City of Seattle Records

168 Columbia City Wash October 6th 1897 Regular adjourned session of the Town Council met at 8 o'clock PM called to order by the Mayor. Minutes of previous session read and with one correction, same was approved. Report of Special Committee Osgood that old County Road Bridge was in need of repairs, accepted and the committee discharged. Motion was made to instruct the Street Committee to prepare specifications of bridge repairs and report the same to the Mayor who shall then advertise for sealed bids for such repairs, by posting said call for bids as provided by ordinance for posting ordinances and other notices. Carried. Ordinance establishing a Current Expense Fund and an Indebtedness Fund, read and the statute relating thereto examined. clerk then reported outstanding warrant indebtedness as follows: General Fund 1914.00 Water Fund 844.50 Interest on above Fund 250.00 Total 3008.50 and the following estimate of expenses for the year 1898 made and approved. Salaries 200.00 Street Repairs 360.00 Sundries 175.00 Total 725.00 The above report and estimate passed by a majority vote of the Council and on motion the above ordinance was adopted and read. Ordinance fixing the tax levy for the year 1897 at six mills for Current Expense Fund, and six mills for Indebtedness Fund making twelve mills on each dollar's valuation of taxabbl property, read and approved by regular motion. Motion was then made to instruct the City Attorney to draw up an ordinance amending Ordinance No 1 entitled An Ordinance providing for the posting of ordinances. Carried On motion meeting adjourned. Approved 11/1/97 C F Reeves mayor C S Chase clerk