HomeMy WebLinkAbout1919-03-19 Regular Minutesq(iA
Tukwila, mash. Mtarch 1"A, 1919.
The regular meeting of the Town Council of Tukwila was called to order
by the ma �or at 8:20 P. M. There were present mayor E. F. Greene, Councilmen B. F.
Kassner, J. Klein, G. Wallenberg, A. J.-Erickson and J. B. Heemink.
Minutes of last regular meeting and of mass meeting read and approved.
Report of Committees:
street Committee Councilman Ka-ssner There has been no special work
on any of the streets during the past month and the stump on Bluff Street has not
been taken out, owing to inability to get anyone to do the ssork. Expect to have
it removed in the near future.
Lair and Ordinance Councilmen Erickson:- Ordinance No. regulating
businesr, in the town and Ordinance No. 80 providing for an election to determine a
bond issue were read by the clerk.
Communications:
A petition, signed by 175 residents and taxpayers requesting. that Judge
Durbin be exonerated from charges preferred against him as appeared in the minutes
of council meeting held December loth 1918, was read. notion made by Councilman
Ka,srrer, seconded by Councilman Klein th&t petition be accepted and placed on file.
Poll call vote taken, all councilmen voting yes. Motion carried.
committee. Letter from Henry Ballou regarding street read and referred to street
Letter from the Nation€l Ban'_{ of Commerce regarding bond read and referred
to the Toz:n Attorney.
Bills:
The following bills
Fin;%nce Committee:
Excelsior Zotorcycle
Joe Burdick
against the Town were read and later 0. K.ed by the
Co.
P.S.Tr.Lt. Power Co.
D. F. Williams
Renton Hdw. Co.
Joh,.nna Purcell
E. E. Lutz
2 Installments due
Printing
EtreEt Lights
Labor on flag pole
Rope for flag pole
Registration
Services as clerk and nostag
Mover and seconded that above
respective amounts. Carried.
Unfinished. Business:
The street committee reported
report on the crosbing from Maule Avenue
asked for more time. Granted.
TOTAL r
bills be Pa -id and warrants
50:00
j.50
2.4.65
2.50
2.45
4.30
e 6.00
drawn for their
that they were unable to me-ke a final
to connect with the Pacific Highway and
The clerk reported for the Ton Attorney recoiwmendin# proceeding with the
vacn-tion of a. portion of-the plat of Gund�--ker's IntsrurbHr, Addition. Referred to
the clerk to prepare the papers.
Motion made and seconded that the clerk's bond be approved by the Council.
Carried.
Councilman Erickson reported that Sir. Ton had brought the motorcycle
belonging to the town, out from Seattle, and that he would turn it over to the clerk
New Business*-
Councilman K;Zsner reported that some citizens had been dumping garbage on
private property and recommended that steps be taken bo prevent it. Referred to
Street Committee.
Ordinance No. 79, licensing business in the town w a-- again read by the
clerk. Moved and seconded that the license fee be fix._d at t5.00. Carried. Moved
and seconded that ordinance be again read by title, placed on final passage and
adopted. Carried.
Letter from John E. Price do Co. regarding bond issue read. Councilmen
Heemink end Erickson objected to going further with the proposed bond issue until
the cost of the improvements were more definately defermined. After a general discus
sion, a motion was made appropriating A500.00 to procure blue prints before voting
on the bond issue. No second. Motion decla-rec lost.
Ordinance No. 80, calling for an election to determine whether -the toum
shall issue bonde in the amount o° for certain street improvements, Was agaiA
read and after further discussion, a motion was made by Councilman Klein, seconded
by Councilman Ktssner that Ordinance No. 80 be again read by title, placed'on final
Passage and adopted. $oll call vote taken, all councilmen voting yes. Motion carried:_
The a with John E. Price Co., whereby they were to perform all
service- -s connected with the issuing of bonds in case the election carried, for t550.W
and in case the election did not carry, a. payment of x'50.00 for services rendered, wad
then discussed at length.. A motion was finally made by Councilman Klein, seconded b
Councilman Wallenberg instructing the mayor and clerk to execute such agreement. Motidn
carried.
No further business appearing, the council adjourned at 10 :15 P. M.
Town Clerk.