City of Seattle Records

19 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Ordered that the Treasurer be & he is hereby authorized to receive taxes levied by Ordinance 251 until December 15th 1881 and that the City Attorney be & he is hereby instructed to notify all delinquents under said ordinance, that suit will be brought to collect all taxes remaining unpaid on said poll after December 15, 1881 Ordered that a warrant in the sum of $4.00 be & is hereby ordered issued in the Road Fund in [?] of Thomas McDonough for the reason that said McDonough is a non resident Ordered that a Gas Lamp be erected at the North West corner of Second & Marion Streets Ordered that the matter of constructing a side walk to connect with the 8th Street side walk, be & the same is hereby referred to the Street Committee with instructions to repair thereon at said meeting Ordered that the matter of Constructing a sidewalk in front of the W.C. Squire Block in Bell Town be & the same is hereby referred to the Street Committe with instruction to repair thereon at next meeting Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday evening December 9th 1881 Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved Acting Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 9th day of December 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 Councilmen Thos Clancy, M. Densmore, Wm. A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer & Chas McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had: the petition of Thos Lyle & others praying for the appointment of P. Brown as Special Police Officer is indefinitely post poned

21 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE effect that then is the repeal of any section of the City Charter upon that subject. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday evening December 16th 1881 Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved Acting Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 16th day of December 1881 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following Offficers are present, to wit: His Honor the Mayor L. P. Smith and Councilmen John Collins, M. Densmore, Wm. A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer, and Charles McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had: A report is received from the Street Committee upon the advisability of building certain sidewalks; thereupon the report is received and ordered filed. The special Com tee returns the claim of F.H. Whitworth for services in making certain survey for 3rd street sidewalks without recommendations; thereupon it is ordered that a Warrant be drawn upon the Road Fund in Favor of said F.H. Whitworth in the sum of $5.00 in full for said claim The Claims of Waddell & Miles for repairs to gas pipes is ordered paid by Warrant drawn on the Gas Fund in the sum of $34.50 And now comes John Graff & makes application for a Grocery license for the period of 3 months from Dec 28 1881 thereupon his bond therefore approved and a license is ordered issued accordingly Ordered that a Gas Lamp be erected at the Corner of 4th and Cherry Streets Ordered that the tax assessor of Julius Linberg be referred to the Committee on Gas

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be and they are hereby instructed to employ some competent architect to draw plans and specifacations for a new City Engine House and to submit the same to the Council.

A report is received from the Fire Warden upon a certain defect in Section 5 of Ordinance No 129; thereupon the Ordinance Committee is instructed to submit an ordinance amending said Section.

Ordered that the Council now stand adjourned until Friday evening April 28th AD 1882.

Attest E S Osborne Clerk Approved L P Smith Mayor

Be it remembered that on this the 28th day of April 1882 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment of April 21st 1882.

The following offices are present, towit; His Honor, the Mayor L P Smith and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, John Collins, M. Densmore, Wm. A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Charles McDonald.

Thereupon the following proceedings are had.

A petition is received from Cow Crater and others praying that the City Council declare the Skating Rink in Yesler's Hall a nuisance and order the same to be abated; referred to the City Attorney.

A petition is received from Lind and others praying for the construction of a sidewalk along the East side of 11th Street from the South side of Jackson Street to the South side of Weller Street, thereupon the Ordinance Committee instructed to submit an ordinance providing for the construction of such sidewalk.

The Street Committee report on the petition of Clarke Anderson & Co and others praying for the opening and repairing of Union Street from Front to West Street; thence to Pike Street thereupon the petition is granted an it is

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"of Front Street from the center line of Pike Street to the center line of Lake Avenue Street in the City of Seattle in King County, in Washington Territory." After due consideration said ordinance is adopted by the following vote, towit; In favor of adoption, Thomas Clancy, John Collins, M. Densmore, Wm. A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Charles McDonald. Against adoption none.

And now the Council proceeds to consider Ordinance No 266, the same being entitled as follows, towit: "A special ordinance to provide for the grading and improvement of a portion of Second, Pike, Third and Mill Streets in the City of Seattle, County of King and Territory of Washington." After due consideration the same is adopted by the following vote. In favor of adoption, Thomas Clancy, John Collins, M. Densmore, Wm. A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Charles McDonald. Against adoption none.

And now the Ordinance Committee submit Ordinance No 267, the same being entitled as following, towit: "A special ordinance to provide for the grading and improvement of Union Street from the center line of Front Street to the center line of Eighth Street in the City of Seattle, County of King and Territory of Washington." After due consideration said ordinance by the following vote. In favor of adoption, Thomas Clancy, John Collins, M. Densmore, Wm. A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Charles McDonald.

And now the Ordinance Committee submit Ordinance No 268, the same being entitled - "A special ordinance to provide for the construction of a sidewalk along the North Side of Jackson Street from the West Side of Eighth Street to the West Side of Ninth Street, there crossing said Jackson Street to the South Side thereof, and from there along the said South side of said Jackson Street to the West side of Twelfth Street." After due consideration said ordinance is adopted by the following vote, towit; In favor of adoption Thomas Clancy, John Collins, M. Densmore, Wm. A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Chas McDonald. Against, none.

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And now the Council proceeds to consider Ordinance No 269, the same being entitled as follows, towit; - "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, towit; 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 and 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 stand adjourned.

Attest E S Osborne Clerk Approved L P Smith Mayor

Be it remembered that on this the 5th day of May A.D. 1882, the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets pursuant to law.

The following officers are present, towit; His Honor the Mayor L. P. Smith and councilmen due consideration said ordinance by the following vote. In favor 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. Green et al praying for the opening and widening of the extension of Madison Street, and the same in grading.

Heaeth Officer, Dr E.L. Smith submits the following report which is received and ordered placed on file.

"To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council