The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-04-26
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS
REGULAR MEETING
Adopts Paving Resolution and Decides
to Submit Proposition to Buy 7.
LAW. Go. Water System

The council met in regular session
Tuesday evening. All members pres
ent. Vacancy in council not yet
filed.
Deed H. Magyar was given permit
to erect a building on the corner ol
Eighth and Commercial streets.
A communication from A. c. Bar
clay saying if his premises on Front
street were not in a sanitary condition
he would have the matter attended to.
The matter was referred to the city
attorney for adjustment.
The matter Of appointing city
health officer coming up the PROPOSE
tions of Drs. Judah, Elmer and Hoxsey
were considered and the position ten
dered to DR.. Hoxsey at S25 per
month. The city attorney was in
structed to draft an ordinance regulat-
ing the salary.
The street paving resolution which
provides for bitulithic paving was read
and adopted. The resolution fixing
the time for hearing protests and other
matters connected Herewith was
adopted, all the councilmen voting for
the resolution except Mr.. Mischke,
who said he did not understand the
matter and refrained from voting.
The street paving matter brought
out considerable discussion and the
fact that the street between the depot
and the Overland hotel was only l71a
feet wide. This little fact had been
overlooked in drafting the resolution.
The railroad company's right OF way
coming within that distance OF the
sidewalk. After some talk and Taught
er over the plight Of the city it was de-
cided to call for paving only 157a feet
in block /. Agent Woodrow gave no.
tice that the railroad would be on hand
at the hearing to oppose paving.
The request of Moore & Burce for a
change of the pool and billiard license
of Jensen & Son to their firm was
granted.
The matter of difference in the rent
allowed for the use Of Mrs. Morse's
house was referred to committee for
adjustment.
The bonding ordinance and contract
with the Tumwater Light & Water Co.
for the purchase Of the distribution sys-
tenn was read and adopted. The rec
ord vote shows that Councilmen Camp
bell, Massie, Mischke, Weigand and
Schubert voted yes, councilman Rob
ertson no.
The contract provides for the pur-
chase by the town OF the entire water
distribution system, except that por-
ton living within the Lamb-Davis Lum-
Der Co.'S mill yards, south OF the rail-
road, at the fixed price of S2l,6 900.
The water company to furnish water to
the city at the price of 2h cents per
thousand gallons for term OF two
wears, from the 3lst day of December,
1912, to the 31st day of December,
1914, and may be renewed for periods
of two years up to 1922. 1t is also
expressly stipulated that the City OF
Leayenworth may not require the COM
pany to supply greater quantity OF
water for any future two year period
than it shall be able to show it re-
ouired for the first two year period
ending December 81, 1914. The
water to be taken from the company S
reservoirs west Of town. The reser-
voirs and pipe line from the reservoirs
to the city limits are not included in
the sale.
The contract also provides that the
water shall be filtered and that the city
shall have the option to purchase the
supply line and reservoirs within the
first two year period for the sum OF
s2s, 900, subject to the water rights
which the railroad company has in the
pipe line, which are to the use OF so
much water as it may require for its
engines, round house and other build
ings and shops.
The mayor and clerk were author