The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1914-10-09
CITY COUNCIL MEETS
IN REGULAR SESSION
Mayor WOIdenburg VetOeS Two Ordinan-
CeS---COntraCt is let For Repairing
Commercial street Bridge

The city council met tuesday even
ing in regular session with the follow
ing councilmen present: Hamilton,
Miller, Wheeler, Sauer, and Motteler.
A communication was read from A.
L. Heidrick of Cascade Orchards in
which he stated that if the council did
not see fit to pay him damages for the
crossing of his land by the city's pipe
line he would start proceedings to have
the same moved. City Engineer
Barnum stated that the pipe line only
crossed small corner OF his land and
he did not believe the damages to be
very great. City Attorney Fox was
instructed to take the matter up with
L. ]. Nelson, Mr.. Heidrich's attorney.
Marshal Sampson presented the name
of A. A. Pinch for the night job to
succeed S. H. Delemater. No action
was taken, it being moved and sec
onded that the appointment be laid on
the table.
Bids for the replanking and repair
ing of the East Commercial street
wagon bridge were opened and w. ].
Moon was found to be the lowest bid
der, his price being $265. Only one
other bid was filed, that of ]. c. Ruth
for $270. At this time City Engineer
Barnum handed in letter that he had
received from the Lamb-Davis Lumber
Co., setting out the prices for the
lumber that would be used on the
bridge. The amount was $216 and
Mr.. Barnum stated that for the councils
benefit he wished them to know that
he could get as good prices on material
as the contractor. Councilman Ham
ilton then moved that the bids of both
contractors should be rejected and the
engineer be instructed to go ahead
with the work as in this way it would
more than likely result in saving to
the city. A vote was taken and the
motion lost, Hamilton and Miller being
the only ones to vote in the affirmative.
A new motion was then introduced that
the contract be let to Mr.. Moon, which
carried by unanimous vote.
Ordinances No. 142 and 143, which
were vetoed by the mayor, being the
ones that reduce the clerk and treas
urer's salary to $40 month were laid
over for another month. Mr.. Wolden-
berg gave as his reasons for vetoing the
measures that the new ordinance
planned to hire one man at 800 a
month to fill both jobs would be un-
constitutional and will never meet with
the approval of the people who should
have the right to elect their own Off
cials'' From all accounts the council
has made up its mind that this is the
only way to find competent man for
both positions and it is likely they will
pass the ordinances over the Mayors
veto at the next meeting.
Ordinance No. 144 to create new
improvement district for the purposed
forcing property owners in the burned
over area on West Front street to lay
sidewalks and build retaining walls was
again laid over.
The clerk was instructed to notify
the Warren Construction Company to
repair the pavement. At that time
the matter of paving the triangular
strip OF ground on Front street
which was decided to the city by
the Great Northern railway will be taken
up.
Engineer Barnum announced that
work Of building the new intake for the
city's water system had been COM
pleted and handed in a written report
of the work together with copy OF the
payroll. On motion it was decided to
place the reports on file.
Regarding Improvement District No.
in which the court ruled in Wenat-
chez last week that the property own
ers must pay the contractors all they
claimed, together with interest, the
city engineer was instructed to prepare
a new assessment roll.
The building Of sidewalks on that
portion Of Commercial street where the
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