Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-11-14
On motion, the Council adjourned.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
OINMIIA Nnr 10

MACE TO pay the expense incident to
such a celebration.
On motion of Mr.. OBrien, the CITY
Attorney was directed to draft an or
dinance appropriating $500 from the
general fund to pay the expense of
celebrating the permanent location of
the capital of the State at Olympia.
On motion, a committee consisting
OF Messrs. OBrien, Murphy and Viii
hanson, was appointed from the Coun-
Gil to act in conf junction with the
other committees in preparing pro-
gramme for the occasion of the cele-
bration.
The Committee on Accounts and
Current Expenses made report re-
commenting payment OF bills and the
pay roll, the first to the amount of
$3S4.lO and the latter, 81 ,59415. To-
tai, 81 1925. On motion, the report
was adopted and warrants ordered
drawn for the several amounts.
Mr.. Williamson, of the Committee
on Health, Police and Public Property,
reported that he had purchased of Mrs
$. NJ. F. Jones. for the city, five acres
of land, to-wit: the N of the NE =
of the NV J of the NV 1 of Section
:, L Is n OF II = w, and asked that
warrant be ordered drawn in favor of
Mrs. Jones for $500 in payment.
Mr.. Hardness moved that the action
be approved and that when an alb
stract has been made showing clear
title to the land, warrant be drawn
for the amount of the consideration
named. Motion carried.
The City Attorney reported the fee
bill of A. $. Austin, J. p, $22 40, cor
rect. On motion, warrant was or
dered drawn for the amount.
Report OF J. G. Sparks, J. p, of city
business before him, with fee bill
against the city, 5000, presented,
and, on motion, referred to the City
Attorney.
The Clerk reported having received
the receipt of the Secretary of State
for the abstract of the vote cast at the
special election on the question of re-
organizing the city. The receipt was
ordered placed on file.
Petition OF property owners on
Second street, between Plum and
Puget streets, for permission to grade
said street, WAS presented.
Mr.. O'Brien submitted and moved
the adoption OF the following
Resolved, That the petition of the
property owners abutting on Second
street in East Olympia asking permits
sion to grade said street to conform to
the established grade from Plum street
to Puget street at their own expense
be and the same is hereby granted
Carried.
Mr.. O'Brien moved that the words
"three blocks from the line of
said street" in the contract for the grad
ing OF Thirteenth street heretofore np.
proved by the Council, be stricken out,
same being objected to by the contract
ors. Motion carried.
| The Committee on Streets reported
back and recommended consideration
of, in committee of the whole the pro-
position of the T. 0. & G. Fl. r. r. Co.
in regard to the vacation of certain
streets and the dedication OF lands for
others. On motion, the Council went
into committee of the whole with the
Mayor presiding. After considerable
discussion, the committee arose and
reported progress. On motion the
whole matter was re-reierred to the
Committee on streets to confer with
the railroad authorities.
Application of Sand e. Granlund
for a license 10 sell spirituous and malt
liquors was presented. On motion, the
bond was approved and the license or
dered issued.
On motion, the claim of Mr.. W.
o. RObb for work done on Thir-
teenth and Fifteenth streets was refer
red to the City Attorney.
Protest of A. Hoffman against ap-
praisment and assessment for grading
Fourth and Eastside streets was pre-
sented, and on motion referred to the
City Attorney.
Mr.. O'Brien moved that the
vote passing an ordinance to va
vacate the Alley running east and west
through block seven, be reconsidered,
and called for the ayes and nays.
Messrs. Hardness and OBrien voted
Aye. Messrs. Murphy, McBratney,
Mason and Williamson voted nay-4
Motion lost.
An ordinance to fix the time and pre-
scribe the manner Of holding a special
election for the purpose of electing Of
ficers for the city of Olympia was in
troduced, read three times under sus-
pension of the rules and put upon its
final passage. All voting aye the Or
dinance passed and the title was agreed
to.
An ordinance to appropriate the sum
of five hundred dollars for a celebra-
ton of the permanent location of the
State Capital, was introduced. read
twice and referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
On motion, warrants were for
de,ed drawn in favor of the Inspect
ors, Judges and Clerks OF the special
city election held Nov 9th, 1890, for
$50 each.
On motion, of the matter open
ing Washington Avenue where it
is feuced up, and Of graveling Eastside
street in places SO as to make it passa-
BILE, was referred to the Committee on
Streets.
On motion, the erection of pest
house was referred to the Committee
ON Health, Police and Public Prop
erty, the cost not to exceed $3.50.
"An ordinance ordering the i'm
provement OF Main street from Sixth
/, street north to the Wharf, by gravel
, ing the same" was introduced, read
, three times under suspension of the
, rules and put upon its final passage.
All voted aye, the ordinance passed
and the title was agreed to.
The following bills were submitted
and referred to Committee:
X. F. Whitman. surveying sc 122 B
Sunset Telephone Co. services for No =,
vembcr ......-. -.... 900 -......a.--.
| Quincy Cab and Transfer Co., hauling Is Z
A. Farquhar. merchandise. ........--. IL y
Columbia House. meals for prisoners 2! a
Q Geo l. Jones, plumbing .-..-...-.. 10 a
, j. NJ. Lammon, Inspector OF Election, -
room rent $3.50. $50. 800. --.. ..--.-.