City of Seattle Records

5 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 14, 1881 Be it remembered that on this the 14th day of October 1881 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 Acting Mayor John Collins and Concilmen Thos Clancy, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keyzer and Chas McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had: The following claims having been duly audited by the Council and ordered paid by Warrents drawn upon the funds and in the amounts following to wit: Road Fund Robt Russell Hauling lumber $5.50 Moses Keezer Extra work on 8th St Sidewalk $6.00 Fire Fund John Maginnis Engine Steward $4.00

And now the City Surveyor makes his report showing that Moses Keezer the Contractor has fully completed the 8th Street side walk under Ordinance No 2 43 according to the plans and specifications thereupon it is ordered that a Warrant be drawn in favor of Moses Keezer in the sum of $523.00 on the fund to pay for said improvement Ordered that a Warrant be drawn infavor of F H Whitworth in the sum of $58.00 on the Fund to pay for the 8th Street side walk constructed under Ordinance No 243 in fullfor his services as Surveyor on the improvement. Ordered that the Ordinance Committee be and they are hereby requested to confer with J W Ackerson & others and the Seattle Lumber & Commercial Co. to see what arrangements can be made relative to the Ballast Wharf Ordered that a warrant be drawn in favor of James M Colman for the amount of interest due on the Commercial Street Grade warrant No 11 Ordered that the petition of Bailey Gatzert asking to have the alley in Block 48 of Terry and McNaughts 2nd Addition be & the same is hereby laid on the Lable Ordered that the petition of O S Wright & others praying

100 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 28th, '82 proof that they are men of good moral character. It is ordered that the Clerk be & is hereby instructed to issue licenses to said applicants upon their compliance with all the provisions of the ordinance relative thereto. The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn in the funds & in the amounts following to wit: City Fund E. W. Rea Contract work on New Engine House Nos 128-$100 Contract work on New Engine House 129-$100 Contract work on New Engine House 130-$100 Contract work on New Engine House 131-$100 Contract work on New Engine House 132-$100 (ttl) $500.00 S. F. Coombs J.P.s fees No 133 $39.70 M.V.B. Stacy Ground rent for jails 134 $10.00 L. P. Smith & Son Dog Tags 135 $10.75 L P Smith Cash Expended during quarentine 136 $2.00 Harry Chaffey Milk for Pest House 137 $4.50 John J. Seerley Cleaning Pest House 138 $9.00 A. M. Smith Abating Nuisance 139 $4.00 Fire Fund Thomas Redding Hauling Engine To Fire No 54 $4.00 Cemetery Fund Stetson & Post Lumber for old Cemetery No 2 $28.00 Robt Russell Hauling for old Cemetery 3 $4.50 F.W. Wusthoff Nails for old Cemetery 4 $1.80 John Fish Labor at old Cemetery 5 $1.25 N. Preston Labor at old Cemetery 6 $22.50 John Olsen Labor at old Cemetery 7 $8.75 And now the Mayor in pursuance to Ordinance No 276 to extend & establish Madison Street, the Mayor appoints & files his written appointment of D. M. Crane on behalf of the City as an appraiser of damages & benefits. Ordered that the written appointment under said ordinance heretofore fixed on behalf of property damaged of J.E. Houghton be & is hereby approved. And now it appearing to the Council that the owners of property benefited by such extension & establishment of Madison Street have failed to file a written appointment of an appraiser & are are therefore now in default. It is ordered that L. B. Andrews

529 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sept 5/84 James Campbell Street Labor No 600 $39.93 Paul Payer Street Labor 601 $19.12 Rob Rude Street Labor 602 $18. D N Essany Street Labor 603 $2.25 A Bellevue Street Labor 604 $2.25 M A Murphy Street Labor 605 $10.68 Frank LaBounty Street Labor 606 $16.87 Geo Vandike Street Labor 607 $38.81 Dennis Kearny Street Labor 608 $12.37 Wm Harkins Madison Street sewer 609 $693.84 R H Thomson Engineering Same 610 $693.84 Seattle Lumber & Comcial Co Lumber 611 $693.84 James Bogart Boarding Prisoners 612 $114.90 Moses Keezer Use of Jack screws 613 $4. J M Power Sharpening tools 614 $10.85 [J W Hunt]] Setting ties & Sharpen picks 615 $2.75 Ballard & Sox nails etc 616 $24.33 J W Hunt Repairs to Cart 617 $5.50 James Brennan Sharpening tools 618 $8.75 Chas McDonald Sharpening Tools & Repairs 619 $9. Gas Fund Seattle Gas Lt Co gas No 86 $372.20 Seattle Gas Lt Co lamps 87 $35.35 Seattle Gas Lt Co Repairs No 88 $1.50 Fire Fund W A Perry Engine# 1 426 $75. P E Smith Engine# 2 427 $75. C H Crocker Engines to Fire 428 $10. Wm Bonson Hauling hook & Ladder truck 429 $10. Robt Russell Engines from fire 430 $2.50 T J Lewis Hauling hose 431 $.75 Chas McDonald Work on #2 432 $8.75 Young & McKeon Torches for #2 433 $5. John McCaulay & Co Labor on Engines 434 $14. E R Clark Coal & Hauling Engines 435 $14.75 Waddell & Miles Tin Pans 436 $25.

707 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 6 1885 Daniel Moore City 1122 59.62 for labor on streets Stephen Berry City 1123 6.75 for labor on streets Phillip Corchrane City 1124 60.75 for labor on streets Thomas Rock City 1125 60.75 for labor on streets Jas Campbell City 1126 52.87 for labor on streets G Kellogg City 1127 3.00 Horse Medicine Stetson & Post Mill Co City 1128 1042.14 Lumber for streets Harrington & Smith City 1129 168.46 Supplies for Street Comnr. Chas McDonald City 1130 12.65 Repairing tools for Street Comnr. J A McBreath & Co City 1131 5.00 shoeing Horses for Street Comnr. R H Calligan City 1132 6.00 Hauling Lumber etc. Seattle Gas Light Co Gas 136 60.75 Gas Month of Oct Seattle Gas Light Co Gas 137 88.37 Gas Lamps W F Glick Gas 138 32.43 Attending Street Lamps A Labrasche Fire 677 3.00 Washing hose G Kellogg & Co Fire 678 3.00 Supplies for Engine No 1 C A Frasch & Co Fire 679 3.00 4 bars Soap fro Engine No 2 M R Wiggin Fire 680 3.00 Painting Jockey Bars on Hose Cart James Dunham Fire 681 3.00 Salary Engineer No 2 W A Perry Fire 682 3.00 Salary Engineer No 1 A C Davis Fire 683 2.00 Watchman for Engine no 1 one night Waddell & Miles Fire 684 3.00 Supplies for No 3 Robt Russell Fire 685 3.00 Hauling new Bell to #2 R S Calligan Fire 686 3.00 Hauling engine no 1 E Ulin Fire 687 3.00 Hanging Bell in No 2 Stetson Post & Mill Co Fire 688 3.00 Lumber for Hanging Bell #2 M R Wiggin Fire 689 3.00 Washing hose Wald & Campbell Fire 690 3.00 Bolts spikes etc Engine Bell #3 T W Lake Fire 691 3.00 Lumber Western Mill Co #3 T W Lake Fire 692 10.50 Wm Hurbert Carpenter 3&1/2 days No 3 T W Lake Fire 693 25.50 Ben Pundt Carpenter 8&1/2 days No 3 T W Lake 8.6.48 Fire 694 5.00 C A Brown Labor 2&1/2 days No 3 T W Lake Fire 695 5.00 A C Gardiner 1&1/2 days No 3 C & P S R R Co Fire 696 37.30 Repairs on Engine No 1 R L Woolery Fire 697 2.50 One night watching No 2 Spring Hill Water Co Water 31 166.00 Water month of Oct C H Kittenger 67 1.00 Taking Ackgt of Mayor & Client To Washelli Cemetary Deed.

746 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 5 1886 Burget & Booth 1201 23.80 Harness repairs etc street work Stetson & Post 1202 67.48 Lumber etc street work Harrington & Smith 1203 45.14 Supplies street work J A McBerth & Co 1204 23.35 Horse Shoeing etc street work Schwabacher Bros & Co 1205 22.87 Oats for City Stable Simpson & Jordan 1206 00.00 Union St Sewer Contract Simpson & Jordan 1207 00.00 Union St Sewer Contract Simpson & Jordan 1208 00.00 Union St Sewer Contract Simpson & Jordan 1209 00.00 Union St Sewer Contract Simpson & Jordan 1210 00.00 Union St Sewer Contract Simpson & Jordan 1211 1541.25 Union St Sewer Contract W F Glick 143 33.84 Attending Street Lamps Seattle Gas & Light Co 144 367.56 Gas month of Jany W A Perry 730 75.00 Salary Engine No 1 James Dunham 731 75.00 Salary Engine No 2 J Schram 732 336.00 Bell for Engine No 1 Robt Russell 733 1.00 Hauling fire [?] to No1 Wald & Campbell 734 2.05 Nails etc for Belfry No 1 Gordon Hardware 735 4.35 Rope & Aisle gravel No 1 Moran Bros 736 1.25 Repairing Engine No 2 E Ulin 737 24.50 Putting up Bell in No 1 Henry Redding 738 3.00 Washing hose Thos Boardman 739 3.00 Washing hose Miles Wiggins 740 3.00 Washing hose Schwabacher Bros & Co 741 .15 Salt for thawing hydrants A Labrasche 742 4.00 Work on bell Young & McKeon 743 3.35 Repairing Roof on Eng House No 1 Lowman & Hanford 744 9.00 Printing for Fire Delegates Wm Hubbert 745 12.00 Labor hanging bell No 1 L Lindsley 746 1.50 Hauling Miscellaneous The Council now proceeds to open the bids for furnishing the City certain fire plugs when the following bids were presented Bid of Washington Iron Works offering to furnish eleven fire plugs for $41.00 each. Bid of Allmond & Phillips offering to furnish ten or more fire plugs for $40.00 each Whereupon it is ordered that the contract be amended to Allmond & Phillips Councilman Furth gives notice that at the first regular meeting of the council in March he will move to