Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-20
CITY COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

The council meeting Monday even
ing would have been without special
incident but for the reading of COM
munication from Fire Company No. 2,
addressed to the Mayor and City Coun.
Gil, which is given herewith:
WHEREAS: The City Council of the
city of Olympia does not appear to ap.
preciate the long and faithful service
this company has rendered to the city,
be it
Resolved, That we the members OF
Olympia Fire Company No. 2, in special
meeting assembled May 7, 1898, dc
hereby disband and surrender the
charter which was presented to us ON
April End, 1884.
In delivering this charter We, the
members of Olympia Fire Co. No. 2
have unlimited confidence in the abil.
ity of the City Council to preserve il
as we have done for fourteen years and
furthermore feel sure that the con.
fidence reposed in them by this com.
pany will never be shaken.
p. CONNOLLY,
Committee.
Only Councilman Mari was absent
from the meeting and six Council
men present were in the best OF
temper. Even the reading of the
spicy communication above set forth
did not provoke frown, and it scarcely
received comment.
The committee on Fire, Light and
Water reported favorably on the petit
ton for change of COW limits and pre-
scented an ordinance in conformity
with the petition, recommending its
passage.
The committee on Health, Police
and Public Property reported the pur-
chase and floating of flag over Co.
lumbia hall, and recommended that
the Marshal be instructed to take
down the flag ever night for its care,
hosting it each morning. The report
was adopted.
The committee on Judiciary re.
ported favorably ON the fee bill of
Justice Dial, and recommended its
allowance, which was adopted.
A: Hartsock petitioned the use Of
fifteen feet of Fourth street adjacent
the Williams block for reasonable
time for the repair or improvement of
that block. The petition was granted.
w. f. Barton rendered the city an
offer of $25 each for two of the seven
Miller syphons that the city has on
hand. The matter was referred to
Chairman Doherty of the Street Com
mittee, with full power to act.
The Mayor called for reading of the
communication from Fire Company
No. which had been left with the
Clerk. The communication reported
the disbanding, on May 7, OF Fire COM
pany No. 2, and the surrender of the
charter to the City Council.
Councilman Murphy expressed adj
miration for the superb sarcasm of the
communication, and moved that it be
placed on file. He said that the Fire,
Light and Water committee has in
course of development a plan that
would restore the fire department to
its old time vigor.
The City's Attorney reported that
all buildings except one that had been
ordered removed from Water street
has been removed in compliance with
the order. To remove that building
requires the driving of some piles, and
since the draw in the bridge has been
closed the owner of the building re-
quests that the city defray the en-
pense of transferring a pile driver
across Fourth street. The matter was
referred to a special committee, con-
sisting of the members of the old
council-Messrs. White, Murphy and
Wilson.
The ordinance amending the cow
limits, extending them over large