City of Seattle Records

199 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 15/83 Fire Fund James Denham Work on Engine No 119 $18.00 A B Merrill Use of Team & Hauling coal 118 8.00 John Schram & Co Sundries for fire Dept 117 5.50 L Miller Engine to shop 116 2.00 Chas McDonald To purchase Coal 135 10.00 Applications for Licenses James W Smith for Retail Liquors Granted Charles Kitts for Retail Liquors Granted L Diller for Retail Liquors Granted L Diller 1 Billiard Table Granted O Fuhrmann Grocery Granted O Fuhrmann 1 Pool Table Granted Shaw & Alger Retail Liquor Granted Shaw & Alger 1 Billiard Table Granted John Collins 1 Billiard Table Granted Otto Pasqua Retail Liquor Granted Wm Busha Retail Liquor Referred to L&R Comtee Geo W Walsh Grocery Referred to License Comtee Miscellaneous The Clerk submits Estimated of the Cost of Front Street Grade, Front Street sidewalk Union Street & sidewlak all Referred to Finance Committee Ordered that the City purchase of T D Hinckly 20 by 60 feet off from the West End of Lot 2 Block 5 of Boren's plat at the price fo $2500.00 for an Engine House And that the City Attorney submit the proper Ordinance therefor Ordered that the City Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance requiring all fees for landing on Inclines to be paid into Fire Fund Ordered that Washington Engine No 2 be turned over to Seattle Fire Co Not until such time as the New Engine House is ready to receive No 2 and that the Committee

204 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE "Washington 2" Ordered that the Council stand now adjoured attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved, John Collins acting mayor Feb 2/83 Be it remembered that on this the 2d day of February Common Council of the city of Seattle meets in its council chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: Councilmen John Collins, O F Cosper, Chas F Clancy, Fred Gasch, Charles McDonald and G L Manning. By reason of teh absence from the City of His Honor the Mayor H G Struve, Councilman John Collins is elected to the position of Acting Mayor to serve during such absence. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From the Seattle Lumber and Commercial Co. et al for repairing the incline foot of Madison Street. Referred to the Committee on Fire and Water Supply. From Hoole and Simpson for damages on a/c of Front Street sidewalk. Laid on the table. From Angus Mackintosh et al for a Gas Lamp corner 3rd & Seneca Streets. Referred to Gas Comtee. Reports Rec'd from City Attorney, adopted Survey of Showing labor for January on 2d,3d, & intersecting Streets grade. Referred to Finance comtee. From Health Officers, Adopted From Harbor master, Adopted From City Attorney on Estimate for Front Street Grade, Front Street sidewalk, Union Street Sidewalk, Washington Street Sidewalk & Jackson Street Sidewalk. Adopted from City Justice Adopted

208 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb2/83 in a/c of Front Street sidewalk are laid on the table And now His Honor the Mayor H G Struve returns and proceeds to act as Mayor in Place of Councilman John Collins. New Business And now the Plans & Specification for Cherry Street Sidewalk under Ordinance 354 are presented & after due examination the same are approved & Ordered filed. And now the Plans & Specfications for Columbia Street sidewalk under Ordinance No 354 are presented & after due examination the same are approved & ordered filed And now His Honor the Mayor announced that from and after Monday February 5, 1883 he will be absent from the City for a time. Whereupon the Council proceeds to elect an Acting Mayor to serve during such absence. Whereupon John Collins is elected to the position of acting Mayor to serve during such absence. Ordered that a sidewalk to be constructed on both sides of Marion Street from the west side of the alley between Front and Second to the east side of 3rd streets & also on the south side of said Marion Street from the east side of 3rd to the West side of the alley between 3rd & 4th Streets in favor of said order Collins, Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald, Manning. Against said Order none. Ordered that the rate of assessment inorder to provide funds to pay for the sidewalk constructed on Union Street Under Ordinance No 324 be & is hereby fixed inthe sum of 19 mills. on the dollar. Ordered that the rate of assessment on order to provide funds to pay for the sidewalk constructed on Washington Street under Ordinance No 236 be & is hereby fixed in to sum of 4&7/10 mills on the dollar Ordinances Rec'd

To the Honorable Mayor and Council: We, M.M. Carraher and W.P. McElwain, the lessees of Lot Six in Block Two of A.A. Denny's Addition, petitioned your honorable body to grant us a permit to erect a frame building on said lot. We leased the lot before the fire ordinance was passed and leased it to build thereon a frame building. We are paying rent for the lot and there is but six dollars per month income from the same.

We cannot afford to build a brick in that locality as the returns would not justify us in so doing.

The building inspector after looking over the ground, issued a permit to us but owing to a misunderstand we did not call for the permit immediately and was afterward denied the permit. The lot is about the only unimproved one on the street between Yortec Avenue and Union Street, and there is no building of brick between the above streets.

We humbly ask you to give us some relief by granting us the permit.

M.M. Carraher W.P. McElwain

P.S. The lot is near Union Street.

436 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar. 7/84 Be it remembered that on this the 7th day of March 1884 the Common Council of the City of seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following Officers are present, towiut: His Honor the Mayor, H. G. Struve and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, B. F. Day, Geo. W. Harris, Chas McDonald, B. L. Northrup, Otto Ranke, U. M. Rasin and F. W. Wusthoff. Thereupon the followng proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From David the Shiner for the right to erect a Boot Black Stand. Granted. From John Leary et al for grading Bell Street from Front to 5th. Referred to Street Committee. From F. Hochbrunn et al remonstrating against the proposed grading of Bell Street. Referred to Street Committee. From Seattle Lumber & Comcial Co. et al for planking foot of Marion Street. Referred to Street Committee. From Geo. F. Frye tendering Sewer to City. Referred to Comtee on Sewers. From Aug Schaeffer and F. Claus for transferring license money. Referred to License Committee. From Fred Voight for the completion of the grading of James Street. Referred to Street Committee. From G. N. Alexander proposing to grade intersection of Jackson & 12th streets for $95.00. Referred to Street Committee. Reports Rec'd From Street Commissioner. Adopted From Chief of Police From Harbor Master From City Justice. Adopted From Treasurer on general Funds. Referred to Finanace Comtee From Treasurer on Grade Funds. Referred to Finance Comtee. From Treasurer on Front Street sidewalk Fund. Referred to Finance Comtee. From Treasurer on Union Street Sidewalk Fund. Referred to Finance Comtee. From Treasurer on [Front Street Grade]] Fund. Referred to Finance Comtee. From Treasurer on South 2d Street Grade. Referred to Finance Comtee.