The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1913-01-10
CITY COUNCIL HOLDS
INTERESTING MEETING
Reports of lawleSSneSs From the Civic
League-New CounoImen Take
Up Their Duties

Three OF the old council, Messrs.
Weigand, Lindblom and Campbell
were succeeded by the new members,
Councilmen Featherstone, Sauer and
Close at the weekly meeting of the
city council on Tuesday evening. Al
ter short talk relative to the duties
Of the new members by Mayor Carl
quist, in which he declared that there
was to be new order of things, which
would prohibit the jangling and rag
chewing which has occurred so often
in the past, all members talking at the
same time, the council proceeded to
get busy and took up the following
business.
Of the four new councilmen, Messrs.
Featherstone, Sauer, Close and Robert
son, all will serve two years except Mr..
Featherstone who will only be in Office
one year. The leugh of time each was
to serve was decided by drawing lots.
The following committees were ap-
pointed by Mayor Carlquist: Finance
CON-, Mischke, Featherstone and
Sauer; Street and Alley Com, Robert
son, Schubert and Sauer; Police, Fire
and Light Com, Schubert, Mischke
and Massie; Building CON-, Feather
stone, Sauer and Schubert; Park Com,
Close, Featherstone and Massie.
Following is partial report Of State
Examiner L. A. Roberts, who audited
the books of the city several months
ago, covering a period from Oct II,
1911 to November 20, 1912.
Warrants outstanding, $1,584.65.
Cash on hand, S445.56.
Assessed Valuation as per 1911 rolls
S44o.762.
5% on s449,76 S22, ,488.1o.
Gross Receipts, including Saloon
licenses, taxes, etc., $12,01788
Gross Disbursements, $11,572.32.
Besides the financial condition few
suggestions were offered the clerk and
treasurer on the methods of keeping
their accounts. The Police Judges
docket was reported to be in excellent
shape.
The cost of auditing the books was
S34.40, $32 of which was Mr.. Roberts
salary and the remainder was for minor
expenses.
Tuesday evening being the date set
for the hearing of protests on the as
sessment roll for Improvement Dis
trict No. l.. which takes in the paved
section, found two copies of objections
on file, one being from o. S. Sampson
ct al, and the Great Northern Ry.
The new members OF the council not
being familiar with all the points in
controversy, Great Northern Attorney
Balmer, briefly outlined his side of the
case and asked that the assessment
roll be not confirmed. City Attorney
Nelson was next and remarked that in
view of the fact that the paving i'm
broglio was in the courts, and would
be decided by them in the near future
he would suggest that the council over
rule the objections and lay the whole
matter over until the next meeting
night, at which time they could sit as a
board of equalization and make any
changes found necessary. This seemed
to meet with the approval Of the coun-
Gil and the matter was postponed for
another week.
A letter from H. c. Peters in regard
to the right of way thru his land in the
Cascade Orchards was read in which
he stated that if the city did not wish
TO pay him the amount he had asked
for, s400, which he considers a very
small amount, he would resort to the
courts to get satisfaction. Action on
the matter was laid over until the
next meeting.
The next matter to be disposed of
was communication from the Civic
League signed by Max Jeffords in
which he stated that there was consid-
cradle gambling going on in the city,
and asked that steps be taken to put
stop to this practice. 1t was also
his wish that an ordinance be prepared