City of Seattle Records

36 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE due proof that they are men of good oral character. It is therefore ordered that upon their Complyance with all the other porvisions of said Ordinance, the clerk be & he is hereby instructed to issue licenses to said aplicants for the periods & purposes following to wit: Names Description of license Term Date of Commencement August Hess Grocery 3 mos Feb 15 1882 Walsh & Auld Wholesale 3 mos Feb 5 1882 Gotleib Burian Grocery 6 mos Feb 22 1882 d" Pigeon Hole Table 6 mos Feb 22 1882 d" Pool Table 6 mos Feb 22 1882

And now a Communication is received from David Kellogg charging certain officers of the Poilce force with having violated Section 4 of Ordinance No 128 & asking an investigation thereupon the same is referred to a Special Committee, to wit: Jennings Densmore & McDonald The matter of wrongful taxation of Melody Choir is re-referred to the Finance Committee And now John H McGraw tenders his resignation of the Officers of Chief of Police & Harbor Master; thereupon said resignations are accepted and the siad offices are declared vacant And now the Council proceeds to fill the Office of Chief of Police by an election; whereupon James H Wooley receiving a majority of all the votes of said Council, he is duly declared elected to fill such vacancy for the term provided by law A petition is received from H G Shire & others praying for the grading of Second Street from Mill Street to Lake Avenue Street; thereupon the prayer of the petitionis granted And it is ordered that the petitionbe referred to the Ordinance Committee And now the Finance Committee returns the semiannual report of the Treasurer with their report of approval; Thereupon the said Treasurers report is accepted & ordered filed

37 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Ordered that the Ordinance granting to Geo Kinnear & Wm R Brawley the right to lay a Street Railway be & the same is re-referred to the Ordinance Committee with instrucation for said Committee to confer with the City Attorney & said Kinnear & Brawley & to submit such ordinance as may be agreed upon Ordered that all metters of complaints against members of the police Force be & are hereby referred to a Committee on Police matters; to wit: Clancy, Jennings &Keezer Ordered that the Chief of Police be & he is hereby instructed to assign the members of the Police Force to such stations as he may deem best And now the Council proceeds to fill the vacancy existing in the Office of Harbor Master by election: whereupon James H Wooley receiving a majority of all the votes of said Council, he is duly declared elected to fill such vacancy for the term provided by law. And now the Special Committee to whom was referred certain matters pertaining to the City Cemetarys make their report: thereupon said report is received & it is ordered that all the funds now in the Treasury to the credit of the Cemetary Fund be expended in Cleaning & Fencing the new City Cemetary or so much thereof as can be Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved L P Smith Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 3rd day of March 1882 the Common Council of the city of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law The following Officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor L P Smith and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, John Collins, M Densmore, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer & Charles McDonald

37 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Ordered that the Ordinance granting to Geo Kinnear & Wm R Brawley the right to lay a street rail way be & the same is re-referred to the Ordinance Committee with instructions for said Committee to confer with the city Attorney & said Kinnear & Brawley & to submit such ordinance as may be agreed upon Ordered that all matters of complaints against members of the Police force be & are hereby referred to a Committee on Police matters; to wit: Clancy, Jennings & Keezer Ordered that the chief of Police be & he is hereby instructed to assign the members of the Police force to such stations as he may deem best And Now the Council proceeds to fill the vacancy existing in the Office of Harbor Master by an election; whereupon James H Wooley receiving a majority of all the votes of said Council, he is duly declared elected to fill such vacancy for the term provided by law And now the Special Committee to whom was referred certain matters pertaining to the City Cemetarys make their report; thereupon said report is received & it is ordered that all the funds now in the Treasury to the Credit of the Cemetary Fund be expended in Cleaning & Fencing the new City Cemetary or so much thereof as can be Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Attest E S Osborne Clerk Approved L P Smith Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 3rd day of March 1883 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council chamber pursuant to law The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor L P Smith, the Councilmen Thomas Clancy, John Collins, M Densmore, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer & Charles McDonald