Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-02-14
Proceedings Of the City Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

COUNCIL CHAMBER,
OLYMPIA, Feb. ~, 1890.
The City Council met in regular
meeting, His Hon. JOHN f. Convey,
Mayor presiding, with the full Council
present.
The Committee on Accounts made
report recommending payment of bills
referred to them and the payroll to
the amount OF $2G5.97 On motion,
the report was adopted and warrants
ordered drawn for the several amounts.
The City Marshal, City Clerk and
City Treasurer having filed their oath
of Office with the Clerk submitted
their official bonds for approval OF the
Council On motion, the bonds were
approved as submitted.
The Street Committee to whom was
referred An Ordinance granting to J.
c. Pcrcival and others the right to
construct a wharf on Water street,
made report thereon and recommended
the adoption OF an accompanying sub
stitute, which substitute was read. On
motion the report was adopted.
Bill of F. C.. Williams, sewing canvas
for scenery, S., was on motion of Mr..
O'Brien, ordered paid by a warrant
drawn on the Treasurer for the
amount.
Communication from the Olympia
Gas and Electric Light Co, with ref
erence to contract for street lights was
read and, on motion, referred to the
Committee on Fire, Light and Water,
that they might ascertain and report
what contract could be made with the
company.
Petition OF Joseph McCarrogher,
captain of militia company organized
in this city, for the use of Columbia
Hall in which to drill was presented.
Moved that the petition. be granted ut
the cost of lighting and cleaning the
hall, when same is not hired ON the
usual tcrals.
Application OF G. w. Hambright for
permission to renew the awning in
front of his place OF business, the " Pa
citic Saloon" was presented. On mo-
ton the permission was granted, the
awning constructed to he in compli-
ancc with Ordinance No. 311.
The Committee on Streets, Wharves,
and Bridges made report on the petit
tons referred to them against the
"Cow Ordinance" without recommen-
dation, these being offs by two pc
titions more numerOusly signed pray
ing the Council to adhere to the Ordi-
nance already passed by it.
On motion, the subject of the petit
tons was laid on the table. Mr.. Ma
son moved that the petitions with ref
erence to animals running at large III
the city be taken from the table.
On call of Mr.. Murphy for the ayes
and noes, Messrs. Hardness, Murphy
and Mason voted aye-3; Messrs. Nc.
Bratney, O'Brien and Williamson
noes, tie, the Mayor voted nay.
Motion lost.
Mr.. Hardness introduced "An Or
dinance to repeal an Ordinance en-
titled, an Ordinance changing the
name OF Boundary Street to James
Avenue, approved January 2Sth. 1890
accompanied by a petition OF the
property owners on said Boundary
street asking the passage OF such Or
| dinance.
Under suspension of the rules the
Ordinance received three readings and
passed by unanimous vote, there
being no objections the title was con
sidered agreed to.
On motion, the Clerk was directed
to hand back to the Fire Companies
their recommendation for chief will
the request that they hold joint cleo
ton and from the result OF 1t certif,
to the Council the choice OF the Fir
Department for Chief.
Election of City Attorney went owe