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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-11 Hazelnut Newsletter - Volume 3 Issue 2AZE Vol. III , "I s'sue "2 an thanks - to all of you who x ve sent your donations to the HAZELNUT ' o-help'with the cost of publication.- -This month, we i-rish to thank the following:Mr.s a.hd 'Mr.George' ,Long Mr, and, Mrs, W, L. Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. R '.. J. Torghele,Mra:Kate North,;.Mr, and Mrs. D. J. Bussell Mrs. Hawkins, Anker Snderson,; Mr. and Mrs.. Tony Stimach and Mrs. D. E. Snyder, Anyone wishing to receive the HAZELNUT may do so by sending their name, address and a dollar donation to: HAZELNUT BOX 75 . Tukwila, Washington The HAZELNUT is strictly- non- profit. All donations received are used to,.:pay the cost of pub- lication and- distribution. A3VANC VIENT By: Mayor Charles O. Baker Early this year an election was scheduled to permit the voters of Tukwila an opportunity to advance from a Fourth Class Town to a Third Class City.. This election was cancelled be- cause our boundary description was not satisfactory, although it had been approved by the County. Commissioners more than fifty- three years ago. In order to establish our boundaries it be- came necessary to" survey and, draft a legal description of our town. This has been accomplished and an .election is ..scheduled for November 28, 1961. In the life of a cit; or 'to'wn fewmonths delay in gaining a goal is not ali•rays eritical, but in this particular instance, it could .possibly change the course of our ..destiny. To elaborate 6' little further on -this let me re- view the laws .under which a FOur- th Class _Toon must function. -In the early -years of Statehood our legislators set - up certain-re- Cent ertain re- on•a,ge o { C t P 2 C 1 2 ) NUT 1v November, 1961 L C 0 IVI V. 'e wish to iielcome.,tlie follow- ing: Newcomers : to Tukwila; and to' extend an invitation to join us in our Community affairs: Mr. and Mrs..,James Graves, Mr. and Mrs. Robt, Seymore, Mr. and Mrs. Paul -Townsend, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Forsythe, Mr, and Mrs. Wm. Lawson Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Newland, Mr. and Mrs. Hobert Pesicka, Mr, and Mrs. Kirk Harris, Mr. and .V.Ps. L. CookeMr.-and Mrs, J.`�,,, Lukins, Mr. and,.i., Mrs, Larry Tonsager, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dunning, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Bahr, 'Mr. and Mrs.. David -Tongue, Mr, and, Mrs. Wayne 0ghurn :and Mr. and.Mrs.E. Snyder. The Community Club, The Fire Department, PT Ass, local church- es, council -'meetings, Citizens' Advisory Council. -etc., some of the activities of which ate, list- ed in this paper, really, apprec- iate new blood and would like to have you participate. A little reminder too to those of us who are not brand new,. that smile,handshake, or person- al 'call'to a new neighbor is: in order., Once upon a time really not too long ago, everybody' knew each other and'it was most grat- ifying;. AT -T ENTI ON Applications will be accepted for the position of Town Clerk on Nov, 1, 1961 and until -5:00 P.M. Nov. 15th, 1961. A_nplic,ant must be a resident of the Town of Tukwila; and Twenty one years of age. tWorking hours are from.9:00 A.i•�i o 3:30 P.M. 5 days a week. with the exception of holidays, also applicant must be :able,to attend. Council meetings in the evenings. Applicant must have 'the follo:r--; ing-qualifications: al fic^:tions: 1. Proficient Typist `2..:File Clerk 3. Previous office exnerien- Salary:': 3600.00 Annually Ap�plicdtions may - be obtained from the Town Clerk, Mnr. Lois -- Newton. THE HAZaNUT Published monthly by the Communi- cation Committee of the Citizens 4.dvlsory"Council. Supported by donations from In- terested residents and friends of Tukwila. Chairman(Ch.2-8393) Pat Hopper Staff (Ch.2-1995) Virginia Reed Cathrine Pipal. Mary`1reidler MorieFinkas Elis i e ' Rinehart: Bob -Rinehart TO "Excerpts from the Oct©ber minutes .of.the_Tu1wila Town'Couneil.' . The regular meeting of the'Tuk-. wila Town Council wag ,called to order ..by the" Mayor, . Charles 0, ,Baker,- at 8:00 P:.'M. Councilft n :present -were. Stan Minkler, .Ives, R.X. Doyle and J.A.Hamilton Mayor Baker • _administered the oath:of dffice to ,Mr. Alfred Han- cuff,y who.had -served a probation.- ary, period, As Police Officer, arid welcomed him", .into the dficial farm y. I'ir. Long,.: reported 6 building permits issued.insSept; • , Extensive: Excavation wore on- pr.o.pe-rty on. Interurban' Ave. 5, was- reported . and°discussed, ' ,The matter was referred to Mr.Burzen- Engineer, to ascertain:if permit were necessary and whether thework:endangers adjoining prop erty. - The report of the: Fire Dept. contained the need of an addit- ional . Fire Truck, Mr. Yinkler moves' the Town3 advertise for bids pn„a:t�rneFire Truck - to �be opened on -November 6, 1961r. seconded by Mr:' Ives and carried. : Ir.. F amilto i. presented an app- lication for a Business License from .I r,: Claude” N. Dodd, . Merchant ?.4ro1414n e.nd moved' this Lieense be granted. Nr._:Hamilton` ; presented a 're- quest from Mr. Dodd -for a Pr1Vate I•nv.estig atom s license and -moved this License bergranted. A letter'from:.-lis. Bassani noted a sidewalk- problem.-' Mr Ives.,:.;,Mr.: Hamiltcn 'and >-r. `Zepp were ased to investicate. Mayor maker reported the State' Highway Dept. had ased-our coop eratiorz, in. attempting to solve 'a drainage _problem along Interupben' Ave So. north of 5$th Ave. So. ( Cont. page 3 col.1) Pa "..e_ 2 (advancement Cont.) quirements for establishment of a city of torn. Sparsely .populated areas found it necessary to in- corparate-as a Fourth Class Town with a land area not to exceed one square -mile. In 1951 the Legislature emoted an amendment to this law that permitted towns to grow. Need- less to say Tukwila took advan- tage of this opportunity and,did grcxw. In January, 1961, -the Wahingyton State Supreme Court, declared this amindment unconsti tutional. Once again we found At impossible to annex and grout. It was -at . this pb'int thata group ,of out' citizens requested axlelection to advance to a• Third class City.. • puring the summer while we worked. to establish our boundar- ies, our neighboring cities set out on annexations that, if suc cessful, will almost completely • surround us. - Now it is time for us to enter the reals of "Ifs". In the evont our people vote to advance to a Third Class City and if our neighboring cities should:fail in -their effort of annexation then out -city -would be in a position to---ocent annexation& in what is considered our normal.growth area. This alone is not the only ad- vantage .in advancment. As a Third Class City we will have seven Councilmen, instead of five this .will spread the heavy work load and.•.ernit others to partic- ipate in -the affairs of the com- munity. Our town is the hub of many cities. We all experience'' the. same growing pains,` our problems only become different_ because we must- work with them under -the laws that govern towns. -Our. :boundaries join those of Renton'. and Kent, yet- our officers and - "offi"cials must operate under a different form of government. Yes, there are: many things to be said, in favor . of advancement, but perhaps this"one. thought may - have occurred to` all of us. 'Noir that we are striving to attract nationally knovm industries rri-11: it advance' our cause or give. 1.1&, more prestige to become the City of Tukwila? Throughout the, year's our people:, have joined with our officials to weric for the orderly -growth and development of our town. It is with pride that I can say to, you, ," our toren is now ready.. for. ad-. vancement if you so desire". Council - Mt. Doyle moved we accept the co- operation of the State Highway Dept. and work with them. The Council discussed the re- qUeSt to vacate certain portions. of So. 154d. St, and 54th Ave. SO Mr, Doyle moved the Council do so and a Hearing be held on Nov. 6, 1961. Mr, Drew gave an interesting report on District Schools. There was a discussion of a proposal that the town of Tukwila enter into a stabilization pond lease with Puget Western, Inc. Meeting recessed until Oct. 9th. Recessed meeting called to order at 8:00 P.M. Nr. Minkler read a letter from Mt. Hays Evans, Sanitation engin- eer, a reply from a protest from the Town of Tukwila regarding burning at the garbage collection area near the S.W. town limits. Et. Evans stated there was an at- tendant at the dump' who tried to control any burning which might develop, allowing only the burn- ing of brush which could not be burned on the home premises. Et. Burzenski reported on the excavation on Interurban Ave. So. He declared it was not in violat- ion of any town ordinance. The matter was referr..d to Mr. Hodge, attorney. Meeting recessed until Oct. 16, Oct. 16 meeting. Mr. Burzenski reported that the official Tukwila boundaries have been detemined and the findings accepted by County Comdssioners, Mayor Baker appointed Et. Park- er, Town Marshall, as Dog Pound Master and Earl Decter his assist ant. Mr. Fiorito reported he had bought the property on Interurban Ave. So. where excavation has been in progress. He asked for permission to continue his work there. Er. Burzenski recommended permission be granted and the Town be given a certificate of Insurance. Hr. Fiorito promised to provide such cetificate. Mr. Doyle moved 'Ord. 339,for- bidding sale and storage of gas- oline, kerosene, solvents and similar liquids in glass contain- ers, be placed on its ftst read- ing, seconded by Hr. Linkler and carried. Placed on second and third readings and passed. Meeting adjourned. ELLCTIOD NOV.L..1.B12 28th. Ft TPT R. Rinehart For FI HE or emergency OPLY, call CH 3-53534 For any other Fire Department busress, please call one of the following: Chief: Don Leahy CH 2-0394 Aist, Chief: Wafl: Frey CH 2 -9 -?..05 Town Clerk: Mrs. Newton CH :!..-906 Alarms received in October: Oct. 5, 10:28 am - 5616 S, 147th. Street - Restraaor call. Fire Piertits Fire pernits are no longer re- quired for outdoor burning until sometime next Sping. However, we cavtion everyone to be o eful when burning. We welcome ail Tukwila men who would like to be fir3mon4 EC L Aliourc_LLNT-MTogILDI-,,o Ih It is rurnred that Santa Claus will make a perroral appearance at the Tukwila ire tation on Sunday afternoon; December 17. Watch for further details in next monthr s issue of Ta ommuN1TY CLUI3 The Tukwila Community Club will hold its November meeting on Tues- day the 14th at 0:00 P.M. Everyone is invited. The meet- ings are always held in the Club Hall. LUNC1-b- ON Thursday, November 30 is a day. to remember. That is the date for the next Community Club Lunch- eon to be held at Noon at the Club Hall - on Interurban Ave. S. Hostesses for Ole day will be Mts. V.Henke, Frs. Fred ITord, Mts. Chas Shrlts and Mrs. Clara Ives. Donation is 65r for adults and 250 for children. Hope to see you there, R..0 %-1 l`► E \iv Tukwila Baptist Church Rev. Robert Baker Services are as follows: _ Sunday School , 9:45 A.' M. Morning Service 11:00 A. X. Evening Service 7:30 P. M. Young Peoples Meeting 6:30 Sun. Eve. Prayer Meeting 7:30 Thurs ST. THOIAS CATHOLIC CHURCH Rev, Anthony•.Palmasami Sunday; I. s s e s , .6; 30 .r 8:00 9':15 10:30 A.M. 11:45 •A.I4, 7:30 A.M. Baptism Sunday 2:00 P.I. Weekday. hast TOMVIL:= P14.SBY`L . LI. _if CHURCH Rev. Harold Lang Sunday School 9:45 A.M. • Church 11:00 A.i.. Westminister Fellowship Sun. 7:00 P.M. • Choir Practice Thurs:. 7:00 P.M. C A L i:; N D A R F O R N 0 V.1. I,IB E R 1 9 6;1 110V.-8 Fire Dept. Meeting 9 Associated 14 Community Club 15. Fire Drill 18 Foster SpEctacular 22 Fire Meeting • 28 LLECTION 28 29 30 DEC . 4 • t_ • Citizens Advisory Fire Drill Senior "Play Town Council Fire Hall -8:00 P.h. McMioken Hts.. 8:00 P.M. '.Club _fall 8:00 P.M. Fire Hall 7:00. P.M. Foster Hi School 7:30 P.M. Fire Hall , 8:00 P.M. Community Hall to 8:00 Council Town .Hall' '8:00 Pire <a11. .7:00 Foster. Hi, School 8:00 Town all 8:00