The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-04-02
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Minutes of the meeting of the town
council of Oroville, Washington, March
%, 1915.
Present-Mayor Prentice, Council
men Beale Smith, Peterson, Friis and
Bartell.
Minutes of the previous meeting
read and approved as read.
The matter of furnishing free water
to the school experimental garden was
discussed and motion was made by
Councilman Peterson seconded by
Councilman Friis that the water sup
erintendent be instructed to make the
tap at once. Motion carried.
Petitions were then read from GER
tain property owners asking that the
following described extensions of the
water mains be ordered laid. Peti-
ton No. l, commencing at the corner
of Cherry and Second streets of the
map Of Orc, running north to point
opposite lot No. 10, block No. 70 of
the map OF an addition to Oroville.
Petition No. 2, commencing at the
corner of State and Second streets,
running west to the corner of State
and River street, running north on
River street to point opposite lot No.
II Of block No. % all of the map OF
Orc.
Petition No. 8, commencing at the
alley between Fourth and Main streets
on State street running west to the
alley between Main and Second
streets all of the above extensions to
be 2 inch galvanized pipe.
Motion was made by Councilman
Peterson seconded by Councilman
Smith that the above described petit
tions be granted and the superintend-
ent of water department be instructed
to order the material and lay these ex-
tensions at once, and that the pipe to
connect the two last named extensions
be laid at the same time the cost Of
the same to be paid by the town there
by making complete circulation on
this line. Motion carried.
Motion was made and carried that
the town bear such part of the cost
OF fill and brush cutting on State
street between Second and Riverside
streets to the amount of $40 property
owners to bear the remainder.
The specifications of the proposed
street work were read and in the alb
sence of the plat and profile the matter
was laid on the table until next meet
ing.
The clerk was instructed to pur-
chase six blue prints of the town
map.
An ordinance entitled, "An ordin-
ance in relation to town officers, pro-
viding the manner of appointment and
fixing and prescribing the duties of
such officers, and amending section
Cd and repeating section (4) both Of
ordinance No. 29 passed on January
T. 1909, said ordinance being entitled
AN ordinance amending section O
section (S) section (4) section co. and
section Q0) of ordinance No. 2 Of the
town of Oroville," the same being,
IAN ordinance establishing the offices
of town clerk, town marshal, street
commissioner and town attorney, pro-
viding for the manner of their cleo
ton and prescribing their duties and
fixing their compensation and re-
pealing all of ordinance No. IA passed
September 10, 1908, said ordinance be-
ing entitled, "An ordinance amending
section CD or ordinance No. 2 relat-
ing to the compensation and fees of
town marshal, being an ordinance es-
tablishing the offices of town clerk
town marshal, street commissioner
and town attorney, providing the man
ner of their election and prescribing
their duties and fixing their compen-
sation," was read. Motion was made
and carried that the ordinance pass
its first and second reading.
On motion council adjourned.
E. r. HOOSE, Clerk.