City of Seattle Records

Petition of S G Benedict rebate of $104.17 on Account of reassessment of South Fourteenth street

Corporation Counsel Grnd

Filed Nov 12, 1884

that this money has been wrongfully withheld from me I therefore ask your Honorable bodies to order that my claim be paid from the money now on hand in said South Fourteenth Street fund. Most Respectfuly Submitted S G Benedict 115 Stewart St

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

William Scott Corporation Counsel Frank A Steele Assistant Corporation Counsel Melvin Winstock City Attorney The City of Seattle Law Department Seattle Washington Dec 1 1894 Hon H F Compton Committee onf Claims Board of Aldermen Dear sir,-Refering to the claim of S G Benedict for rebate of grade taxed on South Fourteenth Street, I have to say, that the said warrant should follow the usual course in regard to payment by the Treasurer and should receive no precedence on account of said warrant having been drawn in his favor over other warrants against said fund. Yours respectfully W T Scott Corporation Counsel

653 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Officers of Election Inspector L B Andrews Judges O C Shorey and S B Vrooman Clerks R B Partridge and N B Colt thrid Ward Election to be held at Old North School House Officers of Election Inspector D T Denny Judges J A Stewart, D L McCowan Clerks S G Benedict and C L Waylon Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Attest: E S Osborne, Clerk Approved John Leary mayor Be itrememberes thaton thisthe 19thday of June 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following Officers are present, to wit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Geo F Frye, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, H L Yesler, W G Latimer, W V Rinehart, S D Crockett & Walter Graham Thereupon the following proceedings are had. Petitions Rec'd From Laurence Cummings et al for changing course of stream in Pontius Add. Referred to Sewer Comtee. From Thos Lyle et al for a qas lamp corner Spring and Third Streets. Referred to gas Comtee. From Thos Lyle et al for a sewer in Spring Street Between 3rd and 4th Streets. Referred to Sewer Comtee. From S M Renton et al for vacating the alley on Block 28 of Maynard's Plat. Granted petitioners to pay all expenses as incident to such vacation. From D B Jackson for permission to build a side walk fronting his property on University Street Granted From Edwin Ells for paying surveyor bill on a/c of sidewalk.