History of King County, Washington
By Clarence B. Bagley in 1929. Now in Public Domain
From Chapter 47: Issaquah, Page 780
Issaquah: Government As Of 1928
In 1928 the town affairs were in a prosperous condition, the assessed valuation of property being $222,638, and the budget for the year, $4,320. Although the present city clerk transacts most of the business at her home, the town has its hall, erected in 1892 on Main between Second and Third streets, in which the council holds its meetings.
Issaquah owns its water system. The town bought the properties of the Gilman Water Company in 1923 for $16,000 and the plant, which serves 339 taps, is now appraised at $22,500 on account of improvements which have been added in the last few years. The income in 1928 was $4,719.61.
The town has thus far failed to provide itself with a public sewer system, each family maintaining its own septic tank. A paved highway runs through the town and in 1925 Front and Mill streets were paved. Issaquah has very few cement sidewalks, but in 1928 the town council passed an ordinance requiring the use of cement in future.
The town has a library of approximately 1,000 volumes.
The present town officers are as follows: John Fischer, mayor; A. J. Peters, treasurer; Fannie Gibson, town clerk; L. H. Heppler, John Talus, and A. A. Stiuad, councilmen; August Willig, superintendent of the municipal water works, and J. M. Stakebake, marshal.
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By Clarence B. Bagley in 1929. Now in Public Domain