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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

148 Columbia Wash Jan 12th 1/97 The Town Council of the Town of Columbia met persuant to adjournment: The Mayor being absent the meeting was called to order by C N Groat: Roll called and the following answered to their names. D C Brown, A A Hepler, L Almquist and C N Groat and J A Kelso clerk: Moved and 2nd that D C Brown be elected Mayor pro tem for the evening: carried. Minutes of last meeting read and approved: Report of J A Kelso clerk read and referred to Finance Committee: Bill of A H Hepler in the sum of $4.45 for groceries furnished C Cameron during quarentine read: moved & 2nd that same be allowed and Warrant ordered on Emergency Fund. Carried: No further business Council Adjourned "Sine Die" The newly elected Officers being present, filed with the clerk, their Oath of Office as follows, C F Reeves Mayor present C Cameron, Thad Osgood, A A Hepler and D C Brown: Moved and 2d that meeting adjourn to first Monday in February at 8 o'clock PM "Carried:" J A Kelso clerk

149 Columbia Wash Feb 1st 1/97 Regular meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Columbia Wash. Mayor C F Reeves presiding: Roll called and the following Councilmen answered present A A Hepler, Thad Osgood and C Cameron. Absent D C Brown and F J Browne Minutes of the last meeting read and approved: The resignation of F J Browne as councilman was read and on motion was accepted. On motion C S Chase was elected to fill the vacancy: who being duly sworn took his seat as one of the council: On motion the council proceeded to elect Officers for the ensuing year: W S McCurley was nominated for City Attorney and on motion & 2 was elected by acclamation: J A Kelso was nominated for Town Clerk and on motion & 2 was elected by acclamation: C N Groat was nominated for Town Marshal and on motion was elected by acclamation: moved & 2d that council proceed to elect a health board: carried: T J Womack, E Valand, A A Hepler, C S Chase and C Cameron werenominated as members of the Health Board for the ensuing year. An on motion were elected by acclamation: The Mayor announced his appointment of the following members to the several Committees:

150 Committee on Water Thad Osgood, and A A Hepler: Committee onFinance: Thad Osgood, C S Chase and C Cameron Committee on Streets and Alleys, C Cameron and A A Hepler: Committee on Lights, Thad Osgood and D C Brown: Committee on Buildings and Wharves, C Cameron and D C Brown: W S McCurley, C N Groat, and J A Kelso filed their oath of Office: On motion & 2d the Attorney was instructed to prepare an Ordinance creating a Salary fund, and report the same at our next meeting: On motion Marshal was instructed to look up the leakage of water and have owners to repair the same. On motion the Attorney was instructed to prepare an Amendment to the Ordinance No 51 So that the Bond of the Treasurer shall read Fifteen Hundred Dollars instead of Twenty Five Hundred Dollars. Bill of O P Askarn in the sum of $5.00 for medical services on Scarlet Fever cases read and on motion &2d was ordered paid out of General Fund and a Warrant ordered for the same. On motion Street Committe was instructed ascertain cost of layina a walk on Winston Street between Ferdinand and Angeline and report at Saturday evening meeting; Also examine Rainier Ave and report needs of same: