The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-01-22

ex-members are defendants.
Therefore, be it resolved that he be
exonerated from any insinuation to the
contrary, set out in resolution signed
by the ex-mayor and other defendants
in said action, at a meeting iregularly
held by said person on the 18th day
Of January 1909. Presented by,
E. A. King
S. c. Woldenberg
A. G Mccoy
Councilman Woldenberg had the
following resolution read:
Whereas, on the 18th day Of January
1909, at II o'clock a. m, a meeting
was held by o. S. Sampson, J. c.
Ruth, H. x. Featherstone and Coun-
Gilman R. T. King, purporting to be
the Council Of said town and,
Whereas, the successors in Office to
o. S. Sampson, J. c. Ruth and H. x.
Featherstone had qualified at the hour
Of 1885 o'clock a. m. of said day and,
Whereas, a certain resolution read
ing as follows.
Leavenworth, Wash, Jan II, 1909
Whereas, S. c. Woldenberg and A.
w. Woldenberg have commenced an
action in the Superior Court against
the town Council of Leavenworth, and
w. J. Moon, and, whereas, the said
S. c. Woldenberg, and E. A. King
have published an article in the Leav-
enworth Echo over their signatures
purporting to state their reasons for
said action, and thereby connecting
the said E. A. King with said action
and whereas the said S. c. Woldenberg
and E. A. King are members of the
town council, and whereas the council
men who are defendants in said action,
and also the mayor have good reason
to believe and do believe that the
present City Attorney, and Mayor elect
has counselled and advised the said
S. c. Woldenberg and E. A. King in
the premises; and whereas, the said
Town Councilmen and Mayor defen-
dants in said action are put to the ex-
tremity of defending said action was
adopted by said persons and the same
has been made part of the records of
the town of Leavenworth and,
Whereas said meeting was held
without authority of law and by per
sons who were no longer officers of the
town of Leavenworth and,
Whereas, we, the councilmen, OF
the town OF Leavenworth strongly dis
approve of the illegal action of said
persons and the resolution herein re-
ferred to,
Therefore, be it resolved by this
council that the resolution be and is
hereby rescinded and expunged from
the records of the town Of Leavenworth.
S. c. Woldenberg
E. A. King
A. G. Mccoy
On a motion to adopt, record vote
was called for and resulted as follows:
Phelan, E. A. King, Woldenberg and
Mccoy, yes; R. T. King, no.
Councilman Woldenberg then moved
that Roberts rules of order be followed
in expunging from the record Of the
minutes of the special meeting called
for II o'clock a. NJ, Jan. II, 1909, a
certain resolution passed at that meet
ing. A record vote being called for
resulted in Councilmen Phelan, E. A.
King, Woldenberg and Mccoy voting
yes, and R. T. King no.
A motion was made instructing the
clerk to serve Reeves & Reeves with
the following notice submitted by
Councilman Woldenberg:
That clerk be instructed and is here
by instructed to notify Reeves &
Reeves, attorneys-at-law, of Wenatchee,
Wash, that inasmuch as the town of
Leavenworth is not party to the action
now pending in the Superior Court of
Chelan county in which action S. c.
Woldenberg is plaintiff, and o. S.
Sampson, H. x Featherstone, R. T.
King, ]. c. Ruth and w. J. Moon are
defendants: that the town of Leaven-
worth will not be responsible for, or
pay for, any services rendered defend
ants in said action.
Councilmen Phelan, E. A. King,
Woldenberg and Mccoy, yes. R. T.
King, no.
Committee on Police, Fire and Water
"A. G. Mccoy, R. T. King and A.
M. Phelan.
Committee on Streets and Alleys
Councilmen Woldenberg, E. A. King
and A. M. Phelan.
The reports of Treasurer Anderson
and Marshal Bohnsack were read and
placed on file for future action, after