The Vancouver independent. (Vancouver, W.T. [Wash.]) 1875-1910, 1881-04-21
Proceedings Of the city Council.
CRY HALL, Vancouver, w. T.,
April 18th, 1881.

April 18th, 1881.
City Council met in regular session, Mayor
Sohns presiding All councilmen present
except Councilman Brown.
The minutes of last meeting were read and
approved.
A communication from Jos. NJ. Fletcher,
Secretary Of the Vancouver Water Co., was
presented, and read, which requested COM
mittee of conference, and in which it was
stated the Water Co. relinquished all claim
for compensation up to about Dec. %, 1881.
A communication from the Mayor, accom-
panying two ordinances returned to the
council without his approval, was read, in
which he stated substantially that his OBJ
jections to the ordinance providing that all
moneys payable into the city treasury shall
be paid in U. s. lawful money were based
upon the principle that the obligations Of
the city towards citizen are just as binding
as the obligations of a citizen towards the
city; that fair assessments should be made.
city taxes levied and collected, and when
by emergencies arising our expenses become
heavier than our resources, means can be
obtained by loan, as has been done hereto
fore; that an ordinance of this kind is not
called for, nor needed, and if passed its exc
cuton may meet with difficulties. The
mayor recommended therein that the ordi-
nance fixing the bond and compensation and
defining the duties of the City Treasurer be
amended in Section by substituting the
words ''when it shall be expedient' for the
words "when he shall deem the same expe.
dent" and that in Section that warrants
shall be made redeemable in priority Of issue
instead of priority Of presentation.
1t was thereupon moved that the ordi-
nance providing that all moneys due the
city be paid in lawful money of the United
States be reconsidered, and the question be-
ing "shall the ordinance become law not
withstandng the objections of the Mayor"
the ayes and noes were called, resulting:
lAyes-Councilme Daniels and Leverich, 2;
noes-Denny, Hoffman, Lee and Wall, 4.
The veto was declared sustained, and the
ordinance lost.
The report Of the ways and means com.
mittee on the semi-annual report of the city
treasurer was read, adopted, and ordered
filed.
The committee on streets, public build
ings and improvements, reported that Pat
rick O'Leary was building o fence contrary
to the lines of survey as now existing. The
report was referred to the City Attorney for
his opinion as to the proper course to be
pursued.
The report of the special committee ap-
pointed to examine into the $50 claim of the
Vancouver Water Co. was read, and on mo-
ton adopted.
The claims against the city Of J. j. Bee
son, SIS, clerks salary; Geo. Allen, $50,
janitor's salary; J. A. Dupuia, $27. 80. work
on the public square; w. ID. Hoard, 81, for
marshal's badge, were allowed and ordered
paid The claims of VIM. Goldbeck, mar
shal's fees of $3.50; Vancouver INDEPEN-
DENT, $26 for publishing, were referred to
the committee on accounts and current ex.
penses. The claims of VIM. Ginder, So, for
work at cemetery, and of s. w. Brown,
81. SO, for lumber, were referred to the COM
mittee on streets, public buildings and i'm
provements.
The communication of JOS NJ. Fletcher
for the Vancouver Water Co. was referred
to the special committee Of Councilmen
Wall, Brown and Lee, with instructions to
obtain the hest possible terms for water for
the park from March LIST, 1881, and also the
cost of furnishing water at the city ceme
terry.
The ordinance fixing the bond and COM
pensation and defining the duties of the city
treasurer was taken up, and on motion
Section was amended to read as recon-
mended by the Mayer.
1t was moved and carried that Section 8
of said ordinance be amended so as to read
priority Of issue" instead Of priority of
presentment, and that the following proviso
be added to said section s, provided, that
city warrants shall be receivable for city
taxes at any time" 1t was then moved and
carried that the ordinance be considered as
engrossed, and placed upon its final passage.
The vote upon its final passage resulted as
follows: Ayes-Dsniels, Denny, Heitman,
Lee, Leverich and Wall. 6; Noes--none.
The ordinance a. amended was declared
adopted.
The ordinance amending ordinance No.
100 was read second time, and laid over in
regular order.
An ordinance to provide for the assess
ment of property within the city limits SUBJ
ject to taxation was read first and second
times, and upon unanimous suspension of
the rules was read third time and placed
upon its final passage, the vote thereon re-
sulting as follows: Ayes-Daniels, Denny,
Hoffman, Lee, Leverich and Wall, 6; noes,
none. The ordinance was declared adopted.
The committee on fire department and
water was authorized to purchase not ex-
ceeding rs feet Of inch hose for the use Of
the engine house.