Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-07-27
Proceedings of the City Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,


The City Council met IN regular ses-
sion, his Hon. Mayor Chambers pre-
siding. Councilmen present, Messrs.
Be;tman, Byrne, Hardness, Murphy
and O'Brien.
The journal Of last session was read
and approved.
The Committee on Accounts re-
ported for payment bills and the pay
roll amounting to $555.64. On motion,
the report was adopted and warrants
ordered drawn for the amounts.
The same committee reported hay
ing examined the return made by the
City Marshal, on the warrant for the
collection of delinquent taxes on the
roll of 1887 and found it correct. On
motion the report was adopted.
From the same: That they had eX-
annined the report of the City Treas
urer, dated July 5. 1888, and found it
correct. On motion, the report was
adopted.
The Judiciary Committee, to whom
was referred an ordinance to amend
the liquor license ordinance so as to-
grant hotel keepers a license for 500,
reported the same back and recon-
mended that further action thereon
be indefinitely postponed. On mo-
ton the report was adopted.
The Committee on Ways and Means,
to whom was referred An ordinance
to amend an ordinance entitled an Or
dnauce TO license, tax and regulate
auctioneers, hawkers, peddlers, brokers
and pawnbrokers. Approved March
20, 1885," reported the same back by
substitute and recommended that 1t
do pass. On motion, the report was
adopted and the ordinance placed
upon third reading. The ordinance
was read third time and put upon its
final passage. All the Councilmen
present voting aye, the ordinance
passed and the title Was agreed to.
The Committee on Streets, Wharves
and Bridges, to whom was referred
"An ordinance to regulate, license
and tax all carts, drays, trucks, wagons,
Carriages, coaches, omnibuses and 9th
er vehicles kept for hire or for the
transportation Of persons or property
for hire, reported same back and rec
commended its passage. On motion,
the ordinance Was amended by adding
section thereto. Such ordinane, as
amended, was then read third time
and put upon its final passage. All
Councilmen present voting aye, the
ordinance passed and the title Was
agreed to.
Reports OF the City Marshal and
Justice of the Peace were read and or
dered filed.
Petition of property holders on
Third street, asking that said street be
graded from Main to Jefferson street,
was read and, on motion, referred to
the Street Committee.
Mr.. Murphy introduced "An Ordi-
nance to amend section 8 Of an Ordi-
dance entitled an ordinance relating
to- offenses and disorderly conduct.
Approved March 80, 1882" Under
suspension Of the rules, the ordinance
passed three several readings and was
put upon its final passage. All COun-
cilmen present voting aye, the ordi-
nance passed and the title was agreed
to.
1t was moved and carried that when
the Council adjourns it be to next
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Mr.. Murphy introduced IAN ordi-
nance ordering the erection of side
walk along the west side of Columbia
street from Union to Eleventh streets.
in the city of Olympia. The same was
read first and second times and re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
On motion, the matter Of building
sidewalk on the North side of Fourth
street, by the Swan town bridge, was
referred to the Street Committee to re-
port on at next meeting.
Mr.. O'Brien offered the following, to-
wit:
WHERrAs, The resident property
owners along the line of Adams street
between Fourth and Thirteenth streets
have petitioned the City Council to grade
and improve said street between the
streets indicated; and
WHEREAS, The City Council deem it
expedient that said improvement be
made; be it
Resciped, That said street be so i'm
proved and that the City Surveyor make
q survey, diagram and estimate of cost
OF said improvement and file the same
with the City Clerk, and that the City
Clerk, upon receipt of said survey, dia-
gram and estimate, give the notice re.
quired by section SO Of the City Charter.
On motion, the resolutions were
adopted unanimously. On motion of
Mr.. Bettman, warrants were ordered