City of Seattle Records

470 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 7/84 Be it remembered that on this the 7th day of May 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following Officers are present, towit: [strikethrough] His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve and [/strikethrough] Councilmen Thos Clancy, B. F. Day, Geo W. Harris, John Keenen, Charles McDonald, B. L. Northrup, Otto Ranke, U. M. Rasin & F. W. Wusthoff By reason of the absence from the City of His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve Councilman U M. Rasin is appointed Acting Mayor to serve during such absence Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Report Rec'd From Clerk reporting the election of Gardner Kellogg as Chief of the Fire Department. Adopted & said Gardner Kellogg is hereby duly declared elected to the Office of Chief of the Fire Department from June 1, 1884 & for the term provided by law From Clerk reporting that no objections had been filed to the proposed grading at Bell Street from Front St to 5th St. Adopted From Surveyor recommending the grading of the petition of O. C. Shorey for the raising of [strikethrough] the gra [/strikethrough] the sidewalk fronting his property on 3rd Street. Adopted. Committee Reports Rec'd From Judiciary Comtee] approving Attys report. Adopted From Judiciary Comtee reporting the selection of J. C. Harris Esq. as associate Counsel with City Atty in case of Walter Collins-v-City. Adopted From Finance Comtee rejecting the application of Wm Harkins for an allowance on a/c of 4th Street Grade. Rejected A Motion made to allow the claim of Wm Harkins on a/c of 4th Street Grade is lost. From Finance Comtee rejecting the petition of Robt Abrams et al for correction of certain errors on a/c Battery Street Grade. Adopted From Finance Comtee rejecting claim of Jonah E. Leaman in the sum of $250.00 for loss of horse, Adopted From Special Comtee recommending the acceptance of the [p?] of [?] [?] Fire Engine Co to furnish Engine [?] [C?] [?] communicate [di?] [in?] [?]

472 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 7/84 And now Councilman Wusthoff files his written answers to said report, which are as follows, to wit: In the matter of the accusation of the Honorable U. M. Rasin against F. W. Wusthoff member of the Common Council of the City of Seattle Said F. W. Wusthoff comes by his Attorneys Jacobs & Jenner and for answer to the accusations made against him and which were referred to this Honorable Committee for examination and report, says: First. That the first and second accusations contain no matter or charges which can subject this defendant to examination by a Committee of the Common Council. Secondly. That they are privileged communications and that he violated no law, ordinance or usage of the Common Council of the City of Seattle in making the same. Thirdly. He denies the right of the City Council or a Committee of the came to call him to an account for such declarations as are contained in the first and second accusations made against him. As to the Third accusation he answers. First. That on the occasion referred to in the accusation he did not mention the Mayor personally by name or officially by the term - describing his Office. Secondly. What he did say was founded on a misapprehension of the facts of the case - in this to wit: The original draft of the Ordinance which was shown to him and which he supposed passed the Council had certain pencil interlineations regarding salaries to which he was unalterably opposed, and which were left out of the Ordinance as published and as he honestly supposed from the information furnished him under a misapprehension of dates, was changed in the meeting on Sunday in the Mayors Office And Thirdly. Believing that the Mayor had no right to make such changes - and from the information he had - honestly believing that such changes had been made on said consulting Sunday, without mentioning the Mayor by name or by his title he denounced the principle as improper and dangerous. He is happy to know that he misapprehended the information conveyed to him and which he at the [?] deemed reliable, and that our honored Mayor did not attempt to do or do anything that he denounced

478 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 14/84 Ordinance No. 543"; After due consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Keenen, McDonald, Northrup, Rasin, Ranke & Wusthoff. Against adoption more. An Ordinance to appropriate $1500.00 to pay off certain indebtedness is referred to Judiciary Comtee An Ordinance to extend and establish Madison Street is referred to a Comtee to wit: Wusthoff, Ranke & Clancy Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Attest: E.S. Osborne Clerk Approved U M Rasin President of Council May 19/84 On this the 19th day of May 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law as a Board of Equalization Present: His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve and Councilmen Thos Clancy, Geo. W. Harris, John Keenen & Chas McDonald. No quorum being present Council adjourned until Tuesday May 20, 1884 at 8 O'Clock P.M. Attest: E.S. Osborne Clerk Approved U M Rasin President of Council May 20/84 On this the 20th day of May 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment as a Board of Equalization The following Officers are present, to wit: Councilmen Thomas Clancy, Geo. W. Harris, John Keenen, Chas McDonald, Otto Ranke, U. M. Rasin & F. W. Wusthoff By reason of the absence of His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve Councilman U. M. Rasin is appointed President of the Council to serve during such absence of the Mayor [?] the Council proceeds [it?] the [?] [?] [?] [gation?] of the [A?] [ment?] for [4?] [?] [?] [?]

510 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 18/84 purchase the hose carriage authorized by ordinance adopted at the meeting Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance regulating monthly allowances to each fire Co. for the supporting such Co. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Thursday July 24, 1884 at 8 O'Clock P.M. Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved H G Struve Mayor July 25/84 Be it remembered that on this the 25th day of July 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following Offiers are present, tonit: His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve and Councilmen B. F. Day, Geo. W. Harris, Chas McDonald, B. L. Northrup, Otto Ranke, U. M. Rasin & F. W. Wusthoff Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From J. W. Hunt et al for repealing the Ordinance requiring bell on cows. Referred to Judiciary Comtee From Willis Milliken for a position on the Police Force. Referred to Police Comtee From Preston Nott & Co offering to furnish an Amos King Steam Fire Engine. Referred to the Special Comtee on purchasing an Engine with instructions to confer with the Chief of the Fire Dept and Chief Engineer Communications Rec'd From Chas Lind resigning as a member of the Police Force. Resignation accepted Reports Rec'd From Surveyor submitting a plat of the new Cemetary. Referred to Comtee on Public Grounds From Atty on the petition of G. N. Alexander to convert Jackson Street Grade [?] into City Fund [?]. Referred to Judiciary Comtee

523 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE] JUL 6, 1888