Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1894-01-12

The joint mseting OF the board OF
trade committee and the ways and
means committee of the City Council
resulted in a series OF recommends
tons relative to municipal economy,
which recommendations were SUBJ
mitted to the Council last night. The
report is as follows:
ave, your joint committee, con.
sisting of the. ways and means COM
mittee of your council and the COM
mittee appointed by the Board of Trade,
beg to make the following report:
1--WE recommend that the police
judge have q nominal salary and such
fees as are provided by law.
Consolidate the offices of street
commissioners and sewer inspector.
(sinca agreeing TO this tho wator ooni-
pany specify their willingness to attend
to the sewers to the satisfaction of the
council for the year 1894 free).
Reduce the police force two men
and provide that one paid fire officer
do police duties when not on fire duty.
1--WE ask that the contract with the
light and power company and the
water company be reduced 10 per cent.
1--WE recommend that the regular
meetings of the Council be two meet
ings per month and we recommend
that no officer of the city or committee
of the Council be permitted to order
labor to be performed or material
furnished without the request first
coming before the Council and receiv-
ing its approval.
ave recommend that the city
engineer receive such compensation as
the Council may decide on for such
time as he is actually employed by the
City Council.
1--WE recommend that the Council
use all possible means to keep the ex.
penses Of the city within the sum Of
49, coo. In this amount we do not
include any OF the interest, salaries or
fixed charges to be paid.
By following the suggestions made,
your committee think the warrant in
debtedness can b. reduced $4,000
during the present year, and that by
90 doing the warrants Of the city will
sell at some reasonable discount and
our former prosperous times soon
return.
"a. H. CHAMBERS,
Chairman of Joint Committee"
On motion OF Councilman Giles, the
above report was referred to commit
tee of the whole and will be considered
at 7 80 this evening.
ROUTINE REPORT OF THE COUNCIL.
The City Council met last night
with all members present except
Byrne.
A petition was received from Jacob
Sampler for the removal of obstruc.
tons on Water street, and giving as
his reasons the need of better protec.
ton from fire and q reduction of 30
per cent. of the insurance rate. This,
with petitions from J. G. Horr, George
B. Forbes and John Hsger to the same
effect was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
The application OF Alex Wright for
appointment as driver in the Fire De.
partment was placed on file, as was
also that of Charles Peterson for the
position of engineer in the Fire De-
partment, and a communication from
the Olympia Engine Company stating
that at its last meeting. s. L. McClel-
land was by unanimous choice rec
commended for the position of chief of
the organization.
A petition from the Puget Sound
Pipe Company asking permission to
build ali Office on Chestnut street was
granted.
The contract, bond and schedule of
prices o! Maris & Covington for the
city printing for the ensuing year were
referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The yearly report OF Police Justice
]. c. Rathbun was read and placed on
file. He reported for the past year
nine complaints. as follows: Drunk,
s.; selling bankrupt stock without
license, /; keeping and being inmates
of houses Of ill-fame, 3, as against 81
arrests from the same cause during the
year 1892. Of the $58 collected, $25
was paid for fines, SIG fees for police
justice, Sc fees for officers and $II fees
for witnesses.
The yearly report of City Clerk Ford
way referred to the Ways and Means
Committee.
The Street Committee reported that
Mr.. Koppler had returned some city
lumber which was supposed to be lost,
and opon motion of Lammon q war
rant OF $l5 was ordered drawn in Kop-
piers favor as decided at previous
meeting OF the council.
On motion of Giles rules for the
government OF the council were
adopted.