Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-06-06
Proceedings Of the City Council.
Council CHAMBER,


Council present.
His Honor, the Mayor, Chairman
Of the special committee on sale of
city bonds, reported that upon in
quiry it was found to be against the
interest ofthe city to place the bonds
on the market in the form prescribed
by the ordinance authorizing the sale
OF city bonds. On motion, the City
Attorney was directed to draft an
ordinance amending such ordinance
50 as to make the bonds due in 30
years and payable at any time after 30
years.
The Committee on Streets, Wharves
and Bridges reported back, by sub
stitute, the ordinance granting TO
the Olympia Railway Company, its
successors and assigns, certain fran
chiSes and recommended that the
substitute do pass
On motion, the report Of the Com
mittee was adopted and with it the
substitute
The ordinance was then read third
time and put on final passage.
Messrs. Hardness, Murphy, Nc
Bratney, Mason and O'Brien voted
Aye. Ordinance passed and title
agreed to.
The same committee reported back,
by substitute, " An ordinance granting
to the Olympia Light and Power Com
pany. its assessors and assigns, the
right to construct, maintain and Oper-
ate n street Railway upon certain
streets, avenues and thoroughiarcs in
the city of Olympia"
On motion, the report and sub
stitute were adopted.
Mr.. Williamson moved that a bond
of $4,000 be required of the company
for the carrying out of the terms of
the franchise. Motion lost.
| The ordinance was then read third
time and put upon its final passage,
Messrs. Hardness, Murphy, Mc'Brat-
| ney, Mason and O'Brien voted Aye.
Mr.. Williamson voted nay-1. Ordi-
nance passed and title agreed to.
On motion of Mr.. O'Brien, the vote
passing, Gan ordinance granting
franchises to the Olympia Railway
| Company, was reconsidered, upon
which, Mr.. Murphy moved to amend
such ordinance by adding thereto
section IL: "For the purpose OF lay
ing down or operating such railway, or
repairing the same, no street, avenue
or thoroughfare shall be obstructed at
and one place for greater distance
than two blocks at any one time, nor
for a longer period than ten working
days; Provided, however, that the
Council may, at its discretion, extend
the time aforesaid; and Section II:
The City of Olympia reserves TO it.
self, at any time, after January LIST,
1894, the right to impose reasonable
license upon the business of said rail-
way, Provided, the license to be charged
upon the business of said railway
shall not be more than two per cent.
of the gross earnings of said railroad
or railway"
Motion carried and the ordinance
was so amended.
Mr.. O'Brien moved that the Ordi-
nance be further amended by adding
thereto Section 13: Time shall be
the essence of this charter, and if
said Olympia Railway Company, its
successors or assigns shall fail to con-
struct and operate any part of its rail-
way within the times herein above
specified, this franchise, SO far as it
relates to such streets where such
railway shall not be completed
id
shall be forfeited" and by adding after
the word cross" in the fourth line of
section A, the words = and run parallel
with" Motion carried and amend
ments adopted.
As thus amended the ordinance was
read third time and put on final pas
sage, Messrs. Hardness, Murphy, Nc
Bratney, Mason, O'Brien and William
son voted aye-6.. Ordinance passed
and title agreed to.
The Committee on Streets reported
back without recommendation fran
chise to the Tacoma, Olympia and
Gray's Harbor Railroad Company.
On motion, the ordinance was read
third time and put upon it's final pas
sage, Messrs. Hardness, Murphy, Nc
Bratney, O'Brien and Williamson
voted no. Motion to pass the ordi-
nance lost.
On motion, reconsidered and re-
ferred to committee of the whole to
report thereon at an adjourned meet
ing Monday evening next.
The same committee reported back
and recommended that the petition
for the improvement of Fifth street,
between Adams and Jefferson streets
be granted. On motion, report adopt
ed.
From the same, recommending that
the petition to have fences, obstruct-
ing Seventh and Pear streets re-
moved, be granted. On motion, re-
ported adopted.
From the same committee recon-
mending that the petition for q side
walk on the Westside, be granted upon
the petitioners paying the cost thereof
as estimated by the City Surveyor. On
motion, the report was adopted.
The same committee submitted an
ordinance to amend an ordinance en-
titled, An ordinance to establish the
grade of Fourth street from Main
street to the east limit of the city,
and with it report from the City
Surveyor thereon. Under a suspen-
sion of the rules, the ordinance was
read three times and put on final pas
sage, Messrs. Hardness, McBratney
and O'Brien voted ayes. Messrs.
Messrs. Murphy, Mason, Williamson
end the Mayor voted nay-4. Motion
to pass the ordinance lost.
Mr.. Murphy moved that the vote
whereby such ordinance was read
three times and put on final passage
be reconsidered. Motion carried.
On motion, the ordinance was laid
on the table and report of the City
Surveyor ON the grade of Fourth
street was referred to the Committee
on streets.
Mr.. Williamson moved that the
City Attorney be instructed to draft
an ordinance making the salary of the
City Clerk SIS per month. Motion
carried.
AS instructed, the City Attorney
submitted an ordinance to amend
section three of an ordinance entitled,
can ordinance to authorize the issue
and sale of bonds of the city of Olym-
pia." approved May "a, 1890. The
same was, under suspension of the
rules, read three times and nut upon