The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-03-15
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
IN REGULAR SESSION
Pass Ordinance Closing Pool Halls
Which is Promptly Vetoed
By Mayor

That unusual interest was aroused
by the action to be taken last Tues
day evening was shown by the large
crowd of citizens in attendance.
For the first time in several months
all the members were present. After
the usual number of bills were audited
and ordered paid the committee to
which was referred the account of
Burt Gutherless for feeding the Cox
family during the small pox scare.
The bill was made out against the
town and turned down at the previous
meeting and committee appointed to
see Mr.. Cox. The committee re-
ported that Mr.. Cox said he did not
contract the bill and would not pay it.
Col. Fox appeared before the council
as attorney for Nh. Gutherless. After
considerable discussion the account
was rejected. The vote by which it
was rejected was Immediately rescind-
ed and another committee appointed
with instructions to effect settle
ment if possible.
Mayor Carlquist and Councilman
Campbell, who were appointed TO at
tend the Olympia meeting with the
Public Service commission reported
that they learned that the people of
this town are paying about the same
rate for light and water that is charged
in other towns. In towns where mu-
nicipal ownership of light and water
prevailed the rates were generally
lower, and in some instances much
| lower. The question was asked if any
towns reported unsatisfactory condi-
tions or failure as a result of municipal
ownership. Mayor Carlquist replied
that so far as he was able to learn mu-
nicipal ownership had proved satisfac-
tory and cheaper to the consumers.
J. B. Adams was given permission
to dump ground at the river end of
Ninth street.
The matter Of improving CONNER
cial street near the saw mill was turned
over to the Street and Alley commit
tee with power to act.
Col. Fox, attorney for Mrs. Marsh,
submitted a communication calling the
attention of the council to the fact
that the 50 per month allowed by the
council at a previous meeting was in
adequate. The matter went over on
motion to the next meeting.
The quarterly report Of city treas
urer Koerner was read and showed that
the city treasury was practically empty
and over a thousand dollars in warrants
outstanding.
The feeding of city prisoners was
awarded for one year to the Boston
restaurant at 21A cents per meal.
The city printing was awarded to
The Leavenworth Echo.
An ordinance was read providing
for the closing Of pool halls, billiard
halls and bowling alleys on Sundays.
It was stated by City Attorney Nelson
that ordinances Of this character could
be put on final passage at one meet
ing. A motion was made to pass and
resulted in the following record vote:
Robertson, Weigand, Schubert and
Reynolds voting for the adoption and
Campbell, Massie and Mischke a.
gainst the adoption Of the ordinance.
The mayor promptly vetoed the ordi-
ance, this being the first time the veto
privilege OF the mayor has so Tar been
exercised. Whether an effort will be
made at some future meeting Of the
council to pass the ordinance over the
mayors veto could not be learned.
The ordinance regulating and pro-
viding for the disposition Of garbage
was read and passed to its second and
third reading.
The clerk was instructed to issue a
duplicate Of the pool hall license issued
to Moore & McRae and transfer the
same to Mr.. Jensen, who purchased
the Moore & McRae pool hall.
: When the council adjourned it was
: to meet again Wednesday evening
when Engineer c. H. Green Of Spokane