The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-03-26
AR MEETING OF COUNCIL
Nothing Much Done Beyond Routine BuSi-
ness and Allowing Bills

When the council met Tuesday
night in regular session Councilmen
Phelan and R. T. King were absent.
The Street and Alley committee
asked for more time to consider and
report on the Great Northern culvert
extension, which was granted.
The Tumwater Light and Water Co.
asked for permission to repair its tele-
phone and light system. The Street
and Alley committee was empowered
to look into the matter and grant the
permission if it was deemed advisable.
Applications for saloon licenses were
presented by Sam Thompson, Tholin &
Smith and Churchill Brothers.
A communication from F. S. Jacob
sen accompanied by a certified check
for $16o.50, being the money donated
by citizens for the bridge which has
caused so much controversy. The
clerk was instructed to return the
money to the sender with the permis
sion Of the council to give il to whom
he may considered to be entitled to it.
The marshal was instructed to have
a culvert built under the direction OF
the Street and Alley committee on
Benton street.
The following resolution providing
for the improvement Of Whitman street
was introduced by Councilman VOL
denberg:
Be it Resolved, by the town council
of the town of Leavenworth, Wash:
That a competent civil engineer be
employed to survey and establish
grades on Whitman St. from Railroad
Ave. in Ralston's Addition to the east
limits OF the town. That at no place
in said street shall the grade exceed
1917, that across the gulley at or near
the property OF Mrs. A. ]. Martin a
wooden bridge shall be built, in width
twenty feet and high enough so the
grade at that place shall not exceed
1917, that at or near the place of resi-
dence of Charles A. Anderson on Whit
man street there shall be built culvert
across said street and the street leveled
to the heighth of the same on each
side of said culvert, that committee
Of two from the town council be ap-
pointed by the Mayor to confer with
the present owners OF the property
heretofore known as the Farrel prop
erty in regard to purchasing strip OF
land OF said property the width OF said
Whitman street SO as to make both
ends of said street at this place meet
in as straight line as possible.
The following resolution by Council
man Woldenberg was read and adopted:
Be it Resolved, by the town council
Of the town of Leavenworth, Wash:
That the town clerk be and is here
by instructed to ascertain the amount
of the unearned money Of the states
portion Of all liquor licenses cancelled
on the first day Of April, 1909; that
said unearned portion be deducted
from the states unearned portion OF all
liquor licenses issued on the lst day OF
April, 1909.
The marshal was instructed to have
the closet in the Jail repaired.
The clerk was instructed to notify all
persons engaged in the liquor business
to make application for license at the
adjourned meeting of the council to be
held Wednesday evening, March 3lst,
in accordance with the ordinance gov
erning the sale Of liquors. All persons
now engaged in the sale Of intoxicating
liquors failing to file such application
on said date will take notice that their
license now in force will be imme-
diately revoked.
The following bills were ordered
paid:
E. c. Booth, justice fees, $3.50.
Guy A. Hamilton, clerks salary and
expenses, $24.75.
Tumwater Light & Water Co., sup
plies, $500.
Id. Lbr Co., lumber, $6.l5.
DR.. Hoxsey, salary for February, $40.
w. o. Platt, Jail expenses, 81.
w. F.Blankenship, wood for jail, $24.
Leavenworth Echo, printing and sup
plies, 81.
J. w. Teshera, supplies for marshal,
$l0.80.
Leavenworth Mercantile Co., sup
plies for family Of F. Lyons, $4.75.
Council adjourned to meet again on
Wednesday night, March 3lst.