Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-06-06

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full control of the team. Motion lost.
On motion, the Council adjourned
to Monday evening next.
Council CHAMBER
OLYMPIA, June >, 1890.
The City Council met pursuant to
adjournment, His Honor, John F.
Convey, Mayor, and full Council pres.
ent
On motion Of Mr.. Murphy the bill
OF the Gas Company for the month of
April, S2O7.25, was allowed and a war
rant ordered drawn for the amount
The committee of the whole to
whom was referred an ordinance grant
ing rights and privileges to the Ia
coma, Olympia and Gray's Harbor
Railroad Company, reported that the
Engineer for the company requested
that action might be deferred. On
motion, consideration of the ordi-
nance was deferred until next meet
ing.
Mr. O'Brien on being informed that
the ordinances, passed by the Coun-
Gil granting franchises to the Olympia
Railway Company and the Olympia
Light and Power Company, had not
! received the signature of the Mayor,
moved that the votes passing these
ordinances be reconsidered. Motion
carried. On motion, they were re-
ierred to the City Attorney with in
structiOns to make them alike as to the
conditions of the franchise and to re.
port them back to the Council at
next meeting.
On motion the City Attorney was
authorized and directed to purchase a
desk for his use in the Council Cham
! Der.
As directed by the Mayor, the CITY
Attorney submitted L" An ordinance to
provide for compensation of committee
work" Under a suspension of the
rules the ordinance was read three
times and pu. on final passage.
Messrs. Murphy, McBratney, Mason
and O'Brien voted nay-4. Messrs.
Hardness and Williamson voted
Aye. Ordinance failed to pass.
The same officer submitted an
ordinance to amend an ordinance en-
titled, "An ordinance defining the
duties and fixing the compensation of
city officers" Approved January 90,
1880. Same was under suspension of
the rules read first and second times.
On motion of Mr.. O'Brien, the ordi-
nance was amended by making the
bond $1,000, in place of $500. As
amended the ordinance was, under a
further suspension of the rules, read
third time and put upon final passage.
Messrs. Hardness, McBratney, Mason
and Williamson voted aye. Mr..
Murphy voted nay-1. The ordi.
nance passed and the title was agreed
to,
Protest of I. c. and P. J. Van Epps
against the changing of the grade of
Fourth street in front of their prop
erty was presented. A motion to Law
the same on the table was lost. On
motion the protest was referred to the
Committee on Streets.
The Committee on Streets made re.
port, recommending that the plat of
P. c. Hale's plat, subdivision of C. H.
Hale's addition to Olympia he ap-
proved. On motion, the report was
adopted and the plat approved.
Application Of J. j. Shaughnessy.
for a liquor license, the receipt of the
Treasurer for $500 and required
bond were presented. On motion, the
bond was approved and the Clerk in
structed to issue the license upon the
applicant filing q sufficient consent of
the owner OF the property, for the sale
of liquors on the premises.
Mr.. OBrien moved that the ordi-
nance fixing the grade of Fourth
street be taken from the table. Mo-
ton carried.
On. motion Of Mr.. 0'Brien the ordi-
dance was amended raising the grade
at the intersections with Chestnut,
Plum and Pear streets. As amended
the ordinance was read third time and
put upon final passage. Messrs.
Hardness. Mason and O'Brien voted
aye-3. Messrs. Murphy, McBratney
and Williamson voted nays. The
motion to pass the ordinance not hav-
ing received majority of the votes of
the Council was declared lost.
Mr.. O'Brien introduced AN ordi-
nance authorizing the contracting for
the grading of Main street, Union
street, Eastside street and Fourth
street." Under suspension of the rules,
the ordinance was read three times
and put upon final passage. Messrs.
Murphy, McBratney, O'Brien and
Williamson voted aye-4. Messrs.
Hardness and Mason voted nay-2.
The ordinance passed and the title
was agreed to.
Mr.. Murphy moved that the resig-
nation of the City Clerk rendered at
last regular session be accepted. Mo-
ton lost.
On motion of Mr.. McBratney the
Chairman of the Committee on Streets
was requested to see that the nui-
sance existing at the corner OF Fifth
and Columbia streets is abated.
On motion, the Council adjourned
until next Thursday night at 8 O'Clock.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.
OLYMPIA, June 5, 1890.
The City Council met persuant to
adjournment, His Honor, the May
or, and full Council present.
Petition of Samuel Williams for
permission to use part of Fourth