Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1889-02-15
Proceedings of the City Council.
Council CHAMBER.
OLYMPIA, Feb. II. 1859.

VIA MIA, req. IL. 1855.
The City Council met in regular
session, ms Honor !. +. Gowcy. Mayor,
presiding. with the full Council pres
ent.
The journal of council proceedings
had Jan. -, 1889, was read and ap-
proved.
The Mayor announced that ilc had
inadvertently displaced the names "n
two 81 the committees and would ROW
correct that, by naming - Committee
on Ways and Means. Mc>>r>. Nc
Bratney, Mason and Williamson, and
as Committee ON Judiciary, Messrs.
Mason, O'Bricn and Williamson.
The Committee on Accounts, 10y
Mr.. Murphy, Chairman, reported the
payroll to the amount Of y4l.IJ, cor
rect. On motion warrants We're
ordered drawn in payment OF the
same.
Report OF F. F. Williamson, Chair
man Committee on Health and Police,
on his action in the appointment Of
a Marshal and Night Waterman,
temporarily, was read and, ON motion,
approved.
Report OF c. l.. Flanagan, NJ. d.,
City Health Officer, WAS read and, on
motion, adopted and ordered filed.
The Clerk reported the presentation
OF 4 bill of expense, incurred by the
city in caring for smallpox patients,
to the County Commissioners and
Al, e 4, &c LII
Is, they had allowed 1913, which latter
sum he had receipted for and paid
over to the City Treasurer. On mo-
ton the report was approved and the
Clerk instructed to present at the
next session Of the Commissioners a
bill for the balance, with a statement
OF the facts showing the justice OF the
city's claim for the full amount.
The Street Committee, to whom
was referred Il petition for the estab-
lishment of the grade and otherwise
improving Jefferson street, made re-
port that profile of such street had
been prepared from Third TO Union
streets, and recommended that the
widening and grading said street
south to Eighteenth street be referred
to three house holders to examine and
report the facts with view to widen.
ing the street to Il uniform gauge
On motion, the report and profile sub
mittcd Herewith was adopted and the
City Attorney directed to draft an or
dinance establishing the grade O
Jefferson street, in accordance witt
such profile.
An ordinance entitled, An ordi
nance granting to Allen & Harkness
their associates, successors and assigns
the right to construct IA cistern and t.
lay water pipes within the city o
Olympia, was read first time and re
ferred to the Judiciary Committee.
The Committee on Accounts asket
for and was granted further time t,
report on the books of the City Treas
urer.
Mr.. O'Bricn asked and Was granted
permission to place signs on the sever
al corners, bearing the names Of TIT
streets for the guidance Of strangers
and residents of the city as we'll.
Petition Of J. w. Robinson, asking
that grade stakes be set in front o
and along lots 5 and 6, block "a
Olympia, was read and referred to tn,
Street Committee.
Petition of licensed vehicle owner
asking the repeal of an ordinance pro
hibiting driving faster than walk OF
the wharves and bridges of the city
was presented and referred to TIT
Judiciary Committee.
Petition for the extension OF Colum
bia street so as to connect with Fiftl
street, and for the abatement of :
nuisance existing at the intersection
OF these streets was presented and re
ferred to the Street Committee.
, The proposition Of G. w. Manvill
, to furnish two carloads of rock, F. o
b. at his quarry, TO be used on tn
street as test OF the quality TO
, matchmaking purposes was, on mo
) ton, accepted.
The following bills were presente'
and referred to the Committee on Ac
counts:
, W. A. Newell, NJ. D.. professional SER
vices, etc. ...... Observation-Disclosures. S21
N. Ostrander, II. D., prOfcs siOnal ser
vices, etc. ..............-..... SO
c. L. Flanagan, NJ. d., professional SER
vices, etc. ........... ............ .... . 90 Q
A. Larson, hauling on street. account 10
J Saml. Stork, provisions, contagious dis
| ease account. ...........-....-.....-.. 8!
A. Ellis. mattrass for City Jail .....-.... Is {
China Jim, meals for prisoners ....... p {
J. w. Kennedy, witness fees, Jameson
A. Farquhar, nails ......................
! Westside mill, lumoer Observation-Disclosures. 8;
, Olympia Gas Co., public lights 800. 49,. liz :
Puget Sound Pipe Co., use of Office for
, B. F. Littlejohn, hauling for Board of
Health ....... :........-.......... Il
Olympia Water Co, water ....-.....-... 10
T. II. Cavanaugh, printing &C.. ........... 10
Olympic Rerieac ............. ............ Z
]. J. Souther, lumber ..................-.. II
VIM. McCleland, special night Waterman {
On motion, the Street Committe
was directed to have a stringer pu