The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1922-04-14

that trustees must be elected to sue
ceed Mr.. Brewer, resigned, and Mes
srs. Rutherford and LaPointe whose
terms expired with the meeting. Mr.
o. F. Gardner was chosen to succeed
Mr.. Brewer and Mr.. Rutherford and
Mr.. LaPointe were elected to succeed
themselves. The trustees retired to
an ant room and soon returned and
announced the election of Frank Hen
nessey, president; r. F. Taylor, vice
president; and F. A. Constable, sec
retary-treasurer, the latter to be paid
a salary of S25 per month. The re-
port and recommendation was on mo-
ton adopted. Mr.. Hennessey was
then invited by Mr.. Campbell to take
the chair and preside, which he did.
The committee on campsite report
ed the progress made and plans for
improving the grounds together with
the probable expense of s187, and
asked that the plans and report be
approved and funds be made available,
and on motion the report was ap-
proved and the funds made available
The hospital committee reported
the stock selling campaign under way
with Geo. Hauber, o. S. Sampson and
Frank Hennessey in charge and Mr..
Hauber reported several thousand
dollars worth-with the outlook
good.
Further committee reports were
called for and when the committee
on roads was reached, the buck was
passed to Commissioner Long, who
was present with Commissioner
johnson and Road Overseer Parrish,
and Mr. Long talked on the subject,
mentioning that the Stevens Pass road
would be opened late this season but
not in time to allow much traffic this
year Blewett Pass work will be
completed this season and thereafter
upkeep will be the only expense for
which the county will receive $500 per
mile from the state and federal gov
ernments. Next year it is planned to
put the road to Merritt in as good
condition as possible, including a
change at the Brender school house
where the road will go over the range
and up the river to Plain. He also
mentioned the proposed relocation of
the road west of the Chiwawa river
bridge to Lake Wenatchee, and the
relocation of the Fredrickson road
near Chiwaukum.
Mr. Mcintosh questioned Mr.. Long
about the finishing of the Leaven-
worth-Peshastin road and this
brought responses from both Mr.
Long and Mr.. Parrish from which il
seems that the road will be opened
May first and graveled beginning
in about sixty days.
Mayor Blomeke wanted to know
what the attitude of the club would
be with regard to cleaning up the
city and it was suggested that the
sky be the limit. The club voted tc
back the council up in a thorough
cleanup of all property, both occu
pied and vacant, and those who dc
not clean away rubbish which they
are responsible for, either on theil
own or other lots, will be severely
dealt with. Arrests and fines viii
probably be common, but the city i!
to have a real campaign for better
ment of both looks and sanitary con
ditions.
Commissioner johnson Responded
to an inquiry from Mayor Blomek,
as to the probable action Of the com
missioners when an application is sen
in for a franchise to cross the Wen
atchee river bridge above town witt
the city pipeline, and said that h
thought that no trouble would arise
He also discussed roads and his inter
> est in the Stevens Pass, leaving n
doubt in the minds Of those presen
of the support of our county board i
the opening of this highway. H
: thought that an effort ought to
| made to have the legislature declar
I this primary road.