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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-06-18

by their said car tracks between the
rails and to a width of eighteen inch
eS DS incheSb on the outside of the
rails on both sides of said tracks with
the same material used by the City or
Olympia on the balance of the street
tracks are laid. and whenever any
street within the City of Olympia shall
be improved by paving, the owner or
lessee hereunder shall forthwith pave
the portion of the street occupied BY
its tracks between the rails and to a
width of eighteen inches GS inches) on
the outside of the rails on both sides
Of said tracks with the same material
used by the City on the balance of said
street; the provisions of this ordinance
shall apply to any street or portion
thereof upon which the City of Olym-
pia has heretofore caused paving to be
laid as well as upon streets or portions
thereof where no paving has yet been
laid; whenever it becomes necessary,
under the terms of this ordinance for
the owner. grantee or lessee hereunder
to pave it's said tracks the City Council
so to do by resolution. directing said
owner, grantee or lessee hereunder to
forthwith and within twenty (20) days
from the passage of said resolution to
commence to pave its said tracks In
the same manner as the balance Of said
street along which said tracks extend
shall be paved.
Section q This ordinance shall be
in full force and effect from and after
FIVE (5) days after it's passage and pub
LEGATION as provided by law.
Passed June 16. 1915.
''' GEO. A. HOFFMAN, Mayor.
w. A. HOAGE, city Clerk.
J Published June Is and June 20. 1913.
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Churches Plan "Fourth" Celebration.

Churches Plan "FOurth" Celebration.
Quite few residents of the city
attended a mass meeting at the Y.
M. c. A. Wednesday evening, called
by the churches Of the city to outline
plans and select committees for an
all-day celebration Of the Fourth or
July at Priest Point park. At a pre-
liminary meeting Monday evening OF
representatives of several churches,
tentative program Of short addresses
during the morning, big picnic din
ner at noon, and various field and
aquatic sports in the afternoon, was
adopted. and plans for the celebration
we're launc h e d enthusiastically.
Wednesday night central commit
tee of IL members was appointed,
with Rev. H. 8. Champie chairman.
and plans for the occasion are going
forward rapidly.
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City
Legal Notices
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given. That sealed
proposals will be received by the under
signed City Clerk of the City of Olym-
pia, up to 1880 o'clock p M. July the
18th. 1915. for the furnishing of electri-
cal power to the City Of Olympia in ac-
cordance with plans and specifications
to be prepared by the City Engineer
and filed in the office Of the undersigned
city Clerk not later than June the 18th.
1915. Each bid must be accompanied
by certified check In the sum Of five
of good faith and ability on the part Of
the bidder to fulfill his proposal. Also,
each bidder must be prepared to furnish
a surety bond in a sum Of not less than
five thousand dollars 05,000.00). said
bond to be furnished at the time the
contract Is entered into by the success
full bidder. conditioned upon the per-
formance Of said contract. In accord
ance with the proposal submitted.
The city reserves the right to reject
any and all bids.
Proposals must be endorsed on the
envelope, bids for Electrical Power for
the City Of Olympia"
W. A. HOAGE. City Clerk
Published May 81. 2S; June 4, II, 1915,
and until called.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1883.

AN ORDINANCE DECLARING THE
Olympia Light and Power Company.
Its Successors and Assigns. in Default
and Repeating the Portion of the
816. Approved May the 4th. 1904.
Whereas Ordinance No. SIG Of the
City of Olympia entitled: AN ordi-
nance granting to the Olympia Light
assigns, the right to extend It's railway
from Puget street, east on Fourth
street to the city limits Of the City Of
Olympia" was passed on May the End.
1904. granting to the Olympia Light and
Power Company franchise for the ex-
tension of it's street railway from Puget
street easterly to the city limits. and;
Whereas. Section Of said franchise
provided that said work of extending
should be commenced within sixty (6Ol
days from the date Of the approval of
sad ord sSwi My ats
twenty U2o) days from said date. and
provided that in the event 1t was so
completed as far on Fourth street as
Central street within said time that the
time for the completion Of the remain
der of said road should be extended one
Cd year from said date of May the 4th'
1904. and.
beyond Central street by May the 4th
1905, nor at any time since said date
and the said grantee under said fran
chise is totally in default as to the por-
vond Central street. Now therefore,
The City Council of the City of Olympia
do ordain as follows:
Section /. That the Olympia Light
and Power Company. it's successors and
assigns be. and the same are hereby
declared in default as to the portion OF
Its franchise contained in Ordinance No
lS16. approved May the 4th. 1904. grant
ling the right to extend It's street rail-
way, and maintain and operate the
same on Fourth street from the west
margin of Central street east to the
city limits.
Sec. 2. That said Ordinance No. SIG
entitled. IAN Ordinance granting to the
Olympia Light and Power Company, Its
successors and assigns, the right to
extend it's railway from Puget street
east on Fourth street to the city linn
its of the City of Olympia" be. and the
same is hereby repealed to the extent
that it grants any franchise, right OF
privilege on Fourth street from the
west margin of Central street east to
the city limits.
Passed June 16, 1915.
Approved June II. 1915.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN, Mayor.
Attest:
w. A. HOAGE. City Clerk.
Published June 10 and June 20, 1915
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AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND
Confirming the Assessment and AS
sessment Roll of Local Improvement
District No. 1872 for the Improvement
of Farragut Avenue From Harrison
Avenue to Jackson Avenue by Grad
ing and Sidewalking the Said Street
Between the Said Points. and by Con-
structing Such Sewers as May Be
Necessary for the Surface Drainage.
Under Ordinance No. 1924 and Levy
ing and Assessing the Amounts There
of Against the Several Lots. Tracts.
Parcels OF Land and Other Property
as Show on Said Roll. Establishing a
Local Improvement Fund. Providing
the Period During Which the Sums
Charged May Be Paid, and FIXING
Date for the Issuance Of Bonds.
The City Council OF the City of Olympia
do ordain as follows:
Section 1. That the assessment and
assessment roll of Local Improvement
District No 1862 for the improvement Of
Farragut avenue from Harrison avenue
to Jackson avenue by grading and side
walking the said street between the
said points. and by constructing such
sewers as may be necessary for the sur
face drainage. under Ordinance No:
1924. as the same now stands. be, and
the same is hereby in all things APP
proved and d., confirmed arnS l., tho ,o,s tracts
parcels of land and other property
shown upon said roll is hereby declared
to be specially benefited by said i'm
DTOVement IN at 1edSt TIE dHouut
charged against the same and that the
assessment appearing against the same
is in proportion to the several assess
ments appearing upon said roll. Ihere
Is hereby levied and assessed against
each such lot. tract, parcel or land and
other property appearing upon such roll
the amount finally charged against the
same thereon.
Sec. 8. That for the purpose of this
Improvement there is hereby created
and established a special fund to be
called Local Improvement Fund, Dis
trict No 1872"
1915. is hereby fixed as the date of
issue of the bonds required to be issued
on account of this Improvement.
Sec. s. That the respective sums
charged by such assessment against
each of such lots. tracts. and parcels OF
land and other property. or any por'
ton of such sum, may be paid during
the thirty 500 day period from the da,
OF the first publication of notice, as pro-
vided by law. by the City Treasurer
that the assessment roll has been placed
in her hands for collection, withou,
penalty. interest or costs, and tina.
thereafter the sum remaining unpalo
may be paid in equal annual install
ments. in redemption of bonds duly
issued therefor in accordance with law
the ordinances of said city and section
four of said Ordinance No. 1924, enect1vt
July the 18th. 1914.
Passed June 16. 1915.
Approved June II. 1915.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN, Mayor.
W. A. HoAGE. City Clerk.
Published June IS and June %, 1913
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WALTER MATHESON.

Funeral services were held at the
family home at Third and Tullis
streets Sunday for Walter Matheson,
70 years old, widely known pioneer Of
this vicinity, who died last Friday
noon after an illness of more than
two years, during the last part Of
which he had been practically help
less. He was a native of Nova Scotia,
but was connected as contractor
with the building of the Union Pacific
20 lne Sound in the early nineties, and
had been resident of Olympia since
1892. The widow and seven children,
among them Mrs. Mat Munroe, Mrs.
F. l.. Morris and Elizabeth Matheson
of this city, George A., ]. w. and II.
e. Matheson of Sunnyside. survive.
Another daughter, Mrs. Jerd0n
Thompson, lives in Nova Scotia. Rev.
d. A. Thompson of the First Presby-
terrain church officiated at the funeral.
the Borthwick- cClintic company
having charge of the arrangements.
and interment was made in the Ma
sonic came;ery
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Local Improvement District No. 1872.
NOTICE OF ORIGINAL ASSESSMENT.
IMPROVEMENT OF FARRAGUT AVE-

IMPROVEMENT OF FARRAGUT AVE-
nue. by Grading and Sidewalking
Local Improvement District No. 1872
Ordinance No. 1924.
Notice is hereby given, That the as
sessment roll for the Improvement or
Farragut avenue by grading and side
walking. all in the City of Olympia,
comprising Local Improvement District
No. 1862. under Ordinance No. 1924. pay
able by the mode Of Payment by
Bonds" is in my hands for collection,
and any assessment thereon or any
portion OF such assessment may he paid
at any time within thirty (3o) days
from the date OF the first publication
OF this notice without penalty, interest
or COSTS
All assessments and portions or as
sessments remaining unpaid at the eX-
piration of said thirty, 800 days Will
thereafter be payable In three equal
annual installments. with interest upon
the amounts remaining unpaid at the
mode of Payment by Bonds.
At any time after said thirty tSOl
Gays the owner of any lot or parcel or
land charged with an assessment may
redeem the same from all liability for
the unpaid amount of said assessment
py paying the entire installments
or said assessment remaining unpaid
and charged against such lot or parcel
at the time OF such payment. with In
terest thereon to the date of the ma
turity Of the installment next falling
JULIA wALDRIP, City Treasurer.
Published June IS and June rs. 1915.
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Local Improvement District No. III.
NOTICE OF ORIGINAL ASSESSMENT.

IMPROVEMENT OF TSTD e
Street and the Alley in Block 2. NC
Clelland's Addition. by Constructing
a Sewer. Local Improvement Dis
trict No. III. Ordinance No 1852.
Notice Is hereby given, That the as
sessment roll for the Improvement OF
Eastside street and the alley In block
Q, McClelland's Addition, by construct
ing a sewer all in the City OF Olympia,
comprising Local Improvement District
No III, under Ordinance No. 1852. pay
able by the mode Of Payment by
Bonds" Is in my hands for collection,
and any assessment thereon or any por-
ton Of such assessment may be paid at
the date of the first publication OF this
notice without penalty, interest or
costs.
All assessments and portions OF as
sessments remaining unpaid at the eX.
piration OF said thirty 600 days vii!
thereafter be payable In three equal
annual installments. with interest upon
the amounts remaining unpaid at the
rate of ISer cent per annum under the
mode OF Payment by Bonds"
At any time after said thirty (3Ol
days the owner of any lot or parcel or
land charged with an assessment may
redeem the same from all liability TOT
the unpaid amount Of said assessment
bv paying the entire installmentss
OF said assessment remaining unpaid
and charged against such lot or parcel
at the time of such payment. with IN
terest thereon to the date of the ma
turity Of the installment next railing
due.
JULIA wALDRIP, City Treasurer.
Published June IS and June 25. 1915.
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ORDINANCE NO. 1882.

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE
Improvement of Columbia Street and
Stevens Avenue From the North Mar.
gin of Third Street North to "B"
street by travelling the Same. To-
gether With All Sewers Necessary.
and Doing Such other Work as May
Be Necessary In Connection There
with, All in Accordance With Reso-.
luton No 1875 Of the City Council of
the City of Olympia, Creating a Local
Improvement District Therefor and
provement Be Made by Special AS
sessments Upon Property in Said Dis
trict. Payable by the Mode of 'Imme-
date Payment"
The City Council of the City OF Olympia
do ordain as follows:
Section I. That Columbia street and
Stevens avenue from the north margin
of Third street north to "B" street be
gether with all sewers necessary. and
doing such other work as may be nee
essary in connection Herewith. accord
ing to the plans and specifications
the City Engineer and on file in the
office OF the City Clerk; all OF said work
to be done by the Street Department OF
the City of Olympia. and the expense
Sec. 2. That the cost and expense Of
said improvement. including all neces-
sary and incidental expenses. shall be
borne by and assessed against the prop
erty included in the assessment district
created in accordance with
law. The City OF Olympia shall not he
liable in any manner for any portion of
the cost and expense OF said improve
ment, except to temporarily advance
sufficient funds from the street fund to
pay the WAGES Of the men employed.
Sec. 8. That there Is hereby estab-
lished a local improvement district. to
be called Local Improvement District
No. 1885," which said district Is de-
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RESOLUTION NO. MS0.

whereas. On the End day Of June. A.
D 1915. the City Council Of the City Of
Olympia duly and regularly passed an
bered 1873. providing for the improve
ment Of Fourth street from Eastsi1e
street to the east city limits by paving,
and.
whereas, The car tracks of the Olym..
MIA 'ght and Power Company extend
on said Fourth street from said East
side street east to Central street. and.
Whereas BY the terms of Ordinance
No. SIG the said Olympia Light and
Power Company is required to pave it's
tracks on said Fourth street with the
same material and at the same time the
city OF Olympia shall pave the said
Fourth street between the said points,
Whereas, Bids have been called tor
the paving of said Fourth street. Which
said bids will be opened by the CITY
Council at its regular meeting on ne
conditioned upon the Olympia Light and
Power Company at that time entering
into a similar contract for the paving
Of its said tracks: now therefore.
BE 1t resolved by the City Council OF the
City of Olympia:
i. That the said Olympia Light end
Power Company be, and it is hereby no
titled that the City Council OF the City
Of Olympia has passed Ordinance No
1873. providing for the paving Of Fest
to the city limits. the class of material
to be determined at the time the bids
are opened at the regular meeting of
the CITY Council on June the 18th. 1915.
g That the Olympia Light and Power
Company be. and 1t Is hereby notified
that it will be required to comply with
the provisions of Section 3. of Ordinance
No. SIG passed by the City Council on
MAY the end. 1914. in which 1t win he
required to pave its tracks between TIN.
rails of its railway and to distance or
eighteen inches (1S) on each side, on
East Fourth street from Eastside street
to Central street.
g. That the said Olympia Light and
Power Company be, and 1t is hereby no.
titled that the city Council expects to
enter into a contract for the paving of
said Fourth street on the 18th day OF
June 1915 and that the said company
will be required. at that time or prior
thereto. to enter into contract for the
paving OF it's said tracks with the class
Of material designated and determined
upon by the City Council
A. That the said Olympia Light aid
Power Company be. and it is hereby no.
titled that it's Willingness to so enter
into q contract for the paving OF It's
tracks be signified to the City CoInci!
at or prior to it's regular meeting on
the 18th day OF June, 1915. to the END
that cooperation may be had between
the two contracts.
s. That the City Clerk be. and he
hereby is Instructed to forward copy
of this resolution to the said olympia
Light and Power Company.
Passed June 4, 1915
Approved June s. 1915.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN, MAYOR.
W. 4 HoAGE. city Clerk.
Published June IL and June IL, 1919
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ORDINANCE NO. 1870.

AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
the Improvement Of Nineteenth street
Twentieth Street From Main to Water
Street by Paving the Same With Ce-
ment, Asphalt. Bitulithic. or. Some
Other Suitable Paving Material, Laid
able Foundation, With Concrete or
Other Suitable Curbs. Cutters and
Sidewalks. Together With All Sewers
Bulkheads. Laying Necessary water
Mains and Connections, and Doing
Such other Work as May Be Neces-
sary in Connection Herewith: All in
Accordance With Resolution No. 1877
of the City Council of the City OF
Olympia. Creating a Local Improve
ment District Therefor. and Providing
Be Made by Special Assessments
Upon Property in Said District. Pay
able. by the Mode Of Payment by
Bonds"
Section 1. That Nineteenth street
from Main to Water street and Twen-
tieth street from Main to. Water street
be improved by paving the same with
cement. asphalt bitulithic, or some
other suitable paving material laid on
"a proper concrete or other suitable
foundation. with concrete or other suit
able curhs. cutters and sidewalks, to-
gether with all sewers necessary, con-
|structing necessary bulkheads, laying
necessary water mains and connections,
and doing such other work as may be
necessary in connection Herewith, ac-
cording to the plans and specifications
therefor prepared under the direction OF
the CITY Engineer and on file In the
Sec q That the cost and expense OF
said improvement. including all neces-
sary and incidental expenses. shall be
erty included in the assessment district
hereinafter created in accordance with
law. The City Of Olympia shall not be
liable in any manner for any portion OF
the cost and expense OF said improve
Sec. 3. That there is hereby estab-
lished a local Improvement district tc
be called Local improvement District
scribed as follows:
IAN the property between the termin
Of said Improvement, AUDITING upon
portion Of said streets and avenues t.
distance back from the marginal lines
thereof. as provided by law"
Sec. 4. Bonds bearing interest at thu
rate of seven (7) per cent per annun
payable on or before ten t1O) year:
from the date Of issuance shall be ISSUED
in payment Of the cost and expense o.
redeemed by the collection of specia
assessments to be levied and assessed
upon the. property within said district
payable in ten (10) equal annual in
seven 60 per cent per annum. unde
the mode of Payment by Bonds" a!
defined by law and the charter and or
dinances Of the City Of Olympia. Thes'
bonds shall he delivered to the con
tractor IN REDEMPTION of warrants OF
the Local Improvement District Funt
issued on estimates OF the City Engi
neer. or the CITY Of Olympia may at IT.
election sell said bonds and make sucl
redemption In cash.
! Passed June is, 1915.
Approved Tune II. 1915.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN, Mayor.
Attest
W. A. HOAGE. city Clerk
! Published June IS and June 25, 1915
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DEATHS OF PAST WEEK
MRS. G. A. MILLER,

Heart trouble caused the death last
Thursday Of Mrs. G. A. Miller, 81
years old, at the family home in this
city, while the family was all absent,
Mr.. Miller having gone down town on
an errand. The family had made their
home in this city for about 81 years,
though Mrs. Miller was a native Of
Indiana, and the husband, a daughter,
Estella, and son, Alonzo of San
Francisco, survive. Mrs. Miller had
not been i'll and her sudden death
shocked family and friends.
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RESOLUTION NO. MAJ.

whereas. Resolution No. M32 was
passed on the 2Sth day of April, 1915.
wherein and whereby the City OF Olym.
to settlement Of the boundary lines sur
rounding property owned by Mrs. Edith
L Sylvester in the Pascal Ricard Dona-
toH Claim h Mo- t u.s. tP r,ese Point bark
Whereas, 1t is now desired to COM
plete said settlement by the granting
to the said Edith 1. Sylvester In ex-
change for a deed from the said Edith
l.. Sylvester to the City Of Olympia
Be It resolved by the City Council Of
the City Of Olympia:
/. That the Mayor and City Clerk be.
and they hereby are authorized to exc
cute and deliver to the said Edith l..
Sylvester uuit-claim deed conveying
to her the following described property.
towit:
and east sides of the lands Of Mrs Edith
IL. Sylvester in the Pascal Rtchrd Do
nation Claim No. SO. bounded and de-
lscribed as follows:
north and 10 feet west Of a stone mon
lument set in East Bay avenue on the
north line OF Sunset Beach Addition to
Olympia; thence south ~ degrees 80 .,
thence north degrees .02 minutes west
i22H feet to the south line OF said Mrs
ISylvester's land: thence east on sald
south line 255% feet to the southeast
corner of said Sylvester's land $50 feet
Ito a point 1913 feet south Of the north
east corner Of said Sylvester's land;
thence east feet to an iron post:
thence south 20 degrees 81 minutes east
1855 feet to an iron post: thence south !
degrees west 29S1a feet
to the place OF beginning, containing
40-1O0 acres more or less.
| Passed June 16, 1915.
| Approved June II. 1913
! GEO. A. HOFFMAN. Mayor.
Attest:
| w. \. HOAGE. City Clerk.
| Published June 1S and June %, 1915.
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alley extending westerly from Main
street and on the north side of block
nine t9b. p. ID. Moore's Addition to the
city Of Olympia, and.
whereas. said property owner is the
owner of all the property abutting on
the portion of the alley to be va
Gated. Now therefore.
BE it resolved by the City Council of
the city of Olympia:
/. That the eth day of July. 1915. be,
and the same is hereby fixed as the time
when the said petition shall be hea I'd
and determined and the City Clerk is
hereby instructed to give notice of the
tendency of said petition in the manner
required by law.
Passed June 16. 1915.
Approved June IT, 1915.
GEO. A. HOFFMAN. Mayor.
Attest:
w. A. HOAGE, City Clerk.
Published June Is and June %, 1915.