The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-05-28
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
The Municipal Water Question the Princi-
pal Topic Under Discussion

The following report from the COM
mittee appointed at the last meeting to
which was referred the request of the
Tumwater Light and Water Co. for
permission to use Thirteenth street
from Commercial to the river for the
purpose of laying water mains and
erecting pole line, made the follow
ing report thru its chairman, Mr.. VOL
denberg:
Report of Street and Alley Commit
tee:
The Street and Alley Committee
report, that the permit below be granted
upon the conditions hereinafter stated:
Permission is hereby granted to the
Tumwater Light and Water Company
private corporation, to erect poles and
lay water mains on the following streets
within the corporate limits of the town
of Leavenworth, Washington.
On Thirteenth (13) street from
Front street to the Wenatchee river
and on Tenth (10) street from Com
mercial street to the Wenatchee river,
said permission being granted upon the
following conditions only:
First, That said Tumwater Light and
Water Company shall hold the town Of
Leavenworth harmless from any and all
damages sustained by reason of the
laying of the said water mains and the
erection of the said poles.
Second, That the said Tumwater
Light and Water Company, a private
corporation, and the Lamb-Davis Lum-
Der Company a private corporation,
each for itself and not one for the
other, shall and does hereby enter into
an agreement with the town OF Leaven-
worth, Washington, municipal cor
poration, as follows, to-wit: That for
and in consideration of the granting OF
the above mentioned permits, the
Tumwater Light and Water Company,
a private corporation, and the Lamb
Davis Lumber Company, private cor
poration, each for itself and not one for
the other, hereby agrees with the town
of Leavenworth, Washington, that in
the event that the said town of Leav-
enworth shall construct pipe line
either from Snow creek or the 1cicle
river for the purpose of furnishing its
citizens with water, and it shall be nee
essary for the said town Of Leavenworth
to dig ditch and lay the said pipe
line through any land or lands owned
by either of said private corporations,
or any land or lands that either Of said
private corporations may be interested
in or have part ownership in, then
the said town of Leavenworth shall be
permitted to dig said ditch and lay
said pipe line without cost to the said
town of Leavenworth, for right of way
across said land or lands, or damages
of any kind or amount that may be
sustained to said land or lands by
reason of the construction of the said
pipe line.
And the said corporations further
agree, that they will not institute or be
instrumental in instituting, through
others, any legal proceedings, either in
a court of law or equity by which the
construction of said line might be
delayed, or either temporarily or per-
manently stopped.
Dated this 25th day OF May, 1909.
S. c. Woldenberg,
Committee Chairman
A record vote on the adoption of the
report resulted in Mr.. Woldenberg be-
ing the only one to vote aye.
Councilman Mccoy, from the COM
mittee appointed at the special meet
ing to ascertain the assessed valuation
of the town, reported the valuation to
be $3O5,797.
The proposition of the Tumwater
Light & Water Co. to supply the town
with light and water for a period Of 25
years was read and on motion Of Coun-
Gilman Woldenberg was placed on file,
and the clerk instructed to notify the
company that their proposition was not
acceptable.
Two communications, one from D.
M. Thomas and the other from ]. Q.
Carroll, both relating to the obstruc-
ton of the east end of Commercial
street with wagons, buggies and other
things, and asking that the condition
be remedied, were read and referred to
the street and alley committee.
An ordinance regulating quarantine
matters was read the first time.
Councilman Woldenberg introduced
a resolution providing for the construc-
ton of a band stand, which was adopt
ed, and Councilmen Woldenberg and
Mccoy appointed committee to have
same constructed.