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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-07 Hazelnut Newsletter - Volume 1 Issue 10THE HAZELNUT Vol. I Issue 10 July 1960 -THANK YOU- Thanks OU- Thanks to all of Sou who have donated towards the expenses of publishing this newsletter. Donations have been received in the mast month from the persons listed below: Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Heilman, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Bergstrom, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Tilite, Mr. and Mrs. Iri. L. Anderson, Mr. Ills B. McCurdy, Mr. and Mrs. Nick Heinz, Hr. and Mrs. Roy Z. Kettering, Mr. and Firs. E. L. iblkey, Mr. and Mrs L. Crostick. Your interest and help has been most gratifying. Those of you who desire news articles are welcome to will endeavor to print items al interest. Our address: THE HAZELNUT Box 75, Tukt-rila, Washington. to submitl do so. We of gener- TOWN COu\CH Excerpts from the Town Council Meeting Minutes for the month of June The regular meeting of the Tukwila Town Council was called to order by the Mayor, Charles C. Baker, at 8 P.M. Councilmen present trere Stan lankier, A. G. Radford, 6tiynn Anderson and R.K. Doyle. Also present were E.W.Ives and Jerry Hamilton, Councilmen elect. The minutes of the May meeting were read and approved. Mayor Baker read a letter from Mr. Cheetha_M, of Puget Sound rower ?;. bight Company, commending our Police offic- ers at the time of an accident on the Highway. Lther Corres ondence was read. Current bills were examined and upon motion approved, and ordered paid. The report of the Treasurer was read and accepted. The report of the water dept. was read and placed on file. tvrr ,,,a., , w_-___� _ , . . ANDOVER INDUSTR IA L - PARK Ground -breaking ceremonies were held on Tuesday, July 5, for the multi- million dollar Andover Industrial eark in Tukwila. Puget ibstern, Inc. is developing the industrial park as a subsidiary of the ruget -Sound .-ower & Light Comany. It is located along the west b;Lrk of the Green River, just east of the Southcenter regional sho p ging center now being built. dells B. McCurdy, executive vice- president of .Ftiget Western, Inc. and a vice-president of the Southcenter Corp and the Northgate Co. said that total investment in the land, utilities and buildings is estimated at 60 to 70 million dollars. About 22 millions will be spent on development of the first 30 acres of the industrial park, McCurdy said. This will include a fill eight to 10 feet deep, costing 1350,000, raising the surface well above the Green River Flood level. Preparation of the first 30 acres trill be completed by the end of next fall. manufacturers may erect their own buildings on leased or purchased ground or, if the manufacturers prefer Puget. ll'estern Inc. trill erect the buildings and even install standard equipment. Mayor Baker stated that for all of us here in Tukwila, the beginning of the Industrial Park is the fulfillment of a dream. A dream for the future which has been planned for and locked forward to for many years. For the officials of the Town this is the proud realization of the thousands of hours of work and planning of the -oast three years. In the near future the announcements will be made as to the nationally known tenants who will be- come a part of our Industrial Commun- Page 2 THP: HAZELNUT Published :zonthly by ,the.Communication Committee of the Citizens Advisory Council:. Supported by do of Tukwila. Chairman Staff ns from citizens i'at Hopper Virginia Reed Cathrine Pipal Freda loahy Jane Merkle 1 Arlie Scott pejoy o CHUB TtJkJILA BA TIST. CHURCH Rev. Robert Baker., Services are, as .follows Sunday S hccl9;145 A. i4 Morning Service Y 11:00 A. Evening.. Service 7:30 Sun... Young iroples„meeting . 6:30 Sun. PrayerMeeting Itrednesday ST CAT}t L IC CHURCH nl 10:30 A.M. 500 7:30 A.M. 12:30 P.M. Rev. Anthony .-almassa. Sunday Masses 7 :00 8:00 9:15 i ekds y Piss Baptism, Sunday GST:r. TUI�RESSYTER Rev; Harold I Sunday School 9:30 A. Church 9:30 A. e e . CH I! IS NE JIC, N CIRCLE JESSIE GIEC'ISE, CIROLE Both - the Lois,Newton Circle. and Jessie Giboney Circle will meet toget' her on Tuesday . evening, July 19th, at the home of Mrs. Margaret Fleming. The program _:or the evening ;rill be slides trhich were 'furnished by°Mr.Bill Ziegler, a !-issionary,;in Alaska. CHURCH itTLUCK IONIC Members, fat and friends of tkme Foster -Tukwila iresbyterian,Church are -planning- a pot luck picnic on July IL It will be held at the upper level of Seward ' 'park. The #i„ me will be 6:00P. M Cont, Frorm Col 1, ag, 1. Mr. Doyle, acting as Chairinan of the uracil called the new Council togeth- er and requested rrs. Newton to admin- ister the oath of office to Charles G Baker, re-elected as Maior. .After be- ing sworn in Mayor Baker administered the oath of office to the newly elect- ed Councilrmen:;Stanler A..G.Rad. ford and E W. Ives` for a tour, year term each and Jerry Hand.lton elected to an `' un. a spired term of two years. Iy1ayor Baker thanked 14r. ` Anderson` who was retiring from -the Council tor bis faithful years .sib. _C ilrman. The Council discussed requests for rezoning, ' as reconunended by the ring Co m ssion, that would extend in- to an ,°area' supposed to be the route of the Freeway. Mater Baker reported that Mr. Sterling; of the Bureau of Public Roads, had contacted ' him and requested that rx further °rezoning be done in the ;haute of the Freeway. Mayor 3aker informed Mr. Sterling that our tom officials -had never been told as to where 'the Freeway or Interchang- es would be' located. The Mayor read a letter from Mr. Rad McKay in lahich he requested no rezone be permitted nor building permits issued for 60 to 90 days, until' the route of the Freeway= and Interchanges is made known, After” considerable discussion the ,lotion was made to table these requests until we contact our attorney. Meeting recessed. special meeting of the 'Tukwila Town Council was called to order by the:. Mayor oh Jwie'=1I4 at 8:00 P.N. Mr. Richard Bowen, Chairman of the Annexation Corrnittee, presented a pet-. tion for-amexation of an area South of present town Ii £s., -- A special meetingof the Council was' called to order on. June 20 Mr. Ira Cottoi and . do ', re res- enting Seattle City Light, explained that City Light is anxious for the town to "settle on the transmission ission line 'route from their Tukwila sub -state:.. ion site> north. They presented their map showing the three routes outlined through the`co`r- ridor and reguested an in -mediate' de- cision from the town officials as to 'which of the three routes it would be. After some discussion the feeling was introduced ' that no real attempt Page 3 (Cont. from Col .2 t. 2) Recessed meeting called to order at 8:00 P.M. on June 20. . Nr. A. E. Scherler of 5433 So. 150th: made application for a permit to oper ate,a Boarding house. A request was presented from John Graham Company that a contract for professional services be signed. The Council received a petition re- questing said Council make every effort to make provision in the Town Budget for the necessary monies to contract with the King County Library System for library service. Hr. Ives moved the Council accept the petition, seconded by Mr. Doyle and carried. A committee was ap.ointed to work on this matter. Meeting adjourned. PE RMITS Fire permits are now required for any outdoor fires. 2ermits may be ob- tained at the Toun Hall or from Bill Aliment at the Foster Golf Course. REMINDER Just a reminder from your Fire Dept. In case of fire call Ch. 3-5353. This is an automatic alarm- LE.E Trait for an anstrer, then give the location of the fire. Remember also to check basements and closets for oily rags or any other combustible materials that may cause a fire. Many fires are started this fray and are not often detected in time. Keep your home safe from fire while you are on vacation. FI PE ALARM S Tukwila firemen answered two alarms in June. A house fire at 172nd & 57th Ave. So. A furnace fire at a house on Inter- urban Ave So. In July: July 2nd. - A stump fire at 143rd and Interurban Ave. July 3rd. - House, barn and out build- ings at 133rd (•47th Ave. So. July 4th. - A stuns fire on Christian- sen Road. There were also two false alarms re- ported. FIREIVAIIDS ILCK PGR.JARD TO THIS IE AUGUST Come one, Come all to Tukwila Fire - Hall, August 13, between 4 and 7 for the Hamburger and .diener Larbecue. Eat 'em there or buy a sacs: full to take home. Be sure to tell your friends and neighbors. All proceeds go to buy needed equip- ment for the Tukwila Fire_.IDepartrtent. COMMUNITY CLUB The Community Club held their pot luck supper on June 14th, at the Club Hall. Those who attended enjoyed. a pleasant evening. The next meeting will be held in Sept. FOSTER GRADS There Trill be a get together picnic for all Foster Alumni and their famil- ies and friends at Ky' Resort at Lake Meridian, on Sunday, July 17th. All old Grads and their families are welcome. TUKWILA INCORPORATED HISTORY of THE TO VW GF TUKWILA taken from Town Council minutes. The Town of Tukwila was incorporated June 8, 1908, with the first council meeting being held June 29th at the home of the Mayor, Joel Shomaker. Councilmen were J.ii. Hall,R.H. Heath J.H. i&lson, Del Adelphia, and John 0. Wold. E.H. Engel was treasurer and E. G. Green, Clerk. A iblice Magistrate, Marshall, City Attorney and Health Officer were appointed. The first ordinance of the Town of Tukwila was drawn up at this meeting. It read as follows: "That a corporate seal fpr the Toun of Tukwila shall be adopted, and is described as follows: One and five -eights inches in diameter. the impression of which shall be a cl- uster of three Hazel nuts, in the husk, in the center, and an inscript- ion around the outer edge, having the words: "Seal of Tukwila, Jashington , • JULY 19 CALENDER FOR JULY 5 Town Council Town Hall 6 Fire Dept. Meeting Fire Hall 13 Fire £ractice Fire Hall 14 Associated Foster CommunitTHall 14 ?ot luck Supper Foster .res. Church Upper eward :ark 17 Alumni Picnic Ky's Lake iieridian 19 Lois Newton 14213 -51st So, Jessie Giboney Circle 20 tibmens Assoc. and KBA Tukwila iark 20 Fire Dept. Meeting Fire Hall 27 Fire Det. iractice AUG 1 Town Council 3 Fire Dept. tractice Fire Hall Town Hall Fire Hall 8:00 P. 8:00 P. lie 7:00 .t.). 1. 8:00 I). 6:00 P. M. 12:00 Noon 7:30 P. M. 12 noon 8:00 M 7:00 1•„N. 8:00 P. 14, 7:00 P. M.