City of Seattle Records

85 Columbia March 12th 1894 The Town council met pursuant to adjournment Mayor Hutchinson presiding Roll call and the following council men present McKay, Calder, Groat & Willacy The minutes of the last meeting read and on motion approved The Clerk quarterly report read and on motion accepted and ordered placed on file. The report of the County Treasurer for taxes collected during the month of February read and on motin placed on file. A list of delinquint water rent due the Town was read and on motion the Treasurer was instructed to hand the same over to the Marshall wil the instruction for him to notify the consumers that unless thy same was paid by the 15th of the month, the water would be turned off. Bill from E L Hepler for lumber furnished the Town $19.07 and on instruction a warrant was ordered drawn on payment of same. A Bill from J M Bemiss for repairing harnesses for F E Scott $33.85 read and on motion laid on the table to by approval by Mr Scott. A communication was read protesting against issueing a warrant in favor of H H A Hastings for his quarterly salary and on motion the same was ordered laid on the table until next meeting and Mr HAstings to be notified of the above action Motion made and carried that warrnty be drawn in for the Clerk and Marshall for their quarterly salary. On motion the attorney instructed to draw up an ordinance regulating the running and operating of Electric Cars in the Town Motion made and carried to adjourn to meet Monday April 9th at 8 o'clock pm Approved April 9th 1894 B R Shaw clerk C P Hutchinson mayor

89 Columbia July 2nd 1894 The Town Council met pursuant to adjournment Mayor Hutchinson presiding Roll call and the following councilmen present, McKay, Groat and Chase The minutes of the last meeting read and on motion approved. The Park committee report progress The Clerk's quarterly report read and motion approved and ordered placed on file. The Attorney's report progress on the road tax question. Motion made and carried to authorize the Attorney to make a formal demand on the County Commissioners for that part of the road tax belonging to the Town of Columbia. Motion made and carried to instruct the Treasurer to amke a quarterly report within the next ten days. A Communication received and read from H H A Hastings giving his opinion in regard to the legality of the claim filed against Angeline Street by J M Bemiss on motion the same was ordered placed on file. The following bills read and on motion warrants ordered drawn for payment of same. bill from L C Woodman for work on Angeline St $4.53 Bill from E L Hepler for lumber furnished and labor in Water works $18.95 Bill from H H A Hastings for legal work $40.00 Motion made and carried to draw warrants to pay the Clerk, Marshal & Attorney their quarterly salary. Motion made and carried to draw warrants for the payment of claims filed against Angeline Street A communication from the Engineer giving the cost of work on Angeline St that should be paid out of the General fund read and on motion ordered placed on file.