Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-10-11
Proceedings Of the CITY Council
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
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The City Council met in regular
session, His Honor John F. Convey,
Moyor, presiding. Councilman pres
ent, Messrs. Murphy, McBratney,
O'Brien and Williamson.
The journal of last session was read
and approved.
By leave Of the Council, an ordin-
ance was introduced appropriating
twenty-five hundred dollars for pay
ing deficiency existing on account OF
expenses incurred in election to
to determine location of the Capital.
Same was read first and second times
and on motion, referred to the Com
mittee on Ways and Means.
The Committee on Accounts made
report on bills referred to them and
the payroll, recommending that they
be paid, in amount $66S.30. On mo-
ton, the report was adopted and war
rants ordered drawn for the several
amounts.
Mr.. O'Brien introduced "An ordi-
nance authorizing and empowering
the City of Olympia to contract with
the Olympia Water Company to fur
nish said city with water for fire and
other purposes" Same was, under
suspension of the rules, read first, sec
ond and third times and put upon its
final passage. When, all the Coun-
cilman present voting aye, the Ordi-
nance passed, and by consent the title
was agreed to.
Also, " An ordinance to re-establish
the grade of Columbia street from
Ninth street to Thirteenth street, in
the City of Olympia. Under suspen-
sion of the rules, same received three
readings, was passed by 4 unanimous
vote, and there being no objections
the title was agreed to.
Also, An ordinance to prevent ami
mails from running at large within the
city of Olympia. Such ordinance was
read first and second times and re-
ferred to the Committee on Health, PO-
lice and Public Property.
Application of C. B. Mann for per-
mission to widen the walk i'll front of
his Fourth street lot and to remove q
tree from the North west corner of
said lot, was presented and on motion
referred to the Street Committee.
Petition for sidewalk on the South
side of Swantown bridge, was presented
and ON motion, referred to the Street
COMMITTEES, who reported thereon by
resolution, requiring the City Survey
or to make and file with the City
Clerk a survey, diagram and estimate
of the cost of such improvement, and
the Clerk upon the filing of said sur
vey, diagram and estimate to give the
notice required by the city charter of
the intention of the Council to make
the improvement. On motion, the
resolutions were adopted.
Application of w. d. Sloan fer
license to sell spirituous and malt IL
quors, the receipt of the City Treasurer
for $500, and the property owners con-
sent were presented.
On motion, the license was ordered
issued whenever the Committee on
Health, Police and Public Property
shall have approved the bond of the
applicant.
Mr.. Murphy introduced the follow
ing:
WHEREAS, The City of Olympia
owes debt of gratitude, impossible to
repay to their many friends who so
actively labored in her behalf during
the recent contest for the capital;
Therefore, By the Common Council
of said city, in regular session as
sembled, it is unanimously
Resolred, That for and in behalf of
the citizens of Olympia we hereby ten
der to our friends everywhere the
grateful acknowledgment and sincere
thanks of our people for the work so
kindly done and the grand vote given
us, assuring them that we fully appre-
ciate the. same and shall be glad to
find opportunity to show our good will
both BY work aud decd.
Adopted by q unanimous vote.
On motion, the Clerk was instruct
ed to have 500 copies of these resolu-
tons printed in circular form, for the
use of the Committee on Location of
the Capital.
The special Assessor, appointed to
appraise the lands assessable for the
costs of graveling Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth, Ninth and Tenth streets, made
return of the assessed value thereof
On motion, the assessment was ap-
proved and the City Attorney directed
to carry out the cost pro rata on each
lot or part thereof on Fifth and Sixth
streets.
The following bills were referred to