City of Seattle Records

17 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE The report of the treasurer is received and ordered referred to the Finance Committee And now come the several persons herein after named and make applications for the licensed herein after specified for the periods and from thee dated hereinafter set out; and at the same time said applicants submit their several bonds in relation thereto a required by the Ordinance; thereupon after due eamination said bonds are approved and said applicants making due proof that they are persons of good moral character. It is therefore ordered that upon complyance with all the other provisions of said Ordinance the Clerk be & he is hereby instructed to issue licenses to said applicants for the period and purpose following to wit: Name Description of License Term Date of Commencement Samuel Pettingill Retail Liquor 3 months Dec 3 1881 Vitus Schmid Grocery 6 months Dec 1 1881 d" Pigeon Hole Table 6 months Dec 1 1881 d" Pool Table 6 months Dec 1 1881

The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered by Warrents drawn on the funds and inthe amounts following to wit: City Fund E S Osborne Clerk 41.67 I M Hall Attorney 41.67 J H McGrand Police 100 Telegraph Quarentine matter 102.35 D L McCowan Police 84.00 Jas H Woolery Police 84.00 Wm B Jacklin Police 40.00 O F Coombs J P's Feet 25.05 E L Smith Attend Small Pox patient 40.00 Salary Health Officer 100.00 140.00 C G Benedict & Co Tracing Cloth and Blotting paper 3.50 Telegraph Garfield hrdw 2.61 6.10 M V B Stacy Ground Seat for Jails 10.00 Wald & Campbell Locks 3.10 J Cochram & Co 1 in Hook case 4.50

39 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE of H G Strure & others for the grading of 2d Street from Mill Street to Lake Avenue Street with their report that the petition is not signed by 1/2 of the owners of the property fronting on such improvement, thereupon the report is accepted and the petition is referred to the petitioners And now the Ordinance Committee submit Ordinance No 258 the same being entitled "A Special Ordinance for the grading and improvement of Front Street from the South side of Pike Street to the North side of Lake Avenue Street in the City of Seattle in King County Washington Territory" After due consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Collins Densmore, Jennings, Keenan, Keezer & McDonald. Against adoption none Any now Samuel Pettingill makes application & files his bond for a retail liquor license. Whereupon the Council finding he has complied with the requirements of the Ordinance relative thereto it is ordered that a License be issued him for 3 months from March 3, 1882 The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds and in the amounts following to wit: City Fund E S Osborne Clerk $41.64 J M Hall Atty 41.67 J H McGraw Chief of Police 50.00 Jas H Worley do 50.00 Jas H Worley Police 40.00 D L McCowan do 80.00 W B Jacklin do 80.00 James Welch do 80.00 S F Coombs J P's fees 11.65 E L Smith Health Officer$75. Telegrams Quarentine $4 $79.00 Seattle Chronicle Printing 15.12 M V B Stacy ground rent for Jails 10.00

57 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE And now the Council proceeds to consider Ordinance No 269, the same being entitled as folowing to wit: "An Ordinance to amend Section Five of an Ordinance entitled "Ordinance No 129 relating to Fire Warden his powers and duties" After due consideration Said Ordinance is adopted by the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Thomas Clancy, John Collins, Wm A Jennings M Densmore, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Charles McDonald. Against adoption, none Ordered that the Ordinance Committee be & they are hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance to provide for the construction of a sidewalk on the South side of Washington Street from Second Street and to Fourth Street Ordered that the council now stands adjourned Attest; E S Osborne Clerk Approved L P Smith Mayor

Be it remembered that on the the 5th day of May AD 1882, the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor L P Smith, and Councilmen Thomas Clancy John Collins, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan and Charles McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had A petition is received from R S Greene et at praying for the opening and widing of the extension of Madison Street, and the same is granted. Health Officer, Dr E L Smith submits the following report which is received and ordered placed on file. "To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council

58 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE of the City of Seattle, W T Gentlemen I herewith submit the following quarterly report of the health department of this City The total number of deaths during the nine months which I have acted as health officer in the city including non-residents and still births is sixty one. Of these decedents seventeen were non-residents and two were stillbirths. Deducting these and we have but forty-two deaths among the actual residents of the City. Considering our population at five thousand this is an extremely low death rate, scarcely more than one half the average death rate of the larger cities in this country. Thirty nine births have been reported This is a low birth rate but I have good reason to believe that many births have not been reported. It may be that all accouchers in the city are not aware of the existance of Ordinance 244 There is very little sickness in the city at present I learn of an occasional case of measels or scarlatina but it seems more of a sporadic than an epidemic, or contagious character. Several nuisences have been abated and several more have come to my knowledge which will soon be corrected. (signed) Very Respectfully E L Smith MD Health Officer The reports of trh Street Commission City Justice and Fire Warden for the month of April are received and ordered to be filed The Report of the City Treasurer for April is reeived and referred to the Finance Committee The Reports of County Tresurer Geo D Hill as Collection of Delinquent City taxes for 1880 and 1881 is received and referred to the Finance Committee And now come the persons herein after named and make application for the licenses herein after named from the dates and for the periods herein after specified and at the same time said applicants file their several

60 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE List of Licenses continued Name Description of License Term Date of Commencement Lester & Pritchard Retail Liquor 3 mos May 17 - 1882 Beer & Kinner Retail Liquor 3 mos May 10 - 1882 Thomas Osgood do 3 mos May 16 - 1882 Margaret Sullivan Grocery 3 mos May 13 - 1882 Funk & Crasson do 3 mos May 15 - 1882

Ordered that the Clerk be and he hereby is instructed to draw warrants to the amount of $247.85 to satisfy the judgement on the case of Flowers -v- The City of Seattle The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by warrants drwan on the funds and in the amounts as follows to wit: City Fund E L Smith Health Office Salary No52 50.00 S F Coombs Fees as CIty Justice 53 7.05 E S Osborne Salary 41.67Funds per bill on file 5.55 54 47.22 William Bowles Cleaning Jails 55 6.00 Ben Thompson Salary as policeman 56 40.00 J M Hall City Atty Salary 57 41.67 H S Crocker & Co Tax Roll etc 58 55.10 Frank Seidel City Assesser Salary 59 187.50 James Welch Policeman Salary 60 80.00 John Baker do do 61 40.00 Seattle Chronicle Printing 62 37.02 A C Bowman Services as Stenographer 63 5.00 D L McCowan Policeman Salary 64 80.00 J H Woolery Lime and Salt 65 1.25 J H Woolery Chief Police Salary 66 100.00 Road Fund R H Calligan St.Labor 87.50Horse Use 24.00 Board 6.50 No30 118.00 Robert Russell Lumber 31 4.50 Luther Alber Street Labor 32 57.50 John L Kohaly Teaming 33 4.75 Thomas Rock Street Labor 34 57.50 Stetson & Post Lumber 35 50.50