Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-29

The committee on accounts and cN-
pensc. recommended the payment, of
the following iill- nHd warrant were
ordered drawn for the amounts stated
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The following accounts were suspend
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The bill oi Il VI Price tor advctii.
ing was referred t. special commit
tcc-Perciyal. Ward aud Murphy
The following street hills were or
dcrcd pald
| I.llerman. for work on Fifth ircct.
sl2227t FOR work on Pine street.
siOtl 10. for work on Central street.
S3.919 Olympia Construction com
panv. for work on Columbia street
$72O ior work on Eighth street III En
Thomas Grancy. for work on San Fran.
cisco street. $ls92O, l. ~. Looms. for
work on Brown avenue. VI 900 ~
Charles kruhnc. for work on sixth
street. x205.2i
The hill for hauling dirt from the
Reed building t. Fifth street was OPP
posed by Mr.. Murphy. but after an cx-
planation by Mr.. sickels, that the
abutting property owners would foot
1 the bill, the account was allowed.
The petition 81 NJ. Shields for a
change Of grade in the vicinity Of his
property at the corner Of Eleventh aud
Washington. was reported from the
street committee. with the statement
that the change should be made. but
that the committee had been unable to
ascertain Just what the change should
be. The report was laid ON the table.
The petition for the improvement Of
Columbia street, between First and
Second. was reported on iavorably and
the report adopted.
The committee on fire. light and
water recommended that the petition
OF A. J. Silsby and J.. +. Henderson for
the erection Of a wooden structure
within the fire limits be denied, and
the report was agreed 10.
The Council ordered that Main street
be Strengthened and widened from n
point 10 feet north Of the north line
OF Fourteenth street 90 the south line
OF the city. and declared its willing.
ness 10 pay 500 per lot rs damages.
Puget street was ordered improved
from Fourth street - Bigelow avenue.
by grading, graveling and building side
walks.
James kearney was granted au-
thority 10 sell liquor for year.
An ordinance was passed, providing
for the vacation Of parts OF kress' and
Crosby's additions. and the plating OF
the same.
The street commissioner was ordered
10 gravel Fourth street. from Pear 10
Cherry, at the expense OF abutting
property owners.
The City Engineer was instructed
10 furnish estimates for the grading
Of Sixth street, from Chestnut east -
Central,
A resolution was adopted. provid.
ing for the grading and gathering OF
Second street, from Main to Franklin.
and the laying Of sidewalks thereon.
A petition ot ID. II. \. Emery. ask
ing the privilege Of laying sewer
through the alley In block 30, between
Sixth and seventh streets. precipitated
a discussion on the subject OF the
city's need Of better sewerage ,Iys-
tenn. The petition was referred 10 the
Sewerage Committee and power given
the committee 10 act.
TIC. Van Epps was authorized 10
occupy o portion OF Fourth street,
In Swans addition, with building ma
terial for four months, or while con.
structing q new block near the Oiym.
pia theater.
NJ. Grovenor. who proposes to erect
q store building at the corner of Fourth
and Pear streets, was granted n like
privilege.
Bids for street work we're opened.
and the following proposals read
Grading Plum from Second 10 Eighth,
II. Pray, n cents per cubic yard l.. A.
Coons, including grubbing. II cents !;
I. II. LOOMS, % cents for dirt, 10 cents
for gravel.
Grading Franklin from Ninth %
Maple Park. I Iiberman, II cents; J..
w. Casebeer. 10 cents.
Grading Washington from Tentls To
Thirteenth--H. Fray. IL cents; !. Lab.
erman, 10 cents: ]. II. LOOMS, les
cents, 10 cents for gravel.
| Bids for the construction of Marsh
vile bridge were also opened and read
% follows, Tweeden a savage--iAbor
on lumber. % per thousand. driving
piles and furnishing drift bolts. 1876
per pile: piling. Ave cents per lineai
loot; resawing piles. % cents.
Mcdonald 4 MISUNDERSTANDING
piles. driving same and putting on caps,
4525 per pile; saving and putting ON
caps and bolts, 10 cents per pile put
ting on new lumber and tearing Of old.
t2.75 per thousand.
King A Dickinson autographed . bid
from Tacoma. offering ~ furnish piles
for the structure at S275 each, and
lumber. including bolts and spikes, at
eli per 1000.
The Council then adjourned 10 meet
again nj 10 30 o'clock A. NJ. wednes.
day.
Council met In special session
Wednesday morning at 10 30 o'clock.
The first business considered con.
sisted Of petitions Of citizens for var.
ious privileges.
d. n. Bigclow. trustee. G. \. Rein.
hart. Thomas DAILY. J. \. Leighton, X.
q. Dunbar, Sol smith, \. u. Ruddell
and q. w. Byrd asked permission 10
build an eight-foot sidewalk ON Second
street, swsntown. instead Of . i2-foot
walk. as required by ordinance.
Tho expcdiepcy of authorizing the
construction of narrow sidewalks was
debated, and II was decided 10 deny
the request, hut the Council voted 10
permit the petitioners 10 construct q
tcn.ioot walk II they 80 desired
Maria G. Martenson applied for per.
mission to use portion oil Fourth
street. az the corner Of Cherry. for
storing building material while erect.
ing a thrce-story building ON lot ].
block b. The petition was granted
Mrs. Martenson also asked that the
City Engineer lie directed 10 establish
. grade ri the corner named, and II
was 90 ordered. Her request 10 be