City of Seattle Records

10 by virtue of "an act providing for the organization". Classification incorporation and government of municipal corporation and declaim and emergency which said act was duly passed by legislature of the State of Washington, and was approved by the Governor. If said State on the 27 day of March A D 1890 and also by virtue of order of the Board of Commissioners of said county passed Dec 10, 1892 directing said election to be held on said day, and it further appearing to the Board from the returns of said election duly filed with said Board that said election was duly and regularly held on said day and that all proceedings have been regular and in conformity with said statutes And thet being no owner of over 20 acres of unplatted land with in said boundaries and the board having canvas it said election returns do find said election to be as follows. Viz: For Incorporation- 47 Against Incorporation- 12 For Mayor C P Hutchinson- 51 For Mayor E L Hepler- 1 For Treasurer E L Hepler- 49 For Treasurer V R Pierson- 3 For Councilman J Sullivan- 50 For Councilman Wm Willacy- 42 For Councilman E Voland- 48 For Councilman J Hellenthal- 36 For Councilman Fred Bond- 37 For Councilman V R Pierson- 19 For Councilman O A Schade- 15 For Councilman C N Groat- 10 For Councilman W D McKnight- 1 Whereby it appears to the said Board that said returns show the vote to be in favor of Incorporation, wherefore it is ordered that said returns to be placed on file and the said "Town of Columbia" be declared duly and regularly incorporated as a municipal Incorporation of the fourth class, under the name of "The Town of Columbia" and that the following officers are declared elected to hold their respective offices until the next regular election held in said town.

14 Columbia Jan 16th 1893 The Council met pursuant to adjournment Mayor Hutchinson presiding, the following councilmen were present E Voland, J Sullivan, Bond and J Hellenthall. The minutes of the last two meetings were read and on motion approved. The contract between the Columbia House Co and the Town of Columbia referring to the Building known as the Town Hall was read and on motion the same was accepted and the committee discharged and the Attorney instructed to draw an ordinance to conform with the cortract. The Bonds of C R Hepler as Police Justice was read and on motion approved. Ordinance No 7 "defining and proscribing the punishment of certain misdemeanors" was read and on motion passed by the council and approved by the Mayor. Ordinance No 8 "Defining certain misdemeanors against public safety, convenience and health and proscribing the punishment for any violation thereof" was read and on motion passed by the council and approved by the Mayor. On motion the street committee was instructed to have the side walks and street crossings repaired. It was decided by motion that all the Public work done in the town should be given to residents of the town, and the Attorney instructed to draw an ordinance to conform withthe same. Motion made and carried that the meetings held hereafter shall be in the Town Hall and that the Marshal be instructed to prepair the Hall and to have charge of the same and the Attorney instructed to draw an ordinance conforming with the same. On motion Councilman J Sullivan and J Hellenthal were appointed a committee to purchase the furniture necessary for the Town Hall. Motion made and carried to adjourn to meet next Monday evening at 8 o'clock pm Jan 30th 1893 Approved Feb 5th, 1893 B R Shaw clerk C P Hutchinson mayor

61 that the payment of same be deferred for the space of one year. Same filed A request from Wm Camp supt of the Rainier Electric Rwy requesting permission to remove certain planks between the tracts of said Ry for necessary improvements was read and he was granted fifteen days for the planks to be up, but informed if longer time was necessary it would be granted. On motion of Mr Willacy the Railway people were order to plank all crossing of streets this fall width of said street. A Protest signed by citizens JJ Kintz and A H Heplerprotesting against the acceptance of the sidewalk on Columbus Street was read. Also a counter protest against the extension of Time for the Acceptance of said walk signed by contractor J Hellenthal, the same was well discussed by Town engineer Woodman, His Hon the Mayor and others present. On motion of councilman Willacy the engineer was requested to meet the members of the council & Mayor on Oct 24th and ascertain if possible whether or not said sidewalk on Columbus Street had been constructed according to the contract. Bids now opened for the constructionof teh side waks on [Angeline Street]]. Only one bid being offered and that being considered too h igh, it was promptly rejected and on motionofcouncilman Schade the clerk was ordered to readvertise for bids and post smae as provided for five days previous to Oct 30th 1893. A motionto adjourn to meet Oct 24th at 8 o'clock pm was made passed and caried. Oct 24th 1893 The council met as per adjournment Mayor Hutchinson Councilmae Willacy & Schade being the onlu ones present the meeting was adjourned to meet Monday night Oct 30th 1893