Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1898-1906, 1902-01-15
Proceedings of the Council.


Council met in regular session spec
tally provided by law last evening.
Clerk, marshal, attorney and Councilmen
Bovee, Cunningham, Snyder, Myers
and Holcomb and Mayor Peters, present.
Minutes of previous meeting read and
approved.
Bills allowed;
w. +. Despair, draying So 90
J. {. Shorno, boarding prisoners 5 10
Application of J. d. Bassett ct al for
sidewalk on First street, granted.
Resignation of {. L. Mccoy as assis-
tant marshal and engineer, accepted, to
take effect Jany. II.
Ritzville Hardware Co. given permits
sion to lay sidewalk ten feet in width
along First street.
Ordinance No. Of providing for general
procedure for the building of sidewalk
within the limits of the town of Ritzvillc
read first time.
Moved and unanimously carried that
Pioneer State Bank pay water rents ac-
cording to rates established. Estimate
fixed at So75 per month and that col
lection be made for back rent November
and December.
Petition of r. NJ. Goodwin etal for
sidewalk which was granted Jany 7, 1902.
reconsidcred and same referred back to
have petitions to read "intcrsect with {
street"
Messrs. |. w. Myers, John Bovcc and
F. b. Shepley, councilmen elect for the
ensuing two years and II. a. Bier, treas
urcr for one year, took the oath OF office
and entered upon their duties.
Mayor named the following standing
committees for 1902:
Finance: o. X. Holcomb, w. r. Gun
ningham, Jr,, |. w. Meyers.
Water and fire: |; W. Myers, +. T..
Shepley, w. K. Cunningham, Jr
Streets and public Improvements: F.
B. Shcplcy, John Bovee, |, w. Myers.
Health, police and elections: o. r..
Holcomb, |. w. Myers, w. r. Cunning
ham, Jr.
Licenses, rules and permits: o. r.
Holcomb, |. w. Myers, w. Il. Cunning
ham, Jr.
Vote of thanks rendered VIM. Snyder,
retiring conncilmen, in recognition of his
efficient services in The past.
Employment of DIR. II. Hartwig by the
health committee as quarantine officer
approved by full vote of council.
a resolution was passed to prevent the
spreading of contagious diseases.
Attorney instructed to change electric
light contract striking out moonlight
schedule and substituting all night
schedule, taking ten lights at $40 each
and mayor and clerk authorized to exc
cute the contract.
Following officers elected for the en-
suing year; +. u. ellison, clerk. at S35
per month; city marshal and engineer,
A. J. Coss at $50 per month, Police Jus
tice, s. G.. Scheuerle, city attorney, {. L..
Holcomb at SI2,5o per month. Matter
of choosing assistant marshal and engi-
neer laid over until next meeting.
B. Colwell retained as night Waterman
until further orders of council.
City attorney to be allowed the fees
for foreclosing local Improvements as
sessments under ordinance No. OIL.
|. w. Myers granted permission to de-
post excavations from lot 8, block 2,
along { street from First street to Rail
road avenue and that city marshal and
committee on streets and public improve
ments take such steps necessary TO com
plete the improvement and grade for a
finished thoroughiare.
Ordered that surplus cash remaining
in the old general fund be transferred to
water works fund.
An amendment to Ordinance No. 50
which is to make billiard halls and card
rooms pay an annual license fee Of $3.50,
for any year or portion thereof; all H.
censes expiring on December 81 of each
year and no license to be granted for
any portion of year or for less than S3sc,
passed first reading.
Water rates on toilets in private resi-
denccs raised from 25 cents to 90 cents
per month.