The Mason County journal. [volume] (Shelton, W.T.) 1886-1927, 1895-03-29
In Town Council.
SHELTON WASH. March . 1895.

Supt. and COunC1lmen Eaton, munson
Shorter, Horton and Wiley. Minutes
of last meeting read and approved.
The second reading of an ordinance
relating to fixing time and place Of
meetings of the town council Of the
town of Shelton read for the second
time and placed on final passage and
vote taken with the following result
w. B. Eaton, no; Vim. Shorter, no
J. A. Horton, no; F. G. Wiley, no.
Ordinance as stated above failed to
pass.
Report of street commissioner and
marshal for month of March read and
on motion was accepted and filed.
Motion prevailed that town clerk be
instructed to post up the amounts that
have been paid as taxes for the years
1891 and 1892, as they appear on the
collectors stub where such amounts
have not been carried out on
the assessment rolls and perfect the
rolls and turn them over to county
treasurer and take his receipt there
for, and report his actions at the
next regular session of town council.
Report of committee en- claims and
accounts read and on motion war
rants were ordered drawn on treasurer
for the following accounts:
| Hunter & Eaton, brooms 5 40
house lining 1 Is
C V Dunbar, recording q C deed IS
L L Hunter, surveying and max
ing estimate 20 90
Motion prevailed that Section No.
of Ordinance No. :, relating to time
and place of meetings of Town Coun-
Gil, be amended to read ''the 1st. and
3rd Saturday of each month" and that
section No. 2 of Ordinace No. l be
amended to read ''to meet at the city
hall in the town of Shelton" and
that the town Attorney be instructed
to draw mp such Ordinance.
Ordinance providing for time and
place for holding meetings of town
ounci1 read for first time.
Resolution instructing the town
clerk tc publish a notice in the Mason
County Journal calling for bids for
the construction of sidewalk on Pine
street was read and on motion was
duly adopted.
Motion prevailed that specifications
of above work as far as read, be ap-
proved.
On motion council adjourned to
meet Tuesday evening March Doth.
March 10Th 1895.
Council met pursuant to adjourn
nnent, present Mayor, Clerk and Coun-
cilmen, Munson, Wiley, Horton and
Shorter.
Plans specifications of sidewalk to
be built OH Pine street were read and
on motion was accepted and placed
on file. Motion prevailed that street
commissioner instructed to repair Pine
street cribbing preparatory to bulldog
ing sidewalk thereon before sidewalk
is built Adjourned. c.. v. DUNBAR.
Clerk
Mt. Moriah Lodge held a special
meeting on Tuesday night to confer
| the Sublime degree of Masonry upon
| Jos. A. Mcdonald and L. X. Munson.
Hugh Morrison as w. M. acted as pre-
siding officer, and directed the work in
good form-in fact the team of Mt.
Moriah is said to be the best in the
state, with but one exeption-its
officers, devoting much time to the
study of their work. After comforting
the degrees, the brethren adjourned to
the lower floor of the hall, where the
ladies of the Eastern Star had pre-
pared bountifu1 spread, thirty-three
covers were laid. The session closed
with several addresses on the history
and objects of the order. The visiting
members participating were, Levi G.
Shelton; Ed Cal1ow, Geo. Barron and
Robt. Ellison. of Kami1che; John
McReavy, Herbert McRe avy, Jacob
Happily, H. L. Setter and Robt. Fair
BARN, of Union City.
Hunter & Eaton have just opened a
new Department in their store, and
now have on sale a fine line of
servicable foot wear, at low prices.
Their new spring stock of dress goods
is about complete, and they have lot
of the ldtes patterns in dress goods and
calicoes at surprising prices. The
store room has been re-arranged for
greater convenience to accommodate
their trade, aware room having been
added back of the store. They now
have general department store in
rather condensed quarters.
The law passed by the legislature
providing that in all trials by jury in
the superior court except in Grimm al
cases, ten JURORS can return verdict
will make an important change in oui
jury system. This law is good one
! and will doubtless be productive OF
good results.
Mrs. Fifie1d's Temperate lectures or
Wednesday in the Baptist church
under auspices of w. C. T. u. were
we'll attended and created a grea
deal of interest in the objects of thu
society.
e Williamson has just finished getting
out an order of long stuff on specia
: order for Tacoma Mill. The Ions
: logs tax the capacity of the Shelter
r Southwestern Railroad, which bring