Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-06-12

sued to j. II. Loomis, on account OF
work done on Brown street, for $l6l.2J.
The City Engineer submitted pro
file oil the Columbia street grade. 1t
WAS referred to the City Attorney, with
instructions to prepare an ordinance
for the grading Of the street.
The petition of ID. :. b. Henry, ask
ing that a sewer be- constructed in
block So, between Sixth and Seventh
streets. SO as to furnish drainage for
his five new buildings, was granted,
and the laying of the sewer ordered.
The City Attorney reported the max
ing Of contracts for the Franklin street
grade and the Nashville bridge, and
the filing OF bonds by the contractors
The Marshvllc bridge bond was ap-
proved Mr.. Fitch stated the legal
status of the Franklin street matter.
\ warrant for 1928 was directed to
hc drawn in favor of Freeman W.
Brown, in payment for strip Of land
needed for Eastsdc street.
The City Attorney reported the re-
ccipt of $l6G 81 in satisfaction of all
taxes due from the estate OF Alex.
Howard, deceased, and the Council APP
proved the settlement.
a communication was read from the
City Engineer stating that the Union
Pacific company had been granted the
privilege Of lowering the grade at the
intersection of Fourth and Chestnut
streets to two feet above the city base,
while the Fourth street grade is six
feet above such base. Mr.. Tillotson
desired information as to the desire of
i the council in the matter. The COM
munication was referred to the street
committee.
Mr.. Murphy introduced a resolu-
ton rcciting that J. A. Silsby is con
/ structing building in violation of
the fire limits ordinance, and direct
ing the city attorney to take such ac-
ton as will etlectually prevent such
violation.
/ Mr.. Mari opposed the resolution,
stating that Mr.. Silsby was only do
ing wha; the Council had authorized
others to do. He contended that the
vanecred brick building which Mr.
/ Silshy is erecting complied with the
provisions of the ordinance.
Mr.. Murphy replied that vaneered
brick buildings were only rated one
/ fifth better than wood, and argued
vigorously in favor of the resolution.
Mr.. Mari moved that Mr.. Silsby be
given permission to address the Coun-
Gil.
MAYOR Iforr said that Mr.. Silsby
could give the Council no new infor-
mation-that it already knew all
about the subject. and to listen to Mr.
Silsby would b. only to waste the too
precious time of the body.
Mr.. Mari suggested sarcastically
that with all due Difference to the
chair. the Council was competent to
decide whether it would hear Mr..
Silsby or not, or whether it "knew it
all"
The Mayor then put the motion,
and it was carried, the Mayor demand
ing a rising vote.
Mr.. Silsby stated to the Council
that he believed he was complying
with the ordinance, and that vaneer-
ing was permitted within the fire
limits in Chicago and Kalamazoo.
NJ. Murphy asserted that if permits
zion should be given to Silsby TO erect
an imitation brick building, after a
time the claim would be made that
brick dust on q wooden wall would be
in compliance with the ordinance
AT least, permission would have to be
given for the erection of corrugated
iron structures.
Chief McClelland was invited to ex.
gress an expert opinion rs to the
merits OF vaneered brick buildings
lie stated that he had given the sub
ject careful study for twelve years
and had reached the conclusion thai
such structures were very flimsy and
dangerous. He thought corrugated
iron preferable to vaneered walls.
The vote on the resolution resulted
as follows:
Yeas-Murphy, Percival, Sickels
Ward.
Nay-Marr.
Mr.. Sickels explained that he voted
for the resolution because he believed
that the property Claimed by Silsby be
longs to the city.
Resolutions were adopted directing
the street committee to gravel Fourth
street from Puget to Central, and 8
strip on Eastside street, 30 feet wide
from Union to Washington avenue.
Councilman Percival introduced the
following resolution:
Resolved, That the City Engineer
he and he is hereby instructed to pre-
pare plans for a system OF sewerage fo1
the city of Olympia, together with ar
estimate of the cost of the same, ant
file the same with the city clerk with
all convenient dispatch"
Mr.. Murphy declared that he want
ed information as to the cost OF pro
curing the plan before the adoption o
; the resolution. He believed that bet
> ter sewerage was imperatively needed
but the City Engineer has all the worl
he can do now. He desired to know
!. whether the City Engineer would d,
the work himself or procure it done BY
others, as it was reported he had il
other instances. He moved that thu
resolution he referred to the commit
tee on Ways and Means.
Mr.. Percival said that his object il
| offering the resolution was to enabl,
, the council to establish feasible ant
: satisfactory system, on which sucl
l work might be done as was immediate
, ~ necessary, such as the laying of thu
, principal sewers. lie considered tn,
City Engineer amply competent. Tn,
matter needs immediate attention, a
the old plan is, on account of tn,
Seventh street tunnel, no longer feast
, bic.
: Mr.. Murphy insisted that the engi
| neer's capacity and the cost of the plan
: should first be ascertained. He state,
, that the engineers Office is alread
costing the city FROM 5000 to Sc, 90,
year.
The motion to refer the resolution
, was carried.
Mr.. Percival introduced resolution
= which was adopted, directing the Cit
: Attorney to Immediately proceed t.
a collect delinquent grade taxes by bring
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