Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-05-15

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The Committee CA Accounts aud
Expenses was the first tn respond to
the roll call ol committees. aud the
formidable list of bills given below was
quickly passed over aud allowed as re-.
commended
Olympia LIGHT = Power GO U"7 T.
suns, Telephone 90 ~
frus' mcrrhondiso o.
Nrsisidr MN 90. tumi.t TO 90
nrr - 60
q. No.chka. rebate Que ihird assmr
FOURTH street grade - 90
Herman Meyer. sane - ~
T. q, lialr, same - ~
Frrdfitk Nriss, Same q a.
Olympia uas \ Electric liuhi Go q :"
I. iihefmau, hauling gravel Tor FOURTH
street grade y NJ
l. iihr-man bplkh,ad on Second aud
luurfi streets a.
t4uru,, cab s Ifnnstrr - ~
y N. Price printing ~ I"
OLYMPIA lfihunc. printing - y
=. fri,rtun. horse iced etc, ~ 20
= = Nrnratnev hlarssmnhins ~ IS
u flvtvi work IN council chamber ~ "a
NV nav tun ~ NJ
The Till OF u. II Wellington. for
grading done as per estimate oi city
engineer. at - cents per ward. wnr re-
ported with favorable rccnmmonda.
lion, and the council ordered IL paid.
The items of the hill are For work
ON Eighth. street, $jSS Union street,
r., 100 Eleventh, $500 Adams 81 ,2Oo
total, ~ 300.
A petition of the Western Union
Telegraph Company. asking permits
slon Ia erect line of poles on seventh
street, was reported 10y the committee
ON streets. Whar,cs and Bridges, with
the recommendation that NJ no occa-
sion could be discovered foI granting
il, it Ice refused. The council there
fore refused
The committee on streets. Wharvcs
and Bridges, reported ~ favor oi
granting the petition oi abuttlng prop
criy owners for the grading Of Frank.
lin street. between Second and Third,
the city engineer To- furnish the grade
of the same with all convenient dis
patch \ resolution providing for
such Improvement was adopted.
The application of Main street
property owners. requesting that the
grading ol that street be ordered was
reported layorahly by the street com
mit,cc aud the report was adopted.
Il was stated that work on this inn
portant improvement would soon hc
undertaken
The proposition Ia widen Fourth
street between Main aud Jefferson,
which has been under consideration
for some time wa taken up, On ia.
yorablc report being made by the
committee on Streets, Wharvc~ and
Bridges
The petitioners iur the improve
mont express the opinion that unless
the street IL widcned between the
points named Ia conform To the width
of the street east Of Jefferson, II VIII,
west 81 Jefferson. look like al alley ~
due time. The committee recon-
mendcd that the work hc ordcrcd--ihc
city To- pay one fourth Of the cost and
the property owners interested three
fnurth-
A motion was made to adopt the
report. The Acting Mayor, before
putting the question, said
This j. an important matter. AMI
will. therefore. order - roll call on
the motion
Mr.. Mar inquired Il the property
owners would accept the terms pro
posed.
Mr.. Mcnratncv said thst the prop
crtv owners ask for ihc improvement
The recommendation -! the com
mittrc wn- agreed Ia hy nu unanimous
vote.
Consideration 81 the protest 81 q.
NJ Nntsun against the widening ui
Adams street 80 a- lu s,raighten the
street line. Wa resumed at the per
picking point ut which It was ahnn-
doncd week ago Mayor Murphy
here invited the speech makers L"
proceed a. business.
Mr. Ford declined the invitation
aud announced that hc was ready 10
vote.
Mr. Mari accepted, however. stating
that hy reason ~ a variance i"t"''h
the work ui two engineers ~ plating
portion- ui the city there - a dii'rr
ancc Of five feet IN different sections
of Adams aud Franklin streets. In
st,aiphtcusng the streets ~ suggcstch
hy the city engineer IL will lee nccc.'
sary tn acquire private property "hi'h
must be- paid for.
Iron receipt Of this latter iniorma
tion the council quickly voted !" ''"'c
Adams street just "a II l.
A resolution was offered Toy the "aN-
and Means committee, directing 'h"'
the .nm Of 5000 be- transferred rom
the q, neral fund to the street inha 80
that warrants tn lahorers might Toe
cashod on presentation. Tue '''"
ton was adopted A.
The hid Of /. Herman, Tor "'e