City of Seattle Records

2 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 7, 1881 Following, to wit:

City Fund E S Osborne Clerks Salary $68.39 J. M. Hall Attys salary 83.33 J. H. McGraw Chief of Police salary 100.00 D. L. McCowan Policeman 90.00 J. H. Wooley Policeman 90.00 S. F. Coombs J. P.'s salary 16.40 F. H. Whitworth Surveyors Salary $12.50 Survey of lot 213.16$ 17.50 Shorey & Atkins Water 6.00 Stewart & Ebersold Job Printing 41.75 Davis, Woodruff & Co Stationery 7.95 W H. Pumphrey Stationery 11.75 Chas McDonald Plate on Jail Window 2.50 James M. Conway Cleaning Jail 2.00 J T Jordan Labor of self & others (Garfield Memorial 20.00 F. W. Wusthoff Powder for Garfield memorial 50.50 Frank Seidel Firing Salute Garfield Memorial 26.00 Schwabacher Bros & Co Drapery etc Garfield memorial 23.87 Boyd & Poncin Crape for Garfield memorial 4.15 Prof. Lee Services on Garfield memorial 3.00 John L. Kahaley Policeman Garfield memorial 2.50 James Dunham Policeman Garfield memorial 2.50 John J. Seerley Hurse at Pest House 120.00 Robt Abrams Team To Pest House 5.00 James M. Conway Trips to Pest House 24.00 ]]Schwabacher Bros & Co]] Clothing for Small Pox patient 19.50 Ohelane & Olstad meat & vegetables for Pest House 10.17 D. A. Jennings Groceries for Pest House 18.21 A. W. Piper Bread for Pest House 3.85 Waddell & Miles Stove Grate Etc for Pest House 1.25

Road Fund

R.H. Calligan Street labor $98.50 Prisoner's Board $24.50 use of horse $9. $132.00 James Campbell Street labor 47.00 Luther Alber Street labor 45.00 Thomas Rock Street labor 8.00

4 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct of 1881 the table of Collins, Claucy, Jennings, Keirnan, & McDonald; against laying the objections on the table Keezer. And now the Council proceed to the examination of said assessmeant poll, Whereupon said Catherine Merritt and George Merritt her husband, by their said attorney further object to any valuation being placed on their property as set forth in said assessment poll for the reasons as set forth in said written objections now on file, thereupon after due examination said objections are overruled upon the following vote, to wit: in favor of overruling said objections Collins, Clancy, Jennings, Keenan, Keezer & McDonald against overruling the same side And now no further or other complaints being made and the Council finding the said assessment poll correct in every particular, It is therefore ordered that the Assessment poll under said Ordinance No. 241 as sectioned by Frank Seidel City Assessor and filed with the City Clerk on the 30th day of August 1881 be and the same hereby is approved. And now on this the 9th day of October 1881 at the hour of 1/2 o'clock PM in pursuance of the Notice published under Ordinance No. 243 the Council proceeds to hear all complaints against the assessment poll required by said Ordinance No. 243 and filed with the City Clerk on the 15th day of September 1881, Whereupon no complaints of any character being made and the Council find the said Assessment poll to be correct in every particular. It is therefore ordered that the said assessment poll as returned by Frank Seidel City Assessor and filed with the City Clerk on the 15th day of September 1881 be and the same hereby is approved. Ordered that the Clerk Surveyor and Street Committee be and they are hereby instructed to submit at next meeting the items of expense of constructing the sidewalk under Ordinance No 243 & that the City Atty. Submit the draft of an Ordinance levying the tax to pay for the same. Ordered that the Council stated now adjourned until Friday Attest E S Osborne Clerk Approved John Collins Acting Mayor Acting Mator

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

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

104 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 4/82 Be it remembered that on this the 4th day of August 1882, the Common Council of the City o fSeattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law Present, His Honor the Mayor, H G Struve and councilmen John Collins, Chas F Clancy, O F Cosper, Frank Gash, G L Manning Chas McDonald and U M Rasin Thereupon the following proceedings are had. The Mayor submits and reads a communication to the Council with recommendations for legislation for the ensuing year; ordered that said communication be published Ordered that 25 copies of the order of business and list of standing committees be published in card form for the use of the Council A petition is received from Harman & Thurlow praying for a lease of a portion of Seneca Street; said petition is referred to the Comittee on Streets and Street Improvements. A petition isreceived from E A Turner et al praying for the construction of a sidewalk on King Street from 7th to 10th Streets, referred to Committee on Streets and Street Improvements. Reports of the folowing Offices are received and referred to Committees; vizStreet Commissioner To Committees on Streets and Street Improvements Fire Warden To Fire Committee Harbor Master To Committee on Harbor and Wharves Treasurer To Finance Committee City Justice To Legislative and Judiciary Committee And now the Council proceeds to elect the City Officers for the ensuing year with the following resultClerk E S Osborne Attorney C H Hanford Treasurer J D Lowman Justice of the Peace Frank Seidel Health Officer Dr. E L Smith Surveyor F H Whitworth