The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-08-11
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the meeting of the town
council of Oroville, Wash, August Z,
1911.
Present Mayor Reese, Councilmen
Davis, Desmond, Covert, Samson and
Wickersham. ftr
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved as read.
Letter from the state board of fl
nance was then read and ordered
placed on file.
Motion was then made and carried
that the town attorney be instructed
to draft an ordinance calling for an
election for the purpose of voting on
the question of validating contract
ed Indebtedness on the water system
and the issuance and sale of bonds in
payment of the same. Yeas-Desi
mond Davis, Covert, Sampson and
Wickersham. Noes-None.
On motion, the bond of J. p. Ander-
son for the completion of telephone
system was returned to Mr.. Ander-
son.
Motion was then made and carried
that the town refund to J. w. Carroll
and Mr.. Rash the money paid by them
for pound fees.
The ordinance amending section 8,
of ordinance No. 8, the same being an
ordinance regulating the keeping
and use of billiard, pool or combina-
ton billiard and pool tables, bowling
or ten-pin alleys, and shooting CALLER
les, also circuses, shows or exhibit
tons, and theatrical entertainments
within the town of Oroville; provid-
ing for the licensing of the same and
fixing the license tax thereof, was
then read and after being amended as
follows After the word day on the
14th line, the word street" was in
serted; after the word cents" on the
18th line, the words "Or under" were
inserted. Motion was made and car
ried that the ordinace be placed on
it's final passage. Yeas--Desmond
Covert, Samson, Wickersham. Noes
Davis.
On motion the city attorney was in
structed to prepare an amendment TO
the retail liquor license ordinance, in
Guiding in the same clause govern
ing the licensing of wholesale liquor
houses. Yeas-DesmOnd, Covert, Sam
son, Wickersham. Noes--Davis.
Motion was then made and carried
that Mr.. Sanderson be authorized to
keep tapping machine in his shop and
have charge of the same. SO
The following bills were then read
and on motion were referred to the fl
nance committee: Great Northern
railway company, water for May,
$130.66, water for June, $14222; N. w.
Power company, motor service for
June and July, 1926; I. w. Follis,
salary S104.07. On motion the follow
ing bills were ordered paid: w. T.
Schwabland, salary, SIS; A. w.
Scholtz, special police, $3.50; ]. Bak-
er, special police, So; OrOville Gazette
printing, 1920; Oroville Gazette, print
ing, $3.14; S. c. Mitchell, lumber,
$3.15; Spokane Stamp works, balance
on police stars, ST.; North Washing
ton Power company, lights June and
July, $3.50; j. E. Reese, personal eX
pense, $3.50; E. r. Hoose, salary
$76.15; E. McCammon, salary, $21.70;
W. l.. Clark, meals, $3.50; c. F. ST.
grist, salary for July, $25; J. Gamer
on, blacksmithing, $3.50; E. Mccain
mon, labor, 1880; d. G. Smith, labor,
$3.50; ID. G. Smith, labor, $3.50; s. Fl.
Sanderson, tapping and labor, 1872;
S. C. Mitchell, lumber, $3.50; d. Z.
Wiley, pumping and supplies, $13.25;
Hughes & Co., water meters, $10i2O.
Oroville Commercial Co., pressure
gage, $3.50; A GrOulx, blacksrnithing,
Sc; Oroville Gazette, printing, $3.50;
S. II. Sanderson, tapping machine,
$75.25; G. Stoltz, assistant engineer,
$1.5O; H. COwling, engineer, $67.50;
j. M. Fraser, assistant engineer, 50;
V. Crandall, assistant engineer, $500;
S. H. Sanderson, tapping and labor,
$5126.
On motion, J. F. Samson was in
structed to obtain as near as posi-
BILE the amount of the contracted in
debtedness.
On motion the council adjourned.
Il. r. HOOSE, Town Clerk.