as the incorporation. The
amendment was seconded, some MEM
bsrs began to talk on other subjects to
which the chairman's attention was
called repestedly"-Now mark-"un-
til he finally said that the meeting had
no time to fritter away on such foolish
ness" The chairman never made any
such statement. and the writer Of that
charge knows 1t to be absolutely and
malioiously false, and every man pres
ent ut that meeting knows that the
chairman made no such remark, nor
snything that could by any possibility
be tortured into such remark.
The fact is that Mr.. Magyar was duly
elected chairman. but for reasons best
known to himself presumably because
he wished to be at liberty to take the
floor in discussion) he good naturally
declined the honor which was then
thrust upon the writer hereof, Mr..
Magyar was occupying the floor and
was in the midst of his speech when
the Initiative and Referendum motion
was "squirted" into the meeting; it was
seconded, and Mr.. Magyar signified his
willingness to accept it, the chairman
then deliberately stated the question
or rather the motion, and called Are
you ready for the question:" Not
mouth in the room, not even the mover
called for the question and Mr.. Magyar
went on with his speech; after little
time the mover again called attention
to his motion, Mr.. Magyar again respect
ed the interruption and the chairman
again stated the motion and called
"Are you ready for the question? it
was ignored by the audience and not a
voice called for the question and Magyar
went on with his speech. The mover
twhom the chairman did not at any time
during the meeting know then arose
and strobe out OF the room as witness
the next statement. "We are inform
ed that later on in the meeting a reso-
luton was passed to have the initiative
and referendum on the petition" We
are INFORMED shows that the his
torian of the referendum club is talk
Ing at random and vociferating thru
his tile.
The article under the head of "A
Protest" will, apprehend, receive at
tention from another source, but | can
not refrain from noticing the legal ac-
umen and the profound erudition of
'sThe Citizen" who enlightens the COM
lnunity on the question of the county's
liability for (fancied) injuries TO the
railway employees on account of the
overhead crossings If Citizen is right
in this, the railroad hoys need not
take any further trouble about legisla-
ton on the question of "Fellow-servant
and assumption of risk" because If they
get hurt the county will have to pay
the damage, Notwithstanding the fact
that, the railroad company is bound
by law to furnish its employees a safe
place to work, and safe appliances to
work with.
The engineer for the company, who
appeared before the county commits
sioners with two or three of our cit
liens" (who went before them to
GRAFT said to the commissioners,
II suppose you will expect the compa-
ny to bear the expense of the crossing?'
one of the commissioners answered,
yes sir, certainly, or words to that
effect, when the engineer said, well we
will not go off of our right OF way"
He was informed that that would not
be expected of the Company, and that,
we, THE PEOPLE OR THE GRAF
TIERS, would do the rest. The writer
has been credibly and cordially in
formed that the room for an approach
on the south side, the necessary
ground, will not stand in the way of
the crossing, nor occasion the ruffling
of feather.
Mr.. Citizen which affords the most
day light the over head crossing or the
under ground tunnel.
Citizen also states that they would
be unsightly. Avert your gaze a mo-
ment and take stroll about the back
alleys and down the river bank, and
then talk about things unsightly, and