City of Seattle Records

548 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 3/84 D H Hill & Co Grading 30cents Cribbing $2. Sidewalk $12. Box Drains $21. Ordered that the Contract be & is hereby awarded to W F Dearborn upon his executing a proper bond in the sum of $250.00 And now the surveyor submits the specifications for a Sidewalk on Battery Street under Ordinance No 601. After due examination said specifications are approved. Ordered that the Chief of Police be & is hereby instructed to enforce the ordinance regulating the storing of Powder. Ordered that the Seattle Street Railway Co be & is hereby instructed to lower their track or gravel up to the same on Front Street so that teams may be able to cross the same. Ordered that all water connections on Inclines be discontinued A report is rec'd from the Cemetary Commision on the work already completed by O C Shorey in disinterring bodies from old cemetary & also containing suggestions. Referred to Comtee on Public buildings, Property & Grounds. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Monday October 12, 1884 at 7&1/2 o'clock pm Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor Oct 13/84 Be it remembered that on this the 13th day of October 1884 the CommonCouncil of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary & Councilmen Chas F Clancy, Geo F Frye, B L Northrup, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, H L Yesler, W G Latimer & W V Rinehart thereupon thefollowing proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From D E Blaine asking the Council not to issue any warrants on a/c of Fifth Street Grade fund until claim of petitoner is

550 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 13/84 Applications for Licenses Referred J. D. Mullarkey, Bersch & Hink, James Miles, J. J. Corbett, Blanchard & Smith, The A. P. Hotaling Co., Chas. F. O'Hara, Shaw & Algar, Miles & Thomas, Bittner & Theiler, Frank Lessman The motion to refund Walter Burnitt $25.00 for license money paid, license having been refused, is lost Claims Paid Front - Temperance Streets Grade Ord. #565

R. H. Thomson Engineering No. 213 $53.20 S. G. Simpson Contract Work Final payment 1219 - 1240 $2286.82 The claim of O. C. Shorey for $3000 for moving bodies from old Cemetery is referred to the Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds Bids Rec'd Battery Street Sidewalk Ord. #601 Hill & Rosburg per M[thousand] $14.00 Ordered that the bid of Young & Said for said sidewalk be laid on the table for the reason that no deposit accompanies their bid Ordered that the Contract be awarded to said Hill & Rosburg upon executing a bond in the sum of $200. Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted entitled "To amend Section number one of Ordinance Number 531." After due consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to Wit: In favor adoption Clancy, Frye, Northrup, Snyder, Sox, Yesler, Latimer & Rinehart. Against adoption none. An Ordinance is submitted entitled "A special Ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" Adopted upon the following vote to wit:In favor adoption Clancy, Frye, Northrup, Snyder, Sox, Yesler, Latimer & Rinehart. Against adoption none. Miscellaneous Orderedthat the Atty be & is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance to protect labores from & other Creditors of Contractors on Public Improvements. Ordered that the Police Force be &are instructed to enforce all

559 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 7/84 Miller Bros Hauling Engines No 492 $6. J F Warner & Co Hose Grips etc 493 $32. Cochran & Robb Wharf Signs 494 $15. Columbia & P S R R Co. Labor on Engine #2 495 $4.13 Fred Bones Belt 496 $1. Water Fund Spring Hill Water Co Water No 2 $123. James Street Grade #387 R H Thomsom Engineering No 1241 $49.50 Cummings & Strong Contract Work 1242-1263 $331.97 Fifth Street Improvement #573 R H Thomsom Engineering 1264 $23.10 Cummings & Strong Contract Work 1265-1281 $266.25 Battery Street Sidewalk #601 R H Thomsom Engineering 1282 $45.80 Cummings & Strong Contract Work 1285-1291 $225.54 Jackson Street Improvement #592 R H Thomsom Engineering 1292 $51.80 Miscellaneous Ordered that the assessment Roll for Battery Street Improvement under Ordinance No 601 be & the same is hereby approved Ordered that the Gas Comtee be & its is hereby instructed to report the advisibility of placing gas lamps on Jackson Street at 6th & 8th Streets Ordered that a Special Comtee towit: Rinehart, Sox, Harrington be & they hereby appointed to confer with Gas Co with reference to a contract with city for gas Ordered that the rate of assessment in order to provide funds to pay for the improvement of Front Street under Ordinance No 565 be & the same is hereby fixed at the sum of 9 cents on the dollar. Ordered that the rate of Front Street under Ordinance No 581 be & the same is hereby fixed at the sum of 22 mills to provide funds to pay for the improvement of Kentucky Street under Ordinance No 565 be & teh same is hereby fixed at the sum of 102 mills on the dollar.

564 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 21/84 money to pay audited bills." Adopted upon the following vote, towit. In favor of adoption Clancy, Frye, Harrington, Latimer, Northrup, Rinehart, Snyder, Sox & Yesler. Against adoption none. Miscellaneous Ordered that the Street Commissioner be & is hereby instructed to work all laborers on the streets 9 hours for a days work, the vote of wages to remain as heretofore The Street Comtee reject the petition of John H. Randolph for an exclusive privilege to post bills. Report adopted The Street Comtee return the plat of "D. T. Dennys Park addition to the City of Seattle" recommending that the same be approved. adopted Ordered that the vote of levy in orer to provide funds to pay for the Improvement of Battery Street under Ordinance No. 601 be & the same is hereby fixed at 68 mills on the Dollar. A report is rec'd from the Cemetery Commissioners on Cemetery matters. Referred to the Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds. Ordered that the Council as a body accompanied by the Surveyor proceed on Saturday the 22d inst to examine the matter of a Sewer for Union Street. A proposal is rec'd from M. J. Welch offering to remove the rock from Madison Street for $80.00 [/underline]. Ordered laid on the table Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Attest: E.S Osborne Clerk Approved John Leary, Mayor Dec 5/84 Be it remembered that on this the 5th day of December 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following Officers are present, tonit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Chas F. Clancy, Geo. F. Frye, B. L. Northrup, Alfred Snyder, E. F. Sox, H. L. Yesler, W. G. Latimer & W. V. Rinehart. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From U. A. Carr for correcting an assessment. Referred to Finance Comtee

To the Hon. Mayor and Common

Council of the City of Seattle Gentlemen We the undersigned officers of Seattle Engine Company No 4 situated at North Seattle near Front Street & Battery Streets hereby respectfully petition your Honorable body for recognition into the Fire Department of the City of Seattle in conformity to Ordinance No 543 and request that we may be fully constituted as such company under such Ordinance And Whereas this Company was organized prior to the passage of said ordinance No 543 & whereas, as such company your honorable body recognized us before the passage of siad ordinance on our petition heretofore presented, we would therefore ask that sectionone of said ordinance be so amended as to include eattle Engine Company No 4 & will ever pray etc. W G Sahmet president Thos H Stagg foreman Charles Baker Secretary

Dated Seattle May 8th 1884