Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-05-26
THE CITY COUNCIL.

The CII1 COC Null.
THE LONG DELAYED REPORT ON
TRACKAGE is MADE.
Around the Water Front N '.COn.
siderable Distance'' and Across
to Eastside-Estimate of Cherry
street TrestIe-AnOther outrage
Gus CIaim-The Olympia Lumber
Co. Must Not Use the Street.-The
Judiciary Committee Law Down
the Law to Nash-Heaith Officers
bill Cut Down.
At the meeting of the City Council,
last evening, the Ways and Means
Committee submitted the following
report:
After careful examination, We are
OF the opinion that the best interests
OF the city will be served by placing
sidetrack along Water street, from the
Northern Pacific freight yards. down
considerable distance along and near
The deep water channel now about to
he dredged, and then continued over
some street in the north portion of
the city toward the eastern channel
and to the mill of Springer & Allen,
and to the pipe factory, and we would
so recommend, provided the city shall
receive sufficient help from the prop
erty owners and those who will be
especially benefited lay snch location,
and we also recommend that the en-
gineer be requested to prepare speciti
cations for such sidetrack, so that
bids for the work may be secured per
foot. and that special committee be
appointed to interview the property
owners along such streets and deter
mine how much assistance can be had,
and TO deal with those who feel that
the opening OF Water street will dam
age their property.
And your committee is OF the opin-
ion that should persons owning
property along such streets be liberal
in aiding the city in this public enter
prise, that the work can be commenced
in very few day and completed very
soon.
The report was adopted, and Messrs.
Lammon, Giles and Phipps were ap-
pointed as committee to carry out
its provisions.
The City Engineer reported that he
had carried out his instructions to
prepare an estimate of the cost of
constructing railroad trestle on
Cherry street, from Eighth street to
the north side of Third street. He
stated that the distance was 1850 feet
and the trestle could be constructed
at cost OF $3.43 per foot, or at total
expense of $5,3l6. The report was
received.
The following demands were ordered
paid:
Payroll of officers ...........S $50 90
4. w. HAYDEN. ...... ........... 80 IS
W. A. Weller. .. 3 IS
Jacob Stamtler presented n claim
against the city for the sum of 5000,
for which, he said, the city was liable,
because it had neglected to open
Water street. He claimed that the
fire department was retarded in its
efforts to fight the fire in the building
occupied by Martin & McCarty, and
that had Water street been opened,
the building would not have been
destroyed. The claim was rejected,
and on motion of Councilman Phipps,
was returned to Mr.. Stampher.
George G. Messegee presented a
protest against the Olympia Door and
Lumber Company, piling lumber on
Jefferson street. Mr.. Messegee claims
that the piiing of lumber on the street,
obstructs the public highway and
jeopardizes the safety of his building.
The matter was referred &c the Com
mittee on Streets, Wharves and
Bridges.
The question of the amount to be
paid by the city to Health Officer
Newell, for attendance on the Taylor
family, while suffering from smallpox,
is still pending. The bill was rem.
dered on basis of $40 per visit. to
each patient, but the Council cut it
down to $40 for all three patients.
DR.. Newell requested the Council to
give the matter further consideration,
but the request was not granted, for
the reason" the report stated, "that
the whole Council, in committee,
considered said bill, and reported as,
in their judgment, was equitable and
just"
An ordinance establishing the grade
OF Madison street, between Page and
Perry avenues, and an ordinance
establishing the grade of Tullis street,
between Second and Spring streets,
were referred to the Committee on
Streets, Wharves and Bridges.
A proposition received from John l..
Holland for the issuing of a paper for
distribution at the Worlds Fair, was
referred to the Ways and Means Com
mittee, with power to act. Mr.. Hol-
land offers to print $4,000 copies of an
eight-page paper, 13xl5 inches, de-
scriptive Of Olympia. An appropria-
ton of 500 is asked, the city to have
1900 copies of the paper.
The ordinance providing for and
regulating the connecting of vaults,
sewers, sinks, water closets and cess
pools with the public sewer was passed.
The ordinance provides that if nom
residents do not make proper con-
nections when notified, the work shall
be done by the city, and the cost shall
become lien against the property.
The following report was received
from the judiciary committee: