City of Seattle Records

67 Columbia Dec 11th 1893 Town Council met pursuant to adjournment, Mayor Hutchinson Presiding. Roll call and the following councilmen present, Voland,Willacy & Schade The minutes of the last meeting read and on motion approved. The council proceeded to canvass the returnes of the anual election held onthe 5th day of Dec. for the purpose of electing 3 three councilmen to serve for two years and two councilmen tofill the unexpered term of Joseph Hellenthal and Fred Bond ending on the second Tuesday of January 1895. And for the following special propositions:- Shall the Town of Columbia for municipal purposes borrow six thousand dollars $6000 and issue its negotiable bonds there for and in favor if the proposition as set fourth and detained in Section 1 of this Ordinance #39 of said town. That the Town of Columbia ratify the purchase of the water works of the Town of columbia made pursuant #24 from Columbia Home Company and expenditures and additions hereto fore made thereto and to make certain other additions therefor the said water works now controlled by said town for the purpose of supplying water to the inhabitants of the Town of Columbia at the total estimated cost as set fourth on said section of said ordinance of Four Thousand Dollars ($4000) and for the purpose of providing for the epxpenditures therefor said town borrow money ad contract indebtedness therefore by the issuance and sale of bonds of said town in the sum of four thousand Dollars ($4000) The council having canvassed saie election returns do find said electio to be as follows - viz: For councilmen for the term of two years, William Willacy50 D W Calder 46 J D Chase 48 E Voland 1