The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1912-11-15
Allows Many Bills and Passes Ordinance
Creating New Improvement District
POLICE JUDGE WILL NOT RECEIVE SALARY
]. {. Grant Asks that Photographs be
Taken of Inebriates Placed on
SiwaSh List

Owing to the fact that no meeting
of the council was held last week, there
were several things that claimed the
attention of the city fathers when they
met on Tuesday evening.
A letter from the attorney of the late
city engineer R. E. Brown was read
demanding a reason why the money
which Brown claims due him is not
paid. In reply Clerk Hamilton says he
wrote the attorney that Mr.. Brown had
been paid for all work rendered the city,
and that they did not intend to pay him
again.
A permit was granted the city by
Forest Supervisor Sylvester to run their
pipe line through a portion Of the For
est reserve in Cascade Orchards.
Rev. Max Jeffords presented a petit
ton to the council citing the unusual
number Of intoxicated persons on the
streets the past few months and asking
the council to take some action in the
matter. In view OF the fact that there
is city ordinance against the selling
of liquor to men after they are already
drunk.
Two bids for the improvement of
Nor,hside street, known as Improve
ment District No. 8, were opened, the
first being for $3212.23 and the second
$328o.35. The amounts exceeded
Engineer Cooks estimates and it was
decided to lay the matter over until
the next meeting night. As winter
weather has set in it is likely that the
council will reject both bids and re-
advertise in the spring. The con-
tractors would be unable to finish their
work this fall.
Mr.. Dunkle, of the Warren Con-
struction, who has charge of the paw
ing work, addressed the council and
asked that their paving be accepted,
saying that his company would put up
a bond to return in the spring and
complete the work in a satisfactory
manner. He admitted that the job
was not first class, but under the
weather conditions which have pre-
vailed the past month it was impos-
sible to do better. Next summer, he
says, the company will return and go
over the job again, as it would be a
bad advertisement for bitulithic pave
ment in its present shape and that the
company could not afford to overlook
the matter.
A bill for extras amounting to $780,
so caused by the negligence OF form
er Engineer Brown was presented by
Contractors Seaman and Quigg, but no
action taken.
For the improvement Of Cascade
street from Evans to Birch streets re-
solution was read and the date for
hearing of protests set at December II.
The matter of placing Police Judge
Grant on a salary was taken up and dis
cussed and it was finally decided to
make no change. 1t was the opinion
of the council that if placed on salary
basis, it should be $50 month. Also
that the records would show in the
course of years time the police judge
fees would not run over $50 month,
if that much. During the months OF
January, February, and March the total
fees did not amount to fifty Dollars.
In the matter OF Siwashing habitual
drunkards, Judge Grant suggested that
a picture be taken of every man who is
placed on the list and the photograph
placed in every saloon. In this way
the saloon man would be able to recog-
nize the men, where otherwise it is
next TO impossible. The plan met
with the approval Of the council and
it will likely be put into effect in the