Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1892-03-04
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
The City Council, last evening, elect
ed George ID. Messegee Street Commits
sioner. He received four votes, f. F.
Jayne two and VIM. Cullen one.
.. V. Linn was again elected City
Attorney, receiving four votes, against
two for Fitch and one for Mitchell.
The Mayor announced that there
could now be no doubt of Mr.. Inns
eligibility, sufficient time having
elapsed to complete the period of resi-
dence necessary by law to tit him for
official duty.
F.. n. Ford was elected Police JUS
tice, receiving four votes and Rathbun
three. Here there seemed to be a
chance for another muddle. The
Mayor, stated that there might be
some question of the eligibility of any
body to hold the office unless he was
not already a Justice OF the Peace.
McBratney moved Il reconsideration of
the vote, but it was not acted upon,
and the Council took recess until
next meeting to keep the question
open for final action. If Mr.. Ford
qualities in the meantime it will COM
plicate matters somewhat.
The following Fire Department Off
GERS were unanimously elected: ). l..
Mcclellan, Chief; c. }. Peterson, En-
gineer and Superintendent of Fire
Alarm System; Alex Wright, Team
stcr.
| The Police Committee reported on
the nominations of police officers
made by Marshal Savidge, recon-
mending that the appointment of the
following named be confirmed: Will
liam Andrews, Mark Mack, Frank Tay-
lor, ID. b. Morrell, +. Dwyer and JAS
Griffin; that there be an eight hour
service, and that the office of Police
Captains be abolished. 1t was also
recommended that there be elected
only one Police Justice
The compensation per month of the
city officers named, taking effect from
March |, was fixed as follows: Police
men, $50; City Teamster, 500; Street
Commissioner, 800; Police Justice,
S30, without fees; Chief of the Fire
Department, $50; Engineer of the Fire
Department while acting as Superin-
tendent of the Fire Alarm System, $50
The pay Of the Deputy Assessor was
fixed at 80 per day, and that of the
Assistant Engineer at 81. so per day.
i The Committee on Franchises re-
ported adversely on the ordinance
amending the Westside Railway COM
pany's franchise, SO as to authorize
the company to change the route
south of Eighth street by running its
line from Washington on Eighth to
Franklin and south on Franklin to
Thirteenth. The report was ac-
companied by a remonstrance from
Il. IL. Cavanaugh and - other own
ners of property on franklin street
protesting against the granting OF n
franchise for laying track ON that
street, and asking that it be set apart
as boulevard. The report of the
committee was adopted, but reso-
luton offered by Mr.. Sickels, reserving
Franklin as Il permanent boulevard
was opposed by Mr.. McBratney on
the ground that owners Of property
on Franklin street south of Thirteenth
were anxious to have q street railway
constructed on that portion of the
street, and the resolution was defeat.
ed by the following vote: Aye
Sickels, Talcott, Ward; no, Ford
, McBratney, Phipps and Springer.
Chairman Ward, of the Sewer Com.
mittee, submitted propositions from
Engineer G. N. Miller, in which the
, latter offered to prepare set of sewer.
age plans for the city for $1,000, one
,, half to be payable within 10 days after
the plans have been submitted and
: the other half to be paid when said
plans are adopted by the city. Fol
supervising construction thereof, com
I pensation to be at least $1,000.
, Mr.. Ward stated that Mr.. Miller was
= asked for his opinion of the Camp
!. plans but had practically declined
; to submit Il written one. The Miller
, proposition was laid on the table
o until the Sewer Committee make.
! a report relative to the sewerage mat
ter referred to it, that of procuring
opinions of sanitary engineers on til,
Camp plan.
"A resolution was adopted, on mo
ton of Mr.. Sickels, directing that M
city warrants be issued until Marcel
| IL, in order that no further indebted
. ness be created before the sale OF the
bonds, and the Mayor was authorized
to transmit a copy of the resolution
o with the bond.
s An ordinance was passed grantin.
the Westside railway company tn,
> right to erect poles and wires for tn,
operation of its railway, after the adop
ton of an amendment providing TO
the free use of the poles by the cit,
for the wires of its fire alarm system
that the poles be not less than ter
V inches in diameter at the bottom ant
2 six at the top, and that they be paint
4 ed blue.
r r. G. Thompson, whose arm wa
e fractured on Main street, while in thu
1 employ of the Street Commissioner
4 was placed on the city pay roll for 81
f days, at the rate OF $3.50 per day, a
:, light labor.
4 The City Attorney was directed tt
e prepare an ordinance providing for thu
: levy and collection OF street poll tn,
: for 1892.
Y The bond of City Engineer Lemon
v with William Lemon and c. b. Mann
;, as sureties, was accepted.
| City Attorney Fitch reported thu
t collection OF taxes to the amount o
: 1892 40 during February.
| City Marshal Savidge reported tina
he had collected $S5275 during Feb
e ruary.
r A communication Was read from
l the Gamewell Fire Alarm Telegraph
= Company stating its understandin,
, that the Olympia Light & Power Com
: pany gave free permission to stretch