The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1908-02-28
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
New Ordinrnoes Read, Bills Allowed and
Office of Town Marshall Declared
Vacant

TEN.
The committee appointed to inves-
tigate the needs of the Sam Wycof
family reported them in need and re-
commended that they be furnished
necessary provisions. A motion was
also made to allow Sam Wycof 20
cents per hour for shoveling snow in
front of the town hall and that the sum
of $2.40 allowed for the work be ap-
piled to purchasing supplies for the
family. The salary bill of Attorney
Nelson for January and and February
$50. was allowed, as was ais the bill
of the clerk for the same time for
5000
The appointment of E. c. Booth to
the Office of police magistrate by Mayor
Sampson was read. The appointment
was withdrawn before it reached vote.
Two ordinances, one providing for
the appointment of police judge and
the other, town marshall were read the
first time. They provide that both
officers shall be under the direction Of
the council and provide that they can
not be removed without the consent
Of that body.
At this stage of the proceedings
Mayor pro tenn Woldenberg declared
the office of day marshal vacant.
Councilman R. T. King stated to the
Council after the motion was made to
approve the mayor pro TENS course,
that while he considered Mr.. Edwards
police magistrate, and thought Mayor
Sampson was wrong in instructing the
marshall to take offenders before the
Justice of the Peace, he did not believe
it was right to take advantage of the
mayor, who could not avoid being
absent, and remove the day marshall
because he obeyed the mayor in taking
offenders before Justice Taylor when
the council had instructed him by vote
to take them before Magistrate Ed
wards, that the marshal honestly
thought he was obeying the law in
taking his orders from the mayor
rather than the council, as an ordi-
nance passed by the council and never
repealed, provided that the marshal
should act under the direction of the
Mayor. A record vote was called for
and resulted in a tie. R. T. King and
Ruth voting no." and E. A. King
and Featherstone voting yes" The
mayor pro tenn voted 'yes,' and then
appointed Joseph Teshera day marshal.
On the confirmation the vote stood as
above, the mayor pro tenn in the
affirmative.
Attorney Nelson was instructed to
draw an ordinance providing for a
license tax for all instruments kept in
saloons. The clerk was instructed to
notify the railroad company to lay
plank on the crossing west of the
round house, and, failing to do so the
town would lay the crossing and assess
the cost against the railroad company.
The council decided to hold special
meeting on the library matter.
Marshall Bohnsack has served notice
that he will not give up his Office. He
does not admit that the mayor pro tenn
has the authority to remove him from
office.
The following notice was served
yesterday. The proceedings will be
given to the public next week:
To o. S. Sampson, Mayor, S. c. VOL
denberg, H. x. Featherstone, ]. c,
Ruth, R. T. King, E. A. King
Councilmen and to Guy A. Hamil
ton, Clerk.
You and each OF you are hereby
notified that a special call for meet
ing Of the Councilmen has been made
and notice is hereby given, that sale
special meeting will be held at thu
Town Hall in the Town of Leaven
worth, County Of Chelan, State
Washington, on the 9th day of Feb
ruary, 1908, at the hour Of 8 o'clocl
in the afternoon.
The object and purpose of salt
meeting is to approve the bonds of tn
newly appointed Marshal and to ex
anime the bond Of F. S. Taylor, forme