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Columbia Wash April 3. 1899.

The Town Council of the town of Columbia met in regular session at
8 P.M. Present Mayor Reeves: Councilmen Pierson Hepler Hellenthal
and Womack; absent Campbell.

Minutes of previous meeting read and approved.

Water committee made verbal report regarding reservoir and water supply.
On motion carried water committee was authorized to increase supply of water by in-
creasing depth of reservoir two feet.
On motion carried water committee authorized to lay water pipes to houses of Nichols [Burbank??]

Further time granted street committee to repair Columbus St Bridge.

Upon motion made and carried street committee was authorized to procure survey and
profile plat of Ferdinand and Letitia Streets in case them deemed advisable.

On report of Health Committee it was moved and carried that street committee
be authorized to abate nuisances from Ferdinand ^Street^ to Angeline Street at a cost not to
exceed one hundred and twenty five dollars by ditching and sewering.

On motion Street Committee was authorized and directed to fill Alley back of Kelso lots.

Upon motion Mr. J. H Osgood Manager of Seattle and Racine Beach Railway C was allowed
further time, towit, until next regular meeting after this Council in which to accept
franchise for street-railway.

The following bills were read and approved and on motion
the Council ordered that warrants be drawn on Current Expense Fund, for same
said bills were - Racine Ave. Electric Ry Co. for hauling lumber - 2.50
Alexander H Hepler for cancelling [illegible] / 75 — — Whittington for
work on streets 2/00

On Motion carried warrants were ordered drawn for payment of salaries
for quarter ending March 31, as follows - Marshall - $19 50 - City Attorney
for March only $10 00 Clerk for March only 5/00

Committee on moving hall reported that Alonzo Hall had made the following
offers of property at the following prices for new town hall site, visibly
Lots A. B. C. D. - in Block 7 - $150.00 / Lots 217 and 218 in Block 8 - $150.00 /
Lots H & J in Block 16 - $170.00 / Lots G & H in Block 9 - $180.00 / Lots C & D in Block 15
$150.00 / Lots F & H in Block 15 - $170.00 / On motion Hall Committee were
discharged, at their own request.

The Marshall was authorized to charge fifty cents for the use of the
Town hall by dance parties as janitor fee.

On motion Council adjourned.

J. L. Dudley

Approved 5/1/99
C. F. Reeves,
Mayor.