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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1913-05-13 Regular Minutes Tukwila, Washington, MLay 13th, 1913. The regular meeting of the To.vn Council was held on the above date, being Culled to order by the IMayor at the hour of 8:20 There ti {sere present: J.M. Hall, I-A yor li W. Engle, F. E. Lutz, D. "0 Williams and J. J. Terry, Councilmen. 141in:zte-, of last meeting were read and approved. Renorts of Comnitte -s Mnr. `ferry reported that to Imp rove First-Avenue in accord- ance with the_retition recently filed wi the Council ;would re- quire 1000 Yds. of dirt and Egould cost from 9 to X1,200&. No defini conclusion was arrived at. Ile also .reported that sidewalks ,acre in good condition_. Th coZ':1mittf e -spnoi nted v the recent '."a.ss Meeting reported as follows: To repair School house hill would cost about Q150. io re-lit the 'gad places on ?amain St. and on the Sts. near sir. 'oty s place and near Mr. Hleint s place would cost about 4,250. r. e -oa.it the cat. near Mr Steint s place, about w50. i o repair Rjitz 'venue and near �r.Hopkin's place, nbout �200.To .repair iver_side Avenue, tak.in gravel =nr the purpose, ,vocald coat about 6110. and they strongly recommended these improvements be made. t�?•. ?Utz r eported that the Locker recently authorized `'o Town papers had been .built and delivered, inspected and accepted. The Committee appointed to wait upon fir. Blankenship in re vacation of Maule Avenue reported that he advised them when the To.m of 'Tukwila, got ready to improve and use said Street he would vacate, and not until that tine. The matter of a statement from ireaiurer for 9-1.31, t :;e t3 on 3 1 o_f Lot 15, Block 17, ;which was deeded to the io;wn for Street purposes was discussed, and it was decided to pay these tastes and the Clerk was instructed to take up the mat- ter up with the proper persons in order that the Town r_sight be spared the e .�q)ense of taxers on this property in the future. The following; bills were �•o mod, approved _1nd �rwrrants ordered drawn In their payment: l .F.Greene, 5.00; Ed. Lewis, 24.75; -•t z, ll y °7 �"/l T i �fl t =r r A r T 1l E.F.Lot. 22 �l, �J •L Sa 9 .J:l, J. e. J :I bir 4.30, '_'.Lrs. CC rcJ ze Lutz. 2.00; Mrs. P.F..;oa t es, 5.00, Fobes Sup- ply Co., 20.40; Jno. G. Hopkins, 1.50; t�.? °i.C'r�a 7bers, :40; '3.H.Ha,saner, 5.00; 1 +'ill 11.11.anna, l.,tl; Total y110.86. she following communications were read and ordered on File: A letter from the State Board of Health, stating that it is obligatory on every incorporated Tovn to appoint iealth Officer; a regular Physician if or_ ^csides ;within the Tov�n, and if not, some competent person to report vital statistics. There being no Physician residing within the limits of Tukwila, the Mayor appointed 14rs. Groomes and this appointment was iimiediately confirmed by the Council. A communication in the form of a report from the Mayor was read, ;which thoroughly explained the status of the Disincorporation question, was accepted and ordered oil file. The matter of the drainig of the low land in the forth por- tion was 'wrought up and i:1r.. Lewis, Superintendent of Streets reported that it was entirely up to the Railroad Company and outside the Town's jurisdiction, and suggested that it be tabled. Clerk. A OR 0 itl �4r 0owit of Uukulit t c May iZth. 1 91,_ 40 Gentlemen of the Council: In connection with the matter of the attempt to disincorporate this Town, I wish to make the following report. In pursuance of the Resolution presented to and adopted by the Council at its 1 -ast regular ideeting, and by virtue of the authbrity in me vested by the terms of said Resolution, I took up with Mr. Jas. A. Snoddy, the Attorney who has been looking after our interests in this cor_troversey, the matter of his Retainer Fee. He stated that he considered 050.00 a reasonable amount for such purpose, and, after looking into the matter thoroughly and considering the amount of his time that would probably be required, I concurred and accord- ingly paid him $50.00 as a Retainer Fee, by v,arrant dram in accordance with the above :mentioned Resolution. Respectfully submitted, b_2 l L fi M a y o r. z New Business: Mr. 1 2'ngel submitted a resolution covering Street Im- provements -along the lines recom'.0ended by the Committee and carrying appropriations amounting to -10 This resolution is attached hereto and forms a part of these minutes Upon motion duly made, seconded and carried the above mentioned resolution was adopted. Upon motion made and regularly carried, the whole Council was made a, Committee an Streets and Alleys. After some discussion an ar=rangement was reached with Mr. Stauffer, whereby the 1own will receive a strip of land along Clarence Avenue about 105 Ft. x 20 Ft. for -20.00 Mr. Stauffer to move the fence and give deed. This arrangement was inrnediately ratified and -20.00 appropriated for the purpose by a unanimous vote of the Council. The Clerk was instructed to have inserted in the Seattle Daily papers an article informing the public as to Tukwila's financial standing, and rectifying some mistaken ideas as to the Town's solvency. The Committee appointed by the Mass meeting to get informa- tion regarding the sidetrack reported through 1r. Stein and' ,he 'reports that he has .taken the matter up.- with- the Publid' Service: Commission. Ise also reported on the matter of the Electric Light question, which report was accepted and ordered on file. A suggestion of Mr. Stauffer's was referred to Committee on Streets and Alleys. Street Superintendent asked for leave of absence from the 1£311 to the 22nd of this month; granted. A discussion arose as to the wages to be paid for teams on the contemplated Street Improvements. sir. Manster was applied to, and he :Mated that he would furnish a team and dump wagon for -6.00 per day. Motion was made and carried that the wages for teams be fixed at W6.00. 141r. Lewis suggested that a comprehensive plan for this contemplated Street Improvement be prepared, stating that if a good working plan be adopted and followed, it was his opinion the work embraced in the resolution submitted by Mr. Engle could be completed for 800.00. Mr. Williams requested a new Light Superintendent be appointed and Mr. Lewis was appointed for that position. 'rlx. Lei =iis stated that the `sidewalk up, the hill back of the 'Wyatt property was in a dangerous condition and should be repaired. Street Committee ordered to take the matter up at once; also ;sidewalks throughout the loan to be closely inspected. Mr. Lewis also :Mated that he would require some new tools; such as shovels, picks, etc., and also some powder for blastiig out stumps. He was authorized to purchase the powder and necessary tools, by'motion duly seconded and carried. No further business appearing, meeting adjourned at 10:00 P.M. B F. Greene, Clerk.