The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1877-02-09
Council Proceedings.

Vancouver, w. T.,
February 9Th, 1877.
Council met, it being a regular
meeting.
Present, a full board of Council
men.
Absent, His Honor the Mayor; in
whose absence Councilman Maxon
was on motion elected President, pro
tenn.
The following petition was read
and laid on the table:
VANCOUVER, Feb. 5th, 1877.
To THE Hon. THE COMMON COUNCIL.
GentLemen:-
l would respectfully call your at
tention to the condition of the els
tern at the intersection of Main and
Second streets. The old box-cover-
ing over the top of the cistern has
fallen in. l would recommend that
new box be put in as soon as conven-
lent. The expense will be trifling.
l am respectfully,
MATT Brown,
Chief Engineer V. f. ID.
The following report of committee
on Accounts and Current Expenses
was presented and read, to-wit:
VANCOUVER, Feb. 9Th, 1877.
MIR. Mayor
Your committe on Accounts and
Current Expenses, to whom was re-
ferred the bill of City Recorder, in
the case of City VS.. Pulsky, have ex-
amined the same and recommend the
payment as follows: City Recorder,
S2.1O; City Marshal, $4.20; Michael
Healy, witness, $500; total, $3.50.
WIN. RANCK,
Nj. WINTER,
Committee.
The following report of committee
on Fire and Water read, to-wit:
To His HONOR THE MAYOR,
AND COMMON COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF VANCOUVER.
Gentlemen:-
Your committee on Fire and Wa
ter would respectfully recommend to
supply the Engine House with water,
for the use of Engine Co. No. l and
the Hook & Ladder Co. Herewith
we hand you estimate of cost.
Respectfully your committee,
Nj. WINTER,
JAS. DAVIDSON,
WIN. RANCK.
The estimate of cost submitted by
the committee being $13.25, which
was for pipe, materials, and putting
in the same, exclusive of digging the
trench.
On motion the report was accepted
and the committee instructed to have
the work done.
Councilman Ranck, member of
committee on Accounts and Current
Expenses, reported verbally upon
certain bill of DR.. NJ. Finn, which
was referred to that committee at
previous regular meeting and returned
without recommendation, which verb
al report was on motion accepted.
The bill was then read, and after dis
cussion upon the merits of it, motion
was made that it be paid. The vote
of the Council being taken, the chair
was in doubt as to the result, SO the
Ayes and Nays were called for. The
following gentlemen voting Aye: Da-
wilson, Maxon and Ranck. The fol-
lowing gentlemen voting Naye: Pres
ton, Whittier, Whitney and Marsh.
The majority voting Naye, the motion
was declared lost.
Bill of NJ. Whittier, for sundries
furnished Vancouver Engine Co. No.
/, presented and referred to commit
tee on Accounts and Current Ex-
penses.
Bill of NJ. Healy, for board of Mrs.
Pulsky at county Jail, presented and
referred to same committee.
The petition of the Chief Engineer,
which was upon the table, was then
taken up, and on motion the commit-
tee on Fire and Water instructed to
make connections between the main
pipes and the several cisterns in Main
street, and also to make the neces-
sary repairs as prayed for in the petit
ton of the Chief Engineer.
Councilman Ranck here called the
attention of the Council to the impos-
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