, 1892-01-20
THE CITY COUNCIL
APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS is
AGAIN POSTPONED.


Occasions Delay Municipal
Matters ana what the Mayor
i says AbonE Them.
4 Owing to the absence Of Councilman
sickeis, The appointment Of city officers
y was again postponed CAST night. The raom
E was 50 crowded that many persons we're
/ turned away The matter of proceeding
i with the election was discussed. ana Ar
+ McBFatney moved it be postponed for a
i week while Mr. Springer urged the ~
Z poinsment 81 city attorney.
Mf. Ford referred to the law relative to
i salaries, ana the mayor appointed Messrs
f Ford, McBratney and Ward t0 f Z the sala-
{ ries for the new officers. one Of the ooun-
cilmen afterwards attributed tie absence
+ Of sickels tomere stubbornness, and desire
! 10 block business. sicaels said hehad DO
See Z friend, ana coald't be at the meet
ing. But by gosh, he continued, alf
there IL any show for any other paper get-
ting the city advertising, THE TRrHUsE
won't. that's sure.
THE MAvoa's MESSAGE.
The new mayor delivered an address. tn
which be reviewed the condition 81 the
city affairs with particular allasion Ia E-
naneess sewerage, street paving 6Te depart
ment and tide lands. In referring Ia the
expenditures for opening streets in 0ntIy-
ing districts the mayor states that the best
/ Judgment VIII dictate policy of opening
streets only BY immediate demand and
anllltE 20 pay, on tue part Of the citizens
He deems the most important duty de-
NoiFang upon the new council is the estab-
AHI Z t4n W.T. afaF
STREET PAvtE6.
On the matter of street paving he said
4 commend To your attention the adoption
% some material that VIII give better re-
suits - the public for the money ez-
pended, and 4 call your attention pringi-
pally 60 the satisfaction derived in other
cities from the use of hituminous sand
roekt oF asphalt, and Titrlhad brick.
An other cities. 4 find that hftunaEnons
sand-rock OF asphalt endunes from i've To
ten years without repair, while vitri5ed
brick In tile cities of Columbus. and Des
Moiues. Iowa. are laid with 3 guarantee 81
from twenty 80 thirty years without re-
pairs.
The glre department receives close atten-
ncn IN the message and several recon-
mendataous are made
0LTMREA's HARBaR LINE
On this matter the mayor says:
now approach subject which I deem
at tie greatest Importance to the CITY of
Olympia, principally for tie future. as
you are aware. the harb0r line commission
has completed its work in cur harbor. as
soon as the appTaisenent commission pf
this county shall have filed the result Of
their labors, the tide lands within the har-
DOT lines WILL 3e offered for sale. Much 8f
said lands VIII doubtless come ander the
provisions Of the laws relating to abutUng
property owners ana be taken up By them.
6ul eaers are hundreds af acres mlfhin the
harbor lines directly north of the city along
the line Of the long wharf, as well as south on
AarshTlile bridge, that could and should
he purchased by the city for city purposes,
which the city IN It's own good time, by
taking advantage Of the situations offered
from time To times could dispose of for
such sums as would afford q fund.- not only
suthcleut to pay al the Indebtedness new
existing, but any that might be necessary
tn incur within the next several wears and
thus Lift the burden Of taxation in that
behalf
no my mind, the possession and sale of
these lands Will establish a fund which
would practically meet al the extraorai
nary expenses Of the city of Olympia for
many years 70 come aiding very much cur
harbor Improvements even in a private
way, { the city SO saw tit TO use It in that
direction.
submit this question to your careful
consideration realizing that an oppOrian-
AA4 - AAAGArAA a. AAAA1 AA4iAC WHICH #aA never
tie presented again. The law has provided
means OF easy payment, and the city has
lull authority to take action in matters
touching the harbor. and trust, gentle
men, that yoa may see the way clear to
take advantage Of the situation.
CITY ADVERTISING.
A motion To open only the bids from
daily papers for the City advertising wss
carried and the following proposals read
and referred to the ways and means conn
mittee:
0lympian-Eirst insertion. 90 cents per
square Of ~ lines; second, IS cents.
Grib0ne-F3rst insertion. 79 cents per
square Of go ems nonpariels second. s
cents.
Mr. MoBratnev asked for The opening of
the bids from weeki5es. and on motlon of
Mr.. Ford the vote by which it it was de-
ei1ed to open only daily bids was recon-
sidered and the weekly bids were then read
as follows and referred.
IrIbune-k3rst insertion. 8 cents per
square Of 250 ems nonpariel; second,
cents
Standard First insertion, 10 cents per
each ten lines Of nonnareils second. 2 cents.
Cap56aa--Eirst insertion, 85 cents Ger each
12 lines; second, 10 cents.
The judiciary committee reported the
cost Of grading Mills street at S2IG0.3 .3S, and
recommended thar one third thereof.
$50 O.l3 be paid out Of the general fund. en-
account Of the public benefit of the work
The report was ad0ptsd.
Warrants were ordered drawn for the
following:
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