Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-08-09
CIV Council Proceedings.


females, and 8 deaths, D males and
females. The causes OF death were
commissions |, heart disease ,, pneu
monia ,, suicide ,. premature birth l,
inanition |. After hearing the report
the board OF health adjourned and the
Council convened in regular session.
/ The Committee on Accounts and
/ Current expenses recommended the
payment of the following bills:
Cry pay roll $4iS. Special Police.
Chas. W. Hayden $50. c. Ollemsn
SJ2J, G. b. Northup $3.50, w. w.
Reynolds 81 30. Ed Stringer $l.50, c.
Mcmillan 1925. John McClelland
- %, Harry Cooper 81 80, Olympia
Lumber Company 500 SO. Maris &
! Covington 81 30 Bigger Il Going - 10,
K. F. Booth $2.75 and Sc 80, First Ma
tional Bank 1898, K. Frost $3.50, NJ.
O'Connor $l2O, 5. l.. McClelland $lI,
H. F. Docherty - 80, George Martin
$Gl.G0, Olympia Light x Power com
psny So, street pay roll $39 40, total
SIP 50.
Upon motion OF McCausland, the
! report OF the Committee on Accounts
and Current Expenses was adopted
and the foregoing bills ordered paid.
The application of Chas. Nieizen
! for license to sell malt liquors was
chises and Sewers.
| \ communication was read from
Byron Millett, President of the Board
of Trustees of Tacoma Lodge No. 4, L.
0. g. T. stating that the chairman of
the Board of County Commissioners
and the Mayor of the city had been
added to their board OF trustees and
that according to the late law the
lodge would hereafter be exempt from
taxation because of maintaining a free
public library.
Upon motion of Lane the commu-
nication was referred to the City AT.
| torney.
The resolution which was intro.
duced at the last meeting by ByIne
Union street $l,229.36, making the
total cost OF the assessment ~ ,O17.l7,
and that the City Clerk make new
assessment roll for this amount and
give due notice to the public was taken
up and elected considerable discussion
among the councilmen and Mr..
Haight, who appeared for the Union
street property owners. Mr.. Haight
stated that Mr.. Whitman who engi-
neered the job OF grading Union street
had said that the 1929 which the
council claims was paid out of the
general fund for the payment OF grad
ing street intersections was in reality
paid as part payment upon the
grade as q whole. He also stated that
the Union street property owners
thought that the assessment should
not have been greater than So 600 or
S., 500, and suggested as matter of
compromise that the city reduce the
assessment TO that figure. He would
then, he said, advise his clients not to
resist the payment OF the assessments.
He thought that if such a reduction
were made and the property owners
given an extension OF time Of eight
months or a year, that the money
would all be paid.
Mr.. Lane thought that it was the
Councils duty to collect the whole
amount and questioned whether such
reduction could be made without
the city laying itself liable to suit by
the warrant holders.
Byrne thought that it was not for
the Council to decide the matter, that
the courts would have to, and that he
was in favor OF passing the resolution.
This had been advised by the City At
torney and he believed after con-
sideration of the matter the adj
vice should be taken.
! The resolution was adopted, Lam
mon voting against it.
Lane then moved that the Treasurer
be instructed to transfer $71289 from
the general to the incidental fund,
and it was so ordered.
Upon motion of Byrne the matter
of placing seats in Sylvester park was
left to the discretion Of the committee
on Health, Police and Public Property.
Upon motion of Lane the same COM
mittee was authorized to purchase
horse feed and bedding for the use OF
the fire department.
Meays called for a report from the
committee to which had been referred
the ordinances regarding the dog tax
and the fees for impounded stock.
Lammon stated that the committee
had deemed best to leave the dog
ordinance until next year because Of
the fact that the dog tax for this year
was practically all in. They were
waiting the decision Of the case of
Savage vs.. the Chief of Police, before
preparing the fee ordinance. Upon
motion of McCausland the committee
was instructed to bring in the dog
ordinance.
Lammon reported that he had re-
ceived complaint from one of the police
men who said that he had been ordered
by the chief not to go into saloons on
the ground that it was unlawful.
After considerable discussion it was
decided that the rules OF the police
force permitted officers to enter saloons
in the line of duty, but that they
should not accept drinks and cigars"
from the proprietors or patrons there