The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17

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Mccoy and R. T. King voting no.
Mr.. Mccoy explained his vote by say
ing that he considered the matter out
side the province of the council, and
that he was personally in strong sympa-
thy with the striking switchmen. The
resolution which was adopted was as
follows:
Be it Resolved, By the town council
of the town of Leavenworth, Wash
ington: That the council hereby ex-
presses its sympathy and good will for
and guarantees its moral support to the
striking switchmen thruout the North
west and especially to the switchmen
of our town. We heartily commend
them for having violated no ordinance
of the town or law of the state OF Wash
ington since the strike commenced.
We believe that on account of the
great danger to life and limb connected
with the occupation of switchmen,
their demands are not at all unreasona-
BILE. We hope that they will succeed
in settling their controversy to their
own satisfaction. We condemn the So
called strike-breakers who have taken
the places of our home switchmen, for
interfering with their honest efforts to
obtain better wages and better condi-
tons, and hope they will leave for
more congenial climate at an early day,
and, be it
Further Resolved, That this resolu-
ton be made a part of the records Of
the town and that a copy of the same
with the seal of the town attached be
delivered to our local switchmen.
Another resolution was presented by
Mr.. Woldenberg that was the cause Of
some more heated discussion. This
resolution authorized the clerk and the
marshal to make out and present bills
to all those citizens who had sub
scribed to the building of the Moon
bridge. The resolution reads as follows:
Whereas, the so called Moon bridge
has been ordered paid and a warrant
ordered drawn, and
Whereas, the town council, on &C
count of litigation and other causes,
has been unable to receive any money
legally from people who subscribed the
same about one year ago to help build
and pay for said bridge; therefore be it
Resolved, That the town clerk be
and is hereby instructed to make out
bills against each individual, firm or
corporation in the amount subscribed
for the purpose aforesaid; and be it
Further Resolved, That the marshal
be and is hereby instructed to present
for collection said bills to each individ-
ual, firm or corporation having sub
scribed any amount for the purpose
aforesaid. S. C. Woldenberg.
E. A. King.
The resolution was warmly attacked
by R. T. King, who opposed it on the
ground that the money having once
been rendered and refused could not
now be collected.
Mr.. Woldenberg argued .that if a
man gave his word to subscribe to the
bridge, now that the town found that
it would have to pay and needed the
money, their word should be as good
this year as last year.
Mr.. Jacobsen, for the mill company
said that the company had subscribed
about a third OF the amount and would
pay their subscription as soon as the
town paid Mr.. Moon. But as far as
his personal subscription of $40 was
concerned he wouldn't pay it in a
thousand years.
R. T. King also volunteered that he
would absolutely refuse to apply the
amount he had subscribed, and that
he objected to the city marshal going
around to the subscribers.
The resolution of Mr.. Woldenberg
was adopted, however, Messrs. Wheeler
and R. T. King alone voting no on it.
1t was voted that the certified check
deposited by Contractor Hartman be
returned to him.
The council then canvassed the re-
turns and found the following result.
Votes for mayor: Brady, 81; Gutherless
8; A. A. Pesch, 1. For treasurer,
Chas. Anderson 157. For councilmen,
]. D. Wheeler 70, F. E. Carlquist 1903,
Paul Weigand 104, R. T. King "a,
Theo. Eresch 50, R. F. Templin 81,
G. w. Hathaway 81, S. c. Wolden-
berg 80.
E. A. King moved that certificates
of election be granted to Messrs.