Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-09-12
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
COUNCIL CHAMBER,

OLYMPIA, Sept. 10, 1890.
The City Council met in regular
session. Present, his Honor John +.
Convey, Mayor, and Councilmen Hark-
ness, Murphy, McBratney, Mason and
Williamson.
The Committee on Fire, Light and
Water reported back the petition for Il
change OF the fire limits and recon-
mended that it he granted. On mo-
ton, the report was adopted.
Mes ;rs. Barnes and Chambers in the
matter Of lands taken for the widen
ing III Main street south OF Union
street reported recommending that
the wir'lc matter be referred to new
committee. The report was placed on
file.
The City Attorney made report in
the matter of taking ten feet Oft OF the
eastside OF Block ST, and called atten-
ton OF the Council to the condition of
Main street from Union street south,
generally and in view of the encroach-
mcnts by the city upon private prop
ertv, in grading Main street to II feet
wide, he recommended that the city
proceed to extend and widen Main
street under Ordinance No. 800 and
/ the provisions of the city charter upon
which such ordinance rests. On mo-
ton, the report was referred to the
Judiciary Committee. The City At
torncy further reported that he had
prepared for consideration of the
/ Council.
IAN ordinance to apportion the
cost of grading Fifteenth street from
Main street to Jefferson street"
"An ordinance to apportion the
cost Of grading Eighth street from
Jefferson street to Central street"
"An ordinance to apportion the
cost of grading Third street from Co
lumbia street TO Jefferson street." and
can ordinance to amend an ordinance
defining the fire limits and to protect
property from fire, approved April "a,
1897; and submitted assessment rolls
for the grading OF Second street from
Plum street to Bethel street; Third
street from Columbia street to Jeffer-
son street," Columbia street from
Ninth street to Thirteenth street; and
reassessment of the cost of grading
Fourth street from Columbia street to
the east limit of the city, and asked
for further time on the protest Of A.
Hoffman against the removal of fence
OH Fourth street. On motion, report
was filed and the time asked for
granted.
The Committee on Accounts made
report on bills referred to them and On
the report of the City Surveyor on
amounts due for grading streets and
recommended payment of the same
amounting in all to $5,9S4.61. On
motion. the report was adopted and
warrants ordered drawn for the several
amounts as per report.
The City Surveyor reported that the
Olympia construction Company had
80 far completed the Fourth street
bridge that he recommended the ac
ceptance OF the same, the company to
be required to complete what remains
| to be done as soon as certain Obstruc-
| tons are out of the way. Also that he
had filed the profile and estimates for
the improvement of Tullis street, and
that agreeable to instructions of the
Council he had placed a corner post
at the northwest corner of Ounce and
Fourth streets, from which he finds
the fence of Mrs. A. Hoffman is one
foot in Fourth street and 14.6 inches
Ounce street. The reports were Or
dered filed.
The Committee on Health, Police
and Public Property reported that they
had the four water closets reported
on by the Health Officer, attended to,
and recommended the open sewers
complained of be filled in with earth,
removed while grading Fourth street.
On motion the report was adopted.
The Committee Oh Fire, Light and
Water were granted further time in
the matter of purchasing Hook and
Ladder Tuck.
can ordinance to apportion the
cost of grading Fifteenth street from
Main street to Jefferson street." was
under suspension of the rules, read
three times and put on final passage.
Messrs. Hardness, Murphy, McBrat-
ney, Mason and Williamson, voted
aye, 5; Mr.. O'Brien absent, l. The
ordinance passed and the title was
agreed to.
Gan ordinance TO apportion the
cost of grading Eighth street from
Jefferson street to Central street," was
read three times under suspension of
the rules and was passed by the same
vote.
can ordinance to apportion the
cost Of grading Third stree3 from
Columbia street to Jefferson street."
was read three times under sus-
pension of the rules and passed by
the same vote.
can ordinance to amend an Ordi-
nance defining the fire limits and to
protect property from fire, approved
April oath, 1885," was read first and
second times and, on motion referred
to the Committee on Fire, Light and
Water.
Mr.. McBratney submitted the follow
ing:
Resolved, That whenever any i'm
provement of any street shall be Or
dered to be done at the expense OF the
abutting property, the same shall be
done by contract, and not by the Street
Commissioner or any other officer of
the city. Whenever the assessment
for any such improvement shall have
been filed in the Office OF the city clerk
he shall call for bids and give ten days
notice thereof in the paper doing the
city printing; said notice shall specify
the time when such bids shall be filed.
At the first meeting after filing such
bids the city clerk shall submit the
same to the city council. On motion
to adopt the resolution, resolution was
adopted.
Petition of O. A. and A. N. Schall
for the use of part of Third street
while erecting brick building on Lot
Block II, and for permission to move
the wooden building thereon from the
Southwest to the Southeast portion of
said lot, was presented, and on motion,
referred to the Committee on Fire,
Light and Water with power to act.
Petition of citizens asking that per-
mission be granted Geo. E. Lawton to
run a shooting gallery was presented,
and on motion denied.
Petition for the improvement of the
Westside road and sidewalk thereon
was presented. On motion same was
referred to the Committee on Streets
with power to act, the expenses incur
red not to exceed $3.50.