HomeMy WebLinkAbout1913-02-27 Regular Minutes 55
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1'o the 312yor and embers of the Town Counc 1,
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C entl „men:
Y u R:rBY "Ti That Z have checked up the Petition
P. 1 y
for Di sine or oration o the Toym of Tukwila, and mind ae follows:
That there were One hundred an fort y- nine (1 49) legaliy
registered voters -at the date of t'''_e last General lection.
I find that there are Seventy -nine (79) n w�.es upon the
said Petition for Disi- ncor- noration Tl =Jelve (i` of which do not
api)ea.r upon the Pegistratior. Books of the Te,n as 'havinG been
signed thereon since t First of J 1 913, and one of the
1?ameo ax .pe ar- i n_ thereon was not S igned b�.r the person purporting to
have signed the same. i furthermore find that it is i mpossible to
determine from; t'_-is Petition the remaining ''ixty -six names
prearing upon the s ^.id Petition were sigr_ed thereon before or
after the Gate upon ':7 ch they s ere Ai. --ned to the' egi stra 0 1
laat:s.
F:espectfully submitted,
Town Clerk.
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Tukwila, Washington, February 28, 1913.
A Special Meeting of the Totimn Council was held at Lutz' Hall on the
above date.
There were present:
J. 1. Hall, mayor
H. Td. Engel,
E. N. Sandahl,
E. E. Lutz, atdh
D. F. Williams, Councilmen.
Meeting was called to order at the hour of 8:20 P.M., by the
Mayor, who stated that the special meeting had been called for the pur-
pose of taking action on the petition for disincorporation of the
Town of Tukwila.
The report of the Clerk on said Petition was called for and read,
as follows:
"To the May and Members of the Town Council, Tukwila, Washington.
Gentlemen: I Hh ?MY CF•RTIFY That I have checked up the Petition
for Disincorporation of the Town of Tukwila, and find as follows:
That there were One Hundred and Forty -nine (149) legally registered
voters at the date of the last General Election*
find that there are Seventy-nine 79) ames upon the said Peti
tion for Disincorporation, Twelve 12) of which do not appear
upon the Registration Books of the 'down as having been signed
thereon since the First of January, 1913, and one of the names
appearing thereon was not signed by the person purporting to
have signed the same, 1 furthermore find that it is impossible
to determine from this Petition whether the remaining Sixty -six
names appearing upon the said Petition were signed thereon before
or after the date upon which they were signed to the Registration
Books.
Respectfully Submitted.-
E.F.Greene, Town Clerk,"
The following Resolution was thereupon submitted:
"iHEREAS, there-was presented to the Council on the 11th day of
February, 1913, a petition asking that a special election be
called in the Town of Tukwila, at which the electors may vote
upon the question of the Disincorporation of said Town and for
the election of a receiver in case of dissolution, and
"WHEREAS, said petition has been duly examined by anah under the
direction of the Council with a view to determine its legality
and sufficiency, and
"MMREAS, it has been ascertained by the Council that said peti-
tion is not legally sufficient to authorize or requirethe Council
to call a special or election to submit said question and
has not a sufficientZgpwli.fied signers thereto,
"THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Tukwila,
that said petition not being legally sufficient to authorize
or require a special election for the submission of such question
that no election be called, and that said question be not submitted"
motion wao made and seconded that the above resolution be adopted.
Carried by a three fourths majority.
The Opinion of a reportable Attorney at Law upon the question was
presented and read, and appears upon Page 51 of this minute book.
There being no further busing�,s- to tr act, meeting was
adjourned at 9:50 P M. t
'down Clerk.