Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1888-06-01
Proceedings of the City Council
Council CHAMBER,
OLYMPIA Nav 9.

The journal of last session WAS read
and approved.
The Committee on Accounts re-
ported favorably on elaine against the
city to tfre- amuunr Of $3.50 $500 49: On
motion, the report was adopted and
warrants ordered drawn for the several
amounts specified.
Report from the same committee,
on the reports of the City Treasurer
recommending that they be accepted.
Was read and, on motion, adopted.
Report of the Committee on Streets,
Wharves and Bridges, on the location
of Westside street, recommending the
location thereof, and that the City
Surveyor prepare field-notes and file
u plat of the same, was read, and, on
motion, adopted.
The Street Committee further re-
ported verbally and recommended
that the petition for the improvement
Of Miller and Etheridgc streets he
granted and that $50 be appropriated
towards the expense Of such improve
ment, a warrant for the amount to be
drawn in favor of William Bigelow
when the work is done to the satisfac-
ton of the Street Committee. On
motion adopted.
Mr.. Murphy OF the Street Com
mittee, on behalf Of Saml. Williams &
Son, asked for permit to use part OF
the streets fronting their property,
corner of Main and Fourth streets,
while their brick building is in
course of construction. On motion,
the permit was granted.
The report of the City Marshal was
read and placed on file.
Petition of the business men of the
city asking that steps be taken to
connect the cistern, corner of Main
and Fifth streets, with the one corner
OF Washington and Fifth, was read.
His Honor, Mayor Chambers, en-
tering at this time, Mr.. Bettman re-
signed the chair to him.
On motion, the Street Commissioner
was instructed to lay two S-inch or
one 12-inch pipe TO connect the cis-
terms and make the water available
as petitioned.
Petition for sidewalks on north and
east sides of block No. 3, Bigelow's ad-
dition, and on the east and south sides
of block No. 26, Swans addition, was
read and, on motion, referred to the
Street Committee.
Petition for sidewalk on the east
side of Adams street, from Tenth to
Eleventh street, was read; on motion.
the City Surveyor was instructed to
set grade stakes along the said Adams
street, and the Clerk, when such grade
shall have been shown, to notify the
owners OF property abutting that the
Council deem the sidewalk as petit
toned for, necessary and have re-
quested them to construct the same.
The Street Committee and City Sur
veyor made report that the estimated
expense of opening Stewart street, as
petitioned for by 7. c. Van Epps,
would be from $500 to $500. The
former figure would make it only pas
sable and the latter would bring it
down to good grade. On motion, the
matter was referred to the Street Com
mittee to report on ut next meeting.
On motion, the question of securing
more substantial lanterns for the
street lights was referred to the Com
mittee on Fire, Light and Water.
Mr.. Murphy introduced can Or
dinance ordering the construction OF a
sidewalk along the east side of Plum
street, from Fourth street to the alley
between Third and Fourth streets, in
the city of Olympia" Under sus-
pension of the rules, the ordinance
was read first, second and third times
and placed upon its final passage,
when, all the Councilmen present vot-
ing aye, the ordinance passed and the
title was agreed to.
On request Of the Marshal, that the
Council designate the paper that
should publish the delinquent tax-list
on the roll Of 1887, Councilman
Murphy of the STANDARD asked that
he be not considered. 1t was moved
that the Republican Partisan he deslg-
mated as the paper to publish this list.
Motion carried.
On motion, the Construction Com
mittee were requested to report at
next meeting, on the expediency OF
Immediately reconstructing Long
bridge.
On motion, the Marshal was IN
structed to give notice by publication
| in the city papers that all dogs found
at large within the corporate limits
upon which the tax for 1883 had not
been paid, after June 18th, would be
impounded and destroyed, as pre-
scribed by ordinance.
On motion, the matter of obstructet
water way through the premises of T
I'M. Roberts was referred to the Com
mittes on Ways and Means.
On motion, the improvement OF th'
CITY Hall, in the way OF new scenes
ETC.. for which $25 was appropriated
WAS referred to the Committee on Ac
counts.
! The following bills were referred u
Tie Committee on Accounts: VIM
McCl>!.and, special police, IS; H. A