City of Seattle Records

695 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 2 1885 the appointment of special Policeman and defining their Powers and Duties and Fixing their Compensation which, after due consideration is adopted by the following vote: In favor of said Ordinance Calligan, Furth, Hall, Harrington Lake, McDonald, Keenen and Young. Against None. An Ordinance is submitted entitled "A special Ordinance appropirating money to pay audited bills" which, after dau consideration is adopted by the following vote:In favor of said Ordinance Calligan, Furth, Hall, Harrington, Keenen, Lake, McDonald and Young. Against None. Ordered that the council adjourns Attest W R Forrest clerk H L Yesler mayor Oct 16 1885 Be it remembered that on this 16th day of October A D 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law the following officers are present to wit: His Hon the Mayor Henry L Yesler and Councilmen , R H Calligan, J Furth, G W Hall, W A Harrington John Keenen, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G W Young. Whereupon the following proceedings were had to wit: Petitions and Communications Petition of J Bersch et al for opening Sixth Street between Mill and Terrace Streets. Referred to St Com. Petition of Powers and Meyers to dismiss suit of City against thereupon pament of all costs. Referred to Judiciary Comtee Petitionof C B Bagley for opening roadway in Mercers Second Eden Addition Referred to Street Committee. Petition of P Wickstrom et al for permission to establish a Steam Laundry under the Wisconsin House of Mill St, On motion the petition is granted

705 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Flumm & Anderson Retail Intox 3 months from Nov 1st Patrk O'Shea Retail Intox 3 months from Nov 15 Bernard Kurz Retail Malt 3 months from Nov 6 John Fligh Retail Intox 3 months from Nov 8 Lumm & Peters Retail Intox 3 months from Oct 26 Wm Grose Retail Intox 3 months from Nov 1st Christ & Hartig Retail Intox 3 months from Nov 12 The vote upon isuueing said licenses being as follows; Infavor of the same, R H Calligan, J Furth, G W Hall W A Harrington, Jno Keenen, T W Lake, Chas McDonald J J Post, & G W Young. Against none. The following claims against the City having been duly audited by the Counil are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows, viz: W H Hughes City 1305 100.00 Salary assessor W R Forrest City 1306 125.00 Salary Clerk L H Hanford City 1307 100.00 Salary City Atty Laurence Cummings City 1308 94.50 Salary City [?] Jno P Emell City 1309 2.50 Services Special Police Offcr Jno A Emell City 1310 2.50 Services Special Police Offcr Dr J M Smart City 1311 75.00 Salary Health Officer J H Woolery City 1312 100.00 Salary Chief Police Wm Murphy City 1315 65.00 Salary Police Officer Wm Pickney City 1313 40.00 Salary Police Officer Wm Pickney Assigns City 1314 25.00 Salary Police Officer Wm Jones City 1316 65.00 Salary Police Officer Jmaes Burke City 1317 58.50 Salary Police Officer James Welch City 1318 65.00 Salary Police Officer James Bogart City 1319 82.30 Board of Prisoners James Bogart City 1320 60.00 Salary Janitor & Jailor Chas L Balister City 1321 2.50 Services Special Police Offcr Chas Friesell City 1322 2.50 Services Special Police Offcr T D Brown City 1323 2.50 Services Special Police Offcr G Cox City 1324 2.50 Services Special Police Offcr

714 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE leg irons for city Jail. Union St Sewer The matter of constructing s sewer inUnion Street now beingtaken up: Onmotionof Counclman Geo W Hall, itis ordered that the lowest bid for the construction of said sewer inaccordance with the plans and specificationfiled, towit: the bid of Simpson and Jordan be and the smae is hereby accpeted, upon said bidders filing a good and sufficient bond inthe sum of $3000.00 for the faithful performance of the work, and that the City Atty be and he is hereby authorized to draw up the necessary ordinance and contract. And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for the constructionof a stable for the City when the following bids were received, to wit: C Peacock and A McRea $550.00 W Taylor $750.00 Wright & Granes $534.75 J F Byrne $440.00 W H Brick $687.50 Misner & Conway $550.00 On motion the Contract is awarded to [J F Byrne]] upon his filing a good and sufficient bond in the sum of $500.00 Abd the city Atty. requested to drawm thenecessary ordinance and contract. Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted entitled "An Ordinance granting the right to erect poles and stretch wires thereon for electric purposes" After due consideration by the Council said Ordinance is passed by the following vote: In favor of same R H Calligan, J Furth, G W Hall, J Keenen, T W Lake, McDonald and J J Post Against none. An Ordinance is introduced by the City Atty entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the mayor and clerk to execute a certain contract " which after due consideration is passed by the following vote: In favor of same Furth, Hall, Harrington, Keenen, Calligan, Lake, McDonald and Post Against none.

751 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Feb 19 1886 Andrew Slorah Retail Malt 3 months from Feby 11 B Kurz Retail Malt 3 months from Feby 6 Thos Radcliff Retail Malt 3 months from Feby 18 Margaret O'Shea Retail Malt 3 months from Feby 15 A Slorah Retail Intoxicating 3 months from Feby 23 John T Lister Retail Intoxicating 3 months from Feby 17 Oliver Parent Retail Intoxicating 3 months from Feby 13 John Feigh Retail Intoxicating 3 months from Feby 8 A Walters & Co Retail Intoxicating 3 months from Jany 29 Eugene O'Connor Retail Intoxicating 3 months from Feby 15 Henry Fasur Retail Intoxicating 3 months from Feby 12 Jacob Boegli Retail Malt 3 months from Feby 27 Fred Gasch Retail Malt 3 months from Feby 8 The vote upon issueing said licenses being as follows, to wit: In favor of the same, R H Calligan, [J Furth]], G W Hall, W A Harrington, John Keenen, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G W Young Bills Allowed

The following cleima having been dly audited bythe Council are allowed and ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds, viz: G Kellogg City 1483 3.25 Medicine for prisoners H B Nelson City 1484 3.75 Services as Special Police F D Sprague City 1485 3.75 Services as Special Police Waddell & Miles City 1486 6.72 Pipe repair city Jail G Kellogg Road 1212 2.25 Horse Medicine D L Fletcher Fire 747 4.00 Damage to Boot Black Stand G Kellogg Fire 748 5.65 Salt & Labor thawing Fire Plugs Frank Beattie Fire 749 3.00 Washing Hose C F Rich Fire 750 2.50 Repairing Straps etc A Labrasche Fire 751 3.00 Washing Hose Labrasche & Meydenbauer Fire 752 6.00 Washing Hose Waddell & Miles Fire 753 1.85 2 buckets Spring Hill Water Co Water 34 166.00 Water Month of Jany

752 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 18 1886 The resignation of J Paul Lange and A M Gilman police officers are accepted and on motion of Councilman Furth Wm B Jacklin and D H Webster are unanimously elected to fill the vacancies. On motion the matter of the contract for new fire Plugs is referred to the Committee on Fire and Water. Onmotion of councilman Furth the matter of improving the alley through Block 8 D S Maynard's plat is referred to the Street Committee On motion of Councilman Furth ordered that the Treasurer be instructed to refund to R C Granie the amount of taxes erronously assessed against him. On motion of Commissioner McDonald the order for planking Washington Street is reconsidered and the said street is ordered planked sixteen feet wide instead of twenty four feet wide as heretofore ordered. On motion the Committee on Sewers & Drainage is given further time to report on the petition of Geo G Lyon et al for a sewer in front to Block 14 Boren's Addition to connect with Seneca St sewer Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted bythe Clerk entitles "A special Ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" Which is adopted and paessed by the following vote. In favor of the same R H Calligan, [J Furth]], G W Hall, W A Harrington, John Keenen, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G W Young. Against none Ordered that the Council do now adjourn Attest W R Forrest clerk H L Yesler mayor