City of Seattle Records

160 Columbia City Wash May 3d 1897 the Town Council of the town of Columbia met in regular session and called to order by Mayor Reeves Cameron, Osgood and Chase responded to roll-call; Brown and Hepler absent. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. Attorneyreported progress in matter of Street Grade Assessments. Finance Commitee not ready to report. Bills filed and referred to Finance Committee. The same were approved by Finance Committee and ordered paid out of Emergency Fund - excepting bill of C R Hepler, he to have receipt for six months water rent in payment for his labor. The matter of A H Hepler proposition to put in water pipe and take water rent in payment for cost of samewas referred to Water Committee with power to act. On motion resolution was passed, to wit: Whereas the Ordinance raising the Marshal's salary from six to ten dollars per month not having gone into effect until the month of April 1897 and it having been understood and intended that he should be given the sum of ten dollars per month as salary from the first day of February 1897 and was so agreed before said Marshal was appointed to said office, therefore be it. Resolved; that the Clerk be and is hereby instructed to draw warrants payable to said marshal C N Groat in the sum of twenty dollars for the months of February and March instead of Twelve dollars.