The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1911-04-28
REGULAR MEETING OF COUNCIL
Two New Ordinances Adopted and Light,
Power and Water Proposition Received
from the Snow Greek Water Company

session Tuesday evening the official
town family was on hand to man, as
we'll as a large number Of spectators
evidently looking for something.
After the auditing committee had
gone over number of bills that were
presented for payment the first matter
to come up was the reading of com
munication from the Snow Creek Water
Company with regard to franchise for
supplying the town with light and wa
ter. On account of its importance to
the taxpayers it is printed in full, as
follows:
To the Mayor and Council Of the Town
of Leavenworth: Gentlemen
The Snow Creek Water Company,
recently organized and now having the
construction of a water system under
way, hereby makes application for the
privilege of submitting franchise to
the Town of Leavenworth for the fur
nishing of water, electric power for light
and power purposes and other electric
apparatus.
The company is willing to undertake
to install a system of water works during
the next ten months. providing they can
get satisfactory franchise from the
Town of Leavenworth, and to supply
water to residences for price within
reason; that is to say, ii will make
maximum charge of 81 per month per
residence using only one tap; reasona-
BILE graduated prices from that up where
additional supply of water is used.
They are willing to agree to supply
water for fire hydrants at such points
within the Town of LeaveEworth as
shall be determined on by the council
for $40 per hydrant per year. They
will furnish water for the sprinkling of
the main streets in the Town of Leav-
enworth and all other streets, if the
sprinkling is done with carts, without
charge. They will furnish water for
municipal buildings free of charge, and
also a reasonable number OF lights for
municipal buildings without charge.
The electric system can be installed
at the same time as the water system.
They will agree to furnish power and
be regulated by reasonable rates and
conditions. The company is willing to
make a proposition to the town to sell
the town the power and water at point
adjoining the corporate limits OF the
Town of Leavenworth and let the Town
of Leavenworth install their own dis
tributing system; or they are willing to
haye such franchise entered into as
will give the town an option to purchase
the system installed at some reasonable
time in the future under some reasona-
BILE terms and conditions.
The company will agree to furnish
lights for street purposes at the rate OF
81 per month per 32-candle power
lamp.
Snow Creek Water Company now has
a camp established and has commenced
operations on the construction of its
water system, and is ready to proceed
with the work in such a manner as to
have it completed at an early date.
The company can have its system
installed and be ready to supply water
and power before the 1st of December,
1911, provided satisfactory terms can
be arranged with the Town Of Leaven-
worth.
The source of supply for the water is
Snow creek, which water right this
company acquired several months ago,
and have obtained from the forestry
department a permit to build across the
national forest at such point or points
as the right Of way touches on said
national forest.
The company is desirous of confer
ring with the officials of the Town OF
Leavenworth, and if possible reaching
an agreement whereby the company
can in the near future furnish the Town
Of LeaVenworth with its water and cleo
tric power.
Yours very truly,
Snow Creek Water Company,
By S. P. Beecher, Sec'y.
In calling the attention Of the coun-
Gil to the law requiring the clerk TO