City of Seattle Records

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?] [?]

475 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 7/84 Grade fund be & is hereby refined to [strikethrough] a Special [/strikethrough] the Financial Comtee [strikethrough] to wit: [/strikethrough] Ordered that the Treasurer be & is hereby instructed to remit the 11% penalty on all grade taxes paid within 30 days Ordered that the matter of the 4th Street Grade be & is hereby referred to a Comtee towit: Wusthoff, McDonald & Keenen. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until [strikthrough] next [/strikethrough] Wednesday May 14, 1884 at 8 O'Clock P.M. Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved H G Struve Mayor May 14/84 Be it remembered that on this the 14th 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, to wit: His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve and Councilmen Thos Clancy, B. F. Day, John Keenen, Charles McDonald, B. L. Northrup, Otto Ranke, U M. Rasin and F. W. Wusthoff Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From John H. Carr et al remonstrating against the proposed grading of Madison Street from end of present grade to Lake Washington. Referred to Wusthoff, Ranke & Clancy as a Special Comtee From Geo. Dorffel et al remonstrating against the proposed extension of Madison Street. Referred to a Special Comtee to wit: Wusthoff, Ranke & Clancy From W. D. Wood et al remonstrating against granting any license to R. Pritchard to Retail Liquors on the East end of Jackson Street. Referred to Comtee on Licenses. From Thos T. Minor et al for grading Cherry Street from 9th & Broadway. Referred to Street Comtee From Angus McKenzie et al for the right of Angus McKenzie to dispose of books [?] [?] by to Presbyterian Board of Publication without the [p?] [?] [uc?]. Denied Communications Rec'd

510 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 18/84 purchase the hose carriage authorized by ordinance adopted at the meeting Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance regulating monthly allowances to each fire Co. for the supporting such Co. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Thursday July 24, 1884 at 8 O'Clock P.M. Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved H G Struve Mayor July 25/84 Be it remembered that on this the 25th day of July 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following Offiers are present, tonit: His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve and Councilmen B. F. Day, Geo. W. Harris, Chas McDonald, B. L. Northrup, Otto Ranke, U. M. Rasin & F. W. Wusthoff Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From J. W. Hunt et al for repealing the Ordinance requiring bell on cows. Referred to Judiciary Comtee From Willis Milliken for a position on the Police Force. Referred to Police Comtee From Preston Nott & Co offering to furnish an Amos King Steam Fire Engine. Referred to the Special Comtee on purchasing an Engine with instructions to confer with the Chief of the Fire Dept and Chief Engineer Communications Rec'd From Chas Lind resigning as a member of the Police Force. Resignation accepted Reports Rec'd From Surveyor submitting a plat of the new Cemetary. Referred to Comtee on Public Grounds From Atty on the petition of G. N. Alexander to convert Jackson Street Grade [?] into City Fund [?]. Referred to Judiciary Comtee

512 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 25/84 For assessor W. H. Hughes received 645 votes Frank Seidel received 473 votes For Councilmen H. L. Yesler received 626 votes Alfred Snyder received 592 votes E. F. Sox received 568 votes Amos Brown received 548 votes W. E. Jones received 534 votes J. F. McNaught received 449 votes Third Ward Total number of votes cast 725 votes For Mayor John Leary received 267 votes Geo. Kinnear received 457 votes For Chief of PoliceJ. H. Woolery received 342 votes L. Miller received 372 votes For City Attorney C. H. Hanford received 498 votes J. B. Metcalfe received 224 votes For Assessor W. H. Hughes received 527 votes Frank Seidel received 193 votes For Councilmen B. F. Day received 601 votes B. L. Northrup received 486 votes Geo. F. Frye received 485 votes Geo. W. Hall received 285 votes Otto Ranke received 216 votes Whereupon by reason of the law and the premises after said, the Council finds: That there were a total of 7525 votes cast at said election And the Council further finds that the following named persons as duly elected to the Offices following for the term provided by law, which term commences on the 3rd day of August 1884, towit: Mayor John Leary Chief of Police J. H. Woolery Attorney C. H. Hanford Assessor W. H. Hughes Councilmen from the First Ward Wm A. Harrington, Franklin Matthias, C. L. Clancy Councilmen from the Second Ward