Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-26
City Council Proceedings.

NitV AOulCll procedures.
The Common Council met in regular
session Saturday evening. with Mayor
lIorr and Councilmcn Ford, Murphy,
shannon, Sickols AMI Ward present.
The journal OF last meeting was read,
and. after having been corrected, was
approved.
The ways and means Committee, to
whom WAS referred the hill OF II. :.
Sweeney ior damages reported! adversely
and the report WAS adopted. This conn
mittcc reported further that III the
matter OF the city printing and adver-
Using they awarded the contract to
the CAIITAI. On motion oi Council
man Murphy the report was adopted.
The committee asked for further time
to investigate the matter of letting
contracts. which was referred To them
December 10th.
Chairman OF the Committee on ac-
counts and current expenses being ah-
sent, the report wa> deferred.
The Committee on fire, light and
water asked for further time to con-
slider the appointment q: ely engineer
and tcamst,r, which was granted.
The chairman presented Il rccommen-
dation advising the purchase of fire APP
paratus for the protection Of the sec
ond and third wards.
The Committee on streets, wharvcs
and bridges returned the matter of the
account of Geo. ID. Forbes. and asked
that the same he referred to the com
mittee on accounts and current expen-
scs. Report adopted and matter refer
red. The committee also reported
favorably on the petition OF the prop
erty owners of Prospect street between
Pear and west line of Highland Park
asking that the same be surveyed and
grade stakes set. The recommended
ton of the committee was adopted
and they were instructed to take steps
to carry out the prayer of the petition
ers.
The petition of the Olympia Land
Company, asking for street railway
franchise was returned to the Council
without recommendations and asked
that the same be referred to a special
Committee was adopted, and Council
men Murphy, Sickels and Root wer,
appointed as such committee.
The street committee reported thai
upon examination they found that the
fill on Main street, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth, was sloughing off t.
such an extent that immediate actor
was necessary, that the same shout,
be filled with dirt from Thirteenth
street, and that the work was nov
nearly done under contract. TIL,
Council approved their action.
The report of the committee or
health, police and public property rec
commended that the prayer of the pc
titioners for sewer on Third ant
Adams streets be granted. The repor
was adopted.
The Committee to whom was refer
red the petition of S. f. Barr, asking
to have the corner stakes established
at the corner of Main and Twenty-third
and Washington and Twenty-third
favorably reported the same. Which
was granted.
The committee asked for further
time to report on the recommendation
for police officers. Which was grant
ed.
Upon the report Of the marshal that
stove and two pairs of blankets were
needed for the city Jail, he was instruct.
ed to obtain the same.
The chief of the fire department re.
commended that MIGRANTS be placed
at the following corners: Second and
Plum, Second and Ounce, Chestnut
and Swan, Union and Water, Eastside
and Eighth, Eleventh and Washing.
ton, Fourteenth and Adams, Adams
and Fourth, Third and Main, Sixth
and Main, Fourth and Boundary. On
the Westside one at each end of the
Fourth street bridge, one at the corner
OF Farragut and Lincoln, Sherman
and Harrison, Rogers and Harrison
He also recommended that hose carts
be kept in convenient places in Swan.
town and in the Second ward on the
Westside. Referred to fire commit.
tee. Also the communication from F.
c. Slower, relative to putting in sys.
tenn of fire alarm boxes.
Francis Henry, city treasurer, sub
mitted to the Council an itemizet
statement of the accounts of his office
from March 81, 1890, to December Is
1890.
The report is very lengthy one
covering ninety-three pages of legal
cap.
1t sets forth the receipts and dis
bursements of the office during the
time mentioned as follows:
| RECEIPTS.
| For liquor and other licenses q lS6)0.0;
| From other sources, delinquent taxes
| ror municipai tax 1889 .......... 800. 15.152.7
For loan on city bonds ..... 1891 a
For grade and gravel FAX etc S,O77 G:
| For municipal tax, 1870 ...... 23,6l5S(
| Io'ai -..........- ............. .$l2l, 170.6,