Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-10-10
CDI-SCII CHAMBER

OLYMPIA, Oct. :, 1890.
The City Council met in regular
session, his Hon. A. III. Chambers pre-
siding. The councilmen present were
MeSsrs. Hardness, Murphy, McBratney
and Williamson.
The journal of proceedings to date
was read and approved.
Report OF the Committee ON Ac-
counts and Current Expenses was
read recommending payment OF bills
and the payroll to the amount Of
s., 1876. On motion, the report was
adopted and warrants ordered drawn
for the several amounts.
The report of the financial condi-
ton of the city by the Treasurer was
read and. on motion, referred TO the
Committee on Accounts and Current
Expenses.
The Committee on Judiciary re-
ported progress on the claim Of the
Olympia Construction Company for
work on Union street and asked for
further time. On motion, time was
granted.
Report of the City Surveyor was
read showing work done on Fourth
street and Eastside street bv the
Olympia Construction Company, and
calling attention of the Council to the
fact that the fences on the north side
OF Fourth street are about Is inches
in the street, and asking for instruc.
tons as to whether or not such fences
should be removed. On motion, the
report was adopted and warrant or.
dered drawn in favor of the OLYMPIA
Construction Co. for $1,0SO, the
amount due on grading Fourth street
as per Surveyors report.
A petition largely signed, asking
the Council not to grant any license
for the sale of spirituous or malt
liquors where the business was to be
conducted in the Third ward, was read
and, on motion, placed on file.
The following were read and re.
ferred to the Committee on Streets:
Petition of the Salvation ARMY for
permission to erect tent on the lot
S E corner of Second and Washington
streets.
Petition to have Fifth street opened
through "Sebree's & Hale's additions,
thence to Fourth street."
Protests against the assessments
made for grading Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets, the parties protesting
believing the same to be excessive and
unjust, and that the work can be done
for half the amount assessed.
A petition by l. C. Ellis asking the
vacation of the east and west alley in
block 7, accompanied by an ordinance
entitled An ordinance to vacate the
alley running east and west through
block was read. The ordinance was
read first and second times and or mo-
ton referred to the Committee on
Streets.
Mr.. Hardness introduced the follow
ing resolution:
ton heretofore filed with the City Council. re-
qnesting that the question Of re-inc0rpOrating the
CITY OF Olympia under an act entitled An act
providing for the organization, classification in
corporation and government OF municipal ipcor.
pOrations, and declaring 8n emergency approved
March e. 1890, that one-ffth of the voters of the
election, have signed said petition 1t Is therefore
ordered that special municipal election be held
In the City OF Olympia upon Thursday, the 9Th
day OF November, 1890; that at said election there
be submitted to the voters OF said city the question
whether or not the City Of Olympia shall become
Organized under the general laws of the State re-
ating to corporations said city to belong to cities
OF the third claes.
On motion of Mr.. Murphy, the reso-
luton was adopted.
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