Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-09-28

Council CHAMBER.
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The City Council met in regular
session, his honor, Mayor Chambers,
presiding, with the full Council pres
emit
The journal OF lat regular and adj
jouined sessions WAS read and ap-
proved
Mr.. y. II. Owings, h. permission, adj
dressed the Council on the question of
the city making an appropriation, to
be applied toward the improvement Of
the Capitol grounds, whcrcupOn Mr..
Murphy gave notice that he woul in
troducc an ordinance this evening
with a view to making such appropria-
ton
The Committee OH Accounts report
cd for payment hills and the payroll
against the city To the amount Of
SlJS.37. On motion, the report was
adopted and warrants ordered drawn
for the several amounts named.
The same committee reported back,
without recommendation the claims
against K. w. Gilliland, contractor, for
material furnished him. On motion,
the report was ordered filed. On mo-
ton, warrants were ordered drawn in
payment OF said claims, amounting in
The aggregate to $212.41.
The Committee on Fire, Light and
Water, to whom was referred the peti
ton for street lamp at the intersec-
ton Of Sixth snd Franklin streets,
made report and recommended that
the petition be granted and that the /,
Clerk notify the gas company that
they are requested to run their gas /
main so that connection could be made
at the point named. Or motion, the /
report WAS adopted.
The Committee on Judiciary to .
whom was referred "An ordinance to /
apportion the cost of grading Adams .
street upon the lots or parts thereof /
abutting thereon" reported same back .
and recommended that the name Jas. |
II. Avery, in line eleven Ol) be strick-
en- out and "Allen Munro" inserted |
and with said amendment the passage
OF the ordinance. On motion, the re-
port was adopted and the ordinance so
amended. The ordinance was then !
read third time and put upon its final
passage. All the Councilmcn voting
aye, the ordinance passed and the title
was agreed To.
Monthly report OF the City Marshal .
was read and ordered filed.
Petition for IL street lamp on the
northeast corner of Eighth and Adams |
streets was presented. On motion, the
petition was granted and the Commit
tee on Fire, Light and Water instruct
ed to erect the lamp.
Estimate OF the work done on the
grading OF Adams street WAS presented,
also the contractors payroll for labor
performed thereon, amounting to
S404.7j. On motion, warrants were
ordered drawn in payment of such
roll.
Mr.. Murphy introduced an ordi-
nance making an appropriation for
clearing and grubbing the Capitol
grounds. Such ordinance was read
first and second times and laid over
under the rule.
The following claims against the city
were presented and referred to the
Committee on Accounts:
Aldridge & Hoy, piles Northumberland 1896 81
{. II. Aver, wooden water pipe -......., 30
+. \. Gay. coal for fire department ..... Is %
:. W. Percival, wooden water pine 90
l. |. McKenny, oil for fire department $50
J. a. Sisby, by Gillland ................. 2lS IL
- On motion, the Street Committee
were directed to investigate and report
on feasibility of getting heavy roller
for use on the streets.
Bids for the grading Of Union street
and Washington street were opened.
On motion, the bid OF II. w. Gill
land for the grading of Union street
Was accepted, subject to such condi-
tons and arrangements as the Street
Committee might deem necessary.
On motion, the bids and other mat
tiers relating to the grading of Wash
ington street were referred to the Street
Committee.
On motion, the Street Commissioner
WAS instructed to procure trees and re-
place those missing around the public
square.
On motion, the Street Committee
were authorized to procure the neces-
sary sewer pipe to construct sufficient !
sewer from point ON Fourth and
Main streets to the bay, and directed
to correspond with the Fox Island |
Brick Co. and get their terms for sewer
pipe in quantity.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
RoBT MARI,
City Clerk.