Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1895-02-22
CITY MATTERS.
The city Council Legisiate OH VAR
iOu> prOpositiOnS.

The City Council, at its meeting
Wednesday evening adopted the report
of the Committee ON Fire. Light and
Water, granting the Olympia Lumber
co. right OF way over Jefferson street
from Seventh street to Ferry avenue.
A. chairman OF the special commit
tee appointed to consider the best
method "l collecting delinquent taxes,
/ Councilman Lane. rcpurttd that lac
had M dc All exhaustive research into
/ the financial condition OF the city, the
/ amount OF warrants outstanding and
/ the resources of the city to offset the
same. He believed that the indebted
ness OF the city had been honestly in
CURED hv former councils and that it
involved upon the present Council to
make every possible effort to pay the
outstanding warrants. He therefore
recommended that the City Attorney
bring action for the collection OF de-
/ linquent taxes against one person in
each district where the amount OF de.
linquenr tax is equal to $1,000 or
more. His report was adopted.
A letter from +. J. Phelps, Jr.,
Lieut. in the L. :. Navy and in COM
mand OF the iron-clad Olympia, was
read, asking ii the city possessed a
"coat OF arms" or "crest," which he
wants to have engraved on the cards"
of the vessel. On motion of Lane,
the Mayor, Councilman Lane and At
torney Faulkner were appointed a
committee to suggest some appropri-
ate heraldic design for the cards re-
ferred to.
\ commentator from J. X. Savage
suggested that in the course of time
the bulkheads of the west channel
would need strengthening by deposits
of rock, which suggestion was referred
to the proper committee.
Geo. A. hoffman and Maria C.. Mar
tenson notified the council that re-
pairs must at once be made to the
underpinning of their warehouses on
Long bridge, which they allege the fill
has sprung. Referred to the Street
committee.
Scofield called the attention of the
council to the condition of the side
walk on Third street between Main
and Washington, and moved that the
Street committee be given power to
act in repairing same. Carried.
Lane stated that he was in the ring
to cut down expenses. First he found
that over $50 had been paid during
December and January for coal, and
moved that no more coal be purchased
but wood and bark be used. He also
placed a motion before the Council to
rescind any contract the city might
have with the Sheriff for feeding
prisoners and that no more prisoners
be fed at the city's expense. The mo-
ton WAS generally discussed, but was
finally passed as was also the one pre-.
ceeding.
A motion also prevailed that the
committee arrange for two ~ tele-
phones to take the place of the two
81 phones now in use by the city.
McCausland stated that the sewer
on Ninth and franklin streets was
caved in, and on motion of Byrne the
street committee was instructed to re-
pair the damage.
On motion of Lane, the city clerk
was instructed to notify the City
Treasurer to use all diligence in col
Letting personal taxes for 1898.
On motion of Meays, the clerk was
directed to notify the Olympia Light
4 Power company to repair planking
along the car line.
In order not to embarrass anyone,
or delay the collection of taxes, Lane
moved that in each district the names
Of the five property owners having the
largest assessment be taken and the
clerk draw from those five names the
name of the one against whom action
should be commenced for the collec-
ton of the tax. The motion was
carried, as was also one to transfer the
sum OF $50 from the general fund to
the current expense fund for the pay
ment of court costs in the suits in
stituted.
The council then adjourned.