City of Seattle Records

94 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE The council proceeds to open the bids for the cleaning of the cemetery; the following bids have been received, viz, from B.F. Day for $180 per acre, J.H. Henry & J.M. Hoffman 600 for 2 acres, B.F. Lillie for $149 per acre, Patrick Forest $174 per acre, Walter France for $165 per acre. The bid of B.F. Lillie bring the lowest it is ordered that the contract be awarded to him at $149 per acre. Ordered that a warrant for $3250.00 be drawn on the fire fund in favor of John Collins, the proceeds to be used for the purchase of a new ground fire engine. And now in pursuance of notice duly published the council proceeds to the equalization of the special assessment polls under ordinance No 284, 281, and 276. No complaints being made against either of said special assessments it is ordered that they be and they are hereby accepted and approved. The Ordinance Committee are instructed to submit ordinances levying taxes in accordance with the provisions of ordinances Nos 284 and 281. The assessment roll under ordinance No 282, is laid over until next meeting of the council. Ordered that the council stand adjourned until Friday July 14th 1882. Attend: E S Osborne Approved clerk L.P. Smith Mayor July 14/82 Be it remembered that on this the 14th day of July, A.D. 1882, the common council of the City of Seattle meets in its council chambers pursuant to adjounment of July 7 1882 Present, His Honor the mayor L.P. Smith and councilmen Thos Clancy, M. Densmore, Wm A. Jennings, G.L. Manning, and Chas McDonald and John Keenan. Thereupon the following proceedings are had. A communication is received from the Chief of Police recommending the dismissal of John Baker from the police force. Ordered that the power to make assests be withdrawn

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Dec 12/84 Report rejected Licenses ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows Towit: H.E. Brilard for Retail liquors for 3 months from Nov. 22, 1884

Applications for Licenses Referred Joseph Francis Co, Fuhrmann & Co & Benj Murphy & Co.

Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds and in the amounts following towit: City Fund Clarence Hanford Printing Ordinances No. 943 $563.96 J.H. Cann Use of office for Police Force & election 944 $25.00 Globe Printing Co. Job Work 945 $2.00 Dick Brown Witness in City -v- Osunia 946 $2.20 L.D. Carroll Witness in City -v- Osunia 947 $2.20 F.V. Snyder Witness in City -v- Osunia 948 $2.20

Road Fund James Bogart Boarding Prisoners no. 739 $24.60

Cemetery Fund Chas F. Clancy & Co teams for Cemetery commission No. 22 $41.50 H.F. Phillips teams for Cemetery commission 23 $8.00 John Langston teams for Cemetery commission 24 $3.00 J. D. Lowman Stationery for Cemetery commission 25 $3.65 Herald Pub. Co. Printing for Cemetery commission 26 $3.00 Post-Intelligencer Pub. Co. Printing for Cemetery commission 27 $2.00 Chronicle Pub. Co. Printing for Cemetery commission 28 $1.50 Ordered that the claim of J.B. Metcalfe be & the same is hereby referred back to Claimant for an itemized statement. Ordered that the claim of L.S. Rowe be & is hereby referred to Street Committee. The following claims are presented for alleged damages caused by grading on James Street Towit: J.M. Hoffman $250.00 Sarah Malson $500.00 C.J. Chilberg $200.00