Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-04-22
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

ing McS>rS. DOhcrty, W ork, White, vii
son, Murphy and Mari responding a.
their names were called. This was the
first meeting which Robert Mari, Coun
Gilman by appointment from the Thiro
ward appeared. Mayor Lane immedi
ately after roll call, assigned the new
Councilman to place on the commit
tees filled by his predecessor, Judge
Millettc.
The committee on Fire Light and
Water reported in favor of granting
Geo. Barnes the privilege of moving 4
building to the southeast corner o.
Adams and Fourth, and the report wa.
adopted and the privilege granted a.
prayed for.
The committee on Streets, Wharves
and Bridges reported favoring the
petition of Robert Frost, praying fol
credit OF $l77.}G on delinquent take,
due the city upon petitioner exccutin.
good and sufficient deed to the city
of certain property offered. The
property offered is a portion of the
street not hitherto dedicated, and upon
it the city has expended considerable
money improving it as street. II
has been pending some time for settle.
ment. On roll call, all Councilmen
present voted in favor of the petition
and it was granted.
q. Noshka was granted liquor Ii.
cense on report of the committee on
Franchises, etc, five voting aye. Rob.
crt Mari was excused from voting be.
cause of lack of information.
The members of Fire Company No.
2, through II. +. Hawthorne, presented
petition for the appointment of
Henry c. Wellman for driver. The
communication was placed on file.
w. S. Midday filed an application for
appointment as driver of the fire
wagon.
An ordinance for the improvement
OF Seventh street, on east side thereof
through a portion of Riggs addition,
was read. 1t creates improvement dis
trict No. s, and provides for assessing
costs to the abutting property. Re.
ferred.
An ordinance for improving Main
street, east side, Maple park addition
and creating improvement district No.
8 was read and referred.
An ordinance directing the County
Assessor to make assessment of taxes
for 1898 and County Treasurer collect
the same. Passed.
Mr.. O'Connor here took his seat with
the Council.
Ordinances were introduced by
O'Connor to protect from injury and
molestation bicycle paths, bicycle side
walks and bicycle roadways, within the
limits of the city of Olympia used for
bicycles and pedestrians, making it
unlawful to lead, drive or ride any
horse, OK, mule or any hoofed animals
over the same and imposing a fine of
from IS to $25, was passed to third
reading and final passage. Passed, five
to two. White and Mari voted no.
Proceeding to the electing of a police
justice, King was elected police judge
by a vote of four to three.
A letter from NJ. w. Harris & Co.
relative to paying unpaid bond in
terest was read to the Council and
placed on file.
A letter of his honor, the Mayor, in
reply was read and on motion, en-
dorsed by the Council, for the settle
ment of bond interest claims.
Councilmen Wilson introduced a
resolution protesting against the coun-
ty authorities compromising delin-
quent taxes in which the city is
interested. The resolution was
so amended as to create special
committee to file such protest, to-
gether with statement of the city's
interest in such taxes, of which the
Mayor shall be chairman. and as an
amended the resolution passed.
Election Of Driver being the order
a ballot WAS taken. William Scofeld
received four votes; Wellman two and
Midday one, and Scofield was declared
elected.
Paul Connolly then stepped forward
and declared that fire company No. 2
had disbanded, presumably because
their wishes, by petition, had been dis
regarded. 1t must have been antici-
pated, however, for the the short time
that elapsed after the vote had been
announced and proclamation of retalia-
ton made, prccludes the belief that
it was an act OF deliberation. In other
words, it looks rs if that attention
had been carried as dynamite boom
to hurl at a moments notice when oc.
casion might warrant. 1t seems, how.
ever, that there had been some caucus.
ing done by the members of the
Council, and the result was the sue
cess of Mr.. Scofield at the risk that
the popular verdict might be that it
was another act of Too much John
son."
The new driver went on duty at
once, and it is thought that the SER
vice will not be materially injured,
although the "boys" seem to think
tbot tho Jopn ~ mani - ,Jar,oI;,loI