City of Seattle Records

140 Columbia Wash Nov 25th 1/96 Special meeeting of the Town Council of the Town of Columbia called for the purpose of actingon matters pertaining to Street Grade Assessment. Mayor Peirson presiding: Present F J Browne, D C Brown & Groat and Hepler Councilmen The Clerk Being Absent F J Browne was elected Clerk pro tem: The City Attorney W S McCurley addressed the the Council regarding the Matter of bringing suit to collect Grade Taxes against the following properties in the Town of Columbia Lots 110, 111 & 113 in Blk 4 ,Lots 126,127,128 &129 in Blk 5, Lots 143, 147, 148 & 154 in Blk 6, Angeline St, and Lots 169, 170, 176, 179 & 180 in BLock 5, Lot 157 in Blk 6 and Lots 195 & 196 in Blk 10 Columbia St: On motion the Attorney was instructed to begin suit: On motion $28.00 were transferred from General fund to the Emergancy Fund: On motion a warrant for $28.00 was ordered to be drawn on the Emergency fund in favor of the City Attorney to meet the expense of litigation: On motion the Marshal C P Hutchinson, was instructed to serve the necessary papers in the cases at a compensation fo$2.00 per day on necessary expenses: On motion Council adjourned Approved Dec 7th 1896 mayor J A Kelso by F J Browne clerk pro tem