The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-04-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS

Minutes of the meeting Of the town
council of Oroville, Washington, April
5, 1915.
Present-Mayor Prentice. Councilmen
Beale. Smith. Bartell and Friis.
Minutes of the previous meeting read
and approver as read.
The application and bond of W. Z. Buzz
zard for retail liquo" license was read
and after some discussion the appica-
ton was returned to Mr.. Buzzard and
to apply for term Of nine
was made by Councilman Beale, second
ed by Councilman Bartell that the license
be granted. Yeas-Beale, Bartell, Friis
and Smith. Noes-none.
The monthly report of the town treasur-
er was read and on motion was accepted
Report of police justice was read and
returned for a more complete explanation
of the cases reported.
Certain citizens appeared before the
council asking that some work be done on
Cherry, Main and Fourth streets at once
Motion was made by Councilman Smith,
seconded by Councilman Bartell, that the
street commissioner be instructed to en-
on the streets mentioned at once.
At the request of the county health Of
lcer and certain citizens, the mayor ap-
pointed the following committee, Council
men Beale, Friis- and Bartell to find
place for the dumping of the sewerage
that has to be hauled out and dumped,
with power to have suitable place pre-
pared for the dumping of the sewerage.
An ordinance entitled, IAN ordinance
creating improvement district No /, pro-
viding for the manner of improvement,
Improvement and providing the manner
of the payment of the Improvement"
was read and motion was made and sec
Dnded that the ordinance pass its third
Smith, Bartell and Friis. Noes-none.
An ordinance entitled, "An ordinance
in relation to town officers. providing the
manner of appointment and fixing and
prescribing the duties of such offices, and
amending section l, and repeating section
), both Of ordinance No. 20, passed jan
dinance amending section l, section s,
section g. esction 6, and section 10, or or
dinance No. 2, of the town of Oroville,
the same being an ordinance establishing
the offices of town clerk, town marshal
street commissioner, and town attorney
providing for the manner of their cleo
ton and prescribing their duties and fix
ing their compensation and repeating all
of ordinance No. IA, passed September 10,
1908, said ordinance being entitled An
ordinance amending section Z, of ordin
ance No. 2, relative to the compensation
and fees of town marshal being an Or
dinance establishing the offices of town
clerk, town marshal, street commissioner
and town attorney, providing the manner
of their election, prescribing their duties
and fixing their compensation was
read and motion was made and seconded
and be approved. Yeas-Beale, Friis,
Bartell and Smith. Noes-none.
The matter of placing a Pinch fire
plug at the steam laundry and one at Mr..
Is eelerS place was discussed and the
clerk was instructed to get valves and
hose connections for these places and in
stall them and write Tor prices on Pinch
fire hose.
At this time the mayor asked the coun-
Gil to take some action in regard to hav-
ing the matter of raising the salary of
the superintendent of water department
placed on record. Motion was made by
Councilman Beale, seconded by Council
man Smith that the nalary of the super
intendent be raised TO SIS per month.
Motion carried.
On motion the following bills were al
lowed and ordered paid:
). r. Case. salary, SIS; E. r. Hose, |
salary and postage, $103 E. E. Elmer,
salary, SIS; e. A. McMahan, salary,
$l6.14; c. II. Neal, salary, $25; A. S. |
Pratt, labor on water works, So; John
Collins, labor on water works, SO; c. M.
Loudon, labor on water works, $6 r. l..
Prentice, labor on water works, $14.50; j.
Ferguson, police justice fees, $24.80; II. j. |
Desmond, stove CRATE, $1.65; II. w. Bragg,
hay, $3.50; c. e. Johnston, horse hire, Sc; |
Oroyille Commercial Co., belt lacing, 40c;
Power Co., light and power,
S106.25; John w. Graham, cabinet and
book, $154.10; A. e. Schultz, freight and
drayage. $3.50; Hughes & Co., supplies
mater works, $160.S6; Hughes & Co., sup
plies water works, $3.50
On motion council adjourned.
e. r. HOOSE, Clerk.