Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-05-30
Proceedings OF the City Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,
Or 90 1CQA


OLYMPIA, May IS, 1890.
The City Council met in regula
session, his honor John f. Convey
Mayor, presiding, all the Councilme,
present except Mr.. Mason.
The Committee on Accounts made
report recommending payment o
bills and the payroll to the amour
OF 81 ,57O.34, and returned without rec
Ommendation the bills OF w. F.. Bow
ers & Co.. $SG75, and Fox Island Cha,
Work., $5S6.32, as they had not beer
verif' Il as required by the charter
On motion, warrants were ordered
drawn as recommended.
On motion, warrants were ordered
drawn in favor OF the W. f. Bowers &
Co. and Fox Island Clay Works bills
when they shall have been verified by
the Chief of the Fire Department ant
Street Commissioner respectively.
Reports from the Committee on
Streets, Wharves and Bridges, recon-
mendihg that the bid CT Mr.. Gilliland
3Oc per cubic yard, for the Main street
work, with the privilege OF such sur
plus dirt as the city does not need. be
accepted. On motion, report adopted
From the same, recommending that
the City Surveyor estimate the cost o,
the work petitioned for in Massev's
subdivision and that upon payment O,
such estimated cost into the CITY
treasury by the parties interested, the
Street Commissioner do the work. On
motion, adopted.
From the same, recommending that
the Marshal be instructed to abate the
nuisance complained of by X. Marble.
On motion, adopted.
Mr.. McClelland, Chief of Fire De-
partment. recommended that the team
belonging to the city be kept and used
for that department only.
Moved that the team be not en-
ployed at work that would take them
beyond six blocks from the engine
house. Motion lost.
Assessment by J. G. Horn, of prop
erty on Eastsidc street, between
Fourth street and Union street. was
presented and on motion approved.
Protests in the matter of re-estab-
lishment OF the grade and grading of
Fourth street were presented and on
motion referred to the Committee on
Streets.
Petition for improvement of Fifth
street between Adams and Jefferson
was presented; same reference, and
also petition to have fences obstruct-
ing Seventh and Pear street removed.
Petition for use OF public square to
play game of baseball on the after
noon OF Decoration Day was presented,
and on motion granted.
Applications of P. Dolan and G. B.
Dickson for a license to sell spirituous
and malt liquors, in form as prescribed.
were presented.
On motion, the bond in each case
was approved and licenses ordered is
sued.
On motion of Mr.. O'Brien, Mr.. J. C.
Horr was appointed special assessor
to assess the property on Main street
between Sixth street and the south
line of the city, and the property upon
Union street from Water street to
Eastside street, liable for the cost of
grading the same.
Mr. Williamson introduced can Or
dinance granting to the Olympia
Light and Power Company, its success
sors and assigns, the right to construct,
maintain and operate a street railway
upon certain streets, avenues and
thoroughfares in the city o. Olympia,
county of Thurston and State of
Washington" and with it the agree
'ment OfsSaidA company that it would
within twelve months expend at leas.
fifty thousand dollars on the plant.
The ordinance was read first and SEQ.
and times and referred to the Com
mittee on Streets.
NJ O'Brien introduced San ordi-
nance granting the right of way to
the Tacoma, Olympia and Gray's Har-
Dor Railroad Company over certain
streets and alleys and authorizing it
to construct o railroad and lay out de-
pot grounds. Same was read twice
and referred to the Committee on
Streets.
Also Gan Ordinance to amend an
ordinance entitled an ordinance to re-
establish the grade of Columbia street
from Ninth street to Thirteenth street,
m the city of Olympia, approved Oc-
tober 10, 1883. = Under suspension of
the rules, the ordinance was read three
times and put on final passage.
Messrs. Hardness, Murphy, McBrat.
ney, OBrien and Williamson voted
ayes; Mr.. Mason absent.
Also can ordinance establishing
the grade of Eighth street from Jeffer-
son street to Central street." Same
was, under suspension of the rules,
read three times and put upon final
passage. Messrs. Hardness, Murphy,
McBratney, O'Brien and Williamson
voted Aye; Mr.. Mason absent.
The City Attorney, by direction OF
the Council, submitted An ordinance
to provide for numbering buildings"
Under suspension of the rules, the Or
dinance was read three times and put
upon final passage. Messrs. Harknes
Murphy, McBratney, O'Brien and Will
Hanson voted aye-5; Mr.. Mason alb
sent.
Mr.. O'Brien submitted the following
resolutions:
Resolred, That the City Council
deem it expedient to improve Tenth
street from Columbia to Jefferson
streets by building sidewalks on the
north side thereof; Columbia street
from Ninth to Thirteenth street, and
Main street from Second street to
Thirteenth street by building and lay
ing sidewalks thereon, and to improve
Eighth street from Jefferson street to
Central street by grading the same.
On the several motions to adopt these
all the Councilmen pre-
sent voted aye.
Plat of Hutchinson's subdivision of
lots 9, 10 and IL, block 81, Swans adj
dition to Olympia, and Blooms subdi-
vision of east half of block a, Ayers
addition to Olympia, were presented
and on motion approved.
Plat of P. C. Hale's subdivision of C.
H. Hale's addition to Olympia was
presented and referred to the commit
tee. Plats of Simenson's subdivision
of block A. Sebree's addition; Robin
sons subdivision of lots 4, 5, 6, 7, SO,
10 and IL, of block 2, Ayers addition.
and of subdivision of block 10, Ayers
addition to Olympia were presented
and on motion approved.
Plat of Sebree's subdivision of Block
C.. of Sebree's addition and Stevens, adj