HomeMy WebLinkAbout1912-09-11 Regular Minutes Tukveila, 'Ta,shington,
enter ber- ].lth, 1912.
The Regular P.ieeting of the Town Council was held on the above date,
hE>ving been postponed from the 10th,-on account of election.
There were present:
Jacob Guntert, Mayor.
Eugene Lutz,
D.A.Williams,
Eugene .Sandahl and
0.A.Santhuff, Councilmen:
Minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.
Reports of Committees;,
Finance. No Report.
Fire, Water Light. Light. 1`r. Williams stated
that in pursuance of a call for a I£ass 7Wseeting
issued at the last regular meeting of the Council,
such a meeting was held, and that at said meeting it
was decided to take up a popular subscription for the
pu; ^pose of installing some kind of light; several plans
of lighting were discussed, and while Electricity was
decided to be the best, yet in view of the cost of
installing such a system, it was thought beat to instal
a, few Gasoline Street Lamps, an a temporary solution
of the matter.
Laws and Ordinances: '11r. 'irilliams stated that Ordinance
TYo. 31 had been re- drafted, but upon reading the re-
draft it was found to be defective, and the Committee
we'ee gi one month more time it which to perfect it.
'f'ays and ;U` No Peport
Town P.rope: ^ty No Report
The Committed on iblection appointed by the Mayor, reported that
they had recommended to the Ioard of County Commissioners a
list of names for ,lection Officials, but that their recom,
tior_s had been ignored, but that the Election Primary) had been
regularly held, otherwise.
The following bills were read, approved, and ordered
drawn in their payment: Mrs. Caroline Lutz, 2.00; ]..F.Greene,
5.00; I..!'r'eidermann, 5.00; ^ota1 ''12.00
A comrinunicat:ion from the County T reasurer was read,
stating that he had been notified by the County Auditor
that his office had issued .7'.xpense 77arrant against the
Tows_ of ^u ivi,la, for SY.11.75, a/c Auditing Town Books.
Upon motion regularly made, seconded -and carried,
this amount +..vas ordered to be paid by warrant drawn
in regular manner 41.7 5
making a total of warrants ordered to be issued of 53.75
The matt -e.r of the unsightly appearance of Maule Avenue was
.brought up, and it ;vasa definitely settled that the Council
sho?zld meet, :.next Sunday, Sept. 15th, at 1 P.11. for the purpo'Be
of clearing this St°beet.
The Town Treasurer reported that there was in the `i'ovM. Treasury
exclusive of the 1]mert eney Fund, x$100.00.
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The matter of the i.,nnrovp.ment of the Str near 1
Sanda.hl's place, and Clarence .Avenue for the benefit of traffic
to and from the 'au).,tvila. School House carne; up for discussion.
On a former occasion the Council had a.ppronriated the sum of
$?100.00 for the improvement of Clarence tivenue, and not to
exceed V50.00 for the improvement of the road near 11r.
Sa,ndahl's plra.ce but nothing had been done on account of the
small amount of money in the T reasur y.
A motion made xPai that the Street Committee be
instruc ted to go ahead with these improvementz to -the extent
of the money on hand. It was then moved and seconded that the
matter be laid over until. the October fleeting. Carried.
It was recommended th=at, the �a.rsha,l be instructed to clean off
all rrp: sin €;s and repair w ashed-out places on steep grades
after each heavy storm, and to place a New Culvert on Riverside
.Avenue near Mr. Mia.cDona.ld's place. It zras moved and carried
that the Street Committee investigate these matters and instruct
the LLirsha,l to make such repairs as are necessary. The above
also applies to a Culvert being needed near Mr. Rogers' place.
The matter of the Annual Budget for 19121913 came up for dis-
cussion, and the Mayor stated that a Special Meeting for this
purpose would be hold on the First Monday in October the 7
There being no further business to transact, a. motion to
adjourn carried at 9 P.M.
L.F.Creene,
Clerk.