The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-01-23
MAYOR AND COUNCIL
HAVE THEIR TROUBLES
Mayor WOIdenberg Does Not Believe in
Lowering Salaries and Will Veto Two
Ordinances. Miles Will Be
Police Judge

regular meeting of the council, found
every member present with the ex-
ception of Councilmen Jones, and a
good crowd of spectators. A. R.
Brown acted as clerk, S. A. Potter be-
ing recently called to California by the
sickness Of his uncle. The minutes
of the previous meeting were read and
after several corrections had been made
were approved.
A communication from L. J. Mel
son, ex-city attorney was on hand, re-
garding the paving suit of the Great
Northern Railway Co., and others
against the City of Leavenworth and
the Warren Construction Co., which
stated that the case would come up in
the Supreme court next month. AS
Mr.. Fox formerly acted as attorney
for the railroad company and other
property holders who are against the
city, the council considered the ad-
visibility Of sending Mr.. Nelson to
Olympia to represent the city before
the Supreme court. 1t was finally de-
cided that this would be unnecessary
however as Mr.. Pratt attorney for the
paving company would be present, and
that he would look after the city's in
terest's as his company was vitality con-
cerned in the outcome of the case.
E. 2. Cornwell, the Cashmere engi-
neer, hired by the city to check up
the assessments on improvement dis
tricts had a kick coming on the war
rants issued to him at the last meet
ing of the council. saying that he
could not get his money and asking
the council to take some action. On
investigating it was found that the
warrants had been issued from the
wrong fund, being drawn against the
improvement districts when the mon
ey should have come out OF the gen.
eral fund. The clerk was instructed
to issue new warrants, the amounts be-
ing, $50 and $45.50.
C. A. Hines of Wenatchee, had
heard of the new Office OF engineer
and water commissioner, which the
council is thinking of creating, and
made application for the job. On the
motion of Councilman Jacobsen the
application was placed on file.
The next matter to come up was
ordinances 131, and 1872 relating to
the salaries OF the police officers and
police Judge Considerable discussion
arose over this question several OF the
councilmen believing that lowering
the day marshals salary from 500 to
S85 and the night man from $85 to
SIS was too much of cut. Council
man Close thought that $o5 and $50
would be the proper amounts, saying
that he did not believe in cheap labor.
These figures did not meet with the
approval of Councilman Jacobsen, how
ever who stated that if that was all the
cut the council wanted TO make, he
would be in favor of leaving the police
officers under the old salary basis. He
then moved that the day marshals
salary be fixed at $40 month and $50
for the night marshal, which would re-
suit in a saving Of $3.50 year to the
city. Councilman Hamilton seconded
the motion and it was carried by a
unanimous vote. The ordinance was
then passed up to Mayor Woldenburg
for his signature, who announced that
he would veto it and give his reasons
at the next meeting Of the council.
Ordinance No. 1872 fixing the salary
of the police judge at SIS a month
followed and on the motion of Mr.. ia
cobsen was placed on its final passage.
Mr.. Woldenburg evidently believed
the salary in this case to be too low as
he announced that he would also veto
this ordinance. Final action on these
questions will likely be taken next
Tuesday evening.
Ordinance No. 1873, abolishing the
Office of water commissioner was next
on the list. Mayor Woldenburg op-
posed this move as the ordinance crea-