City of Seattle Records

38 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Thereupon the following proceedings are had: A communication is received from John Baker asking the appointment as a Special Police Officer ordered filed The regular monthly reports of the following City Offices are received & ordered filed to wit: Health Officer, Harbor Masters Street Commissioner, City Attorney and City Treasurer. The report of the City Justice is referred to the Finance Committee A report is received from the Fire Committee recommending the removal of all China Wash Houses from the Fire Limits thereupon the report is adopted A report is received from the Street Committee upon the petition of E A Turner & others for the opening of Weller Street; Thereupon the report is adopted & the prayer of the petition granted A report is received from the Street Committee upon the petition of James Gleeson & others for the construction of a sidewalk on Jackson Street; thereupon the report is adopted & the prayer of the petition is granted A report is received from the Street Committee upon the petition of J A Stewart & others for the opening of Pine Street thereupon the report is adopted and the prayer of the petition granted And now, this being the time specified in the Notice to Contractors given in pursuance of Ordinance No 257 the Council proceeds to open & consider all bids that have been received for the Construction of the side walk under said Ordinance; thereupon the bid of T P Roberts is opened & read which bid is in consideration of the sum of $745.00 It appearing to the Council that this is the only bid receivedd the consideration thereof is laid over until next meeting Orderd that the new City Cemetary be surveyed and platted under the direction of the Cemetary Committee And now the finance Committee makes their report upon the taxation matter of Melody Choir; thereupon it is ordered that a Warrant be drawn on the City Fund in the sum of $1.81 in full for such wrongful taxation And now the Ordinance Committee returns the petition

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