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Columbia City, King Co, Wash May 2 1898
The Town Council of the Town of Columbia met
in regular session t 8;20 PM, Mayor Reeves
presiding Roll Call answered to by Campbell,
Cameron, Osgood and Hepler.
Minutes of last regular meeting read and approved.
Street committee reported progress in the
matter of street repairs.
Water committee reported city reservoir as
having recently been cleaned.
J A Campbell reported of the Board of Health
by reading minutes of two last sessions of
the Board the same as to be found in the
Town Clerk's minutes of March 7th 1898.
Marshal reported Rainier Avenue Electric Ry Co
as having paid $1.50 for April water rent,
but refusing to pay penalty for turning off
water as per Town Ordinance. (see letter on
file with the Clerk). Motion was then
made that inasmuch as there had apparently
been a misunderstanding in the matter the
penalty in the present instance be remitted
and the Marshal instruced to turn on the
water; but that the said Ry Co be notified
that should same occur again in the future
the penalty would be stictly enforced. Carried,
Motion also made and carried that the City
Attorney be instructed to notify the manager
of said Ry Co to procure a franchise for operating
said street car line within the corporate limits
of the Town of Columbia under such provisions
conditions and rights and privileges as should
be required by the Town Council of said Toen of
Columbia; and upon failure of said manager
to comply with such notice, that said Council
take such obstruction in the way of track-
rails, ties and rolling stock as may be found
in the streets of said Town of Columbia.
Communication from H H A Hastings calling
attention to the Rainier Ave Electric Ry and
it facilities for the carrying of passengers.