City of Seattle Records

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle

GENTLEMEN: Your committee on Judiciary to whom was referred Petition of E. A. Stetson and others beg to report that said petition be rejected.

Chas McDonald Chairman Dated June 6th 1884 B.H. Du [?] Rasin

To the Mayor City Council and Chief of the Seattle Fire Department We the undersigned firemen belonging to the Seattle fire Department would respectfully Remonstrate against the removal of Engine No 2 from its present quarters believing that it is essential to the safety of our City that this present organization in Active Service should remain as it is. No1 Engine Company Fr W Wersthoff James Dunham S Miller Joseph Ksymber He Robt Abrams fireman L M Robbins Fireman

Hook & Ladder Henry Lobes J Mcreary N C Hanscen Wm Esle Pitt Schiam Fred E Sauder Pete McIntire Chas McDonald J C Harris, Prect Edwin S Briscoe

2 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 7, 1881 Following, to wit:

City Fund E S Osborne Clerks Salary $68.39 J. M. Hall Attys salary 83.33 J. H. McGraw Chief of Police salary 100.00 D. L. McCowan Policeman 90.00 J. H. Wooley Policeman 90.00 S. F. Coombs J. P.'s salary 16.40 F. H. Whitworth Surveyors Salary $12.50 Survey of lot 213.16$ 17.50 Shorey & Atkins Water 6.00 Stewart & Ebersold Job Printing 41.75 Davis, Woodruff & Co Stationery 7.95 W H. Pumphrey Stationery 11.75 Chas McDonald Plate on Jail Window 2.50 James M. Conway Cleaning Jail 2.00 J T Jordan Labor of self & others (Garfield Memorial 20.00 F. W. Wusthoff Powder for Garfield memorial 50.50 Frank Seidel Firing Salute Garfield Memorial 26.00 Schwabacher Bros & Co Drapery etc Garfield memorial 23.87 Boyd & Poncin Crape for Garfield memorial 4.15 Prof. Lee Services on Garfield memorial 3.00 John L. Kahaley Policeman Garfield memorial 2.50 James Dunham Policeman Garfield memorial 2.50 John J. Seerley Hurse at Pest House 120.00 Robt Abrams Team To Pest House 5.00 James M. Conway Trips to Pest House 24.00 ]]Schwabacher Bros & Co]] Clothing for Small Pox patient 19.50 Ohelane & Olstad meat & vegetables for Pest House 10.17 D. A. Jennings Groceries for Pest House 18.21 A. W. Piper Bread for Pest House 3.85 Waddell & Miles Stove Grate Etc for Pest House 1.25

Road Fund

R.H. Calligan Street labor $98.50 Prisoner's Board $24.50 use of horse $9. $132.00 James Campbell Street labor 47.00 Luther Alber Street labor 45.00 Thomas Rock Street labor 8.00

3 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 7, 1881 Stephen Berry Street labor $2.00 Stetson & Post Lumber for streets 225.39 Columbia & P.S. R.R. Co Lumber for streets 47.70 Seattle Lumber & Com cial Co Lumber for streets 25.62 D. A. Jennings Mattock handles & nails 2.20 F. W. Wusthoff Hardware for Street Dept 17.55 John L. Kahaley Hauling for Street Dept 3.75 John Leary Hauling for Street Dept 1.00 Charles McDonald Sharpening Tools 8.75 F. H. Whitworth Surveys on 5th Street 8.00 Gas Fund Gas Lt Co Gas $125.25 Attend Lights $30 $155.25 Waddell & Miles work on Gas Mains 13.55 Fire Fund J. D. Hinckley Ground sent $8.00 Robert Russell Hauling engine to Fire 5.00 Minick & Thompson Hauling engine to Drill $2.50 Coal 75cents 3.25 Chas McDonald repairs to Engine 14.00 W. A. Perry Engine Steward 75.00 D. A. Jennings Oil etc for Fire Dept 12.00 Waddell & Miles Drip pan for engine 3.50 Ordered that the City Attorney be and he is hereby instructed to submit at next meeting a Contract and Bond for the performance of the City printing by the successors of Stewart & Ebersold And now on this the 7th day of October 1881 in pursuance of the Notice published as required by Ordinance No 241, the Council proceeds to hear all complaints agains the assessment required by said Ordinance No 241 and filed with the City Clerk on the 30th day of August 1881; Thereupon comes Catherine Werritt and George Weritt, her husband, by W.H. White Esq, their Attorney and file their written objections to any assessment or valuation being placed upon the property of the said Catherine Weritt set forth in said assessment poll for the reasons set forth in said Written objections now on file; thereupon after due consideration said objections are ordered laid on the table upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of Laying said objections on

5 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 14, 1881 Be it remembered that on this the 14th day of October 1881 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following Officers are present, to wit: His Honor the Acting Mayor John Collins and Concilmen Thos Clancy, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keyzer and Chas McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had: The following claims having been duly audited by the Council and ordered paid by Warrents drawn upon the funds and in the amounts following to wit: Road Fund Robt Russell Hauling lumber $5.50 Moses Keezer Extra work on 8th St Sidewalk $6.00 Fire Fund John Maginnis Engine Steward $4.00

And now the City Surveyor makes his report showing that Moses Keezer the Contractor has fully completed the 8th Street side walk under Ordinance No 2 43 according to the plans and specifications thereupon it is ordered that a Warrant be drawn in favor of Moses Keezer in the sum of $523.00 on the fund to pay for said improvement Ordered that a Warrant be drawn infavor of F H Whitworth in the sum of $58.00 on the Fund to pay for the 8th Street side walk constructed under Ordinance No 243 in fullfor his services as Surveyor on the improvement. Ordered that the Ordinance Committee be and they are hereby requested to confer with J W Ackerson & others and the Seattle Lumber & Commercial Co. to see what arrangements can be made relative to the Ballast Wharf Ordered that a warrant be drawn in favor of James M Colman for the amount of interest due on the Commercial Street Grade warrant No 11 Ordered that the petition of Bailey Gatzert asking to have the alley in Block 48 of Terry and McNaughts 2nd Addition be & the same is hereby laid on the Lable Ordered that the petition of O S Wright & others praying