Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-10-25
Proceedings Of the City Council
COUNCIL CHAMBER.


The City Council met in regular
session, His Honor John +. Convey
Mayor, presiding.
Councilman present, Messrs. Hark-
ness, Murphy, McBratney, Mason
and O'Brien.
The journal of last regular and adj
IJOurned sessions was read and ap.
proved
J The Committee on Accounts made
report on bills referred to them and
recommended that they be paid, in
amount, bills, S2Ol11; payroll, ST.
203. Total, 81, 4O7.1I.
On motion, the report was adoped
and warrants ordered drawn for the
several amounts.
The Committee to whom was re.
ferred the locating of 20 hydrants I'M
der contract with the Olympia Water
Company, made report, designating
the locations agreed upon. On mo
ton, the locations reported were APP
proved, and the report ordered filed.
On motion, the Committee on Fire.
Light and Water, were granted fur
ther time in the matter of all-night
service OF the electric lights, and au-
thority to contract therefor if they
deem it ADVISABLE to do so.
Reports of the City Marshal and
Justice of the Peace were read and
ordered filed.
The City Surveyor reported his esti-
mate of earth removed by Mr.. Gill.
land since last report, as follows:
S4.51 yards at % cents, $236.45;
l,66S.5O yards, at 10 cents, $3l7.
On motion, the report was approved
and warrants ordered drawn in pay
ment.
MIR. Murphy introduced an orlin-
ance granting to Z. Il. Young and his
associates or assigns, the right to con-
struct and maintain all things neces-
sary for constructing district tele-
graph and parcel delivery business
and an incandescent system Of electric
lighting in the city of Olympia. Same
was read first and second times and
on motion, referred TO the Street Com
mittee.
Mr.. Mason introduced an ordinance
granting to James Radcliffe the right
to erect and maintain stand on
Fourth street for selling newspapers,
cigars, tobacco, confectionery, etc.
Same was read first and second times
and referred to the Committee on
Health, Police and Public Property.
| Mr.. O'Brien introduced an ordin-
ance regulating the manner and form
OF making, approving and filing plats
of additions to the city of Olympia.
Under a suspension of the rules this
ordinance received three readings and
was put upon its final passage. All
the Councilmen present voting ave,
the ordinance passed. There being
no ohjcr' ms, the title was agreed to.
The City attorney by direction OF
the Council submitted the following
ordinances:
An ordinance to apportion the cost
of graveling Fifth street from Column
bia street to Jefferson street.
An ordinance to apportion the cost
of crawling Sixth street from Budd's
Inlet to Jefferson street.
An ordinance to apportion the cost
of graveling Eighth street from Main
street to Jefferson street.
An ordinance to apportion the cost
of graveling Ninth street from Column
bia street to Jefferson street, and
An ordinance to apportion the cost
of graveling Tenth street from Column
bia to Jefferson street.
Each ordinances, apportioning the
cost of graveling, received three read
ings, under suspense of the rules and
on final passage by unanimous vote
OF the COuncilmen present, they we're
declared passed, and no objections
being made, the title was agreed to.
Application of f. T. Young for a
license to sell spirituous and malt IL
quors, with the receipt of the City
Treasurer for $500, the required bond
and property owners consent, was
presented. On motion, the bond was
approved and the license ordered is
sued.
On motion, the Street Committee
was instructed to notify parties, whose
names the Street Committee would
furnish, that they are required to re-
new or build sidewalks fronting their
property.
Moved that committee be appoint
ed to cooperate with like committee
or committees of citizens, in arrang-
ing for appropriate inaugural cere-
monies on the occasion of the intro
duction into Office Of the first State Of
ficers of Washington. Motion carried.
The Mayor appointed Messrs. O'Brien,
Murphy and Mason.
On motion of Mr.. Murphy, w. j.
Hawthorne was appointed special
police for the City of Olympia and de-
tailed at present for night duty, to
serve until otherwise ordered.
On motion, the bill of Chas. H.
Aver, City Attorney, for services to
Oct. LIST, 1889, SIS, was referred to the
Judiciary Committee, who approved
the same. On motion, the bill was
allowed and warrant ordered drawn
for the amount.
The following bills were presented
and referred to the Committee on Ac-
counts:
Nj. l.. Sylvester. copying Ordi-
nances ....... ............ SO 90
Geo. l.. Jones, work and material. IS 65
Forbes q Hager. repairing outside
hall stairs. 10 IN
ID. ). u. Henry, surveying, etc., on
streets; 49,. ................. IS 90
niien ~ darkness. lumber ........ 28s.39
r. =. Haie. gravel for streets ...... 1900
Geo: Savidge, Marshal fees, etc 400
f. i. Young, account II. L. Gibbs,
street work -; .:...:.....,...'.' 600
W. {. Carney, coal for Fire Depart
ment .::......... ..-.......:. TACO
John Hawthorne, service as special
police ~. :; ...:........ 600
A. Ellis, furniture for Firemen's
a"rA Z6.OO
W. NJ. Beach, M. D., professional
services .................... $500
On motion, the Council adjourned.
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