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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1911
Page
2
Leavenworth council weighs municipal ownership vs private water supply to ensure ample fire protection and clean drinking water. Article surveys past meetings, costs, and growth projections for a town of about ten thousand, stressing fiscal prudence and long term taps for households and hydrants.
An Echo report suggested a proposed water tax of half a percent. the council was not consulted on funding methods before the statement, raising questions about the plan and its execution.
Echo front-page recounts past town dealings with Roy Zabren and a Snow Creek pipeline project. It notes September 1909 cost estimates for a 300000 gallon reservoir, a October 1909 payment of 6249.39, and questions about land rights and the city council’s approval. The piece compares water rights value to California precedents and urges securing pure drinking water.
A brief report notes Brown made a trip to Red Mountain on Tuesday. They left there at 28 30 mm in the evening and reached the summit by 3 o'clock the following afternoon, marking a brisk pace for the journey.
An irrigation scheme to water about 5000 acres of Wenatchee area land is under consideration by the Wenatchee Land and Irrigation Co. and partners. Key figures include WM. News, J E Sodding, Geo Meram, Christian Son, and Jon Mooney of Wenatchee, with plans to extend water rights along the river and open the land to settlements of twenty to forty families near Leavenworth.
The text outlines borrower responsibilities for library items including penalties for late returns, renewals, and messenger fees. It states the borrower's card must be presented for all checkouts and notes charges for damaged or insured books and a courier fee if a book is three weeks overdue. It mentions renewal limits and authority of the messenger to collect fines.
Heavy construction on the Snow Creek Water Company's canal between Mountain Home and Tom Lakes advances with W. Swalwell and Dr Small of Everett overseeing. The intake location is near the Chumstick valley, and a base crew of engineers works on hillside ditching to ensure water supply for valley owners once complete before winter sets in.
A fragment notes Bernie Hansen from Wellington visited this week. It mentions a three year old child of A L Mitchell of Eagle Creek with a severe case of typhoid fever and a reference to water saving doctor bills.
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