Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1893-06-16
THE CITY COUNCIL.
THE WESTSlDE CAN BE GIVEN
TRACKAGE FOR $4,000.

The Council opens Bids fer the
"TreSile' Plan for Trackage to
supply East Side-Bids Involve
From $1,000 TO $4,000 Expense
to Taxpayers.
At the meeting of the City Council,
last evening, Mayor Robinson an
nounced that he had received word
concerning an agreement between the
Northern Pacific and the Port Town
send Southern railroad companies, by
which the westside mill and any other
manufacturing companies located on
the Wcstside would be relieved of the
additional trackage charge OF IS per
car. The two railroad companies
have decided upon a location for a
switch to connect their roads at the
crossing at Percival.s creek by the con-
Struction of trestle between 500 and
600 feet in length. The cost of con.
struction will be about - 600, and the
matter was referred to the committee
on Ways and Means. The railroads
will furnish the iron and switches after
the city completes the trestle. With
such a connection the Westside will
receive the same transportation rates
for its product as it would if located on
the main line of the Northern Pacific.
Bids were opened for the construc-
ton of the Water street trestle, for the
accommodation of manufacturing
establishments on the Eastside and
along the water front. When the
matter was first agitated, the Olympia
Door & Lumber company offered to
donate to the city 90 600 feet OF lumber
toward the expense of constructing the
tracks. Hence the reference in the
bids allowing the city so much per L.
900 feet for lumber. The bids were
submitted for two plans, one prepared
by the Northern Pacific railroad
company and the other by the city
engineer. The bids were as follows:
Savage Schofield & Lindland Getty
plan)-will furnish all material and
labor at 1927 per lineal foot. the
contractors to allow the city So per
1000, for 10000 feet of rough lumber.
Northern Pacific plan-$3 65 per
lineal foot. allowing So per 1000 feet,
for lumber.
Rutherford & Granger, Getty plan)-I
$3.50 per lineal foot, and 81 extra for
each pile shod. allowing So per 1000
feet for lumber.
Northern Pacific plan-$6.70 per
lineal foot, 80 extra for shoeing. allow
ing rs per 1000 feet for lumber. Pay
ment to the amount of Is per cent.
of work done is required each month.
The bids, on motion Councilman
Baldweg, were referred to the COM
mite on judiciary.
The Committee on Ways and Means.
to whom was referred the matter of
of the balance on hand in the Especial |
Street Improvement fund.-" reported,
that the City Treasurer
be authorized to credit the warrant on
said special funds with the amounts
on hand, in the order in which they
were issued, taking a receipt therefor,
which he shall file with the City Clerk. |
Said receipt shall give the date,
amount, to whom issued and |
on what special fund drawn. Upon
the filing of said receipt, the City Clerk
shall give the Treasurer credit for the
amount paid out, on the special fund
80 named. The Treasurer shall apply
of the amount paid, as
interest. The report was adopted.
The committee on accounts and cur
rent expenses recommended the pay
ment OF the following bills: