The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-17
ENDORSE SWITCHMEN'S STRIKE
City Council Hopes Men viii Win - The
Old Moon Bridge Bill is at
Last Ordered Paid

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a former meeting to look after desti-
tute family was discharged, the family
now being in the care Of relatives.
The clerk reported that bid, two
weeks too late, had been received to
supply the city with wood. 1t was
from R. S. Van Campen, who offered
to supply pine wood, two-rick cords,
for $500. This brought up discus
sion about the two-rick measurement,
called a cord, and one or two council
men thought an ordinance should be
passed forcing wood dealers to give a
full cord. Councilman Woldenberg
suggested that grocers should give full
weight in sugar, but he subsided some
what when another councilman added
and pure white lead in paint"
An effort was made to accept the
bid OF Mr.. Van Campen, but the ma
iority thought the bid should be thrown
out because it had not arrived in time.
However, the matter was left so that
the marshal may purchase wood Of any
one at the best possible price, and if
Mr.. Van Campen will stand good for
his bid he will probably sell the wood.
A communication was read from L.
H. Turner, who is in California, and
who owns a house on East Front street,
in which he declared himself fnan-
cially unable to move his house from
the street at this time. There was
some disposition on the part OF the
council to have the house moved any
way and charge the cost to the owner,
it appearing that Mr.. Turner had prom
ised several times to move the obstruct-
ing building, but had never done SO.
Mr.. Woldenberg moved that the mat
ter be referred to the council OF 1910.
This motion was strenuously opposed
by the hold-over councilmen, but on
roll call was adopted, Messrs. Mccoy
and Wheeler voting no.
A communication was read from j..
E. Faulkner, requesting permission to
move the L. J. Nelson Office building
thru Front, Ninth and Commercial
streets. The request was granted and,
as it is about the fourth time the same
request has been granted, the council
now has some hopes the building is
really to be moved.
A communication was read from 7.
c. Thompson, in which he objected
strongly to Japs and others using a
vacant lot owned by him, near the sec
ton houses, as a dumping ground for
garbage, etc. 1t was voted that the
communication be turned over to the
health officer with instructions to abate
the nuisance forthwith.
A communication was received from
F. S. Jacobsen, asking that some SILL
78. which had been enormously as
sessed against property outside the
city limits and paid to the city, be re-
funded.
r. T. King moved tnat the said
$I1.78 be refunded. This was op-
posed by Woldenberg on the ground
that there were other owners who had
been forced to pay extra taxes wrong
fully, also, and that if the money was
refunded to one it ought TO be refund
ed to all.
In the heat of the discussion Mr..
King withdrew his motion, when it was
moved by E. A. King and seconded
by Woldenberg that this matter be
also referred to the incoming council.
As the argument went on and drlfted
onto other questions the motion was
overlooked and no doubt the council
will be surprised to discover that no
vote whatever was taken on the matter.
A communication was received from
Mr.. Freund, in which he recited the
indignities and damages several wagons
and outbuildings had suffered Hallow-
cen night at the hands of boys, and
his letter was accompanied by bill
and a formal demand for damages to
the amount Of SIS. Il was alleged that
the city did not provide adequate po-
lice protection. The letter also gave