HomeMy WebLinkAbout1913-03-11 Regular Minutes 5
Tukwila, Washington., March 11,1913.
The regular Meeting of the Town Council was held on the above date
at Lutz' Hall, Meeting teas called to order by the Mayor at the
hour of 8:15 P,M.
There were Present:
J. M. Hall, Mayor
E. W. Engle,
JP. E. Lutz,
D. F. Williams, Councilmen.
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E. E. Lutz appointed Clerk-Pro Tem in the absence of the Clerk.
Minutes of last regular and special meetings read and approved
after correcting to include J.J.Terry as one of the Councilmen present
at Special meeting.
Reports of Committees:
Fire, Water Lircht. Report five lights out on account of no
globes to replace defective ones.
Streets and Alleys. No report.
City Property. Nothing done, No report.
Bills Communisations, The following bills were read: Mrs,
Caroline Lutz, a2.0b; S.M.Chambers, $13.50; E'.F.Greepe, 1.5.50;
Total $21:00. There being but one member of the Finance Committee
present, motion was made, seconded and carried that the bills be
ordered paid.
Correspondence with the P.S.E.Ry. was read and ordered on
file.
Unfinished Business. The mattercf the Petition for Disincor-
poration was brought up and after some discussion motion was made
and seconded to have clerk send out circulars to all citizens of the
town explaining ffally the disincorporation situation. Carried..
New Business. j =atter of installing a time switch in
the Electric System brought up. Moved and seconded that the matter
be laid over until the system is turned over to the city. Carried.
Matter of putting sidewalk on 2nd Avenue brought up. Moved and
secobded that town buy plank and have street comittee put down side
,valk. After some discussion as to who should lay the walk, the town
or the property owners, amended the motion to read that sidewalk be
put over bad holes so that children can get to school. Carried.
Platter of a bad road in front of Mr. Stein's place on Tukwila
Avenue brought up. Lotion made that the matter be turned over to
the street committee to take action. Carried.
Mr. Levis appointed by the :mayor as Street Foreman, and the
appointment confirmed by the Council.
Matter of vacating street next to Railroad track (iga.ule Avenue)
brought up. Moved and seconded that the clerk and street committee
take up the matter and report at the next meeting. Carried. Matter
of a ditch draining Lots on lower Reitz Avenue being blocked brought
up. Moved and seconded that the Street Superintendent and Street
'ommi.ttee investigate the matter and report at next meeting. Carried.
No further business appearing, meeting adjourned at 9:20 P.M.
E F,. Lutz,
Clerk Pro Tem,
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MM. Mi.AS, there was presented to the Council o n th llth
day of February, 1913j, a petition asking that a special election be
called in the Town of Tukwila, •3.t h� ch the electors may vo e upon
the question of the disincorporation of said Torn and for the elec-
tion of a receiver in ca ae of dissolution and
�TTFRRAS, said pe tit icon has been duly examined by and under
the direction of the Council with a view to determine its legality
and sufficiency, and
X1 1 AS, it has been ascertained by the Council that
said petit is not legally sufficient to authorize or require the
Council to call. a spec .-i1 or any election to submit said question
and has not a sufficient number of qualified signers hereto,
THFRFFORR BP IT RRSCLYRD by the Council of the Town of
Tukwila, that said petition not being legally sufficien 'Co author-
Ize or require a special electi for the submission of such ques-
tion, that no election be called, and that said quesLion be not sub-
mitted.
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