Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-06-15
Proceedings of the City Council.
COUNCU. CHAMBER,
OIyvprA. June Is. 1883.


OLYMPIA, June Is, 1888.
The City Council met in regular
session, his honor Mayor Chambers
presiding. Councilman present, Mcssrs.
Bettman, Byrne, Hardness, Murphy
and O'Brien.
The journal OF last regular and a
subsequent special session was read
and approved
The Committee on Accounts made
report, recommending the payment OF
bills and the payroll, to the amount
OF 1854 90 On motion, the report
was adopted and warrants ordered
drawn for the several amounts.
The Committee on Fire, Light ana
Water, in the matter Of procuring
more substantial lanterns for the street
lights, reported their selection and
recommended that the Clerk Toe IN
structed to order fourteen OF them
from the manufacturers. On motion,
the report was adopted and the Clerk
so ordered.
Mr.. Murphy introduced An ordi-
nance to amend an ordinance entitled
an ordinance to license, tax, regulate
and restrain drinking saloons, beer
halls, breweries and other places
where intoxicating liquors are sold or
disposed OF, approved April 20, leSS.
The ordinance passed a second read
ing, and was on motion referred to
the Judiciary Committee.
The City Surveyor submitted report
of surveys made OF Westside and Sew
ard streets, with diagram, plat and
field notes thereof, and Of the marking
of grade for sidewalk on the east side
of Adams street. On motion, the re
port and papers were referred to the
Street Committee.
An ordinance to establish the grade
of Adams street, from Union to Thir
teenth street in the city OF Olympia
was introduced under suspension o
the rules, passed three several read
ings and put upon its final passage
, when all Councilmen voting aye the
ordinance passed and the title was
agreed to.
Report of w. +. Ready, J. p, o
city business before him, was read an,
ordered filed
Petition of residents of East Olym
pia, asking the Council to supply tina
portion of the city with night watch
man, was presented and on motion re
ferred to the Committee on Health
and Police.
Communication from VIM. Stringer
calling attention to the bad condition
of sewerage and sidewalk by the Olym
pic hotel, was read On motion, tn,
communication was referred to thu
Committee on Health and Police.
The sidewalk on Washington an(
Union streets, by the school-house
being reported in very bad condition
the Clerk was instructed to give thu
owners of abutting property notice t.
renew the sidewalk in front of thei
respective properties.
On motion, the question OF protect
ing and preserving the shade tree
growing on the public streets was re
ferred to the City Attorney with i'll
structions that if no ordinance now il
force made it misdemeauOr to injur'
or destroy them, he should prepar,
and present one.
The following bills were presented
and referred to the Committee on Ac
, counts:
Olympia Water Co., water rent May !; 10 0
Peter Cook, filing and setting saws 2
Der '.4' ''''s 80 1. 1Os
, G. A. Ingersoll special police ..,.-.-.... "a
RObf. MARI, stationery and merchandSe
, for fire department. .......,.........-... 8
A FarQuhar. nails ................-.-..
Olympia Gas Co., public lights .....-.... Ga
d. S. B. Henry surveying on street acct. "a Q
Drewry 4 Son. hauling 80. q ......... IL
J. J. SOuther, lumber ............... l67 4
On motion, the Council adjourned.
ROBT. MARI, City Clerk.