City of Seattle Records

119 Columbia Wash Nov 14th '95 Town Council of the Town of Columbia Wash. met in regular meeting. Mayor Pierson presiding Groat Calder Almquist and Kelso. Absent Chase Meeting called to order J A Kelso appointed Clerk pro Tem Rolll called & Absentees noted: Minutes of last meeting read and approved and corrected. St Committee report on Communication of C P Sanderson and find siad road in good passable condition: Communication of H H A Hastings in regard to passing an Ordinance granting a Franchise to Columbia Transportation Co taken from the table and referred to Committees on Streets and Alleys and Buildings and Wharves: Ordinance No 56: an ordinance to request the use of Streets, Avenues and Alleys in certains respects and imposing a penalty, Also Ordinance No 57 An Ordinance to regulate the erection and Maintenance of Dangerous and unsafe buildings and edifices and providing a penalty being irregularly and illegally passed at Special meeting held October 14th 1895 Was taken up and on Motion was passed unanimously: Ordinance No 58 An Ordinance directing the calling in and payment of outsatanding warrants by the Treasurer and stopping interest being introduced at special meeting on Oct 14th 1895 was taken from the table and after 2d reading was considered And on motion was passed by an unanimous vote: Ordinance No 59 An ordinance providing and fixing the tax levy for the Town of Columbia for the years 1895 & 6 fiscal year. Making the levy one per cent. Bieng inroduced at SpecialMeeting held on Oct 14th '95 Was read 2d time; and on motion was passed by a unanimous vote: and Clerk ordered to certify the same: On motion Warrant on General Fund was ordered in favor of E L Hepler in the sum of 89 cents. for Lumber per invoice dated Oct 2d 1895 On motion warrant on Emergency was ordered in favor of Merton Groat in the sum of $2.50 for one cord of wood per invoice dated Nov 4th '95

124 H L Brooks 7 Votes L Osgood 2 Votes C N Groat 2 Votes W R Hadlock 1 Vote For the unexpired term: W R Hadlock 7 Votes C N Groat 13 Votes H E Brooks 2 Votes Calder 1 Vote Osgood 1 Vote J A Kelso 1 Vote Asa Hepler 1 Vote C F Reeves 1 Vote M Fuller 1 Vote John Hutchinson 1 Vote For Town Treasurer: O A Schade 17 Votes C P Hutchinson 13 Votes D C Brown, A A Hepler, and F J Brown receiving the highers number of votes were onMotion declared the elected councilmen for the term of two years; C N Groat receiving the highest number of votes was, on motion, declared elected to the Officer of Councilman for the term of one year. O A Schade receiving the highest number of votes was, on motion, declared elected to the Officer of treasurer for the term of one year. Ordinance No 61: "An ordinance granting to the Columbia Transportation Co the priveledge of erecting, constructing and maintaining a wharf on "A Street" between Irving Ave and Abbott St of the Platt of Maynard L W Addition and regulating the use thereof and authorizing the opening of "B St" westward therefrom by the granting of this Franchise." was read abd o n Motion was passed: and approved by the Mayor. On motion Meeting adjourned to meet 1st Monday in February. Approved Jan 14th /89 Mayor J A Kelso Clerk