Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-06-14
Proceedings Of the City Council
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

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The Committee on Streets reported
back the application of the Hotel com
pany for surplus earth tOusc in filling up
back Of the hotel building, and recon-
mended that same be granted, should
there prove to be a surplus. On mo-
ton, the report was adopted.
Also, the report Of the Street Com
missioner, with reference To parties re-
fusing to maintain good sidewalks in
front Of their premises, and offered
resolutions ordering the construction
OF such sidewalks in the manner by
the charter and ordinance prescribed
On motion, the resolutions were
adopted and the Surveyor instructed to
make his survey, diagram and esti-
mate of the cost, and the Clerk. upon
the same being filed with him, to give
the notice required.
Also petition for the opening of
Boundary street from Fourth to Sixth
street. On motion the report, recon-
mending that the petition he granted,
was adopted.
Also petition for the establishment
Of the grade and grading of Lincoln
street, and recommended that it he
granted. On motion, adopted.
! Report Of the City Surveyor recon-
mending that the grade of Sixth street,
east from Plum street, and Boundary
and Central streets, from Fourth south
/ to Tenth street, was read and on mo-
ton adopted
( Estimate OF the City Surveyor Of
earth removed by II. W. Gilliland on
his street contract was presented.
On motion, Il warrant was ordered
drawn in favor OF Thos. Prather for
$3.50, part payment on such contract.
Report of W. +. Ready, j. T., of
city business before him, was read
and referred to the Committee on
| accounts.
| The Clerk reported that the Coun-
| ty Commissioners had allowed the
sum of $3.50 on the bill of expenses
incurred in the smallpox cases of last
winter, and that said amount had
been paid over to the City Treasurer.
/ Report of the Chief Of the Fire De
! partmont, with recommendation for
the improvement OF the service, was
read and on motion, referred to the
Committee on Fire, Light and Water.
Mr.. Williamson offered the follow
ing: Resolrcd, that the Marshal he
and he is hereby instructed to notify
John Shields that complaints have
been made as to the manner in which
he is conducting his business and that
as such complaints have been made in
the past and no change has been made
by said Shields, that an investigation
| thereof will he had unless said Shields
commences at once and continues to
keep an orderly and respectable house.
On motion, the resolution was adopt
ed
On motion the petition for the i'm
provement of Jefferson street from
Third to Union street was taken from
the table and referred to the Street
Committee.
Communication from T. J. Muckle,
in regard to the pest-house premises,
was read and referred to the Com
mittee on Health, Police and Public
Property.
Mr.. OBrien offered the following
resolution: Resolved, that the City
Surveyor be and he is instructed to
establish the grade of the streets
surrounding block 40 of Swans addi-
ton to Olympia and report to the
Council his estimate of the cost of
grading the same. On motion, the
same was adopted.
An ordinance to establish the grade
of Union street from Eastside to JEFF
ferson street;
Also an ordinance to establish the
grade of Ounce street from Second to
Sixth street;
Also an ordinance to establish the
grade OF Eastside street from Fourth to
Union street, were introduced. Each
under a suspension of the rules, re-
ceived three readings, and on final
passage, a unanimous vote of the
Council, and SO were passed by con-
sent. The title was agreed to.
The Committee Oh Streets reported
back and recommended the passage of
Z" An ordinance providing for the va
eating of all the streets and alleys in
Offutt's addition to the city of Olym-
pia and donating the same to adjoin-
ing property OF said addition"
On motion, the report was adopted
and the ordinance read third time and
put upon its final passage. All voting
aye, the ordinance passed and the title
was agreed to.
The same committee reported back,
and with amendments therein noted,
recommended the passage of can
ordinance to amend an ordinance en-
titled an ordinance relating to the
obstruction of streets and sidewalks,
approved October q, 1887"
On motion, the report was adopted
The ordinance was then read third
time and put upon its final passage.
Messrs. Hardness, Murphy, McBrat-
ney, Mason and OBrien voted aye 5 !;
Mr.. Williamson voted nay.
The ordinance passed and the title
was agreed to.
The Committee on Streets made re-
port that Eighth street, between East
side and Central could be made passa-
BILE, at a cost not to exceed $40O. On
motion, the report was adopted and
the Street Commissioner instructed to
do the work.
Application for license to sell
soirituous and malt liquors by P. Dolan
}. j. Shaughnessy and A. ID. Whitney
were presented. On motion, their
bonds were approved and the licenses
ordered issued
Application of w. ]. Doane for Ii
cence to sell malt liquors only, was
presented. On motion, his bond was
approved and the license issued.
Application of F. A. Hoffman, for per-
mission to use parts of Third and Wash
ington streets for the placing of mate
rial while building. was presented and
on motion granted.
Petitions for the improvement of
Franklin street, for the opening of Cen
trail street, and for street-crossing
and sidewalk on Main street near Ma
pie park, were read and referred to the
Street Committee.
Petition of J. w. Robinson, for Il
permit to build wooden buildings on
lots 5 and 6, in block "a, was presented
and on motion referred to the Commit
tee on Fire, Light and Water.
On motion the Clerk was instructed
to publish call for bids for the gravel
ing of Adams street.
On motion, the Surveyor was in
structed to prepare an estimate of the
cost OF crawling the cross streets