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Columbia Wash Oct 5th 1896
The Town Council of the Town of Columbia
met persuant to adjournment:
Present V R Peirson mayor
C N Groat, D C Brown & L Almquist Councilmen
J A Kelso Clerk
Meeting called to order Mayor Peirson presiding:
Minutes of last meeting read and approved
Report of O A Schade, treasurer read and referred
to finance Committee:
Report of C P Hutchinson, Marshal read and
referred to Finance Committee:
Report of J A Kelso, Clerk showing Bal. Indebtedness
exclusion of accumulated interest, to be
Gen'l fund $204.15 Water Fund $1137.66, Total $3184.79
being read, was referred to Finance Com.:
City Attorney reports necessary intervenings
filed in the Grade Tax suits:
Report of Street Com. Ditch dug and pond drained
on West-side of Railroad Track on Rainier
Ave had notified Mr Osgood to lower culvert
so as to drain east-side of said said Osgood
refusing to do the same unless compelled by law
but proposed to furnish material for Culvert
being reported back to Council committee
was authorized to accept propisition and
have culvert put in at expense of the City.
Warrants Nos 76,146,& !48 having been accepted by
J C Huff former marshal for water rent:
Council ordered Treasurer to receive the
same and cancel them as redeemed Warrants:
Bill of C R Hepler for 74 hours digging ditch was
read and ordered paid as follows 37 hours at
25 cts per hour on Gen'l fund and 37 hours at 15 cts per
hour on Emergency fund:
On motion Warrants were ordered in favor of
Officers for quarter ending Oct 1st 1/96;
On motin a levy of 10 mills on the taxable
property of the town for Municipal purposes
and redemption of Warrants was ordered.
And clerk instructed to certify the same to Con
Auditor.
On motion meeting adjourned to meet first Monday
in Nov 1/96
Approved Nov 2d 1896 Mayor
J A Kelso clerk