Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1902-04-25
TOWN MATTERS,
The City Council Cositate Upon Various Sus.
sestiOns.

INC lily Nouhch CoSitate Upon Various SuS
sestiOns.
The City Council, Monday night, re.
jected all bids for planking Fourth
street, from Main to Jefferson. One
of these was submitted by VIM. Ogle
to lay 4-inch plankiug of various
widths for $2,47S, to use Aka plank at
$2,653; removing old plank $500.
A. L. Kreider offered to lay AKA
plank, sized one side for 1884; using
plank 4 to II inches wide $2,7l9; us.
ing plank 6 to IL inches wide $2,723;
so cents per thousand feet to be added
to two latter if dressed lumber was
ordered; using Axis rough $2,5OS
using planks 4 to IL inches wide,
rough 1888 6 to IL inches wide ST.
3S7; 90 cents per thousand extra if
dressed.
By E. d. Cotter and Geo. d. Forbes,
using plank from to IL inches wide,
8. l s. and removing old plank, 49,.
435. A certified check for 5 per cent.
of the bid did not accompany this bid
as the specifications said it should.
By Frank Mears-For removing old
planking $3.50.
1t is probable that the cause of re-
lection of bids WAS that the Council
thought the specifications OF AKA plank
would not be as serviceable as wider
widths.
The petitions of B. w. Johns for a
privilege of moving house, and of NJ.
Overhulse to repair Grant avenue,
which has already been done, were
allowed.
The petition OF Jennie Stalnaker
for remission of Franklin street grade
tax was refused.
James McFadden was proposed for
City Engineer with view chiefly of
providing an officer to oversee the
planking construction on Fourth
street. He was unanimously elected
and his salary fixed At SIS per day for
instrument work and $3.50 per day for
overseeing. his assistant to receive a
salary Of 81 per day.
The sale of the old white team OF
the city to the Capital Brewing Com
pany for 500, was confirmed.
The bids for the repairing of the
city's Silsby fire engine were opened.
The Olympia Iron Works offered to
repair the machine for $561 and the
Pioneer Iron Works bid $519. As
each company furnished its own
specifications the matter was referred
to committee to ascertain the relative
merits Of the two bids.
Councilman Free wanted to know
what had become of the report of the
committee as to the electric light
problem. Councilman Price, of the
committee, reported that two offers
had been made to the electric light
company. One to furnish six lights
in the basiness section, which the
company offered to furnish for 80 per
light. Another proposition for 20
lights, for which the company asked
$3.50 per light. The committee offered
" on yearly contract which was
refused and there the matter hung
Aside from considerable discussion
nothing resulted from the Council
mans inquiry.
The ordinance amending the ped
ding ordinance requiring daily
license Of IS for soliciting or peddling
except for Wholesale representatives.
was placed on its final passage and
passed unanimously.
City Engineer McFadden reported
as to the condition OF east and west
Fourth street and Columbia street
bridges. The east Fourth street
bridge, he said, was in bad condition
as to piling and several new bents and
new cribbing were recommended.
On Columbia street the piling and
caps were in good condition. but the
planking was very bad. He recon-.
mended re.planking for the full width
from Fifth to Sixth streets and for a
width OF 20 feet from Sixth to the
railroad crossing.
His recommendation as to Long
bridge were Of especial interest in view
OF the proposed span over the channel.
A 9O.foot span raised to the height de-
sired with the necessary 6OO-foot
trestle approach crossing the P. T. S.
tracks At a height OF 20 feet, would
cost: For q 9O.foot span, combina-
ton Pratt bridge. Is feet wide. ap-
proximately $1,000; for a wooden
Howe bridge $3.50, trestle approach
5000. The report is in the hands OF
the Committee on Streets, Wharves
and Bridges.
Various matters, including a dis
cussion Of the proposed Olympia De-
velopment Company's street railway
franchise took up the time of the