Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-04-21
CITY MATTERS.
COUNCILMAN BYRNE THROTTLES
THE IRON HORSE.

sPpiic> the Brake 10 the Car OF
Progress The judiciary Commit
tee Report ON What should BE
Done. "if 10 Can He Legally
-Proposition to NuIIify the state
Jaw Regarding Cost of Liquor
licenses here the Money Goes.
CuuuUl me. at the city hall last
r,cuIuE. al. present except Mr.. Talcott.
An ordinance was introduced grant
ue ught.ui way over Jefferson street
to the Northern Pacific Railroad Co.
Councilman Byrne jumped upon
the proposition with both feet, dcclar-
ing that it would damage his property
and on motion to postpone consider
alton Of the ordinance two weeks,
entered upon an exhaustive review OF
the merits Of the question. The good
naturcd Mayor allowed him to proceed
and show how valiantly Councilman
Bvrnc could champion Citizen Byrne's
private interests. The motion pre-
vailed.
The Judiciary Committee, to whom
was referred the resolution favoring
the exemption Of manufacturing in
du~trics from taxation, recommended
that the following substitute be
adopted:
Ers"iISd, That it is the sense of the City
Council that manufacturing Industries
now located, or TO I've located within the
city which shall employ 10 men for at
least six months in each year, paying
them their wages regularly in cash at
7 intervals of not more than one mouth
and shall dispose of 50 per cent of their
product outside of Olympia, shall be ex-
empt from city taxes on their plant and
: stocks In trade, " same can be legally
3 done. for period of five years and that
the question of legality of such action he
referred Ia the Mayor and City Attorney,
who are respectfully requested To report
their decision to this Council. The re-
port WAS adopted.
With reference to the report OF Peter
aud John l.. Cook for damages to
property, the committee recommended
that the City Engineer be instructed
to make the necessary surveys to as
certain whether the Olympia Light and
Power Company have their sidetrack
leading from Fourth street TO the car
house and sidewalk in front of car
house on Fifth street, on the estab-
hshcd grades of said streets. The
report was adopted.
The following resolution was read
and referred:
Kssnised. That tho City Marshal be and
he ~ hereby authorized. until further or.
der oi the Council, to receive from any
person or persons making application for
a renewal of license To retail spirituOus,
malt or fcrmeuted liquors, within the
city. one-half Of the license fec fixed by
ordinance therefore, giving to such appli-
cant a rocoi pt showing such amount TO he
the one-half ot such tee and that the bal
ance of such fee shall be paid OH or be-
fore six months from that date.
Aud lie IL resolved further, that the
Clerk be and he IN hereby authorized "a
accept such receipt in lieu of his receipt
tor the full amount of the fee as required
by ordinance.
The question OF repairs to Long
wharf came up. IL was decided that
IL would take about 81 600 to place the
wharf in u safe condition, and the
question of whether that expense
should be incurred, or the wharf closed
the few weeks until a channel Is
drcdged, was left to the Street Com
miticc To decide.
Councilman Phipps moved to recon
slider the vote by which the advertising
contract was let to the Olympian'
Tribune. Carried. Without disposal Of
the motion, Mr.. Pmpps moved that
the contract be not awarded TO that
paper, which carried.
The following list will show where
.nmn al tho nrnnlp's money rnes: