Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1891-10-23
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

the ron l tuesday lIlHnC untll last eve
ming when iull Council, with the ex-
,,ption OF Mr.. Ford responded when
their names were called.
Mr. pcrcival introduced a resolution
IA the city Council, last evening, to
mlcadnmilr Main street from the
north line "i sixth street To the north
lu' of seventh. the contract to he let
at mot to exceed - go per foot.
Mr. McBratn"y moved to lay the
resolution on the table, as the prop
crty owners interested desired to plank
the street
General Hazard Stevens addressed
the Council IN behalf of the property
owners lie stated that they opposed
the mncadanl plan because they con-
-idcrcd it doubtful experiment, and
that the wcar on the pavement already
Laid showed it To he undesirable. He
said that it would bc difficult to keep
the pavement clean.
Mr. rcrriNh expressed the opinion
that the opposition was not caused 10y
4 belief that the pavement was an eX-
pertinent. but that the real reason was
that the parties did not want to bear
tho cNpcusc. He urged the Council
not to leave the street unimprovcd and
an eNcsorc during possible extra SEES
~irn If the legislature, Gust because
a irw property holders that generally
oppose everything are opposing this"
lie criticised the methods that had
h,cu used in procuring signatures TO
thr protest. lie believed the people
demanded the improvement.
Mr.. McBratncy said that the prop
city owners were willing to pay for
phnklng the street.
Mr. Ward said that he lad been op-
posed to macadam paving from the
first. and was still of the opinion that
II would be total failure. He
could not recommend planking, but
the wishes of the property owners
should br consulted.
Mr. Slckcls said that he had been in
favor Of the macadam plan until Tues
day afternoon. when he made such an
examination of the section of the street
proposed To he paved as led him to the
conclusion that good macadam pave
mrnt could not he laid at that point,
the foundation being too soft.
Mr. lcrciyal Withdrew his resolution,
thc had ul Mr. Diggins for the work was
rejected. and resolution was adopted
tu plank the street, bids To be asked for
AZ once, and the work to he done with
IN 20 days after the contract is let.
Mr. Murphy called up the Wcstsidc
COW controversy.
Mr. Mari moved that the petition for
an ordinance to restrain cattle from
running at large in the Percival, Wood
ruil aud Young additions be granted.
II was disclosed that an ordinance
on the subject was ready for introduce
ton, and Mr. Murphy accused his OPP
plncnts OF having II cut and dried pro-
gram. He moved to amend the pend
ing motion 10y providing that the ordi-
nance shall not take effect until April
|. 1892
The amendment was lost and the
original motion was carried.
The ordinance which had been pre-
pared was then introduced, read twice
and referred To the Judiciary commit
tee.
The report Of Councilmen Ward,
Mari and SiCkcls and Engineer Lemon,
appointed a. committee to devise Il
plan for providing an easy grade for the
Wcstside street railway, from West |
Fourth street to Harrison avenue,
which recommended the purchase of a |
strip of ground for street through |
block Is from G. NJ. Moore for 81 600, |
was adopted, and the City Attorney |
was directed tn draft the necessary |
papers. The City Engineer estimates
the amount of earth to he moved in
this improvement ut 1900 |
cubic wards
The following bills were ordered paid
Il = Jones 4 CO.. Llacksmithine, etc.. SCI &c |
4 lnrquhHr mtrchandisc ........... 60 |
e. NJ M""re. services a. assessor .... - - 81
lioltun Martin. siahling horses. ......... II 90
- W kellogg, rCnit nj ........ o.. ...-.... - 90 |
". Crais, "uchaf cost of replacing
sidewalk ............ .......... - 70
A resolution was adopted to improve
Maple park ns n public park by grading
and lcvcling the same, removing
stumps, transplanting trees and SOW
'"E Ei"0N S''"' wv cAifhsc 10 oe Ilalu
put oi the general fund; and to grade
the roadways, 33 feet wide on either
side Of the park, the cost to be assessed
upon the property abutting thereon,
the owners of not less than
of the lots abutting on
said roadways bind themselves within
20 DAYS to pay their shares, respective
~, Of the cost of grading. 1t is provid-
ri that the improvement shall be COM
plctcd 10y January %, 1892.