City of Seattle Records

14 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 21 1886 Block 2 of Bell & Dennys plat read and referred to Fire & Water committee Appointment by Mayor H L Yesler of F A Fay as police officer is read, on motion the appointment is approved with the proviso that said Fay's connection with the police force shall terminate on June 1st Clerk presents the Tax roll for 1885 with affidavit of Treasurer attached, on motion the Clerk is ordered to enter in said roll a warrant for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes and to return same roll and warrant to the City treasurer Mayor H L Yesler reports that on May 12th he suspended from office James Dunham engineer of Engine Co #2 on motion the action of the Mayor is approved without prejudice to said Dunham Mayor H L Yesler makes an order removing James Dunham from office Moved that the Council consent to the removal of said Dunham; lost by the following vote to wit: in favor thereof Councilmen W A Harrington, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G W Young; against Councilmen R H Calligan, G W Hall, J Furth, and T W Lake On motion of Council Furth it is ordered that the motion be reconsidered Moved that actionof Mayor be approved and James Dunham be removed from office carried by the following vote to wit: in favor thereof Councilmen J Furth, G W Hall, W A Harrington, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G W Young; against Councilman R H Calligan