, 1892-03-18
MUNICIPAL MATTERS
An Important Meeting Of the
Council Last Evening.
The Camp Sewer Plans Rejected
warrants to be Paid ~ Public
Park improvements - Gtscella-

The Camp Sewer Plans Rejected
Warrants to be Paid Public
Park improvements miscella-
neOus Notes.
The meeting Of the city council last eve
ming at Columbia hall was Of more than
usual interest, owing to the fact that the
city had yesterday received $118000 cash
from the sale Of the bonds, and the numer-
GUS creditors were on hand to get their
warrants. Notwithstanding, however, their
urgent endeavors to secure their warrants
the city council decided to issue no war
rants at last nights session, but decided to
hold special meeting on next Monday
evening, when they will order the issuance
of warrants for current expenses. The
council also decided to pay off outstanding
warrants to the amount Of $4,000.
Mayor O'Brien, in speaking of the fnan-
eial condition of the city, said that a large
share of the existing debt of the city had
accrued from interest on warrants issued
for street improvements and that hereafter
the assessments for sewer work would be
collected in advance ,of the issuance of
warrants therefor.
City Attorney Linn raised question as
to the legality of assessments raised under
which lots were taxed equally per front
foot for street improvements, the constitu-
ton and the charter requiring the cost
of such improvement to be assessed upon
the lots fronting on the street improved in
proportion to the benefits to such property.
The council informally decided that in
letting contracts for street Improvements
hereafter it would let the work of grading
with no provision for extra charges for ce-
ment gravel or anything else.
The bond of Joseph Chilberg, as city
treasurer, in the sum of $92, 600, was ap-
proved, the sureties being L. g. Abbott, J. M
Lammon, Theresa Chilberg, S. G. Woodruff,
Milton Giles, r. w: Brown, R. F. Whit
ham, Albert D. Wright, G. S. Allen, War
rem Riley, @. Thoreson, F. w. Church, G.
II. Aver, u.s.! Dobbin, O. r. Simenson, J
w. Dent and d S. B. Henry.
The sewer committee, consisting of Coun-
cilmen Ward and Ford, submitted the fol-
lowing report:
Your committee on franchises, licenses
and sewerage, to whom was referred the re-
port of the city engineer on the Camp sys-
tenn of sewerage, beg leave to report that
we have considered and examined the
same, and having had considerable cores
pondence with prominent sanitary en-
gineerS, and studied numerous reports on
cities, have arrived at the conclusion that
the Camp system, or what is generally
known as the Warring system, is not a
system that can be recommended for the
city of Olympia.
Your committee would recommend that
contract be made with g. N. Miller to
make plans, as we have satisfied ourselves
that he is competent and that we can
through him get to work at an earlier
period than through any other source. a
more comprehensive report will be made
at the next regular meeting
On motion of Councilman Talcott the
city clerk was ordered to draft an ordinance
requiring owners of buildings to remove
the moss from their roofs.
"a petition, signed by S. G. Woodruff and
hfty-eight others, asking that the public
square be improved and that band stand
be erected on the square for concert pur-
poses, was referred to the committee on
public property.
The claims of L. S. BrintnaIl and David
Mitchell for damages caused by widening
and Strengthening Main street, was sub
mitted to arbitration.
The bond of J. G.. Rathbun, as police
justice, with R. Frost and A. d. Wright,
as sureties, was referred to the city at
torney.
City Assessor Whitman submitted an
assessment roll for the grading of Mills
street from Standish to West Fourth, fix
ing the assessment at $175.03 per lot Of 120
feet
An ordinance was passed fixing a fine of
not to exceed $50, for engaging in any
business within the city for which license
is required, without first obtaining license
therefor.
The graveling of Union street from
Franklin TO Adams, and Columbia from
Eighth to Tenth, was ordered.