The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-03
FIRE LIMITS ARE PROPOSED
City Council Would Also Heavily Tax
ltinerant Merchants-The Moon
Bill Again Turned Down

journment of the caucus which named
a Citizens ticket.
This session of the city father re-
minded one - whenever vote was
taken on something more or less i'm
portant-of a bunch Of 1900 G. N.
engines whistling for coal--two-to-two-
to-two-two-for Councilmen Wolden-
berg and E. A. King would line up on
one side of the proposition and Coun-
cilmen Wheeler and R. T. King on
the other, and the motion would die
aborning. Over in Yakima valley, in
cities of the fourth class, it has always
been the habit for the mayor to unite
these deadlocks with his dignifed
vote, but apparently they do things
differently in this valley of the big red
apple. Mayor Gutherless sat umoved
through all the voting contests and
gave notice that the motions had been
backed onto a blind siding by an
nouncing that the vote was "two-to-
two"
When the council was called to or
der it was nearly 9 o'clock, and all Of
the city fathers were present except
Councilman Mccoy. A good deal Of
Of the delay was due to waiting for
some time for Messrs. Woldenberg and
E. A. King, who had been attending
another caucus elsewhere. Those who
were present did not appear to be
anxious as to whether the council
would meet or not, except Mr.. Jacob
son. He was quite solicitious as to
where the absent councilmen might be.
Under reports of standing commit
tees Councilman R. T. King, for the
street and ditch committee, reported
that he had inspected most of the new
sidewalks on Commercial street and
that they appeared to have been laid
in satisfactory manner. Councilman
Wheeler reported that he believed the
light pole at Sutton's corner would
have to be moved.
Councilman Woldenberg reported
that a stretch of low ground at the
north end OF the viaduct was badly
flooded and that a temporary sidewalk
should be built across it for the winter
and culvert put in in the spring.
Other bad places were reported by
other councilmen, and on motion OF
Councilman Woldenberg it was voted
that the street and ditch committee be
given full power to make the neces-
sary improvements as outlined.
1t was also voted on motion of R. T.
King that the alley back of the old
Moore property be opened. 1t was
also voted that all owners of obstruc-
tons in said alley be notified to re-
move the same at once.
E. A. King, for the special commit
tee on the case of a destitute family,
where the husband and father has been
i'll for some time and unable to work,
reported that no further assistance was
needed right at this time, but suggest
ed that the committee be allowed to
stand for future aid if necessary. The
committee was therefore continued.
The following bills were ordered
paid: R. F. Templin, blacksmithing,
$11.20; witness fees, 81; w. A.
Pfeiffer, drugs, 50; M. E. Carr, six
nights as marshal, SIS; R. F. Tenn
pin, supplies, SIPS; Ed Alcorn, two
days as marshal, IS; Leavenworth
Echo, printing ordinances and notices
in paper, $40.25; Guy Hamilton, sal
airy as clerk, $40; c. A. Anderson,
commission as treasurer, $42.25;
Leavenworth Mercantile Co., supplies,
$19.25; various bills for labor connect
ed with street and sidewalk work,
$84.75. Total bills allowed, $235.35.
Councilman Woldenberg suggested,
though he didn't believe it would do
any good, that it would be no more
than right for the town to present a
bill to the light company for the cost
OF printing the light ordinance, some
$23.25. Mr.. Woldenberg said the
precedent had been established some
years ago, when company wanting a
franchise had been willing to pay for
the cost Of printing their ordinance.
To Mr.. Woldenberg's amazement the
motion was seconded by Mr.. Wheeler
and went throuoh o-uhizz;nn 70 tha