, 1891-10-23
THE CITY COUNCIL,
Adoption Of ]. 5. Camps Sewer
Plans Recommended.
Favorable Report ON a Street for
the Weststde Railway other
city improvements.

the Weststde RatIwaY-Other
City Improvements.
At the meeting of the city council last
night the street committee reported that
they had examined and considered the
plans, estimates, profles and maps for a
complete system of sewerage for the city Of
Olympia, prepared by Engineer J. s.
Camp, and recommend the purchase Of
plans for the system at the price of 81 ,500
provided ]. S. Camp furnishes the city with
his affidavit that all data furnished by him
are correct.
Mr.. PereiYaI moved the adoption of the
report, and Mr.. Mari thought the plans
were excellent, but suggested further ex-
animation before their adoption, and
moved their reference to the committee on
sewers and the city attorney and city en-
gineer.
Mayor Horr thought also that too hasty
action would not be for the best results.
Mr.. Marr's motion was adopted.
1t is now probable that the Westside
Street Railway Company can proceed with
it's work, the obstacle of reaching Harrison
avenue having been overcome. The rail
way company was unable to reach Harri-
son avenue via Grant avenue because it
overhung gulch, and it was necessary to
either set the street back or put in sufficient
plllng to make a support for part of the
street. A special committee consisting of
Messrs. Ward, Mari and Sickels and En-
glneer Lemon were appointed to devise
some means of overcoming the difficulty.
They presented propositions to purchase
from G. M. Moore, for $l,CO0, strip of
ground through block 48, and their report
was adolt ted. The city attorney was di-
rected to draft the necessary papers.
Ihe opposition of Main street property
owners, between Fifth and Sixth streets,
against the improvement of that thorough
fare by macauam, was very decided last
night, and resulted in the defeat of the
proposition. In accordance with the
wishes of the owners, planking will be
substituted. Hazard Stevens addressed
the council in opposition to the macadam,
while Councilman PercivaI, who intro
duced the resolution, bitterly berated the
opponents to the plan, and their methods
of protesting. Mr. Percival afterwards
withdrew his resolution, and the bid of
VIM. Diggins was rejected. The clerk was
instructed to advertise for bids for plank
ing the street, the work to be completed
within twenty days.
A resolution was adopted to improve
Maple park as public park, by grading
and leyeling, removing stumps, transplant
ing trees and sowing grass seed, the ex-
pense to be paid out of the general fluid !;
and to grace the roadways, thirty three
feet wide on either side Of the park, the
cost to be assessed to property abutting
thereon, providing the owners Of not less
than three-fourths of the lots abutting on
said roadways bind themselves within
twenty days to pay, their shares, respec-
lively, Of the cost of grading. 1t is pro
Vided that the improvement shall be COM
pleted by January 25, 1892.
An ordinance to restrain cattle from
running at large on the Percival, Woodruff
and Young additions was read twice and
referred to the judiciary committee, who
will report at the next meeting.
A settlement of the claims of A. H.
Chambers and Roderick Mackenzie for
land taken in widening Main street, was
recommended by the city attorney with
the suggestion that the city ought to be
able to sell 30 the owners on the east side
of the street the surplus strip at price at
least go per cent of what the city has to pay
on the west side. The recommendation
was adopted.
ment Of the following bills;
r.. Z. Jones & Co., blacksmithing, etc.$61 so
A. FaFquhar, merchandise - GO
G. M. Moore, services as assessor. 81 80
Holton Martin, stabling horses ..... IA 90
Q. W. Kellogg, cement. ~ % 60
w. ]. Craig, one-haf cost of replac-
Ing sidewalk, 25 25
Bids for graYeling Eighth street from
Eastside to Jefferson, were received as fol
lows: William Taylor, 6911 cents per GU
qic yard; 0. b. Stickler, 70 cents. Referred
to the street committee.
The total cost of extending Columbia
street from Fifth street to Seventh, was es-
timated at 22G1, and the contract awarded
to Mcdonald and Lindland.
The contract of grading Fourteenth
street was awarded to T. Liberman at q
cents per yard. with the provision that the
contract may be annulled should bad
weather necessitate it.
The claim of r. A. Hoffman for destruc-
ton of his property at the corner of Ounce
and Fourth street, by the overflow of water
and the failure of the city to construct
bu1kheads after repeated request, was re
ferred to the city attorney and the street
committee. The committee was EN-
powered to make such repairs as are neces
sary.
G. J. Lord, for N. H. Owings, petitionec
for the cancellation of his personal prop
erty assessment to the amount of $1,000
such assessment being for stock of the Cap
ital National bank, which is also assessed
for such stock. Referred to the city at
torney.
A petition of g. j. Bustrak and seven
teen others for the placing of an electri,
light on Eastside street, at the railwa,
twenty-five others for one at the intersec
ton of Sheridan and Harrison avenues
were referred to the committee on lights.