Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-07-03

At the special meeting of the Coun-
ell. held "Wednesday forenoon, all the
members were present
\ resolution was adopted making
an assessment Of Sl.276.S0 on the
ahutting property for the graveling
Fl Eastside street. from Fourth to
Union
Mr. Mari moved that warrant he
issued To the Olympia Construction
co for f2.7lS9O. on account of Fourth
street grading. Mr. Sickels moved to
lay the motion on the table, To give
time for further examination of the
account The motion 10 table was
carried
Warrants were ordered drawn to |.
ilherman rs follows: For work on
Central street. $3.50: on Franklin.
$500. on West Fourth, 1922 -
total, $i.702.J0.
X. IL Wcllingion's bills were ap-
proved ~ follows. and warrants ordered
drawn For work ON Eleventh street,
$3.50; On Eighth. 500; on Twelfth,
tiS0. on Thirteenth. $4,000; total
$2,GoTSl.
The city pay roll, amounting TO
b,1bOi3 was approved, and warrants
ordered drawn for the various items.
4 resolution was adopted directing
the grading Of Columbia street from
Eighth Ia Eleventh, and the City
Engineer was ordered TO furnish
grades aud estimates for the improve
mont.
Final consideration Of the bill of
the Olympia Light and Power Com
pany for expense Of moving their
poles 10y changes Of street, was post
poncd for one week.
The following preamble and reso-
luton prepared by the City Attorney
was adopted.
WHEREAS. II il deemed expedient
by the City Council Of the city of
Olympia To- further improve Eighth
street by filling in the approaches TO
the bridge across the bay, and
WHEREAS, The owners OF the abut-
ting property on Jefferson street are
dcsirous Of improving said Jefferson
street hy grading the same at their
own expense, and
WnEHEAs. There il surplus earth on
said Jefferson street, which is the
nearest point To said Eighth street,
where the dirt should bc deposited
therefore bc IL
Resolved. by the City Council OF
the city Of OLYMPIA The street com
mittee Ice. and they are hereby author.
lied a. make n contract with the proper
parties for the filling Of said Eighth
street with the dirt To he taken from
said Jefferson street. at an expense not
exceeding nine cents per cubic yard,
the whole Of said expense not to ex-
ceed the sum Of 500.
TnE BOARD OF EQUALIZATION.
After the adjournment of the Coun.
Equalization.
The petitions Of the national banks
Of the city for n reduction of assess
ments were considered. President
Phillips and Cashier Lord stated the
Justice of their requests, and the board
Wv lf'AAhiNA his1uSoiiS
upon financial topics ut length. After
dcducting from the amount OF the cap.
ital stock and surplus of the First Ma
tlonal the assessed value OF the bank s
real estate. the remainder was reduced
~ per cent. The capital stock and
surplus Of the Capital National, less
the amount assessed for furniture and
fixtures. wa- also reduced 40 per cent.
A special meeting of the city council
was held Thursday forenoon.
The city clerk was directed to adver-
ti-c ior lids for the grading of Column
bia street from Eighth to Eleventh.
The Street committee recommended
that the bids for the improv, ment Of
Mills and connecting streets TO Hayes
stree, be rejected. and that the Clerk
De- instructed Ia advertise for separate