Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-05-24
Proceedings Of the City Council.
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OIi MIA, Nil 1907
The City Council met in regular
session present His Honor, John F
Convey, Mavor, and Councilman Hark-
ness, Murphy, McBratney, Mason and
Williamson.
The journal OF last session WAS read
and approved.
The Committee on Accounts made
report, recommending the payment of
bills and the payroll to the amount Of
$593 IS
On motion, the report was adopted
and warrants ordered drawn for the
several amounts.
The Committee on Fire, Light and
Water reported back the application
of F. A Hoffman, for q permit to
erect a wooden building within the
fire limits, and recommended that
such permit be granted. On motion
the report was adopted.
The City Surveyor submitted his es-
innate OF the cost OF grading Eighth
street, from Eastsidc to Central street,
which was read and referred to the
| Street Committee.
I Report of Street Commissioner, with
reference to refusal of property own
ers to maintain good and sufficient
sidewalks in front of their premises,
was referred to the judiciary Com
mittee, that they might determine and
report the powers OF the Council in the
premises.
| Report OF the City Marshal for the
past month, and his return Of the del
! inquent tax roll OF 1888 were read, and
on motion it was placed on file, and the
tax roll referred to the Committee on
Accounts.
On motion, the Marshal was author
lied to accept $3 % in full payment
OF hall rent due from Laura DeForce
Gordon.
The Committee on Health, Police
and Public Property reported back
and recommended the passage of an
ordinance regulating the taxing, i'm
pounding and destruction of dogs.
The ordinance was read for the
third time and put upon its final pas
sage, whereupon all present voting
aye, the same passed.
Communication from ID. r. Bigelow
stating that an alley had not been
plated on the south of block l of his
addition, where the Council had
granted an order for the opening of
one, was read. On motion, the action
ordering the alley opened was recon-
sidered, and the whole matter referred
to the Street Committee.
On being read, the following peti.
tons were referred to the Street Com
mittee, with power to act on the last
l OF the Hotel company, asking
that surplus earth on the streets to be
graded, might be used in filling in
back of the hotel building
2 OF taxpayers for the opening OF
Boundary street from Fourth to Fifth
streets.
3. Of C. B. Mann and others, for
opening up and improving Doiilemyre
road route TO the north line OF the
city.
Application of J. w. Roberts, for the
Use of parts OF Eleventh and Columbia
streets, to place material on while
building the hospital, was read, and
on motion, granted.
The following bills were presented
and referred: Robt Frost, merchan-
disc, $l4 M; Olympia Reriew, printing
delinquent tax-list, etc, 1886; J. J.
Souther, lumber. 1878: Thos. H.
Cavanaugh. printing ordinances, $l1S.-
so; p. c. Hale, gravel, 1885.
On motion, the matters relating to
the sanitary condition of the city re
quiring attention were referred to the
Board of Health, with power to act.
On motion. the City Attorney was
directed to report an ordinance for the
establishment of grades on the sev
eral streets so far as the City Surveyor
haG prepared data.
Moved that when the Council adj
journ it be to Monday evening next at
s o'clock. Carried.
On motion, Mr.. Gilliland was given
until Monday next to file sufficient
bond on his grade contract.
On motion, the question of how the
City Marshal shall construe the vehi-
Gle license ordinance in his enforce
ment thereof, was referred to the Judi
ciary Committee.
Mr.. Murphy introduced " An Ordi-
nance authorizing the making of a
contract for the grading of certain
streets" Under suspension of the
rules the same received three readings
and, upon final passage, receiving a
unanimous vote, passed. The title
was agreed to.
On motion, the Council adjourned
RoBT. MARI,
City Clerk.