Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-07-10

Madison. Madison. from Rogers u
r5ee and rlgc. from Madison To
Have. = cents Tor earth. ~ cents for
c,m,ut gravel and ~ cents for solid
r.ek Columbia. from Eighth to flev-
cuth. l. ,,ut-. including clearing and
c-4hhIu-
II Irnm--tirtIinc and clearing
Mill from Standi>u L. Fourth, 81
c,ut~ p,r cubic wand and 10 cents Tor
cement gravel. Columbia, from Eighth
O. Eleventh. l., cents, work to Ice com
r,ctcd IN - day.
n, LM- WI, referred 60 the Street
committee.
Mavor lIoft and that. in view ui the
-i.N payment u assessments, only
tB1uu having been l'aid in June out OF
the man, thuu>Iud- due, hc would not
-Icu any more contracts for new work.
unless very strong assurances were
gwen that assessments Tor such work
would h' paId promptly
The Application OF Hermann Ramm
for = liquor license was granted, with
\ " kicy and Francis Henry as
sur"ucs.
The petition OF T. /. Mckenny for
an extension 81 the Fourth street sewer
7 east 10 Nam street was granted.
tn" Street committee recommended
F that houses on the south SIDE Of the
MarshlIllc bridge Ice moved, and that
ptvm,ut hc made to the owners for all
pi.r- and caps used IN the bridge. The
report vas adopted.
he assessment for the graveling OF
Eh~t-idr street. from Fourth to Union,
was confirmed.
The hll uf Wesley wilkins for shoot
inr glandcrcd horse was disallowed.
\ petition from Robert Gibson for a
tax rebate was referred to the City At
turnry
Justice Rathhun reported the receipt
during June oi fines To the amount of
SlIl.
city Marshal Sa,idge reported the
collection Of S75.73 during June.
Releases OF strips of right Of way 20
feet wide on the west side of blocks 81
aud IN Swans addition, the same be-
ing Dedicated 10y Thomas Prather and
wife and Jane W. Welsh for the pur-
pose 81 widening Jefferson street, the
city agreeing to grade and gravel said
street in front Oi the blocks named
without expense to the parties releas-
ing, were presented 10y the City At
t"rncy and accepted.
The City Council held two short
special sessions Wednesday.
The Judiciary committee reported
favorably upon the ordinance to re-
establish the grade OF Eleventh street
from the east side OF Water street to
the west side Of Jefferson, and the or
dinancc was passed
Bills of City Assessor Moore and his
deputies to the amount of 5000 were
allowed. and warrants ordered drawn
for the same.
Councilman Sickels offered the fol-
lowing resolution, which was adopted:
BE it resolved by the City Council
of the City of Olympia, that the City
Clerk bc authorized and directed to
advertise for bids for curbing with
wood curbs, constructing rock cutters
and macadamizing the road bed of
Main street from Third street to
Fourth street, and Fourth street to
Fifth street-bids to be opened July
II, 1891, and work to be completed
within 30 days from date of execution
OF contract.
The board oi equalization Wednes-
day directed its clerk to notify III. NJ.
Pierce. manager of the steamer The
Doctor. To show cause why the assess
ment of the steamer should not be
raised from 81 800 to $4,000, and to
notify q. +. Thompson to show cause
why the assessment of the property of
the Sunset Telephone & Telegraph
Company should not be increased from
- 40 To 1880.
The Pacific Postal Telegraph Com
pany and the Western Union Tele-
graph Company were assessed $3.50
each.
The Port Townsend Southern Rail
way Company was assessed at 1913 $50.
The valuation of College Heights
lots was reduced as follows: Blocks l
and To 800 per lot; block 3 to 5000
pe- lot; block to $40 per lot
The valuation of lot >, block 3,
Maple Park, was reduced from 81 800
to $500; that of lot ,, block 5, Maple
Park, was raised from 1900 to 81 800;
and that Of lot 3, block !, Riggs addi-
ton, was reduced from 81 400 to $3.50.
\ reduction Of $1,000 was made in
the valuation Of Mrs. F. A. Turner's
improvements on the corner of Main
and Fourth streets, but her petition
for reduction of the realty assess
mcnt was denied. The assessment of
!. e. Horr's improvements, on the
same corner, was also reduced $1,000.
Al tn, meeting of the board of equal
ization Yesterday DIR. II. l.ansdale pro-
tested against an increase of the valua-
ton Of the improvements on lots s and
p, Maple Park. but it was raised from
ri 900 TO 81 800.
The clerk was directed to notify S.
Wiley to show cause why the assess
ment of the steamer Wiley should not
be raised.
After hearing the protest of Mary J.
polan against any increase in the as
sessment of her property, the board de-