City of Seattle Records

Mr President: Your Committee on License and Revenue to whom was referred The Applications for Liquor License of John Verbrugge J H Foster & Co Wright & Ferguson F A Dereg Hugh L Conray W H Howard & Co & John Verbrugge Report favorable and recommend the passage of the accompanying Quick Resolution Also our report favorable on the following Hamm & Schmitz Jensen & Koch Wm McArdle F H Wadleigh & Co Berkel & Hink M Levy D E Davis & J Harvey Thos R Hughes J P Sweeney Chairman M Korn Committee W A Snyder

Mr President Your Committee on Claims to whom was referred the Petition of S G Benedict beg leave to recommend that in accordance with the opinion of the Com Counsel that is be not granted Passed B of A Dec 10 1894 H F Compton chairman J P Sweeney

2B August 11/91 Passed H of D Lancing appr as Com opt Motion Committee of one be appointed Committee J P Sweeney B P Weeks in ref to 2nd hand boiler

Chambers of the Board of Aldermen J P Sweeney President Geo J Stoneman city clerk and clerk of the Board Standing Committees Chairmen J F Brewer Ordinance Fire Department T M Daulton Finance Equalization H C Ingram Claims Street Lights L Miller Streets & Alleys License & Revenue T J Carle Sewers & Drains Railroads Geo B Stocks Police Department Water Department C A Cram Parks & Boulevards Public Buildings & City P[roperties] J E Jordan Harbors & Wharves Health Department

Seattle Wash. March 18, 1895 To the Hon Council Your committee on Public Buildings & Grounds would most respectfully call the attention of your Honorable Body to the large number of persons killed & injured by Elevators in the various buildings of our City and we would recommend that the Supt of Buildings be instructed to look into the matter of the construction, operation and the speed inwhich they are run and the qualifications of the Operatpors and recommend such legislation as will tend to lessen the danger to life & limb. F V Little chairman J A James James Gleeson

Mr President: Your Committee on Claims to whom was referred House of Del. Bill#_ Beg leave to report that the statements made herein we find are true but we do not believe that the Petitioner is entitled to the rebate of the first three items as we find that nothing was destroyed, and that all persons engaged in this business assume the risk of epidemic. The succeeding seven items were destroyed by officials of the City, therefore he should be reimbursed to the amount of seventy nine and 25/00 dollars. H C Compton pre tem chairman J P Sweeney committee