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the importance of making this department efficient, if continued at all, and also the employment of practical builders and mechanics to discharge the duties, trusting that in the laudable effort to prune away from the City machinery all that is mere surplussage you will not make this important office so inefficient as to entirely destroy its usefulness, and we further petition that personal or partizan feelings may not be allowed to control your final action and with a firm belief that you will fully and carefully examine in to the question and we therefore urge upon your carful consideration the forgoing believing that the subject matter lies close to the best interests of our prosperous City.

E.H. Fisher architect Saunders & Houghton architects W. A. Harrington Geo. F. Frye J C Redward Contractor H Stenjmann architect Charles R Brown architect W H Albright Contractor Fred E Sander H A Heuss Contractor H. B. Phelan Contractor C. W. Lawton

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Seattle, Wash 10 February 1893. To His Honor the Mayor and City Council. We the undersigned property owners abutting on Barclay Street petition as follows: That said Barclay Street shall be henceforth called Remington Avenue to conform with the name of that street in the Squire tract addition to Lewis Street said Barclay Street being merely a continuation of Three blocks of that street known now as Remington Avenue Said Remington Avenue to commence at Broadway Street

Name of Property Owner No. of No. of Eastern Addition Lot Block

J. B. MacDougall Pres all of 17 " Board of Education school [-----]

Samuel Kenney all of No. 8 " "

W. A. Harrington 6 4

M.G Bachur 5 4 " "

Robert Croft 5 9 Eastern Add.

L. D. Clock 10 5 " "

J. D. Curtis W 1/2 6 9 " "

536 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sept 8/84 vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Frye, Harrington, Northrup, Snyder, Sox, Yesler, [Latimer]] & Rinehart. Against adoption none. The Attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance extending "the time for collection of assessments under Ordinance No. 572", After due consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Frye, Harrington, Northrup, Snyder, Sox, Yesler, [Latimer]] & Rinehart. Against adoption none. Miscellaneous And now the Street Comtee return the petition of the Seattle Lumber & Comcial Co for planking foot of Madison Street, Together with their report recommending that the same be denied & recommending further that said petitioners be authorized to make such Improvement at their own expense Ordered that the Surveyor be & is hereby instructed to examine the Beach Road & report Ordered that the Surveyor be & is hereby instructed to recommend a route from Lake Union to North School House. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday September 12, 1884 at 7 1/2 O'Clock P.M. Attest: E.S. Osborne Clerk Approved John Leary Mayor Sept 12/84 Be it remembered that on this the 12th day of September 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following Officers are present, to wit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Chas F. Clancy, W. A. Harrington, B. L. Northrup, Alfred Snyder, E. F. Sox, H. L. Yesler, W. G. Latimer & W. V. Rinehart Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Ordered that the Clerk be & is hereby authorized to cancel Warrant No. 442 drawn on fire fund for $757.00 favor of Sharpe, Coffman & Co. and to issue in lieu thereof, other Warrants in the said aggregate of $757.00 in favor of said Sharpe, Coffman & Co. Petitions Rec'd From Wm L. Preston for reconsidering the awarding the Contract for a

551 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE. Oct 13/84 existing Ordinances and Territorial laws. Ordered that Mrs Dodd & Mrs Schultz be & are hereby permitted to peddle about the City for 3 months without a license Orderline that Wm L. Lindsley & the Janitors of all School buildings be & they are hereby appointed Special Policemen without charge to the City and that the Chief of Police be & is hereby instructed to give stars to said parties upon application Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Attest: E S. Osborne Clerk Approved John Leary Mayor Oct 17/84 Be it remembered that on this the 17th day of October 1884, the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law, The following Officers are present, tonit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Chas F. Clancy, Geo. F. Frye, W. A. Harrington, B. L. Northrup, Alfred Snyder, G. F. Sox, H. L. Yesler & W. G. Latimer Thereupon the following proceedings are had: The Assessment Rolls for Front, Kentucky, Harrison and Temperance Streets Improvements under Ordinances Nos 565 & 581 and Jackson Street Improvement under Ordinance No. 592 are referred to a Special Committee, to wit: Latimer, Northrup & Frye A communication is rec'd fromJustice Vrooman on the matter of Policemens fees. Referred to the Atty. A petition is rec'd from Walter Burritt for refunding $25.00 paid for a Grocery license, which license was refused. Referred to the Atty Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows: Blanchard & Smith for Retail liquors for 12 months from Nov. 11 The A. P. Hotaling Co for Wholesale for 6 months from Oct. 16 Chas G. Steinwey for Retail for 3 months from Oct. 3 M & K. Gottsteinfor Wholesale for 3 months from Sept 17 A. E. Alden, Manager for Retail for 3 months from Oct 1 John Collinsfor Retail for 3 months from Sept 25

629 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE.

Be it remembered that on this the 15th day of May 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law.

The following Officers are present, towit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Geo. F. Frye, W. A. Harrington, B. L. Northup, Alfred Snyder, E. F. Sox, H. L. Yesler, W. G. Latimer & W. V. Rinehart.

Thereupon the following proceedings are had:

Petitions Rec'd

From Harris & Greenus for reconsidering the claim allowed of last meeting for an additional allowance.

From S. F. Hoskinson for closing temporarily an alley in Block 21 Pontius 2d addition. Referred to Street Com tee.

From Frahin & Simpson for the delivery of a certain Madison Street Grade Warrant for $200.00 upon the execution by them of a bond to remove said rock at their own expense within 20 days after the removal of a certain injunction against the same. Granted.

From City Assessor for an appropriation to apply towards paying for certain abstract work. Referred to Finance Com tee.

A plat of "W. C. Hills addition to the City of Seattle" is presented & referred to Street Com tee

Communications and Reports

From the Board of Fire Delegates, a notification that Gardner Kellogg had been elected Chief of the Fire Department of the City of Seattle by election held May 4, 1885; thereupon it is ordered that said Gardner Kellogg be & is hereby appointed to the office of Chief of the Fire Department for the term provided by law.

From A. B. Merrill asking for the appointment as Custodian of City Powder Magazines. Thereupon said A. B. Merrill is appointed as such Custodian.

From J. C. Lipsky Powder House Keeper on the matter of the claim of Ballard & Sox for powder stolen from Powder House. Ordered filed.

From J. C. Lipsky tendering his resignation as Keeper of the Powder House. Accepted.

From Clerk on D. Rohlfs assessment matter. Report adopted.

From Finance Com tee approving Treasurers report. Adopted.