Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-09
Proceedings Of the City Council.
Council CHAMBER,
OIYMpIA Nav 3 lSAO

session, His Honor, John r. Convey,
Mayor, presiding. Councilman pres
ent, Messrs. Murphy, McBratney, Ma
son, O'Brien and Williamson.
Mr.. McBratney was excused for the
evening on account OF sickness in his
family.
The City Marshal made return OF
the city tax-roll for 1889 and the as
sessment rolls for graveling Fifth,
Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and
Tenth streets, having collected there
on, 1864 %, and recommended that the
tax-roll of 1889 be returned to him for
the purpose of collecting the taxes
still unpaid, as also the rolls for gravel
ing when they shall have been record
ed in the office of the County Auditor,
and that portion of the assessment
vacated where the streets are not I'M
der contract to be graveled.
On motion, the tax-roll of 1889 was
ordered returned to the Marshal, and
the gravel tax-rolls referred to the
Committee on Streets, Wharves and
Bridges.
Report of the City Attorney, in the
matter OF graveling Adams streets,
( recommending that only the actual
cost be collected from property hold
ers, which having been computed is
found to be less than the Surveyors
estimate, on motion, the recommen
dation OF the City Attorney in the
premises was adopted.
The same officer made report
as to the number of votes re-
quired to authorize the Indebtedness,
as per proposition voted on by the
city April 2Sth, setting forth that ii
has been almost universally held that
the only way to ascertain the number
of votes, is by the votes cast upon the
proposition, and submitted with such
report an ordinance to authorize the
issue and sale of bonds of the city Of
Olympia. On motion, the report was
ordered fled. The ordinance was then
read first and second times, under sus-
pension of the rules. On motion, the
amount of bonds to be issued was
fixed at $45, 600 and the rate of interest
at not more than six per cent. The
ordinance was read third time and
put upon its final passage. Messrs.
Murphy, Mason, O'Brien and William
son, voted aye, 4, absent 2. Ordinance
passed and title agreed to.
Mr.. O'Brien submitted the following
Resolved, That the City Council
deem it expedient to improve Franklin
street from the south line of Third
street to north line of Nineteenth
street by grading the same, and the
City Surveyor is hereby directed to
prepare survey, diagram and esti-
mate of the cost thereof, and file the
same in the office of the City Clerk
for the instruction of all persons in
terested therein, and the City Clerk
will thereafter cause notice of such
intention and the filing of such survey,
diagram and estimated cost to be pub
lished in the WASHINGTON STANDARD,
for the time required by law.
On q motion, to adopt, Messrs.
Murphy, Mason, O'Brien and William
son voted aye-4, absent 2. Resolu-
ton adopted.
The Mayor reported that he had
withheld his signature from An ordi-
nance granting the right of way to the
Portland and Puget Sound Railroad
Company over certain Streets" passed
by the Council April 25th, and sng-
gestcd that an ordinance prepared by
the City Attorney under the same
title, might meet the views of the
Council and was free from what he
deemed Objectionable in the other.
On motion the vote whereby the
said ordinance was passed a third
reading and placed on its final passage
was reconsidered.
Moved that the ordinance prepared
by the City Attorney be substituted
for that heretofore passed. Motion
carried.
The ordinance was then read third
time and put ON final passage. Messrs.
Murphy, Mason, O'Brien and Will
tliamson voted aye-4, absent 2.
Ordinance passed and title agreed to.
The City Attorney further reported
that under the present system of
bookkeeping any definite run of the
city's finances could not be kept; that
the compensation of the City Treas
urer was entirely inadequate to the re-
sponsibility and work of the Office and
offered for consideration of the Council
draft on an ordinance on the subject.
The report was ordered filed and the
ordinance entitled Gan ordinance to
prescribe the duties and fix the COM
pensation of the City Treasurer" was,
under suspension of the rules. read
three times and put upon its final
passage Messrs. Murphy, Mason,
O'Brien and Williamson, voted aye-4 (;
absent.2. Ordinance passed and the
title was agreed to.
On motion, the Clerk and Treasurer
were authorized and instructed to get
suitable books for the keeping of &C
counts of the city's finances.
On motion, Ellis and Billings we're
permitted to withdraw their applica-
ton for q permit to build within the
fire limits.
Report of the City Surveyor on the
cost of paving Main street, from First
to Ninth street, was presented and, on
motion, referred to the Committee on
Streets.
The following plats were submitted
White and Maris' subdivision of block
8, Ayers addition to Olympia; Hide
brandt's subdivision of block AZ, CALI
hers second addition to Olympia, and
Sebree's subdivision Of block B, Sebree's
addition to Olympia. On motion, the
first two were approved.
Moved that the Sebree plat be ap.
proved when it shall have been properly
certified to and the Committee on
Streets are satisfied that the require
ments are complied with. Motion
carried.
On motion, the City Marshal was
directed to see that nuisance existing
by the Barker property on Washington
street was abated.
On motion, the Committee ON streets
we're directed to employ an assistant
surveyor to serve under direction OF
the City Surveyor.
Application of C. F. Holton for q
license to sell spirituous and malt liq-
uors, with the required bond, receipt Of
the City Treasurer and property owners
consent was presented. On motion,
the bond was approved and the license
ordered issued.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
RoBr. MARI,
City Clerk.