Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-07-14
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
PROSPECT OF IMMEDIATE USE
OF THE NEW TRACK.

city warrants 10 He Recelved for
Taxes-A Showing of Economy
Money Drift-Etc.
At the meeting Of the city council
last night, Mayor Robinson announced
that he was in correspondence with
three manufacturing concerns which
were seeking desirable location in
this city for Touring mill and two
single mills, where they could have
the desired transportation facilities.
There was some discussion on the
ordinance providing for the payment
of taxes with city warrants. Council
man Byrne favored it aud Councilman
Giles was equally firm in opposing the
ordinance, rs a method OF cOmplicating
matters. The ordinance finally passed,
with amendments.
Section provides that as soon as
the Treasurer shall deem advisable,
he shall publish in the paper doing the
city printing a list Of the warrants
that will be paid at the date to be
named, and after such date no war
rants so advertised shall bear interest.
II. after the publication has been made.
any warrants named in the published
list remained unpresented one month
thereafter, the amount held in reserve
to pay said warrant may be applied to
pay other warrants of later date.
Section 2 provides: IAN taxes, IL
censes and dues payable to the city
must be paid in lawful money of the
United States. except AS hereinafter
provided.
Section 3 was amended so that city
warrants upon the general fund and
street fund shall be received in pay
ment of taxes by the City Marshal and
City Attorney, and the City Treasurer
shall accept warrants so received by
said officers and give them credit for
the same in their settlements for taxes
collected by them; provided, however,
that warrants for larger amounts than
the amount OF the tax to he paid shall
not be received in payment thereof.
The ordinance passed by a vote of
five to one. Councilman, Giles voting
no.
The Street Committee reported that
on petition OF Il. A. McNair, the street
commissioner was instructed to place
crossing at Jefferson & Tenth streets.
The Street Commissioner was in
structed to extend the drain on lots 3
and 4, block 9, p. ID. Moore's addition.
The street committee reported that
Cherry street, between Union and Pa
ciiic streets. had been opened. The
same committee reported that the
roadway on Eastside street, to the
south part of the city, had been made
pas able.
The City Marshal was instructed to
notify the Olympia Door & Lumber
company to remove distractions from
Jefferson and Third streets.
The bill of ID. X. Bigelow, for work
done on city streets, was not allowed,
neither was his petition for the i'm
provemcnt in Galliher's addition.
City Clerk II. A. Ford submitted his
report for the quarter ending June 30,
and with it he has given the figures for
the preceding quarter, by way OF
contrast. It shows that for six month,
from January l, 1893. warrants on the
general, street and sewer fund have
been issued amounting to $23, 1915.
Of this amount SIC, sos, so were issued
during the last quarter showing the
expenditures to have decreased to the
extent of $2,726.17.
A comparison is also made with
1892. showing the total issue OF war
rants for the first six months OF 1892
to be $36.S47.l3, and the total issue
for the first six months of 1893. $685.
144.l5, or reduction Of $l3, l02.9S.
The sum of $670.77 was transferred
from general fund to the bond in
terest fund.
The following demands we're ordered