Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1896-07-10
Proceedings of the C0unCiI.

The City Council held its regula
monthly meeting Monday night. II
the absence OF the Mayor, Councilman
Blrne was called to preside. Members
present except Scofield.
Liquor licenses were ordered to ISSUE
to Sanford 4 Steward, p. Dolan, q
Noschka, Frank Dickinson and John
Pulls, and applications for license wert
read from W. J. Doane, Jacob Brucker
Scott & Quinn and J. H. Wilson, which
were referred.
The following bills were approved
and ordered paid from the current ex-
pense fund: Geo. Martin 1929
First National Bank, SO cents; r. F
Booth, $29a: C. b. Mann, $2I.4j
We>tside Mill Co, 81 20; First Nation.
al Bank, 4j cents; Capital National
Bank, 1913; Eilger Il Going, $1170;
o. George, $23 10; Olympia Light 4
Power Co., $40 80; Olympia Light &
Power Co, $3.50; Street pay roll
$l04O; Officers pay roll, $29S 60; Geo
b. Forbes, $l2J; Special police pay
roll, $l0GS; ii. Hadlan, $l2. Total
$i2S.34
Geo. Sumption OF TeninO, presented
a bill of $40 for expense incurred and
time lost as a result of falling into the
manhole Of the city sewer at the cor.
ner of Columbia and Third street on
May Is. The bill was referred to the
committee on Ways and Means.
The report of City Physician w. A.
Newell, for the quarter ending July |
was received and filed. During the
quarter there were five deaths and
eight births reported to the health Of
flee, but 10 burial permits were given
The general health of the city has
been good. with no epidemic diseases
There have been three cases OF meas
les, which by carefully quarantining
have not spread.
A communication was received
from Thomas Il Co., of Tacoma, re-
garding street assessment warrants OF
Olympia held in their possession
amounting to $3,0SO. 1t is stated
that there is no money in the Treas
ury to pay these warrants and that
assessments made for this purpose are
void and cannot be collected. A de-
mand is therefore made that the
Council proceed at once to make re-
assessments, and notice is given that
unless such steps are taken on or be.
fore July |, 1896, proceedings will be
instituted against the city to compel
the re-assessment. The matter was
referred 10 the City Attorney.
The Mayor entered at this point
and took the chair.
The Street Committee was directed
to remove the city float from PEREZ
walls dock to some other convenient
place.
The Council balloted for driver for
the fire department. On the first
ballot Stewart, Dodge and White re-
ceived two votes each, and on the
third ballot Dodge was elected. The
recommendation of the Fire Depart.
ment was for White.
The sum of $42S.34 was transferred
from the general to the current ex-
pense fund.
Foreman White of Columbia En-
CINE Co. No. l, reported that the De-
partment could trade the old fire en-
CINE for new hose cart and asked
permission to make the trade, which
was granted.
The city advertising for the balance
OF the year 1896 was awarded to the
Uympidn. The bids were as follows
Nympian, % cents per square for each
Insertion; Capital, Is cents first in
sertion and 8 cents for each subse-
ton. Although the Capital presented
the lowest bid it was not ain it,"