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9/27/89 W. H. Reeves 36 Et al. against saloons on Third St bet. James & Stewart Sts

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E. W. P. Guye H. J. Nelson Robt Balentine Anna Balentine W. I. O'Brien Mrs W. I O'Brien Ellen Breslin Ella R. McLean Geo D. McLean Mrs. N. E. Green Chas. T. Plimpton S. G. Street E V Chisholm Albert A. Manning Anna G Thopson

I. N. Bigelow C. M. Bigelow H. E. Jones O. C. Shorey

470 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 7/84 Be it remembered that on this the 7th day of May 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following Officers are present, towit: [strikethrough] His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve and [/strikethrough] Councilmen Thos Clancy, B. F. Day, Geo W. Harris, John Keenen, Charles McDonald, B. L. Northrup, Otto Ranke, U. M. Rasin & F. W. Wusthoff By reason of the absence from the City of His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve Councilman U M. Rasin is appointed Acting Mayor to serve during such absence Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Report Rec'd From Clerk reporting the election of Gardner Kellogg as Chief of the Fire Department. Adopted & said Gardner Kellogg is hereby duly declared elected to the Office of Chief of the Fire Department from June 1, 1884 & for the term provided by law From Clerk reporting that no objections had been filed to the proposed grading at Bell Street from Front St to 5th St. Adopted From Surveyor recommending the grading of the petition of O. C. Shorey for the raising of [strikethrough] the gra [/strikethrough] the sidewalk fronting his property on 3rd Street. Adopted. Committee Reports Rec'd From Judiciary Comtee] approving Attys report. Adopted From Judiciary Comtee reporting the selection of J. C. Harris Esq. as associate Counsel with City Atty in case of Walter Collins-v-City. Adopted From Finance Comtee rejecting the application of Wm Harkins for an allowance on a/c of 4th Street Grade. Rejected A Motion made to allow the claim of Wm Harkins on a/c of 4th Street Grade is lost. From Finance Comtee rejecting the petition of Robt Abrams et al for correction of certain errors on a/c Battery Street Grade. Adopted From Finance Comtee rejecting claim of Jonah E. Leaman in the sum of $250.00 for loss of horse, Adopted From Special Comtee recommending the acceptance of the [p?] of [?] [?] Fire Engine Co to furnish Engine [?] [C?] [?] communicate [di?] [in?] [?]

548 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 3/84 D.S. Hill & Co Grading 30 cents Cribbing $2. Sidewalks $12. Boxdrains $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 Bailey Street under Ordinance No. 601. After due examination and 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 & are 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 Cemetery Commission on the work already completed by O. C. Shorey in disinterring bodies from old Cemetery & 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 P. M. 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 Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following Offices are present, tonit: 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 the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From D. E. Blaine asking the Council not to issue any Warrants on a/c of Fifth Street Gradefund until claim of petitions 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

508 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jun 19 1888 as follows viz:

Ordered that the clerk be and his hereby directed to give ten (10) days notice as required by law that a general election for all city officers will be held on Monday July 9th 1888. The officers to be elected shall be as follows: One mayor; one city attorney; one chief of police; and from the First was one Councilman for the term of two years; from the Second Ward one Councilman for the term of two years; one Councilman from the Third Ward for the term of Two years; from the Fourth Ward one Councilman for the term of Two years. The places appointed for having such election and the officers appointed to conduct the the same are as follows, to wit: First Ward: Polls to be held at Engine House No.2. South Third Street: Inspector A. C. Turner, Judges J. C. Helm & Geo W. Young, Clerks David McKinley & W. T. Dearborn. Second Ward: Polls to be held at Engine House No. 1 on Columbia Street. Inspector O. C. Shorey, Judges M. R. Maddocks & H. Butler. Clerks L. S. Booth & Josiah Collins, Jr. Third Ward. Polls to be held at Brown Pavilion Second Street. Inspector Frank Hanford, Judges L. B. Andrews & Otto Smith. Clerks R. B. Albertson & C. W. Ferris