The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1920-07-09
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Minutes Of special meeting Of tn
Town council, June 23, 1920.
Present Mayor Beale, Councilmel
Frank. Powell and Covert.
Meeting called for the purpose q
discussing and acting on certain mat
iers in regard to Local Improvement
District No. 2.
The matter of removing certain
trees or building the sidewalk arount
them was discussed and on motion tn,
Following resolution was passed an,
adopted:
Whereas: The city engineer is pre-
pairing plans for the sidewalk in Loca
improvement District No. 2, did pre-
pare the plans for the sidewalk to b,
laid four feet out from the propert,
line in front Of Lot IL, block "a, ant
whereas, This plan has been adopt
ed by the council heretofore and the
property owners object to this plar
and in the opinion of the town council
this plan does not appear to be prac
teal. now, therefore be it resolved
That the city. engineer be instructed
to change this plan and have the sids
walk constructed and laid one foot GU,
from the property line and where
trees are in the sidewalk line to build
around them and allow them to re.
main.
On motion council adjourned.
Minutes of the regular meeting OF
the town council, July S, 1920.
Present Councilman Frank, Covert
Samson and Powell
Motion made and carried that Coun-
Gilman Samson act as mayor pro tenn
Minutes of the meeting of June 18th
were read and on motion were ap-
proved as read.
Minutes of the special meeting of
June 23rd read and on motion were
approved as read.
Town treasurer's report for the
month OF June was read and ordered
filed.
The reports of the police justice for
the months of May and June we're
read and ordered filed
The following resolution was read
and on motion was adopted.
ResOlution:-Be it resolved by the
town council of the town OF OrOville,
Washington, that
Whereas the building known as the
New Oroville Hotel situated On Lots
13 and IA of Block As Of the Town
of Oroville, Washington, was on tlfe
End day of April, 1920. partially de-
stroyed and whereas said building is
a wooden structure, and it appearing
to the council that more than so per
cent of the value of said building was
destroyed, whereas, said wrecked and
destroyed building is within the fire
limits of the town of Oroville, WASH
ington, and is public nuisance and
dangerous to the community.
And, whereas the said building is
the property of George Devon ana the
estate of Sophia Devon, deceased,
And, Whereas, ordinance No. rs of
the town of Oroville provides for the
removal of buildings within the fire
limits of the town of Oroville when
more than fifty per cent Of the value
thereof has been destroyed:
Now, therefore be it Resolved; that
the town council hereby instruct and
direct the town clerk to notify tho
owners of said building in writing to
remove the same within 30 days from
the date of service of notice as herein
provided for, and that upon failure so
to do, that the town council hereby in
structs the town attorney to proceed
with such action either legal or other
wise to remove the same or cause the
owners of said building to remove the
same.
The engineers estimate for the pro.
posed improvement of First Avenue
was read and the estimate not being
the proper form on motion it was re-
turned to the city engineer for correc-
tion.
Motion was made that the clerk be
instructed to prepare an amendment
u 6ONCIuluS tuc TeSuld-
tion of pool halls and card rooms.
On motion the following bills were
allowed md ordered paid:
Current expense fund-E. r. Hoose,
salary and postage $91.5O; E. Burden,
salary, 54.00; w. B. Mishler, salary
1858; Judson Murray, police justice
fees, $50; Okanogan Valley Power Co.
lights 1900; Dell Hart. insurance, 100
Shaw Borden Co. bonds L. I. D. 2
1857; Empire Rubber & Tire Com
pany fire hose, 495.OO; Gazette Pub
fishing Co. ptg. 1910.
Water works fund-E. r. Hoose,
salary S0S9; A. Hagelberg, labor
1880; G. M. Rayburn, labor, $50; F..
Murray, labor, 500; O. v. Power Co.,
power and lights 1915: Crane & Co.,
pipe and fittings 42.02; Hughes & Co.,
pipe saddles SAG; Standard Oil Co., oil
1926; s. G. Mitchell, insurance 24.00;
Dell Hart. insurance $40.
On motion council adjourned.
e. r. HOOSE, Clerk