The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1911-07-14
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes of the meeting of the town
council of Oroville, Wash, July 10,
1911.
Present Mayor Reese, Councilmen
Davis, Desmond Wickersham, Sam
son and Covert
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved as head
The report of G. J. Gardiner, justice
OF the peace. was read, and on motion
was accepted.
The report of w. J. Hoskyn, justice
OF the peace was read and on motion
was accepted.
bid for the purchase of the re-
funding and extension bond issue
from the state of Washington was
read and, this being the only bid, mo-
ton was made and carried that the
bid be accepted.
The clerk was instructed to procure
the data and financial statement at
once and forward them to the state
secretary.
Motion was made and carried that
the town treasurer be instructed to
make payment of 1000 on the G. E.
warrant No. 436 held by the Spokane
Eastern Trust company
The ordinance entitled an ordinance
creating the Office of superintendent
Of water department of the town of
Oroville, prescribing his duties and
fixing his compensation was then read
and motion was made and carried that
the ordinance be placed on it's final
passage. eas-Desmond. Samson, Da-
Wis Covert and Wickersham. Nays
None.
The following bills were read and
on motion were ordered paid w. J..
Hoskyn. salary. 800; c. C. Mckay,
draying, $3.50; w. l.. Mills salary,
1910; S.H.Sanderson, strainer. $3.50;
Spokane Stamp Works, police stars
$4.30; Oroville Gazette. printing $41.94
s. c. Mitchell lumber s3.75; w. r.
Schwabland, salary, SIS; +. r. HoOse,
salary and freight, $27.55; e. r. HoOse
express, 70c.
The following bills were referred to
the finance committee: ID. G. Smith
repairing leaks, 1880; S. H. Sander
son, labor and tapping, 1872; c. f. ST.
grist, salary. $25; North Washington
Power company, lights and motor SER
vice 1890
Motion was made that the mayor be
Instructed to ask the marshal and
health officer to resign. Amendment
was made and carried that the motion
include the street commissioner and
amendment carried. Substitute mo-
ton was made and defeated that this
matter be laid on the table. Yeas
Davis. NOes-DesmOnd, Covert, Sam
son. Wickersham. Amendment was
then made and carried that the mo-
tion include the city attorney. The
motion was then put as amended.
Yeas-DesmOnd, Samson, Covert, and
Wickersham. NOeS-Davis.
The mayor appointed T.. r. HOOse as
superintendent of water works.
Motion was made that the appoint
ment be confirmed. Yeas-DesmOnd,
Samson, Covert, Wickersham Noes
Davis.
Motion made and carried that the
the salary of the superintendent of
water works be $25.
The mayor then declared the fol-
lowing offices vacant: street commits
sioner. health officer and city attOr-
ney.
The mayor appointed f. r. Hoose
as street commissioner. Motion was
made and carried that the appoint
ment be confirmed.
The resignation of w. l.. Mills was
read and on motion accepted.
Bill of w. l.. Mills for salary, $25
was read and on motion was ordered
paid.
The monthly estimate of the Oliver
Bridge company for June was read
and motion was made and carried that
warrant be drawn for $3,967.3S to
pay the same.
The clerk was instructed to order
the receipts and permits for the wa
ter system.
On motion the council adjourned.
E. r. HOOSE, Town Clerk.