The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-22
IMPROVEMENT WORK
DELAYED UNTIL SPRING
Council May Have to Condemn Land in
Cascade Orchards for Rght-Of-
Way

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on Tuesday evening. 1t was the opin-
ion Of all that it would be impossible
to complete the work this year, and by
waiting until spring when the ground
has dried off better job could be Sc
cured. The bids on Improvement
district No 8 were rejected. This
leaves three districts yet to be COM
pleted and the contract for the three
will be let at an early date in the
spring. The putting in Of cement
crosswalks on the north side Of the
track was brought to the attention Of
the council by Mr.. Weigand, and il
was decided that they would be an un-
nessary expense as board walks would
do just as we'll and in case the residents
of that vicinity decided to pave or put
crushed rock on the streets the walks
would have to be taken up. The
cement crosswalks would cost about
500 each and the putting Of crushed
rock on the streets would run about SO
front foot.
Letters from H. c. Peters and L. F.
Heidrich in regard to a right Of way
thru their land for the city's pipe line
were read. Both parties insist that the
residents OF the cascade orchards be
given the right to take water from the
pipe line and in addition Mr.. Peters
asks for the sum of S400. City Attor-
ney Nelson was instructed to write both
gentlemen and in case satisfactory ar
rangements cannot be made, con-
demnation proceedings are likely to
follow.
For a right Of way through the
Henry Weber place the clerk was in
structed to draw a warrant for SIS.
The matter OF dividing the town up
into wards was brought up and discuss
ed at length with the result that Mayor
Carlquist appointed the council as a
committee Of the whole to look into the
question. The city is now divided
into two precincts with like number
OF voting places and as the law only
permits $50 voters in one ward, another
voting place will have to be secured
before another general election. The
probability is that the city will be
divided inio three wards, and two
councilmen elected from each, and one
at large.
An estimate OF the amount of work
done on the water system by con-
tractors Seaman & Quigg was read
showing the figure to be s9,315.o5. A
warrant for 90 per cent Of the amount
S8, ,384.35 was issued to the contract
ors. In the estimate filed it shows that
5000 feet of trench has been dug and
pipe laid, and that most of the ma
terial for the completion OF the supply
system is now on the ground. Consid-
ering the weather conditions the past
80 days, Messrs. Seaman & Quigg are
making rapid progress with the work.
Mr.. Dunkle for the Warren Con-
struction Co, was present and asked
that the pavement be accepted and
his company issued a warrant for
S220.67 which would leave approx
mately $500 still due the company.
AS the paving bonds have not been
issued as yet Mr.. Dunkle explained
that the company would hold the war
rant, using it as collateral until such a
time as the bonds are issued, and
then return it to the city, in case they
were not sold, taking the bonds them
selves in payment for the work. Coun-
Gilman Campbell at this time brought
up very important point, that if the
warrant be issued, it should be written
| in such a wav that at no time could IL
draw interest as there is not enough
money in the general fund at this time
to pay the same if it be presented for
payment, and if refused it would draw
interest from that date unless otherwise
specified, thereby creating deficiency.
AS no agreement could be reached
it was decided to meet on Thursday
! evening when the company's attorney,