City of Seattle Records

3 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 7, 1881 Stephen Berry Street labor $2.00 Stetson & Post Lumber for streets 225.39 Columbia & P.S. R.R. Co Lumber for streets 47.70 Seattle Lumber & Com cial Co Lumber for streets 25.62 D. A. Jennings Mattock handles & nails 2.20 F. W. Wusthoff Hardware for Street Dept 17.55 John L. Kahaley Hauling for Street Dept 3.75 John Leary Hauling for Street Dept 1.00 Charles McDonald Sharpening Tools 8.75 F. H. Whitworth Surveys on 5th Street 8.00 Gas Fund Gas Lt Co Gas $125.25 Attend Lights $30 $155.25 Waddell & Miles work on Gas Mains 13.55 Fire Fund J. D. Hinckley Ground sent $8.00 Robert Russell Hauling engine to Fire 5.00 Minick & Thompson Hauling engine to Drill $2.50 Coal 75cents 3.25 Chas McDonald repairs to Engine 14.00 W. A. Perry Engine Steward 75.00 D. A. Jennings Oil etc for Fire Dept 12.00 Waddell & Miles Drip pan for engine 3.50 Ordered that the City Attorney be and he is hereby instructed to submit at next meeting a Contract and Bond for the performance of the City printing by the successors of Stewart & Ebersold And now on this the 7th day of October 1881 in pursuance of the Notice published as required by Ordinance No 241, the Council proceeds to hear all complaints agains the assessment required by said Ordinance No 241 and filed with the City Clerk on the 30th day of August 1881; Thereupon comes Catherine Werritt and George Weritt, her husband, by W.H. White Esq, their Attorney and file their written objections to any assessment or valuation being placed upon the property of the said Catherine Weritt set forth in said assessment poll for the reasons set forth in said Written objections now on file; thereupon after due consideration said objections are ordered laid on the table upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of Laying said objections on

6 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 14, 1881 for the opening of Canal Street be & the same is hereby laid on the table And now the City Attorney submits Ordinance No 250 entitled "An Ordinance to provide for the printing and Job work of the City of Seattle" thereupon after due consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Collins, Clancy, Jennings, Keenan, Keezer & McDonald; Against adoption none. And now the City Attorney submits Ordinance no 251 entitled "An Ordinance to provide for the levying and collecting of a special tax for the purpose of raising funds to pay for the construction of the sidewalk along the West Side of Eighth Street from the North side of Dearborn (otherwise Park) Street to the South side of Main Street together with all necessary and lawful charges and expenses incident thereto; thereupon after due. Consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Collins, Clancy, Jennings, Keenan, Keezer & McDonald; against none Ordered that the Claims of Stetson & Post and Eureka Bakery be & they are hereby referred to the finance Committee Ordered that the Council Stand now adjourned until Friday evening October 21st 1881 Attest: E F Osborne Clerk Approved John Collins Acting Mayor

18 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Stewart & Ebersold Quarantine Posters $5.50 Louis Rice Burying Cornon 1.50 Road Fund R H Calligan Street labor $87.50 use of horse 11. Prisnis found 54.71 $153.11 James Campbell Street Labor 43.00 Luther Albee Street Labor 39.00 Thomas Rock Street Labor 39.00 Michael Keho Street Labor 2.00 Stetson & Post Lumber 43.31 Robert Russell Hauling Lumber 11.13 John L Kahaley Hauling Lumber 4.50 F W Wusthoff Nails 5.85 D A Jennings Nails 1.60 Gas Fund Seattle Gas Lt Co Gas $169.05 Fire Fund W A Perry Engine Steward $75.00 T D Huckly Engine ground sent 8.00 John C Collins Engine to & from fire 10.00 McDaniel Bert Hitching to Engine Fire Alarm 5.00 Minick & Thompson Hauling Coal 3.00 D A Jennings Coal Oil & matches 10.25 Wald & Campbell Mill File 75 A petition is received from Thomas Brotherhood praying for the remitting of a Road Poll Tax; thereupon the smae is referred to the Finance Committee A Communication isreceived from the Clerk relative to the procuring of a safe or some other proper enclosure in which to keep thecity records; thereupon it is ordered that a Committee to wit: Jennings, McDonald & Keenan be & they are hereby appointed to procure estimates of cost of a safe The written opinioin of James McNaught Esq is received for the liability of the City to care for and support all the paupers found within the City Limits. The opinioin is to the effect that the City is not so liable

25 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE D.l.McCowan Police $80.00 S F. Coombs JPS Fees 37.20 Seattle Daily Chronicle Printing 21.18 Stewart & Ebersold Job Printing 60.00 M V B Stacy Ground sent for Jails 10.00 McNaught, Ferry & McNaught Opinion in reference to paupers 50.00 Geo Kinnear Appraises Madison St. Extension 10.00 L.B. Andrews " " " 10.00 L. Newman Jail Keys 3.00 F.W Westhoff Jail lock 2.25 Charles Woolesy killing dogs 16.00 Anthony LeBrashe " " 4.00 S.G.Benedict & Co Stationery & C 6.75 R.H.Calligan Street Labor $91use of horse $11PrisonersBoard $14 $116.00 Luther Albee " 39.00 James Campbell " 35.00 Thomas Rock " 35.00 Stetson & Post lumber 53.24 Robert Russell hauling lumber 7.25 John L Kahaley " 2.50 F.W Westhoff hardware 5.60 Benj Murphy$4JohnMcElroy $4John Levy $4W.H Burnitt $4.00 Road Poll Taxes remitted 16.00 Gas Fund Sattle Gas Light Co Gas $146.65 attend lights $30 $176.65 Waddell & Miles repairs to gas fixtures 4.50 Julius Linberg Gas Tax remitted 4.20 Fire Fund W.A.Perry Steward Engine House $75.00 J.D.Hinckly Ground rent 8.00 Waddell & Miles repairs to water pipe in Madison St. Incline 2.50 John Maginnis hauling coal .75 Charles McDonald to purchase coal 10.00 Ordered that the Street Commissioner be and he is hereby instructed to remove the need from off certain portions of Commercial, Mill & ]]Front Street]]s

30 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE & he is hereby instructed to issue a Warrant on the City Fund in favor of said Choir for the amount of tax paid by him on Block 52 in Maynards plot for the year 1880; thereupon the Clerk upon inspection finds that such tax paid amount to $3.41 The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by the Warrants drawn on the funds & in the amounts follows, to wit: City Fund E.S. Osborne Clerk $41.67 J.M. Hall Atty 41.67 J.H. McGraw Chief of Police 100.00 J.H. Woolery Police 80.00 D.L. McCowan Police 80.00 W.B. Jacklin " 80.00 James Lynn Watchman at fire 4.00 Freeman Johnson " " 4.00 Frank Seidel Assessor 187.50 F.H. Whitworth Surveyor 12.50 S.F. Coombs J.P.S. fees 11.00 Stewart Ebersold Job work 75.50 Seattle Chronicle Printing 11.25 M.V.B. Stacy Ground rent for Jails 10.00 Shorey & Atkins Water 6.00 S.G. Benedict & Co Stationery 6.95 Schwabacher Bros & Co Blankets 4.50 Road Fund R.H. Calligan Street labor $89.25 use of horse $16 $105.25 James Campbell Street labor 39." " Luther Albee " " 39." " Thos Rock " " 39." " Michael Keho " " 38." " Stetson & Post lumber 11.36 Robert Russell hauling lumber 21.50 John L. Kahaley hauling 3.50 J.S. McCallister use of cart 3.50