HomeMy WebLinkAbout1911-07-11 Regular MinutesTukwila Wash July 11, 1911
Regular Meeting of the Town
council was held at Lutz
Hall on the above date.
The meeting was called
to order by the Mayor at 8:15 PM.
The Councilmember present
were:
E.W. Engel Mayor
Jacob Gunthert
M.H. Miller
F.E. Kline and
Eugene Sandahl
The minutes from previous
meeting were read by the
Clerk. Mr. Miller stated
that the $110.00 appropriated
for the McIntyre District
was to be used as follows:
$100.00 on Outlet Street and Division
and $10.00 on Bluff Street,
otherwise the minutes was found correct.
Report of Committees:
The Ordinance Committee
requested an ordinance for
railroad speed regualtion. The
ordnance had been framed
and was presented to the
Council. The cutting down
of speed to 8 MPH met with
opposition
from some of the Council.
A vote was finally taken
and stood this: Gunthert
and Kline for 8 MPH.
Sandahl and Miller
for 12 MPH.
The Mayor cast his vote for
12 MPH, and
the ordinance will therfore
read 12 MPH.
The next in consideration
was the speed rate and forming
of fine for violation of same.
Mr. Miller made a motion for
12 MPH and $100.00 fine
or 30 days in jail
or both for violations
of ordinance. The motion
was carried.
The third rail clause inserted
in the ordinance was discussed at some
length. Mr. Miller finally
made a motion to
table the question for the
present. The motion carried.
The ordinance was
considered an emergency
case and adopted at
once.
Bills and Correspondence
The following Bills were read:
A.B. McIntyre $125.00
A.W. Kingsly $24.68
Caroline Lutz $2.00
C.P. Jensen $5.00
Total $56.68
The Bills were examined and
approved by Finance Committee
warrants were ordered drawn
in their payment.
A letter from Accident Commission
of Olympia was referred
to Street Committee.
Mr. McIntyre petitioned the
Council for an appropriation
of $112.75 for work laid out
in his vicinity. The petition
was not asked upon.
A petition from citizens protesting
against the construction of
a thistle on Tukwila Avenue and
instead favoring the
completion of a north and south outlet
came before the Council.
A lively discussion followed.
A motion was finally introduced
to employ a surveyor
to take a survey of
Tukwila Avenue and Riverside Avenue.
The motion was carried.
The Street Committee hearing
auhtorized to hire an
inquirer.
Mr. Kline requested that
he had seen the Officials of
the Puget Sound Electric Company
about draining their
ditch. They had agreed to
put in proper drainage
so no stagnant water
should stand there during
summer months.
Unfinished Business
The filling in of the open
ditch on Reitz Avenue was
brought up. Mr. Sandahl
made motion to employ
team to fill in ditch.
The motion carried. The
Street Committee will
see that the work is done.
A letter from Puget Sound
Electric Company was read.
The company stated that
several protests against
opening up of crossing on
First Avenue had been received
and would therefore at the
present time had changed
crossing. They further stated
that they were installing
an electric signal going
as present crossing, which
would greatly eliminate danger
at that place.
The Treasurer's quarterly report was
read and found OK.
Meeting closed at 10:30 PM.
C.P. Jensen Clerk