Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-11-15
Proceedings Of the City Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
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OLYMPIA. Nov. IL. 1889.
The City Council met in regular
session, the full Council being present
except Nh Mason.
In the absence OF the Mayor, Couu-I
Gilman Murphy was chosen President
pro TEN.
The journal o! last session was read
and approved.
The Committee on Accounts made
report recommending payment Of bills
and the payroll to the amount OF
$l3J43t. Tn motion, the report was
adopted and warrants ordered drawn |
as recon mcnded.
The anne committee reported al |
versly Oh the claim of DIR. Beach, Civ |
ing III detail their reasons why such |
claim should not be allowed. Report |
filed without action thereon.
The Street Committee reported back !
without recommendation the protest
OF l.. a. Bushon in the matter Of
street taxes paid. On motion, the
protest was laid on the table.
The same committee, reported IA
vorably on petition OF c. B. Mann in
relation TO sidewalks, etc. On mo-
ton the report was adopted
The Committee on Health, Police
and Public Property reported back an
ordinance, granting rights TO James
Radcliffe and recommended that it |
do not pass. On motion, the report
was adopted.
Annual report of C. l.. Flanni-
gan, NJ. d., the Health Officer of the
city for the past year, was read. On
motion, same was approved and the
clerk directed to have it published,
The City Surveyor reported the esti-
mated amount of earth removed by
Mr.. Gillilland since last report to wit
From Columbia street 100 yds d 2sc 1876 90
from From Ounce % s stree, 90 y yds &c IS
s525 81
On motion, the report was adopted
and warrant ordered drawn for the
amount specified.
That officer also reported the great
need of sidewalk on the south side
of Sixth street from Ounce to the
west side of Plum street to Fourth
street, and recommended that such
sidewalk be ordered built On motion,
the report was referred to the Street
| Committee.
The City Marshal made report re-
commencing that William Andrews,
C. J. Vanpelt, John McClelland and
VIM. H. Myers be appointed special
police officers of the City of Olym
pia, under Ordinance No. $50. On
motion, the recommendation was
adopted and the parties named so APP
pointed.
The Committee on Streets, Wharves
and Bridges, to whom was. referred an
Ordinance, granting rights and privi-
leges to f. T. Young and Others, re-
ported the same back by substitute,
and recommended the passage thereof,
under the title An Ordinance grant
ing to f. J. Fellows and f. T. Young,
and to their associates, their success
sors and assigns, for the purpose of
erecting, maintaining and operating
District Telegraph and Messenger ser
vice, the right to erect poles and there
on, to suspend wires in the streets and
alleys of the City of Olympia" On
motion, the report was adopted and
the substitute accepted. The Ordi
nance was read third time and placed
on final passage. All present voting
aye. the Ordinance passed. Their
being no objections, the title was
agreed TO.
Mr.. McBratney introduced "An Or
dinance granting to c. F. Leaven-
worth and his associates and assigns
the right to supply light, heat and
power, by means of electricity, within
the City OF Olympia" Same was read
first and second times, and on motion
referred to the Street Committee.
Petitions for electric lights, one at
intersections Of Fourth and Washing
ton streets, and one at the Hospital
were presented. On motion, they were
referred to the Committee on Fire,
Light and Water, to be reported on at
next meeting.
On motion the Committee on Fire,
Light and Water, were directed to
have a gas street lamp put up at the
corner of Sixth and Plum streets.
Petition of r. F. Radebaugh, pro-
prietor Tacoma Ledger, and agent on
this coast for the Mortsed Frame
House, for permission to put up one
of such houses 15x24 feet, between r.
P. Shoecraft Office and Courier build
ing on Fourth street, temporarily to
advertise the Ledger and also the
house, was presented. Moved that
permission be granted provided no fire
shall be built in the house. On call
for the ayes and nays by Mr.. Murphy.
Messrs. Hardness, McBratney, O'Brien
and Williamson voted ayes; Mr.
Murphy voted nay-1. Motion car
ried.
Petition of J. N. Barry and others
for the opening and improvement of
street in the southeastern part of the
city, was presented and on motion re-
ferred to the Street Committee.
The Clerk reported that agreeable to
advice of Councilmen he had refused
for the time being to issue theatre
license, and that the law having been
complied with on the part of the ap-
plicants, he asked instructions in the
premises. On motion the license was
ordered issued.
Mr.. O'Brien submitted the follow
ing.
Resolved, That the City Surveyor at
once survey and lay out the grade of
Grant Avenue, from Lincoln Avenue
north along the front of Woodruff Adj
dition, reporting the same to the
Council, together with his estimate of
the cost of said work. On motion
same was adopted.
Bill of J. S. Kline, kalsominihg hall
and patching plaster, $S5, was on re-
commentator OF the committee in
charge of the work taken up for con-
slider alton and ordered paid.
The following we're referred
r. J. McBratney, work on public square
| Olympia Water Co.. water ............ 10 60
w 8 Carney coal for Fire Dpt So. - II 90
Frederick Hall work in Columbia Hall so
Geo Anderson. work in Columbia Hall . Is rs
| Peter Cook. filing saws ............--. 500
Amanda Aldridge, use of room for city
| eiectlon ..-..-....-.......--. o W
Olympia Gas and Electric Light Co., pub.
lie lights ....................... 90 90
| II Sabin, mdse for police force ..-. 500
| { Flanagan, services a. health officer u so
I D Henry, surveying etc, on streets AZ 10
account 10 rs
Springer, White 4 Co, lumber &C.. SIS
| Roht Ernaf undea IN