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139 Columbia Wash Nov 2d 1/96 The Town Council of the Town of Columbia met persuant to adjournment: Present V R Peirson mayor Groat, Hepler Almquist & D C Brown: Minutes of last meeting read and approved: On motion Water rent to Miss Matthews for the month of [?] was rebated: Street Comittee reports culvert placed under R R Track and low place on Ferdinand St drained: On motion Bill of C R Hepler for work on drains was allowed as follows: $2.15 on Emergency and $3.80 on General fund: On motion the Annual Election for the Town of Columbia was called and ordered held onthe 8th day of December 1896 according to the Laws of the State of Washington, for the purpose of electing One Mayor for the term of two years and two councilmen and one Treasurer for the term of two years and the Clerk was instructed to post the necessary notices for said election: On motion Marshal was instructed to purchase Wick and fit up lamp: On motion meeting adjourned to meet first Monday in December 1/96 Approved Dec 7th 1896 mayor J A Kelso clerk

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

141 Columbia Wash Dec 7th 1/96 The Town Council of the Town of Columbia met persuant to adjournment: Mayor Peirson presiding Present D C Brown, F J Browne & C N Groat: Minutes of last meeting and special meeting read and approved: City Attorney Report Grade Tax paid on Lots [?] by A H Hepler, and lots [?] by W R Hadlock Balance of Grade Taxes in progress and suits filed: Bill of J A Kelso for financial exhibits, entering back accounts and reentering warrants amt $40.00 referred to finance committee: Bill of Avery Hughston for digging ditch and putting in culvert Amt $2.55 ordered paid out of Emergency Fund: Petition of A Hook for Transfering Grade Taxes from Lots 152 and 153 to Lot 154 Blk 6 read and on motion Petition granted: Ordinance No 66 An Ordinance regulating notices of Election Appointment of Boards of Election and regulating the compensation was carried and on Motion was carried: Signed and approved by the Mayor On motion Board proceeded to elect Board of election and resulted in the election of C R Hepler, inspector and Jose Hellenthall and Dr H E Brooks, judges: Council adjourned to meet first Monday in January 1/97 J A Kelso Clerk

145 Columbia City Wash Jan 4th 1897 The Town Council of the Town of Columbia met persuant to adjournment. Council called to order by F J Brown: Roll called and the following answered to their names. F J Browne, D C Brown, L Almquist A A Hepler and C N Groat: The Mayor being absent F J Brown was elected Mayor pro tem for the evening: Minutes of last meeting read and approved: Bill of Metropolitan Printing Co in the sum of $3.50 for tickets & Poll Books for Annual Election was read and on motion was ordered paid out on Emergency Fund: Bill of C P Hutchison in the sum of $6.50 for time and expense serving legal papers was read and on motion warrant ordered an emergency fund: Bill of J A Kelso for $40.00 read at last meeting and referred to Finance Committee being returned and reported on favorably: On motion warrant was ordered on General Fund: Marshal's Annual report read and referred to Finance Committee. Treasurers Annual Report read and referred to Finance Committee: Attorney and Clerk given until Tuesday evening the 12th to make their report: The following Bills being signed by A A Hepler as Health Officer for Goods & Medicine furnished C Cameron during quarentine was read and on motion warrants on Emergency Fund ordered as follows: Mrs L Almquist for Milk 2.55 J A Kelso for medicine furnished 5.40 Cooper & Levy groceries 4.03 A H Hepler Groceries 2.45 total $24.43 On motion Treasurer was ordered to transfer $45.00 from General to Emergency fund: over

146 On the recommendation of the Marshal and on motion the folowing rebates were allowed on water rents: W S McCurley for the monthof Sept W S McGarvin for the months of Nov & Dec Mrs Chase for the month of August and C Cameron for the month of Dec. On motion General Fund warrants were ordered in favor of the Salaried Officers as follows: J A Kelso Clerk's Salary for Oct, Nov, & Dec. 1896 $25 W S McCurley Attys Salary for Oct, Nov, & Dec. 1896 $30 C P Hutchinson Marshal Salary for Oct, Nov, & Dec. 1896 $18 the Following Bill of Election Officers was read: C H Hepler, Inspector H E Brooks and Jose Hellenthal, Judges in the sum of $4.70 each being for 12 hours seervice & Ordinance No 66 fixing the compensation of election officers at 25 cts per hour being passed at the regular Meeting to said ordinance and that General Fund warrants be ordered as follows: C R Hepler 12 hours @ 25 cts 3.00 H E Brooks 12 hours @ 25 cts 3.00 Jose Hellenthal 12 hours @ 25 cts 3.00 On motion Council Acting as a canvassing Board proceeded to canvass the returns of Election held on Dec 8th 1/96 As returned and certified by election Officers: The Clerk being duly sworn StateS that he received that Poll Book of said election from C R Hepler Inspector. and that the said Poll Book has been in his posession ever since and that the same has not been changed in any way: The Board after carefully examining that said Poll Books and Tally Sheets find that C F Reeves received 17 votes for Mayor and F M Woodruff received 16 votes for Mayor Chas Cameron received 18 votes for Councilman Thad Osgood received 19 votes for Councilman R H Heston received 15 votes for Councilman F S Barrell received 16 votes for Councilman Terms of Councilman to 2 years Carried forward