The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1919-10-31
SERVICE CLUB DISCUSSES
IMPORTANT MATTERS
Effort Will Be Made to Relieve House
ShOrtage-Rural Mail Route
Is Planned

At the last regular meeting of the
Service Club a number of matters of
vital Importance to the town were ta-
ken up. There was large turnout,
almost every business house in Leav-
enworth being represented and a
spirit of progressiveness and will to
improve Leavenworth was shown.
The committee appointed at the last
meeting to report on the house short
age here was the first to report, thru
Mr.. R. B. Field, the chairman. Mr..
Field reported that the situation was
very serious in town, that it was very
difficult to obtain houses and some
thing should be done at once to relieve
the shortage. Considerable was said
as to ways and means. 1t was finally
decided that a thorough survey be
made of the town by the committee
and where vacant houses are found
which can be put in repair that the
matter be taken up with the owners
with view to placing them in usable
shape. The formation of an associa-
ton to build houses was discussed.
their intention to join such an asso-
citation should it be formed to assure
it's success, with a little assistance
from those not present at the meet
ing. The plan is to build new houses
and repair old ones, where possible;
then sell them as soon as built or re-
paired, thus using the fund many
times. Mr.. Field, Mr. Geo. Woodruff
and Mr.. Chas LaPointe were appoint
ed on the committee with Mr.. Jean
Haskins assisting in the work of the
survey.
President McKeown brought up the
matter of the telephone charge made
on calls from the Peshastin district
to Leavenworth. AS there is no tele-
phone charge between Peshastin and
points down the valley to Wenatchee,
it places a considerable handicap on
business to this point. Mr.. R. L.
Hart explained that it was necessary
to make such a charge as the line
is owned by the Pacific Telephone and
Telegraph company and under an
agreement with this company, the To-
cal telephone company could not main
tain free line as they wished. A
committee consisting of ]. A. Hearst
and B. c. Rutherford were appointed
to take the matter up with the COM
pany and see if free service could not
be obtained, and in the meantime it
was agreed that the business men of
the city shall pay for all calls to bus
mess houses here and free service
should go into effect Immediately.
of all calls to business houses here
and free service should go into effect
Immediately.
The matter of mail route out of
Leavenworth was then taken up and
Mr.. G. A. Hamilton explained the
things necessary to be done as pre-
liminary to the establishment of the
route. 1t was decided that such a
route would be feasible and a commit
tee consisting of B. c. Rutherford, G.
A. Hamilton, r. B. Field Thos Pip
kin and DR.. McKeown was appointed
to take the necessary steps toward
the establishment of the route.
Mr.. S. G. DAILY was requested by
the president to explain the matter of
the formation of an improvement dis
trict of the Wenatchee Valley and the
furnishing Of water to the valley from
the Icicle river. He stated that only
rough estimate of the cost of such
project had been made but that it
appeared practical and would not
cost Leavenworth any more, if as
much, as the present arrangement,
He also stated that a survey had been
made of the water in Icicle river for
the past several years and it was
found that there was sufficient water
there at all times to furnish enough
for the valley.
The meeting adjourned at a late
hour and was successful from every
point of view. A commendable spirit
of push was shown in every matter
taken mp.