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Columbia Wash Feb 3rd 1896
the town Council of the Town of Columbia
meet persuant to adjournment
Mayor Peirson presiding:
Roll Called: and following Members present:
C N Groat, D C Brown, L Almquist, A A Hepler
and F J Brown
Minutes of last meeting read and approved;
F J Brown filed oath of office and took his seat as councilman.
An Ordinance prescribing a place for
incarceration of prisoners to be known as ordinance
No 62 was read and laid over to next meeting;
Mayor appointed F J Brown and D C Brown
as Committee on Lights.
Bill of A H Hepler for 5 gal Coal Oil to the
amount of $1.50 read and on motion warrant
was ordered on Emergency fund forthe same.
Bill of A H Hepler services as Deputy Marshal
for $6.68 read and referred to finance committee
Finance Committee finding the said amount
included in warrant No 168 issuec to J C Huff
Recommend that said warrant be canceled
and 2 warrants issued instead. And on
motion warrants were ordered as follows:
A H Hepler Warrant No169 amt 6.68
J C Huff Warrant No170 amt 5.92
Resignation of J C Huff a Marshal
read and on motion was accepted;
salary of J C Huff as Marshal to Feb.
3rd in the Amount $4.17 was on motion
ordered paid by warrant on General Fund.
Matter of electing a Marshal laid over
to next meeting;
J C Huff was authorized to collect the
water rent for February for which he
was to receive one per cent comission;
On motion Street Committee was authorized
to recover Bridge:
over