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Proceedings of the City Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
OLYMPIA, Feb. %, 1883. {

Proceedings of the City Council.
Council CHAMBER,
OLYMPIA, Feb. %, 1883. {
The City Council met in regular ses-
sion, his Honor Mayor Chambers pre-
siding.
On roll call, Councilmen Bettmen,
Byrne, Hardness and Murphy were
noted present.
The journal of last session was read
and approved.
The Committee on Accounts repo-t-
ed for payment bills and the payroll
to the amount of $57O.5O. On motion
the report was adopted and warrants
ordered drawn for the several amounts.
Reports of Committee on WAYS and
Means, by majority and mirprity, On
the proposition of II. c. Page, for the
improvement of the Public Square,
were read and On motion, adoldetl
The reports were adverse to the pro-
posed mprovement.-Ed.1
Report of City Marshal was read
and ordered filed, and that officer dir
ected to put prisoners in his charge at
work on the streets.
Report of A. Thompson, ]. p, Of
city business before him was read and
referred to the Committe on Accounts.
Petition of taxpayers asking that
the electric light located at the inter
section of Main and Seventh streets be
continued, was read, when, by consent
OF the Council, Mr.. Sawyer, for the
Gas and Electric Light Co., made a
statement regarding the order of the
Council disseminating all electric
lights in excess of eight. On motion.
the matter OF electric lights was refer
red to the Committee on Fire, Light
and Water, with power to act and in
structions to report ut next meeting of
the Council.
Petition of the members of the Fire
Department for the passage of an Or
dlnance forbidding the ringing of the
fire bell for any other purpose than ITS
fire alarm was read and, on motion.
referred to the Committee on Fire.
Light and Water.
Application Of Frank Dickinson for
liquor license, the required bond and
receipt of the City Treasurer being pre-
scented, on motion, the bond was ap-
proved and the license granted.
Applications of Philip Hiltz and
Ambrose Bennett for beer licenses. the
required bonds and receipts of the
Treasurer in each case being present
ed, on motion the bonds were APPROX.
ed and the licenses granted.
The official bond of r. A. McNair.
City Marshal, was read and, on motion.
approved.
The official bond OF Sam1 G. Ward,
City Treasurer, was read. Moved, that
the bond being informal, the CITY At
torney draw up bond in form for the
Treasurer to fill up and file for approx.
al by the Council. Carried. y
Bills OF NJ. +. Palmer, balance on
railing on wharf, $63.75; Forbes &
Hagar, balance on wharf contract
$2O72.2O, and Washington Saw &
Planning Mill Co., lumber for wharf
$463.26, were presented. On motion
OF the Chairman of the Committee on
Accounts, they were allowed and war
rants ordered drawn for the amounts
Moved, that warrant be drawn in
favor OF G. j. Peterson as compensa.
ton for extra services rendered while
acting as City Marshal. Mr.. Murphy
called for the ayes and nays. AYES
Messrs. Bettman, Byrne and Hark.
ness; nay, Murphy-l; so the mo.
ton prevailed.
Mr.. Murphy introduced the follow.
ing resolution:
"Resolred, by the Common Council
OF the City of Olympia, that the CITY
Treasurer be, and he is hereby requir.
ed TO advertise for the redemption ,oj
outstanding city warrants, in their or
der OF date and number, whenever thu
sum OF one thousand dollars accounts
lates in his possession: Provided, thi.
action shall not apply to funds in hi.
hands against which no warrants have
been drawn"
A motion to adopt such resolution
was amended by striking out the pro
viso; Messrs. Byrne, Hardness anf
Chambers voting for the amendment
Nessrs. Bettman and Murphy against
BY consent zone thousand" was strik
en- out and give hundred" inserted
The resolution so amended was adopt
ed.
On motion, ID. S. b. Henry was I'D
pointed special assessor to assess tl,,
property in Block (District) 4S, Swan
Addition, for the levy and collectio,
of tax to pay for sidewalk frontins
ON the same, as ordered by the Conn
Gil.
On motion, the application for al
allowance to meet expenses incurred
in connection with the legislative en-
tertainment was taken from the table
when 1T was moved that a warrant Ii
drawn in favor of Rob't Frost for SIS,
to apply on that ACCOUNT Carried.
On motion, the Street. C6mIiitte
were directed to see about getting Z
boat for the use of the city, particular
ly for the Street Commissioner wbe,
working about the bridges an,
wharves.
The following bills were presente,
and referred to the Committee on Ac
, counts:
, Olympia Water Co., water rent for jan
! d. s. d. Henry, work on wharf ~ 10 !
1. Nixon, work Fire Department &C.
.Ouht .-.......- I
= Follnnsbee & Henderson, rent of room
for election . q
J: A. Silsby, shingles on wharf account 81
whitaker & Gay, coal for Fire Depart
ment--...-........................ $50
On motion, the Council adjourned.
RoBT. MARI, City Clerk.
, Gov. Semple has lately appointe,
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