The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1915-08-27
COUNCIL MEETING.

Minutes of the regular meeting of the
town council of Oroville, Washington
August 23 1915.
Present, Councilmen Beale, Smith, Fris
Peterson and Bartell.
Motion was made, seconded and carried
that Councilman Beale act as mayor pro-
tenn.
Minutes of the previous meeting were
read and approved as read.
Motion was made and carried that the
health officer be instructed to make a
thorough examination of the sanitary con
ditions of the town and where any nuis-
ance was found to be existing to notify in
writing the party maintaining such Euts-
ance to abate the same at once, setting a
date for the abatement of the nuisance
and after the time has expired to make
another examination and where his orders
have not been compiled with to employ
help and abate all nuisances that have moi
been abated as ordered, keeping account
of the same and reporting such cost to the
clerk for collection.
The committee appointed to have signe
made in regard to speeding of automobiles
reported that the signs were completed
and the street commissioner was instruct
ed to have them placed at once.
At this time Mr.. Sigrist appeared before
the council serving on the Town a writ OF
garnishment in favor of N. C. Faulkner
against Silke & LaPlant.
Mr.. Silke appeared before the council
asking that warrant No. on Local I'm
provement District No. / for s359C.23 is
sued August 9, 1915, be Cancelled by the
council and another be issued In the place
of it as it is marked non-negotable and
is therefore valueess as security. After
some discussion in the matter motion was
made by Councilman Peterson, seconded
by Councilman Bartell that as there seem
ed to be some misunderstanding la this
matter the clerk be instructed to issue a
duplicate warrant of like amount. Number
and Date, having the following indorsed
thereon. (This warrant is payable and re-
doemable only in bonds on local improve
ment district No. / as per agreement be-
tween the payee named in this warrant
T The enf following fW O. bis s'e We're ordered paid
\. r. Schulz, freight and drayage. s61 IS
G; H Major, engineer L. l. d; No. l $116.-
6S; p q q Davis dG same, $l4'GO; w; l.. Lewis
pense account $3.50; e. W. Buzzard, as,
signed street work. $561O; Chas. Louder
street WORK, sl9.225; Ray Carlile. ste :;
II. o. Peterson, street work, s21.0o ?. Pod
street work, s1l.3h; James An 1erson
street work, 1876.
work on local improvement district No.
coming on regularly for hearing as oro I'D
| ed for by law and 1t appearing that the
clerk had given notice thereof by publica-
ton in the official newspaper as provided
for by law, and certain citizens appearing
before the council objecting to the accept
ance of the work stating that it had not
been completed according to specification;
after some discussion in the matter mo-
ton was made and carried that the coun-
ell adjourn at this time subject to the cal
examining the work and the counci
| was requested to meet on Tuesday, Aug
"a. for this purpose.
August "a
Meeting called to order by Mayor Pro
| TEN. Beale, at 1890 a. m. Present Coun.
cilmen Beae. Friis, Smith, Bartell anC
Peterson. Mr.. Murray appeared before the
council asking that the council take some
action in regard to the. settlement of {
certain claim against Silke & LaPlant fol
a certain amount of grain purchased b,
one Dan McLain, payment of which wa:
guaranteed by Silke & LaPlant. Mr.. Muir
ray was asked to produce evidence tina
Mr. McLain had been charged the amour
of the claim by Silke & LaPlant as alleg
| ed The matter of the acceptance of tn,
| work on local improvement district No.
was then discussed and on motion o
| Councilman Peterson, seconded by Coun
Gilman Smith that the work be not ap
proved and accepted as after inspection
| it had been found incomplete as per speci
fcations. On motion council adjourned.
Il. r. HOOSE, Clerk