, 1876-07-15
From the Daily Of Friday.
CITY Council.

At meeting of the City Council,
held last evening, the following bu-
siness was transacted:
Election returns canvassed, and
the result given as previously an
nounced: Mayor, G. A. Weed; Mar
shal, r. H. Turnbull; Councilmen
list Ward, John Leary and Thomas
Clancy; I'd Ward, W. W. Barker, S.
Kinney and George w. Hall; Sd
Ward, W. n. Bell and G. W. Moore.
Certificates of election were ordered
to be issued by the Clerk.
Bids for the partial grading of
Mill street were opened and read,
and George Edwards being the low
est bidder, was awarded the contract.
Motion made and lost to have Mill
street opened from Fifth to Eighth.
Ordinance No. 115, amending Or
dinance No. 116, passed.
Ordinance No. 11G, to provide for
partial grading of Mill street, be-
tween Fifth and Eighth streets, was
passed.
Ordinance No. III, providing the
mode in which charges and assess
ments for street improvements shall
be assessed and collected, was read
and passed.
Ordinance No. lis, creating a
fund to be known as the street i'm
provement fund, was read, amended
and passed.
Ordinance No. 119, in relation to
the construction of q sidewalk on
the east side of Sixth street to the
north side of Seneca street, thence
along the north side of Seneca street
to the east side of Fourth street, was
read and passed.
Ordinance No. 120, authorizing q
sidewalk to be built from Pike tc
Stewart street, on the east side Of
Second, was read and passed.
Remonstrance against the grading
OF Marion street was read and dis
cussed, and an ordinance draw
amendatory to Ordinance No. ia.
On motion, the Street Commits
sioner was ordered to remove al
sidewalks and street Crossings il
conjunction with the grading.
On motion, the police force wal
reduced to two.
On motion, the Chief, E. A
Thorndike, and Mr.. J. Costello wer'
retained on the force.
Adjourned to Saturday, July 18th
SUDDEN DEATH.-A telegram receive,
by DIR. Srnrling at late hour thi
afternoon announces the death, of in
fiammation of the bowels, at $50 TIL
afternoon at Olympia, of Capt. E. A
Starr, proprietor Of the Starr liae 0
steamers on the Sound, and one of th
most respected citizens of this Territory
On the arrival of the Annie Stewar
here last night. Capt. Starr was suffer
! ing severely from Inflammation of th
bowels, and without consulting phys
clan, took a large dose CT salts, whic
is believed to have aggravated the at
tack. The attendance Of DR.. Sparlin
was afterwards procured. and under bi
treatment Capt. Starr became muc
easier, and was enabled to Leave Wit
the steamer this morning at 4 o'clocl
No fears were entertained of any fatt
results, and the unexpected news of hi
death was decided shock to the com
munity.
Mr.. FRANCIS w. PETTYGRoyE. {
; Port Townsend, was publicly pre-
sented with a gold chain in Por
land, on Tuesday last, by Col. Chril
Z Taylor, of Yamhill, Oregon, an a.
> quaintance of thirty years unbroke
friendship. Mr.. P. crossed IL
E plains in 1S43, and took up the clail
: on which Portland now principal
n stands, where he started and kel
the first store, corner of First an
Washington streets. In 1S49, on Il
! discovery of gold he went to Califo
, MIA, where he remained until Is;
h or 1852, when he came to Pug
Sound. Here he located ct Pc
Townsend, where he laid off Il
, town, and has ever since continue
Y to reside.
6 MIR. OTIS FREEMAN has not bee
y removed from his position as Age
" of the Pacific Mail Co. at this plac
+ but is on his way up on the Dakot
! returning to his post of duty.
- MARRIED.-Mr. John Christ, wi