City of Seattle Records

437 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 7/84 From Attorney for fixing salary. Referred to Judiciary Comtee. From Fire Warden. Referred to Fire Comtee. From Surveyor recommending the grading of intersections of Jackson & 12th Streets. Referred to Street Comtee. From G. V. Smith Revisor of City Ordinances submitting certain ordinances. Referred to Judiciary Comtee. Committees Reports Rec'd From Comtee on Public Buildings recommending the vacation of Old Cemetery Property. Re-committed with instructions to confer with Attorney & report by ordinance. From Comtee on Public Buildings asking further time in which to report on location of Pest House. Granted. From Health & Police Com tee recommending that $800.00 be appropriated to construct a Pest House. Adopted + Atty instructed to submit an Ordinance therefor. From Comtee on sewers accepting the Sewer foot of Madison Street tendered by Geo. F. Frye. Adopted. Applications for Licenses Ordered that licenses be issued as follows, towit: F. Claus Retail for 3 months from Feb. 16. F. Clancy Retail for 3 months from Feb. 24 Brannen & Davies Retail for 3 months from Feb. 26 H. Holtsberg Retail for 3 months from Feb. 23 L. V. Schnyder Retail for 3 months from Feb. 26 M. McDonald Retail for 3 months from Mar. 1 Robt Hahn Grocery for 12 months from Mar. 1 D. A. Jennings Wholesale for 3 months from Feb. 24 John Shepich Retail for 3 months from Mar. 8 L. S. Rowe Retail for 3 months from Mar 8 A Helmer retail 3 months from Feb. 18 Bernard Kurz Grocery for 3 months from Feb. 6 R. Pritchard Retail for 3 months from Feb. 17 John W. Behm Retail for 3 months from Feb. 23 Chas Louch Wholesale for 3 months from Mar. 8 Gumbert & Dickman Retail for 3 months from Mar. 1 F. B. Boarman Retail for 3 months from Mar. 3

441 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 7/84 following Vote, towit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Harris, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff. Against Adoption none. The following Ordinances are submitted by the Revisor of City Ordinances & referred to Judiciary Comtee as follows, towit: To amend Ordinance No. 317 For the recovery of fines & penalties To prevent certain animals from running at large Defining & providing for the restraint, employment & punishment of Vagrants Enumerating & providing for the punishment & abatement of Nuisances Defining & prescribing the punishment of certain misdemeanors Miscellaneous Ordered that the Attorney be & he is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance requiring all applicants for liquor licenses to state in such applications the place of business & to confine the applicant to one location as stated Ordered that G. N. Alexander be & he is hereby awarded the Contract for grading the Intersections of Jackson & 12th Streets in accordance with his proposal Ordered that the Surveyor be & is hereby instructed to remove the monument corner Mill & Commercial Streets & to re-establish the same Levys for Improvements Ordered that the rate of assessment in order to provide funds to pay for the Grading done on Washington Street under Ordinance No. 369 between Commercial & 9th Streets be & the same is hereby fixed at the sum of 59 mills on the Dollar. Ordered that the rate of Assessment in order to provide funds to pay for the Roadway made on Washington Street under Ordinance 369 between 9th and 12th Streets be & the same is hereby fixed at the sum of 31 mills on the Dollar. Ordered that the rate of Assessment in order to provide funds to pay for the Sidewalks constructed on the North side of Washington Street under Ordinance 369 from about 120 feet East of Commercial Street to 3rd Street be

442 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 7/84 & the same is hereby fixed in the sum of 5 7/10 mills of the Dollar. Ordered that the rate of Assessment in order to provide funds to pay for the Sidewalks constructed on both sides of Washington Street under Ordinance No. 369 from 3rd Street to 12th Street be & the same is hereby fixed at the sum of 25 mills on the Dollar Ordered that the rate of assessment in order to provide funds to pay for the Improvement of South 4th Street under Ordinance No. 439 be & the same is hereby fixed at the sum of 77 4/10 mills on the Dollar Ordered that the rate of Assessment in order to provide funds to pay for the grading of Madison Street under Ordinance No. 406 from the alley between 3rd & 4th Streets to the City limits be & the same is hereby fixed at the sum of 118 8/10 mills on the Dollar. Ordered that the rate of Assessment in order to provide funds to pay for the Sidewalks & Boxdrains constructed on both sides of Madison Street under Ordinance No. 406 from the alley between 3rd & 4th Streets to 11th Street be & the same is hereby fixed at tthe sum of 26 2/10 mills on the Dollar. Ordered that the rate of Assessment in order to provide funds to pay for the Sidewalk constructed on the North side of Madison Street under Ordinance No. 46 from 11th Street to the City limits be & the same is hereby fixed at the sum of 94 mills on the Dollar. Ordered that the rate of Assessment in order to provide funds to pay for the Cost of Condemnation proceedings for the extension of Jackson Street under Ordinance No 396 be & the same is hereby fixed aat the sum of 8 5/10 mills on the Dollar. Miscellaneous Ordered that the Street Commissioner be & he is hereby instructed to remove all obstructions on Front Street at the foot of Columbia Street. Ordered that the Street Commissioner be & he is hereby instructed to construct a culvert in Main Street fronting Blocks 15 of Maynard's Plot. And now the Treasurer return the Tax Roll for the year 1883 Containing all delinquent taxes for 1883 & previous years

670 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Co #3 at Lake Union, also for ladders. Referred to Fire Comtee From D F Hoskinson for the right to place a tank inPontius Street & To lay water pipe. Referred to Street Comtee From F W Clymer et al for opening Olive Street from 10th to the alley between 11th & 12th Streets. Referred to Street Comtee From GeoC Delfel for applying monies paid by James Miles on petitioners license. Referred toAooy. Petitiongranted From P J Primrose for cancelling tax deeds. Referred to Judiciary Comtee. From J H McCormick for refunding license money paid. Granted From Peter E Smith for compensationfor care of Hook & Ladder Truch. Referred to Fire Comtee Communications and Reports From Board of Fire Delegated recommending bunks for Engine Co #2 at Engine House. From Surveyor on Main Street slide. Referred to Street Comtee From Justice Lyon showing fines collected. Ordered filed From Street Commissioner. Ordered filed From City Justice. Referred to Judiciary Comtee From Jailor. Ordered filed From Treasurer. Referred to Finance Comtee From Atty. ordered filed Committee Reports the reports of the Street Comtee of the Old Council on the petitions of Geo Probst et al & James Park et al are referred to Street Comtee Applications for Licenses Referred Anderson & Jacobson, Martin J McDonough, Bernard Kurtz, W E Townsend R Pritchard, Andreas Mauer, A & J Henrich, E Champeaux, Peter Bannan, Thos Anderson, Fred Homan, S Baxter & Co, Wm Waugh, W F Allen & Co & E H Huntley Licenses ordered issued Ordered that license to be issues as follows to wit: Geo Meister for Retail malt liquors for 3 months from Aug 1 John Shepich for Retail malt liquors for 3 months from Aug 8 Fred Gasch for Retail malt liquors for 6 months from Aug 8

continued to be at the time the assessment sought to be enforced against the property holders made by said City and for a long time after said assessments were made. Second. Assessment not uniform. That the lack of uniformity consists in this That the said Washington Street to the Center of 12th Street consititues one assessment district: by reason of Ordinance No 369 passed by said Council on the 12th day of March 1883. That the assessment upon the property abbutting upon said street was fixed at different rates upon the valuation thereof for different portions of said street to wit: From Commercial Street to 9th St said assessment was made at 59 mills upon each dollar of valuation. And from 9th St to 12th St was 31 mills upon each dollar of valuation. And said city failed to create or make any new assessment district upon said Washington St and failed to subdivide into other assessment districts said one district.