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

252 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGGS OF THE Aug 9 Ordered that Neisz Whittlesey & Co be reduced on personal property from $5300. to $5oo. Ordered that Hill & Osborn & Co be reduced on personal property from $5300. to $500. Ordered that S E Harris be reduced on personal property from $6155. to $1355. Ordered that $1350 the personal property of Mrs D L Ackerson be stricken for the roll non-resident. Ordered that $13,333. the personal property assessed against the estate of J W Ackerson deceased be stricken for the roll non-resident. Ordered that the personal property of M K Gottstein be reduced from $10, 904. to $6410. account mortgages wrongly assessed. Ordered that Lots 10 & 15 Lampes Addition assessed to D Kaufman be stricken from the roll as they are outside the City Limits. Ordered that Huldah Kauffman be reduced on improvements onLots 5 & 8 Block 43 Terry's 1st from $750 to $200. Ordered that Lots 1 & 2 in Block 23 T Hanford's Addn be assessed to L Diller and that the same be stricken from the assessment of C H Kurche Ordered that G Kinnear be reduced on Block 7 Geo Kinnear's Addition from $7200. to $500. Ordered that Lot 6 Block 1 Maynard's valued at $17,665