, 1891-12-02
THE CITY COUNCIL.
ACTION UPON THE BONDS LEFT
For THE NEW COUNCIL.
A Grist OF Bills ordered Paid-Rus-
sell Granted am Extension
miscellaneous Matters.

A Grist OF Bills Ordered Paid-Rus-
sell Granted an Extension
miscellaneous Matters.
Russell & Russell. through their attor-
neys, Allen, Aver & Franklin, last night
asked the council for an additional extern
sion Of three months time on the West
side railway, their reason being that nego-
tiations are pending with the Olympia
Street Railway Company for the purchase
of its System"
Mr.. Sickels expressed the opinion that
the Savage Company had nothing to sell,
and after the extension asked for by Mr..
Russell had been granted, sickels called up
up his resolution declaring the Savage
Main street franchise forfeited.
The resolution could not be found readily
and Mr.. Sickels was advised to take week
to draft another.
Mr.. Murphy said Mr.. Savage had in
formed him that he could keep the matter
in the courts for two years.
THE CITY BONDS.
The city bonds are at a standstin by
reason of the following report presented
by MeSsrs. Ford and Ward, of the Ways
and means committee.
Your committe has had great difficulty
in deciding just what to recommend in the
premises, but, have finally, after a careful
consideration, determined to recommend
that the matter of employing an attorney
to investigate our financial condition and
examine the proceedings had in relation to
the issuing Of bonds voted August II, 1891,
and also the question of ordering another
election, be allowed to rest, and that there
lDoY Y1rtI, +ol- =
ministratiOn of the present council, owing
to the fact that the incoming council may
in its Judgment annul all proceedings had
on the question and matters thereby be the
more complicated
The mayor thought the council was
evading animportant question. The mayor
stated further: 81 desire to have it go on
record that | am most decidedly in favor
of pushing this matter to conclusion as
fast as possible. If we have got the city in
a muddle, we should do everything posi-
BILE to get it out. In the five weeks to come
something should certainly be done, so that
matters will not be left in chaos as they
are. know positively that the superior
court is ready to push matters if legal steps
are taken. Judge Robinson told me that
he would give his decision at once.''
All but Sickels voted aye on the adoption
of the report.
Health Officer Riley served four notices
nant water at the junction of Thirteenth
and Washington streets, to remove water
and sewerage ON Columbia, near Provi-
dence academy, to remove flooded priYies
and stagnant water on the court house
block, and to remove garbage on Ninth
street near the Catholic parsonage. The
sewer committee was ordered to attend to
the matter. Councilman Murphy thought
the health officer ought to be more digni-
fled and not serve notice on the city coun.
Gil.
A petition for an arc light at Central and
East Fourth streets was referred to the
committee on lights.
A resolution by Councilman Perc1yal, tC
create salary fund for the payment oil
city employees, was referred to the city at.
torney.
The application of l. Liberman for an
extension Of time for grading Washington
street, was laid upon the table pending a
report from the city engineer.
The city engineer recommended that new
monuments, ABOUT 140 in number, be
placed in position at various intersections
The estimated cost was go cents each.
Application for w. A, Whitney's mes
senger service franchise was returned by
the city attorney with amendments and
referred to the franchise committee.
The petition for sidewalks on the east
side OF Main Street, between Thirteenth
street and Maple Park, was granted.
Resolutions making assessments fol
street Improvements were adopted as fol
lows: Grading Columbia, from Fourth tc
Fifth, $500; grading Columbia, from Third
to Fourth, $500; grading Franklin, from
Third to Fourth, $500: grading Second
from Washington to Franklin $500; grad.
ing Fourth, from Columbia to Water, $500
planking Columbia, from Fourth to Fifth
$500; Planking Columbia, from Third tc
Fourth, $500.
The following accounts were allowed:
McDonald % \ Lindland, driving
A. F. Fitch, clerical assistance. ~. 27 OC
A. L. Campbell, Novem ber services
in city attorneys office. ..... 65 0C
W.. NJ. Martin, service in city
clerks office ,................. go OC
Olympia Tribune, advertising -. % AZ
+. M. Price, printing ..... 90
q. I. Jones, plumbing ...... sc
r. I. Jones & Co., nails and work. Sc Sc
b. L. Jones & Co., work for fire de-
Partment .................... 4 &C
Ioklas y Kaufman, merchandise. % A
Robert Frost, merchandise ... 7C
Pay ron ........,..... ................ 1888 IS
y. p. Stickler, grayeling Franklin