City of Seattle Records

41 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE the assesment required by said Ordinance No 257 & filed with the City Clerk on the 20th day of February 1882; and the Council have heard all complaints touching said assessment and having made corrections therein & the Council finding such roll as corrected in accordance with law. It is ordered that such roll be and the same is approved and is hereby declared to be the assessment roll for such special district under said ordinance. And now the Oregon and Trans Continental Railroad Company & the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company submit an ordinance for adoption granting said companies certain rights along the waterfront: Thereupon said ordinance is referred to the Ordinance Committee with instructions to report thereon at next meeting. The matter of certain complaints in reference to lighting the street lamps is hereby refered to the Gas Committee. Ordered that the matter of landing brick upon the City landing places be referred to the Fire Committee Ordered that a Warrant be drawn in favor of Chas McDonald in the sum of $10.00 on the Fire Fund with which to purchase coal. Ordered that the Council stand adjourned until Tuesday Evening March 7th 1882 Attest:E S Osborne Clerk Approved: L P Smith Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 7th day of March 1882 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 Mayor L.P Smith and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, John Collins, Wm A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Chas McDonald. Thereupon the following proceedings are had:

42 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE And now the bid of T P Roberts for the construction of the sidewalk required be Ordinance No 254 is brought up for consideration. Whereupon it appearing that this bid is the only bid received for the construction of suce side walk, & that said bid be accepted and that the contract be awarded to said T P Roberts. The claim of Wald & Campbell is referred to the Finance Committee And now the Special Comittee to whom was referred the the Complaint of David Kellogg against certain members of the Police Force for violations of Section 4 of Ordinance No 128 make their report thereon. Whereupon is accordance with said report it is ordered that certain of the Policemen therein named be fined the sum of $5.00 a piece & that such fine be deducted from their salary Ordered that the Gas Committee be & they are hereby instructed to employ some suitable person to light the gas And now the Ordinance Committee to whom was referred the Ordinance granting certain rights along the Water Front to the Oregon and Trans Continental & the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Companies returns said Ordinance together with their report recommending certain amendments to said Ordinance in acordnce with said report. And now to Council proceeds to consider Ordinance No 259 the same being entitled "An Ordinance granting the right to Oregon and Transcontinental Railroad Company and the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company & to Authorize said Companies to consturct and maintain and operate a single or double track railroad along the water front of the City of Seattle" After due consideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following vote towit: In favor of adoption, Thos Clancy, John Collins, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan & Chas McDonald Against adoption Moses Keezer And now The Ordinance Committee submit Ordinance

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June 1/83 J. L. Kahaley hauling lumber No 217 $1. John J. Cummings & Co laying sewer Madison Street 218 949.50

Gas Fund Seattle Gas Lights Co Gas No. 50 $277.70 J. L. Kahaley attending lights 51 44. John Spencer repairing gas mains 52 33.85 Fire Fund W.A. Perry Steward of Engine House No. 164 $75. L. Miller Hauling Engines 165 15. L. Miller Hauling Engines 166 11. J.F. T. Mitchell repairs Washington St Incline 167 10.08 L. Neuman work on Fire Engine 168 6. Young & McKeon pipe etc at Engine House 169 3.95 F.W. Wusthoff rubber & sundries for Fire Dept 170 3.35 John Sterns services on Engine 171 3. Albert Cutler cleaning horse 172 2.50 Wald & Campbell cotton waste 173 1. South 2d Street Improvement Fund Ord. 369 G.N. Alexander grade contract work Nos. 217 and 220 $1703.12 S.G. Simpson sidewalk 221 263.68 Spring Street Grade (alley betw 3d and 4th to 7th) Ord 365 Keenen & Cummings contract work Nos. 222 to 226 $2570.56 Washington Street Improvement Fund Ord. 369 S.G. Simpson sidewalk No. 227 $476.76 S. F. Hoole grade Nos. 228 to 232 1001.94 Ordinances Received From Harbor & Wharves submitting an Ordinance entitled "Authorizing and empowering the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company or its assigns to erect and maintain a Wharf or Roadway access Main and Jackson Streets five hundred and forty feet west of Commercial Street in the City of Seattle; therepon after due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald, Manning & Rasin. Against adoption none. From Judiciary and Legislative submitting 2 Ordinances each being entitled "A special Ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills." Thereupon after due consideration said Ordinances are adopted upon the

341 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 24/83 From the Fire Comtee recommending an appropriation of $300.00 be made & paid to Seattle Hook & Ladder Co No 1 to apply towards liquidating their indebteness for apparatus. Adopted & attorney is instructed to prepare a proper ordinance. From the Street comtee asking that the Ordinance submitted by J B Metcalf for a Street Railway franchise be taken up for consideration by the Council. Adopted & such ordinance laid over for special consideration the first Friday in September next. From Street Comtee rejecting thepetitionof John Angels et al for the use of the foot of Columbia Street. Adopted petition denied. From Street Comtee recommending that the grades be estblished onVine Street from Water Street to 5th Street. Blanchard Street from Front Street to the alley between 5th and 6th Street and Bell Street from Front Street to 6th Street. Adopted and Surveyor is hereby instructed to submit the proper elevations. FromStreet Comtee recommending that the grade be established onFifth street from Pine Street to the City Limits North. Adopted & surveyor is hereyb instructed to submit the proper elevations. From Street Comtee asking that the Ordinance submitted by Lewis et al for a Street railway franchise be taken up for consideratin by the Council.Adopted & suchordinance is laid over for special consideraton the first Friday in September next. From Street Comtee recommending that the Ordinance submitted by the "Seattle Street Railway Co." for a street railway franchise be taken up for special consideration by the council. Adopted & such Ordinance is laid over for special consideration the first Friday in September next. From Harbor & Wharves Comtee submitting the folowing report to wit: To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle Gentlemen, Your Committee on Harbor and Wharves to whom was referred the petition of Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company beg to recommend that the City grade , fill in or wharf out as maybe found necessary Main Street from its intersection with Commercial Street the west line of Blocks 7 and 3 Maynard's plat of the City of Seattle in accordance with grade. II

388 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 19/83 Sound Railroad Companies the right of way along the water front, pending which the further consideration of aid ordinance is laid over until Saturday October 20, 1883 at 11 o'clock am Ordered that the Council stand now Adjourned until Saturday October 20, 1883 at 11 o'clock am Attest E S Osborne Clerk Approved H G Struve mayor Oct 20/83 Be it remembered that on this the 20th dayof October 1883, the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following Officers are present to wit: His onor the mayor H G Struve and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, B F Day, Geo W Harris & U M Rasin Thereupon the following porceedings are had: And now the Council proceeds to consider an Ordinance entitles "To amend Section One (1) of ORdinance No 262 entitled An Ordinance granting the right to the Oregon and Trans Continental Railroad Company and the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company and to authorize said Companies to construct maintain and operate a single of double track railroad along the Water front of the City of Seattle" After due consideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day Harris & Rasin. Against adoption none. Claims Paid South 3rd Street Improvement #399 G N Alexander Contract Work Nos 566 to 571 $2800.25 An Ordinance is submitted entitled "A special Ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" Adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Harris & Rasin. Against adoption none. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned. Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved H G Struve mayor