HomeMy WebLinkAbout1911-03-14 Regular MinutesTukwila, Wash March 14, 1911
The Regular Meeting was held at Lutz Hall on
above date. The meeting was called
to order by the Mayor at 8:00 PM.
The Councilmembers of the Council
present were:
E.W. Engel Mayor
John O. Wold
M.H. Miller
F.E. Kline and
Eugene Sandahl
The minutes of the previous meeting
were read and approved
by the Council.
The following routine business was :
Reports of Committees:
Mr. Wold reported on Bluff Street
and said that the Committee
appointed for that purpose had
been over the ground but nothing
had yet been done. Mr. Miller
would suggest that $100.00
would make the road in
good shape. It was decided
to take up the matter later on
in the meetings under the
head of New Business.
Mr. Miller also reported that the
matter of Avenue was
now settled satisfactory.
Mr. Kline reported that be
had yet found a desk
for the use of the Council.
Bills and Correspondence
Clerks monthly salary and
the Hall Rent Bill were presented
for payment. The
Committee asked the
bills and ordered warrants drawn in their payment.
New Business
Mr. McIntyre was duly
elected and qualified for
the Office of Police Magistrate.
The street improvement
under consideration were
as already mentioned,
Bluff Street and is connected
with that also Clarence Avenue
and south end of Masin Street.
The people living in vicinity
of Bluff Street ought to have an
extension of the street to the
north of the McIntyre
Clarence Avenue. Mr. McIntyre
stated that he would give
right-of-way through his place.
But there were others who would
not give anything. The matter
would be taken up later by
the Street Committee.
As the south end of Bluff Street
joining the County Road
there was said to be no right-of-way.
However, Mr. Sandahl
he knows there was a right-of-way
he was instructed to investigate
and report next meeting.
The matter of improving Clarence
Avenue and Main Street requested some
discussion. The opinions as to
the most economic and practical
way to do the work was
somewhat different. After some
talk to and a motion
was carried to let the Committee on
Streets and Alleys go over the
ground and draw up a specification
for the work to be done and
advertise for Bids and report at
next meeting.
Mr. Miller disliked the name Hillman Boulevard to
one of our principal streets,
and proposed the Council
to change the name. The Laws
and Ordinance Committee was instructed to draft an ordinance
for changing and renaming a highway.
Mr. Wold asked about opening
up First Avenue over the crossing
of Interurban. It was decided to put the questions on
table until later.
Mr. Williams inquired about
getting some dog tags. Mr. Wold
said he would get his to make some.
Mr. McIntyre asked the Council if
this Town had a
doing ordinance. The question was answered in the
A question about getting
money from the County
Road and bridge fund was
before the meeting. The County
Officers had before informed
us that they had none for
us. There was some talk on
the matter, but
was taken to again see about it.
Mr. Le asked the Council
to take up the
proposition. It was
that the new Seattle City
Council would soon have a hearing on the
franchise question. It was
decided to have the Clerk inquire about when
that matter would
before the Seattle Council,
and then have the Council of Tukwila present.
There have been no further business
to come before the
meeting. Adjournment was
taken at 9:00 PM.
C.P. Jensen Clerk