Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-02-02

Bills were allowed and ordered paid
as follows:
Morton K Morton 49,. ........ 20
Pay roll (streeD ........................l aO 10
The Committee on Accounts and
Current Expenses reported, recon-
mending the payment of city officers
from the salary fund, and the report
was adopted in the face of strong op-
position by Councilman Giles.
The Committee on Accounts and
Current Expenses recommended the
payment of the following bills in cash,
explaining that their reason for recon-
mending a cash payment was that
the companies would accept nothing
else, and the supplies were urgently
needed by the fire department:
California Electric Works ....... 500 90
Northern Pacific freight bill ......... IA 81
lotai .--.- ....-.-............-....$7 81 81
Councilman Lammon moved that
warrant be be drawn in favor of
Councilman Byrne for enough to pay
the accounts after discounting the
warrant. Byrne moved to amend bv
paying them from the salary fund.
The motion as amended carried.
The committee to whom was referred
the ordinance changing the night of
meeting Of the Council from Thursday
to Tuesday, reported recommending
the substitution of Wednesday for
Tuesday night.
On motion OF Harris, the chief of
the fire department was granted 25
| days leave Of absence to attend the
meeting OF chiefs of fire department to
be held in San Francisco
The Committee on Streets, Wharves
and Bridges recommended the grant
ing of NJ. A. Roots petition for per
mission to remove 120 yards of earth
from Pleasant street to grade his
property, and the council so ordered.
The petition from residents on the
Westside for a sidewalk for school
children was laid on the table.
From the Committee on Fire, Light
and Water, Councilman Lammon re-
ported that the committee had inter
viewed Chief Snyder and had found
him opposed to the idea OF losing n
member of the police force; that the
welfare OF the city demanded four men
beside himself, and as to putting Fire
men McClelland or Peterson on police
duty, he stated that he could not use
them. The report being verbal, on
motion Of Harris the committee was
continued one week SO they could
prepare q written report.
The Committee on judiciary recon-
mended that the resolution passed by
the council November 8, 1898, trans
ferring warrant No. 1869, drawn on
the Thirteenth street special fund, to
the general street fund, be rescinded.
Adopted.
The report of the committee of the
whole which met January 81 was
adopted.
A petition from the Puget Sound
Pipe company for exclusive use of the
fill on Third and Chestnut streets IN.
til such time as the city shall need to
open the streets, was on motion Of
Byrne referred to the Committee on
Streets, Wharves and Bridges.
A petition of 90 citizens OF the East.
side for sidewalk on Puget street
from Puget and Fifth in HaIe's add.
ton to San Francisco street, the mate
rial to be taken from the long wharf,
was, on motion of Byrne, not granted.
A number OF bills was referred to
the proper committees.
| An nrdip moo u,oo n
fishing the grade of Jefferson street
from Second street to its termination
on the tide flats, and was referred to
| the street commit tee.
An ordinance fixing the time and
place OF meeting of the city council
and repeating ordinance 573 was
passed.
The resolution fixing rules for pur
chasing city supplies by members OF
the council. which was at the last
meeting laid over for one week, was
lost by a vote OF four to three.
Councilman Lammon introduced a
resolution appointing Councilman
Ballweg purchasing agent for the en-.
suing year. Giles moved to refer il to
the ways and means committee, but
Byrne moved to amend by adopting
the resolution. The amended motion
was carried.
A resolution was introduced fixing
the salaries of city officers as follows:
Street Commissioner ................. 75
Chief OF Fire Department .................. 40
Teamster .....'... .. 81
Members of Police force .....,.' M
Giles moved the adoption. of the
resolution. ,Byrne moved to AMEND
by fixing the salaries at Is per cent.
less than the sums named, and that
they be paid from the salary fund.
The motion as amended was carried.
A resolution was introduced. and
on motion OF Byrne adopted. to the
effect that all work required of the
City Engineer, or work necessary to
be done by him in the discharge of his
duties as such Engineer, shall be by
order OF the City Council, and no
compensation shall be allowed him
for any work unless 80 ordered.
A resolution was introduced. and
on motion of Byrne, adopted, trans.
ferring the sum of $SO3.32 from the
general fund to the salary fund.
Health Officer Newcomb reported
five births and two deaths for the past
month.
Lammon called the attenti of the
Council to the bad condition of the
road on the north Tumwater hill.
The matter was referred to the Street
Committee.
The Council then adjourned.
FEDERAL APPoINTMENTs.-D
the week President Cleveland has an
pointed VIM. P. Watson, of Seattle,
Surveyor General, in place of Amos f.