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159 Ordinance No 72 An Ordinance to amend an Ordinance known as Ordinance No 63 fixing the Bond Duties and compensation of Officers so as to make the compensation of Marshal read $10.00 per month was read and on motion was passed. Approved Mayor and attested by the Clerk: On motion Water Committee was authorized to make necessary repairs to reservoir: Clerk reported Notice of Appropriation of Water posted on Reservoir on March 3rd 1897 and filed for record in the Auditor's Office of King County wsh on the 4th day of March 1897: cost of recording 85 cents. On motion Warrants were ordered for officers salaries for the quarter ending April 1st as follows J A Kelso No 192 as clerk $25.00 C N Groat No 193 as marshal 2 months $12.00 W S McCurley No 194 as Attorney $30.00 On motion Council Adjourned to meet on first Monday in May 1/97 at 8 PM Approved May 3rd 1/97 C F Reeves mayor J A Kelso clerk

160 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 samewas 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.

161 On motioneleven dollars ($11.00) were transferred for the General to Emergency Fund. Emergency fund warrant ordered to J A Kelso for $.85 - for cash paid out. Resignationfo C S Chase was tendered, and on motion the same was accepted. On motion E Voland was nominated to fill vacancy and elected. Resignation of J A Kelso, as clerk was tendered and on motion same was accepted. On motion C S Chase was nominated and elected to fill vacancy of office of Clerk and the oath of office was properly filed. The matter of E A Ziebarth - road petition - was referred to Committee of Streets and Alleys. On motion warrant was ordered for Clerk's salary for the month of April. On motion, meeting adjourned. Approved C F Reeves mayor J A Kelso clerk

162 Columbia City Wash May 31st 1897 The Town Councilof the Town of Columbia met in extra session at 8 o'clock PM Mayor Reeves presiding Brown, Cameron and Voland answered to roll - call; Osgood and Hepler absent. Voland occupied a seat in the council having filed his oath of office. Call for the extra session filed. Matter regulating use of water for irrigation purposes was brought up, and after an informal discussion council reported certain plans agreed upon motion was then made to instruct the City Attorney to draw up an ordinance conforming therewith, with proper penalties attached for violation. Carried. Communication from Mr V R Pierson relative to certain nuisances in his neighborhood was read and referred to the Board of Health withinstruction to report at next regular meeting. The Mayor asked for a leave of absence for six weeks from June 7th. granted. On motion meeting adjourned Approved C F Reeves mayor C S Chase Clerk

163 Columbia City Wash June 7th 1897 The Town Council of the Town of Columbia met in regular session, Mayor Reeves in the chair. Roll Call answered to by Cameron and Voland. Brown, Hepler and Osgood absent. On motion an intermission was declared, until 10:30 in as much as no quorum was present. Convened again at 10:30, and roll call answered to be Brown, Cameron and Voland Minutes of last regular meeting read and approved. Committee on Streets and Allys reported the Ziebarth road petition as not warrantable for any present action. Report of exposed water-pipe considered and laid over until next meeting Ordinance regulating irrigation read and after being considered by sections, was passed as a whole. Resolution offered and carried that the office of A A Hepler, councilman be declared vacant, he having been absent for more than three successive meetings without permission. On motion Mr A H Hepler and Mr McGarvin were nominated to fill vacancy. McGarvin elected. Motion was made to to elect a mayor to fill C F Reeves absence, pro tem and Mr D C Brown was chosen for that office Motion was made to purchase lumber for repairing sidewalks, same to be paid for out of Emergency fund. Carried. Matter of disinfecting closets, brought up and referrd to the Board of Health with instructions to form certain rules for same. On motion meeting adjourned. Approved Juy 5th 1897 D C Brown C S Chase clerk