The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-01-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
New Members Qualified and Three
Ordinances Adopted

Council met in regular session Tues
day night, Messrs. Hansen and Feath-
erstone were the only members of the
old council present Couneilmen-elect
Hathaway and Woldenberg were pres
ent and qualified.
Lots were drawn TO fix the term Of
Office. Couucilmen Featherstone and
Hansen drew two year terms and VOL
denberg and Hathaway one year terms.
The card left in the hat after all pres
ent had drawn would have been drawn
by Councilman Mccoy and he will
therefore belong to the one year class.
Ordinances numbered 10, Is and II
came up on second reading and were
adopted. Number Is relates TO nuis-
ances, number IS to Migrants and num-
Der II to the vacation OF certain streets
near the mill.
The following resolution was offered
by Councilman Woldenberg:
Be it resolved by the Town Council
of the town of Leavenworth, Wash:
That the city attorney be and is here
by instructed to draft and submit to
said council at its next meeting and or
dinance establishing two legal grade
crossings within the limits of the town
of Leavenworth across the right-of-way
and tracks of the Great Northern Ry.
Co., said crossings to be located in
places best suited to the convenience
of the public as whole. Said ordi-
nance shall also provide for stated
times of the day at which these eros
sings shall be kept open and clear for
the safe passage OF pedestrians and
other traffic also penalty for violation
of same.
After considerable discussion a vote
was taken and the resolution failed OF
adoption by the following vote, council,
men voting as their names were called:
Hansen and Featherstone, no; Hatha-
way and Woldenberg, yes.
Councilman Woldenberg also offered
another resolution instructing the city
attorney to report at the next meeting
the amount of bonds that the town
of Leavenworth coulp issue for the pur-
pose of making public improvements,
such as owning one or more public
utilities.
The resolution was adopted without
discussion.
City Marshall Debord made a report
covering his term of office, from Octo-
Der 20 to Dec. 81: Number of arrests
made 30. Amount of money collected
for occupation license other than sa-
loon license, S15S.
The following bills were presented
and allowed:
L. J. Nelson, services as attorney for
December, $500.
Guy A. Hamilton, services as clerk
and fees for copying ordinances and
money paid for freight and express to
Dec. 81, 1906, S47.60
Woldenberg, Hathaway and Hansen
were appointed a committee to investi
gate as to the propriety and cost of a
suitable site for building that would
answer for town hall, fire house and
Jail,
The property known rs Library Hall,
now used for council meetings, was Of
fered to the Council for $1,000, but no
action was taken on the matter The
discussion over the proposition indicat-
ing that the council favored renting
quarters until such time as the town
would be able to put up substantial
fire proof building that would answer
for council chamber, police magistrates
Office, fire apparatus and Jail.
When the council adjourned it was
to meet again Monday, January IA, in
adjourned session.