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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-07 Hazelnut Newsletter - Volume 2 Issue 10VOL II Issue 10 AZ --L NUT July 1961 THAN Miiy thanks to all of you who have sent your donations to the HAZELNUT to help with the cost of publication. - - A special thank you this -past month Goes to: Mr. and, Mrs. Stan- ley Heilman and i. and. Mrs. B* PopeJoy. Anyone wishing to receive the HALS1NUT may do so by sending their name, .addressand 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 diatribution. TOWN COUNCIL Excerpts from the Town Council minutes for June, 1961. The regular meeting of the Tuk- wila Town Council was called to order by the Mayor, Charles 0. Baker, at 730 P. M. Councilmen present: Stan Minkler, A. G. Rad- ford; E. W. Ives, R. K. Doyle and Jerry Hamilton. Mr. Long reported 2 building permits issued in Mey. Ordinance #328, applying a zoning of C-1 to an area annexed to Tukwila, was passed. Ord. # 329, applying a zoning of R -L-9.6 to an area annexed to Tukwila, was passed. A request w,s received from 14r. Charles H. Johnson to install a pinball machine in a restuarant in Tukwila. This request was re- ferred to Mr. Hamilton to report tack -on June lgth, A petition for annexation to Tukwila, of an area- in E. River, - tat Garden Tract, was presentea. Council examined the petition. Mr. Minkler moved the Council en- tertain the petition, that a check of the boundaries be made and fixed July 3, 1961, at fel' a Public Hearin e on same, seconded by Mr. Doyle and carried. ( cont. page 2 -col. 1 ) ADVISORY COUNC1 C. d. Fouty The meeting was called to order at 8:10 F. M. by yman Cliff Fouty. The minutes of the May meeting were read and approved. The dispositions on the two pending ordnonces for the Town of Tukwila were discussed. The Bicycle ordinance (still at the attorney's office) and Parking Ordinance and the recommendation by Commissioners Leahy and Fouty to wait until feasible for the Town. The coming proposal to go on the ballot, "Whether or not Tuk- wila should become a third-class ity" was discussed at length. The pro's and com's and benefit to the Town were brought up. A aMall discussion wa8 held on the, duiping ,of garbage by the White House and the "junky" flower and fruit stand at, the Junction. Mr. Regel to pursue these problems further. -In the chairman's absence for the remaining two months of off- ice, Yr. Rudy Hegel agrGed to take over as acting chairman until September and election of :Officers. Mrs. Tat Hopper agreed to take over secretarial duties until said time also. Mr. Fouty suggested that the Town and the Advisory Group look into the problems and feasibility of Sewers for the Tuwn in the near future. The meeting Was adjourned at 9:50 P.M. T9e next meetang to be July 25, 19a. "At this time 1_ wish to thank the Advisory Group for all sistance that was tendre in the past tn months an c re7ret that I must leove the lawn at this time:." C.Th louty The Foster Tukwila Presbyterian Church will hold the annual pic - nic at 1:;Tiv-z„Ei park on Thursday, July 13tn ET, 6:0 2.M. page. 2 THE HAZ LfUT ublished monthly .by the Communi- :cation Committee of -the Citizens !advisory Council. ;Supported by `donations from.in- terested residents and friends of ;Tukwila. an Fat Hopper Virginia Reed Cathrine Pipal aiary Kreidler Merle Finkas, ;Council -cont. Mayor, Baker weioomed members of the Riverton Heights, Commercial. Club, wt o were present,., They re- quested equested, an informal .meeting with the Council members to talk over: mutual interests..' A tentative date of June 2S, at 8:00 F.IJ. was set. Mr., Everett Drugge, Proiect, Engineer nith.Harstad <.ssoc Ates, stated that, several. bids• had been received for . furnishing,,and ,in- stalling of L.I.D,:D2, +rater, :gins; and L>1 D::3, Sewer Lines. kr. C. V. Fawcett, with McLean and Company, Investment $ecurit ies, reperted McLean and Company were committed to buy, the,war- rants or :bonds .of:these L.I.D' Ivr. Drugge stated . Harstael` ssociates recommended the Town of , Tukwila accept the bid 'of Shoreline. Construction Co.. of 12531-15th..ve.-N.,E. Seattle, for Schedule x -,?43,121.20 and for. Schedule B--; 43,141.02 Since there were no bids re- ceived en Schedule C-Sewage-dis-' posal-pond facility, Mr.;Druge stated they would again advertise for bids on this item. Mr'. Wells B. McCurdy made two requests relating to work being done in the slide area of the development He asked, that Puget lestern be allowed to excavate a oorti_on of the slide area _ near 5"nth. Ave.. So. to drain water which he claimed was causing the entire slide. This slide has caused considerable damage in the area of 53rd Ave. So. and So. 162 nd. St. He st.:ted that the three private property owners involved had been or were being bought out This would make puget Arestern the sole owners of the property in question. (cont. col. 2. ) representative of Dames & Moore, soils analyst Engineers, who have been retained by ,eget -western to study the area, claim- ed that this work, if allowed, would probably stabilize the slide area. is. Doyle movedthe Council grant this request provided Puget <Iestern would furnish proof of insurance for liability in case further damage should result to either private or town property, because of this,work, seconded by id�r . Ives and carried . :x.11 rep- resentative's of luget :testern` who were present gave assurance' that these documents would be given to the town attorney. before work orn enced, nr. ,i.:cCirdy,, Vice Iresident of Puget Sestern;" also requested that the Stop :fork order, placed on the slide area in August,, 19960 be lifted, specifically to allow iuget iiestern to close and lower to grade` y, 5'Jth Ave. So. They would ,remove the -earth to,a grade agreeable to, the 'Mate 'Highway Department and replace said road as previously agreed upon with the town. In<return they would purchase property ,and build a new road around the slide area to Alva, access to 54th Ave. 3o. Haps were presented:showin:g pro- posed routes of neIt road which would be completed, including black -top surfacing and open for traffic by August 1, 1961. Meeting recessed until June 19th; Inthe absence of the payor, the recessed meeting was called to order by the Clerk, who asked for a chairman for the meeting. kr. :.`inkier. as President of the Council took charge. Mr. I. inkier introduced ie;r . Querry representing the Dept. o. Public assistance, to again present the Work Relief Program. i:r. Ives reported that he and Lx. Doyle were working -on this` project and the Council agreed Ltet 'iec feasible. it:r. . :.:inkier announced a o} ..' ion to advance the town of n -. wile toe, city of the third Class had received many signatures. lr. Hamilton moved Resolution No. 137, requesting the County Auditor to provide for a special election on the advancement of the Town of Tukwila from a fourth class town to a third class city to be held on or before the 1st day of August, 1961, be adopted. Seconded and carried. (cont. pg. 3 ) page.3 Council - cont. Mr. John Ehrlichmen, town at- torney, discussed with the Council the proposed relocation of a 60 inch water pipeline, owned by the City of Seattle and presently maintained across properties of Puget Western, Inc. and South- ce.eter Corp. in Tukwila. Yr. Doyle moved the adoption of Res. No. 138, which would assure the City of Seattle teat at such time as the town is regiiested to grans a franchise and permit for such relocated portion of the pipeline it shall do so on the basis that the rights thereby granted to the City of Seattle shall be irrevoc- able as long as., the relocated pipeline shall occupy the portion of 67th Ave. So. and S0. 158th St. agreed upon. Lir. . i::inkler asked Mtr Hamilton for a repert on the application of Mt.:Charles Johnson for, a pin- ball licensei•, r•..' Hamilton pre- sented an application from Yr. Frank Desimone for permission to Secure:a :Master Fin .ball license in Tukwila. Ivir. Hamilton recom- mended a Maeter pin. ball license be issued tc both Yr, . Fiiohnsori and Lir. Desimone. granted. Mr. Desimone also requested :permission to operate a card room in Tukwila.... Request tabled. Suzuki, representing Shore- line Construction Co. reported an error had been made on the :Vater Contract awarded his company, which error would work a hardship He asked the Council to consider the bid and renegotiate the con- tract. Mir. Eleelichman advised tb:t this could not be done. Mr. Ehrlichman stated that the County Prosecutor and the town Engineers will meet in the coming week and set the boundaries of the Town of Tukwila. Ordinance No 330, relating to the registrations of felons, was passed. Meeting recessed until June 29th. Recessed meeting called to or- der at 7:00 P.M. Bids were received on the Stabilization Pond and Lift Stat- ion, Schedule C-, Local Improve- ment Dist. ,-r3. The representat- ive of Hoagland -Findlay Engineer- ing Co. requested permission to withdraw said company bid,. Per- mission granted. The following bids were re- ceived and examined, from: Butler Construction do Engineer- ing Co. Stevens Construction, Inc., and T.W. Traverse Construction Co. SOUTH CENTRAL NEWS Yr. V. F. Harrold of Yakima bas been selected as Principal of Foster Junior -Senior High. School. He will replace Charles.. Curry who has resign ed to accept a sin- ilar position with the Department of the U. S. Air Force in Casa Blanca. Lr. Harrold comes to the South Central School District with a broad background in teaching and adrninistraticn •at both the Junior and senior high school ,levels , For-the'past 9 years- he has been associated with the --Yakima City Schools. During the last ,4.✓. years he, has been vice-principal of Davis High HSchool in Yakima. Previously he was Principal crth e Wapato Junior High School, the Colville Junior High School, and the Colville Senior High School. The new Foster Principal has been active in community affairs, He has belonged to the.Lions Club for Many years,. He was one. of the Charter members of the Colville Lions and was selected by that group as their first president in 1951. Harrold received his undergrad- uate training at Northwest lvliss- ouri State Teachers College. His graduate work has been done pri- marily at .renh+...gton Stete Univer- sity. Fe hos a iiia: ter t s Degree from the latter institution in Education. Iver. Harrold is a widower. He and his daughter Nancy, an eighth grader, will move to this area sometime in July. He will assume his new duties actively on Aug. 1 (council- cont. from col. 1. ) Mr. I.inkler moved a letter be sent to the State Department of Health committing the Town of Tukwila to napi.ly water to the control house at the stabilization pond within 60 days after the pond begins to function as an overflow lagoon. Seconded and carried. ,.r. Iverson presented a propos- al for a change in location of a road in the vicinity of 54th Ave. So. and So. 162nd. St. in the Southcenter Development. ivr. Frank Desimone again re- quested a license to operate a card room.. , cense granted. i.ieeting TU'IKVVI LA Fl RE ID E D T R. Rinehart For fire or emergency ONLY Ch. 3-5353 For other Fire Department busi- ness: Chief Nick Heinz Ch. 2-8943 Asst. Chief Don Leahy Ch. 2-0894 Town Clerk Ch. 3-9906 phone Wednesday July 5 - July 12 - July 19 - July 26 - xugust 2 Fire practice meeting practice meeting practice. Hall 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 7:00 pm 8:00 pm 7:00 pm When the siren goes off, fire- men from all parts of town re- spond in a hurry, and in the in- terest of safety, we ask that you warn your children to keep off the streets to prevent accidents. Fire Alarms in June June 3 - 1:15 am - Interurban 1i°e and S. 143rd. St. Auto acciden•c. June 23 - 3:35 pm - Black River Junction. Grass and poles along Railroad right -,of -way. Jane 28 - 12:30 pm West Valley Highway south of Lonvc:cs - Barn fire. June 30 - 2:30 pm - Grass fire along RR right-of-way. Fire permita are required for all outdoor burning, except in cover- ed incinerators. Permits may be obtained at the Town Hall of at Foster Golf Links. When burning trash in incinerators, be sure to have cover on to arrest sparks and burning particles.