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Columbia City Wash
May 3d 1897
the Town Council of the town of
Columbia met in regular session
and called to order by Mayor Reeves
Cameron, Osgood and Chase responded
to roll-call; Brown and Hepler absent.
Minutes of last meeting read and
approved.
Attorneyreported progress in matter
of Street Grade Assessments.
Finance Commitee not ready to
report.
Bills filed and referred to Finance
Committee. The same were approved
by Finance Committee and ordered
paid out of Emergency Fund - excepting
bill of C R Hepler, he to have receipt
for six months water rent in payment
for his labor.
The matter of A H Hepler proposition
to put in water pipe and take water
rent in payment for cost of same-
was referred to Water Committee with
power to act.
On motion resolution was passed,
to wit: Whereas the Ordinance
raising the Marshal's salary from six to
ten dollars per month not having gone
into effect until the month of April 1897
and it having been understood and
intended that he should be given the
sum of ten dollars per month as
salary from the first day of February 1897
and was so agreed before said Marshal
was appointed to said office, therefore
be it.
Resolved; that the Clerk be and is
hereby instructed to draw warrants
payable to said marshal C N Groat in
the sum of twenty dollars for the
months of February and March instead
of Twelve dollars.