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80 Columbia Feb 26th 1894 The Town council met pursuant to adjournment Mayor Hutchinson presiding Roll call and the following council men present - Groat, McKay, Willacy & Calder The minutes of the last meeting read and on motion approved as read. The Park committee report in writing and on motion accepted and ordered placed on file. The statement from the County Treasurer of taxes collected during the month of January read, also receipt from Treasurer Schade and on motion ordered placed of file. Communicatin from H H A Hastings in reference to the claim of Nettie Wood against the Town read and on motion ordered placed on file. Also communicationfrom Mr Hastings in reference to the colletion of street grade assessment on Columbia St, read and on motinlaid on the table until next meeting. The Bond and oath of office fo D C Brown read and motion of same accepted and orderd placed on file. Motion made and carried to post [?] the letting the work of finishing the grading of Angeline St until next meeting. Motin made and carried to instruct the City Attorney to draw up new Dog Tax ordinance making the tax $1.00 per dog. Motion made and carried to adjourn to meet Monday Mar 5th 1894 at 8 o'clock pm Approved Mar 5th 1894 [B R Shaw]] clerk C P Hutchinson mayor

81 Columbia March 5th 1894 The Town council met pursuant to adjournment Mayor Hutchinson presiding Roll call and the following council men present - Willacy, McKay & Groat The minutes of the last meeting read and on motion approved. The committee appointed to audite the books of the Clerk and Treasurer report and on motion the report accepted The report of the water committee on the work done under Joseph Hellenthal on the water works for month of January read and approved and on motion warrants ordered drawnfor the payment of the work done in excess of the water rent and the Treasurers instructed to credit the amount worked out on water rent to the several accounts and to give receipts for the same. Bill from Z C Miles read and on motion laid on the table. Bill from O S Hepler for laying pipes on Angelina St $51.73 read and on motion ordered paid. The report of the City Engineer read and on motion ordered placed on file. Motion made and carried to lay the matter of grading Angelina St on the table until the next meeting. Attorney Peterson's report on the ownership of the Park and on motion it was decided to postpone the park question unitl next meeting. Ordinance #44 known as the dog tax ordinance read and on motion passed by the council and approved by the Mayor. Ordinance # 45 referring to applying of Columbia St improvement warrants as payment of assessment against property fronting on that street read and on motion laid on the table until next meeting.

82 Communication from E B Fowler read and on motion referred to Mr Hastings motion made and carried to adjourn to meet Monday March 12th at 8 o'clock approve March 12th 1894 B R Shaw clerk C P Hutchinson mayor

83 Columbia March 12th 1894 The Town council met pursuant to adjournment Mayor Hutchinson presiding Roll call and the following council men present - McKay, Willacy, Groat & Chase The minutes of the last meeting read and on motion approved. A petition read preying that council to employ attorney to institute action to recover the property known as the Columbia Park and on motion ordered placed on file. Motion made and carried to lay ordinances #45 on the table until there is a full board present. Motion made and carried for the Park Committee to instruct attorney Peterson to institute proceedings to secure title to the Columbia Park The question of letting the grading of Angeline Street discussed and on motion the clerk instructed to post notices calling for bids to be opened Monday March 19th at 8 o'clock pm On motion the Council adjourned to meet Monday March 19th at 8 o'clock pm Approved Monday March 19th 1894 B R Shaw clerk C P Hutchinson

84 Columbia March 12th 1894 The Town council met pursuant to adjournment Mayor Hutchinson presiding Roll call and the following council men present - McKay, Willacy, Groat and Calder The minutes of the last meeting read and on motion approved The contract made between Fred H Peterson Edmund Peters and the Town of Columbia read and on motion accepted and signed by the Mayor and Clerk, and on motion a warrant was ordered drawn infor Fred H Peterson for $100.00 as retaining fee in the suit to recover the property known as the Columbia Park On motion Ordinance #45 relating to the payment of street grade assessments taken up and read and on motion passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor. On motion Ordinance #44 relating to the apportionment of funds collected as taxes read and on motion passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor. Onmotion Ordinance #41 relating to the operation and control of street and electric railway cars in the Town of Columbia read and the motion made to lay it on the table indefinitely was lost and the motion made to pass the same carried and it was duly signed by the mayor. On motion F E Scott was given the contract to finish the grading of Angeline St at the same price as the former contract and Attorney Heston instructed to draw a contract to that effect. Motion made and carried to adjourn to meet Monday April 2nd at 8 o'clock pm approved April 2 1894 B R Shaw clerk C P Hutchinson mayor