Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-07-25
Proceedings of the City Council.
COUNCIL CHAMBER.

I OLYMPIA, WASH, July 18th, 1890.
The City Council met in called ses-
sion, His Honor John +. Convey,
Mayor, presiding.
Councilmen present Messrs. Hark-
ness, Murphy, McBratney, O'Brien
and Williamson.
The Committee On Streets to whom
was referred the adjustment Of the
/ claims OF Geo. b. Scammell and others,
for lands appropriated in the kress
and Crosby additions, on the line OF
Main street, reported same back and
recommended that the Council as pre-
serb, j 10y Ordinance, proceed to con-
denim such lands. On motion, the re-
port was adopted.
The same committee submitted a
report of their doings in the matter Of
receiving bids for the grading of East
side street, Eighth street, Fourth
street, Union street and Columbia
street, stating that after full considera-
ton they concluded that the bid OF
w. J. Casebeer, q cents per yard for
all the streets named, was the lowest
and best. The committee recon-
mended THAI as to Eastside street the
assessment for the work on that street
be on a basis OF 81 cents per yard that
being the lowest figure offered. Re
port filed without action
The City Surveyor Submitted re-
port with Il communicate from the
Winlock Clay Works, with prices on
their sewer pipe, stating that the Win
lock pipe was superior to the Fox
Island pipe now being used by TIE
city. The Street Committee having
contracted with the Fox Island Clay
Works for the sewer pipe required this
season, the report OF the City Surveyor
was placed on file without action.
Mr.. O'Brien moved that the Street
Committee be authorized to purchase
12-inch sewer pipe, sufficient to sewer
Main street, and Fourth street from
bridge to bridge. Motion lost. Mr.
Hardness, moved that matter of pur-
chasing sewer pipe for Main and
Fourth streets be referred to the Com
mitteee on Ways and Means. Motion
lost. Mr.. Murphy moved that the
purchase of sewer pipes for Main and
Fourth streets, lie referred to the Com
mittee on Streets, with power to act
Motion carried.
On motion of Mr.. O'Bricn it was
ordered that upon the vacation OF any
plat or part thereof by the Council,
the Clerk shall certify the proceedings
to the County Auditor.
On motion the steps necessary to
be taken for the protection OF the
Main Street Wharf property and the
collection of wharfage on goods, wares
and merchandise passing over it, were
referred to the Committee on Streets
with power to act.
On motion j. G. Lybarger contractor
for the grading of Eastside street from
Fourth street to Union street was di-
rectcd to place the surplus earth
taken from said street, on Fifth street
and that for the cutting to be done on
Fifth north of the school house block
it was agreed he should receive the
same price per yard as for work on
| Eastside street.
NIL " tiC
ing Ordinances:
An Ordinance to apportion the cost
of constructing sidewalk along the
north side of Fifth street, from Frank
lin street to Jefferson street."
IAN Ordinance to apportion the
cost Of constructing sidewalk along
the south side OF Fifth street from
Franklin street to Jefferson street"
An Ordinance to apportion the
cost OF constructing sidewalk along
the north side of Fifth street from
Franklin street to the alley in Block
a." and
can Ordinance to apportion the
cost of constructing a sidewalk along
/ the westside of Franklin from Fifth
street to the alley in block a."
Under suspension of the rules
they were each read three times and
passed by unanimous vote of the
councilmen present. There being no
objections, the titles were agreed to.
On motion, the Council adjourned.
RoRT. MARI, City Clerk.