The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1907-01-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
New Mayor QuaIifies-Eleetrie Light
and Water Franchise--Rail-
road Crossing


The town council met Tuesday night
in regular session, Councilman Mccoy
absent.
DR.. G. W. Hoxsey, the newly elected
mayor being present, qualified.
The mayor appointed Woldenberg,
Hansen and Hathaway committee to
report an order of business for the gov
eminent of the council. Committee to
report at the next meeting.
Mayor Hoxsey re-appointed all the
town officers: F. S. Taylor, police
Judge; L. J. Nelson, town attorney; 6.
A. Hamilton, town clerk; J. G. Debord,
marshal.
The appointments were promptly
confirmed by the council.
The bill of the county auditor for re-
cording two deeds, s1.20, was allowed.
Geo. Heating, s1.90 for two padlocks,
was allowed
L. ]. Nelson, expense in going to
Wenatchee to attend TO town matters,
81 40, was allowed.
Leavenworth Echo, stationery and
advertising for October, November and
December, s89.28, was allowed.
In response to resolution adopted
at the last meeting Attorney Nelson
reported that the town of Leavenworth
could be bonded for per cent of the
taxable value, and that it would re-
quire the consent OF three-fifths OF the
voters to issue such bonds.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to get prices on lots suitable
for the erection of town hall, made
the following report:
J. E. Shore, lot 38x9O, $3.50; E. A.
King, lot 45x105, 5000; Nick Kincherf,
lot, size not stated, 800; Gus Nelson,
two lots, each 30x1O5, $1,000; three lots,
each 3Oxlo5, $4,000; P. ]. Coleman, lot,
size not stated, $3.50.
A resolution was also adopted in
structing the town attorney to present
an ordinance providing for light and
water franchise Franchise to be given
under certain conditions to anyone who
will agree to supply the town with
light and water.
A communication from w. r. Prowell
OF Wenatchee was read, in which he
offered to supply six large blue print
maps of the corporation for 1856.
The council decided to accept the
proposition and instructed the clerk to
order the maps.
A petition signed by number of cit
liens was presented, asking the council
to take charge of the fire hydrants on
Front street and pay the rental on the
same from the first of January. The
matter was laid over until the next
meeting.
Councilman Woldenberg reintroduced
his resolution instructing the town at
torney to report an ordinance com
polling the Great Northern railway to
open two grade crossings at the most
convenient points inside the corpora
ton. Hathaway and Woldenberg voted
for and Hansen against the resolution.
Councilman Featherstone asked to be
excused from voting.
A Petition was also presented ask
ing the council to vacate ten feet on
each side of an eighty foot street known
as Ash street, two blocks long, in
first addition. The petition was signed
by J. G. Davis, Geo. Hood, FL. X.
Featherstone, l. w. Faulkner, r. o.
Miles, ]. W. Teshera, Henry Carpenter,
P. H. Graham and John Miller. The
town attorney was instructed to take
such steps as were necessary to COM
ply with the petition.
The town attorney was instructed to
report an ordinance making it unlawful
for the railroad company to operate its
trains inside the corporate limits with
out ringing bells and to regulate the
speed of trains inside the corporate
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