Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-03-29
Proceedings Of The City Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
OLYMPIA, w. T., March q, 1889

Council CHAMBER,
OLYMPIA, w. T., March q, 1889.
The City Council met in regular
session, His Honor, Mayor Convey, and
the full Council present.
The journal Of the last regular
meeting and subsequent special SEES
sions was read and approved.
The committee on accounts reported
/ on, and recommended the payment of
bills referred to them, and the pay roll,
to the amount OF $S2S3O and reported
back the bill of A. H. Chambers,
l$l7, without recommendation, be-
lieving that the precedent of allow ng
a bill of that nature should be broken.
On motion the report was adopted,
and warrants ordered drawn as recon-
mended.
The committee ON Health, Police and
Public Property, made report recon-
mending:
First, The passage Of an ordinance
prohibiting the riding of bicycles on
the sidewalks of Main and Fourth
streets.
Second, That a permit be granted
Foster & Laberee to build shed on
block No. 3, agreeable to their request.
Third, That an ordinance be passed
requiring the payment of wharfage for
incoming freight; that outgoing
freight not using the warehouse be free,
and that the committee on Streets,
-Wharves and Bridges, have power, I'M
der such ordinance to make special
rates in special cases.
On motion, the report was adopted
Mr.. Williamson introduced an Or
dinance to regulate driving and riding
upon wharves and bridges, the
came was read first and second
time. On q motion to further suspend
the rules, read said ordinance third
time and place it on final passage,
Mr.. Murphy called for the ayes and
, nays.
Messrs. McBratney, Mason, O'Brien
and Williamson voted aye, 4.
Messrs. Hardness and Murphy
voted nay, 2. Motion carried.
The ordinance was read third time
and passed by the same vote. The
title was agreed to-
An ordinance to protect the public
health was introduced, read first and
second times and referred to the COM
mittee on Health, Police and Public
Property.
An ordinance granting to the Sun
set Telephone-Telegraph Company, for
the purpose of maintaining and oper-
ating q telephone plant, the right to
erect poles, and thereon 10 suspend
wires in the streets, avenues and alleys
of the city of Olympia, was read first
and second times and referred to the
Street committee.
The committee on Streets reported
adversely on the petition for the open
ing of Eighth street its full length, but
recommended that q survey be made
and the grade thereof established from
Central to Eastside street. Report
adopted.
i Mr.. O'Brien introduced the follow
ing:
WHEREAS, The resident property own.
ers on Eastside street south from Union
have petitioued this Council that that
part Of Eastside street be included in the
improvements contemplated by the reso'
lutions of March 9th, 1889; therefore be
it
Resolved. That that the city Surveyor
be and is instructed to lay out and estab'
lish the grade of Eastside street south
from Fourth street to its southern ex'
! tremity. and report his estimate of the
cost thereof Also survey and establish
the grade on Eighth street from Contra
street to Eastside street, and report his
estimate of the cost thereof.
On motion, the same was adopted.
The report from the committee rec
ommending that action on an ordi
nance entitled d" An ordinance regulat
ing the building of street railways In
the city of Olympia, w. t." be indie
finitel postponed. Adopted.
The same committee reported back
and with sundry amendments, recon-
,, mended the passage Of "an ordinance
granting to Geo. M. Savage and hi
associates and their successors and as
,, signs, the right to construct and oper
ate q street railway upon certain streets
and avenues in Olympus, w. T."
On motion, the report was adopted
and the ordinance amended accord
ingly.
The ordinance was then read the
third time and put upon its final pas
sage.
Reports of the City Marshal and w
F. Ready, J. p, were read and referred
to the Committee on Accounts.
y Report of the City Surveyor or
crawling and building sidewalks or
Adams and Washington streets, and
of surveying done on Jefferson street
was read and referred to the Street
Committee.
! On motion, the City Marshal wal
instructed to take down the signs on
the bridges, warning against driving
faster than walk.
The following resolution was unani.
mously adopted: 1855 ..e
Resogced. That the street committee
be and are hereby instructed to at once
take such measures a. will secure the
early completion of the crawling oil
Adams street from Fourth to Fifteenth
streets.
The application of the Knights Of
Pythias for the plaza ON the occasion
Of the Grand Lodge meeting here, was
presented and On motion, granted, and
the Committee directed to confer with
| the Street Committee a. to the condi-
ton of the plaza for the purpose for
which il is required.
| On mo ion, the Committee on
Health, Police and Public Property
were given power to act in the pur-
chase of . suitable fence for the Public
Square.
On motion, . Committee consisting
of Messrs. O'Brien, Murphy and Viii.
hanson was appointed 10 arrange mat.
tiers 60 that the citizens of Olympia
should have an opportunity TO show
their appreciation and regard of ouI
retiring Governor, and welcome, in a
suitable manner his successor, the new
Governor.
| Petition of the Hotel Company fol
the vacation OF Eighth street and for q
deed to the part vacated, was referred
to the Street Committee.
/ Petition of s. G. Woodruff for the
establishment OF the grade of Harrison
and Grant avenues, Woodruff addition
came reference.
| Bids for printing the compiled ordi-
nances and rules of order were opened
T. H. Cavanaugh being the lowest
bidder, on motion, the work was award
ed TO him.
The following bills were referred to