City of Seattle Records

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

May 20 1890 To the Honorable the Board of Public Works of the City of Seattle, Wash Gentlemen: Your Petitioner, whose names are hereunto subscribed would respectfully represent that; 1st. They are the owners and occupants of the residences situated on the Southeast and Southwest conrers, respectivly, ot the street crossings of Kinnear and Epler Place Queen Anne Town. 2nd that said residences were erected in the year Anno Domini 1888; since which time they have each contributed the maximum monthly charge for residences of the First class, for the recommendation of Water & Service and supply; - during the earlier years of this period to the Lake Union Water Co. - and since its purchase by and absorption into the water system of the City - said monthly charges for the ensuing Consecutive years have been regularly paid into the Treasury for the City of Seattle. 3rd That in 1888 when Connection was made with the Water-main of the Lake Union Water Co - which was placed Olympic Avenue, - Nearly one full block distant from said two residences, - the Connection was made through

Seattle W T August 23/89 To the Hon Mayor and Common Council In the matter of the improvement of Kinnear Park which has been under our superivsoin we beg to report as follows: As directed by your honorable body we have caused such improvements to be made in said park in the way of grading, clearing, fencing, as where repaired by the grantor of said park, George Kinnear Esq. under the terms of his grant. We consider that all the conditions upon which the Park was dedicated by Mr. Kinnear have been fully complied with and that the City now has the right to a deed from him of the property in the limits of said park & Annex of limits we submit vouchers from Mr Kinnear and others showing that the work caused to be done by us is of a satisfactory character. We desire to be instructed by your honorable body as to what further steps we shall take towards securing title to the City of the property in question, as MrKinnear declines to give deed. Respectfully Submitted Board of Park Commissioners by W E Boone Chairman.

Boone & Meeker Architects Seattle W T 1889 This argument made the first day of April 1889. Between the Park Comissioner for the City of Seattle and J H West and J A Hill Witnesseth that the said West & Hill agree to do the clearing of Kinnear Park in accordance with instructions and to the satisfaction ofGeorge Kinnear in consideration of the above promises the Park Commissioner agree to pay or cause to be paid to the said West & Hill. the sum of $30.00 per acre. The above amount to be paid only after the above work shall have been completed and accepted by Mr. Kinnear and the Park Commissioners W E Boone for Park Com't J H West J A Hill