HomeMy WebLinkAbout1909-08-31 Special Minutes Tukwila, Washington, August 31st 1909.
A Special Meeting of the Council was held in their Chambers
on the above date. Meeting was called to order by the Mayor at the
hour of 9:55 P,M,
There were present:
Joel Shomaker, Mayor,
J. M. Hall,
JeVV Wilson,
Jno. G.Hopkins and
F,w, Johansen, Councilmen.
The Mayor stated that the meeting had been called for the
purpose of discussing the light and water sines; ion,
Previous to the calling to order of this meeting a mass
meeting had been held for the same p.urpose and after a general dis-
cussion of the subject, and after various suggestions as to the best.
methods to pursue in obtaining a sufficient supply of water for the
Town, and the manner in which money for the purpose might be obtained,
etc. etc,, it was unanimously decided that the sense of the meeting was,
that the whole matter be referred to a committee of the Town Council,
but the sentiment of the meeting wau decidedly in favor of obtaining
a water and light system.
The Council as a whole, acting under the above suggestion,
empowered the coni'lZittee on light and water to employ a vompetent
engineer to inves aiLQ-te and report as to thebest mathod of procuring
water; whether water can be gotten within the Tour of Tukwila in
sufficient quantity to furnish everybody, and the apl roxizate cost
of installing and maintenance, using such an amount of money as in
their judgment is necessary to prosecute a diligent, intelligent and
satisfactory investigation of the water question in all its details,
so far as it applies to the Town of Tukwila and the best interests of
its citizens.
Mr. Rogers was present and asked for a continuation of Bluff
street, so as to connect it with the MacAdam road. Referred to the
Committee on Streets and Alleys with power -to act,
There being no further business to come before the Council,
meeting was adj ourned at the hour of 10:00 P,M.
E. F. Greene,
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The council of the Town of Tukwila having under con
sideration the estimates of the amount required to meet the pub-
lie expenses for the ensux ing ;gear, and the amount to be raised
by taxation in said Town of Tukwila, do hereby estimate the con-
templated expenditures for the ensuring year as follows, to wit;
Clerk Salary, 012,0.00
Registraticn 50.00
Treasurer 25 *00
Attorneys 150.00
Marshal. 80
Health Officer 150.00
Drugs &.incidentals5Oe00
Printing 75.00
Reno Council Chardber 100 ,100
Public Drains 200
Improvm.ents of streets and
Emergencies 150
Total amount of contemplated
expen_ditur f es, WOOe00
And the council further estimates that there will be
no receipts'for the ensuring year from sources other than direct
taxation; and the council further estimates.that the air=ounts pro-
posed to be raised by taxation upon the real and personal property
of said Town of Tuk *Lla shall be $1700400
It is hereby ordered, and notice is hereby given,
that the Tom council of the Town of Tukwila will meet at the
Council Chambers of said Town on. the =1st Mondaye in October,
1909 at the hour of 8 o'clock P for the purpose of raking
tax levies as stated in the above esti.:mates, when and where any
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tax paySr who may appear sliall be h ard in favo o against
vmy proposed tax levieso
Passed by the Town Council this 24th day of Aug
ust, 1909, and signed. by Le in open sessicn in authentication
of its passage, this 24th day of August, 1909.
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layoo t he Town of Tukwila.
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