City of Seattle Records

638 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE E A Turner reduced on Mortgage $200. The matter of reducing Stetson & Post Mill Co assessment referred to the City Atty. The James Dougan Mortgage matter referred to the City-Atty Thos Burke as Trustee to be assessed for a Mortgage $2000. The Geo Misener matter is referred to the assessor Edwin Ells to be assessed for a note $750. F J Burns to be assessed for a Mortgage $200. Dr O G Root to be notified that his assessment is to be increased. The petition of Jas D Lowman to reduce his assessment is denied Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday May 23 1885 at 8 o'clock pm Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor

Be it remembered that on this the 23rd day of May 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in the Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following Officers are present towit: Council Geo F Frye, H L Yesler, W G Latimer & S D Crockett No quorum being present, the council adjourned until Monday Mat 25th 1885 at 8 o'clock pm Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor

Be it remembered that on this the 25rd day of May 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in the Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following Officers are present towit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary & couuncilmen Geo F Frye, BL Northup, Alfred Snyder , E F Sox, H L Yesler, W G Latimer, W V Rinehart & S D Crockett Thereupon the following proceedings are had: The Chief of the Fire Department makes a report that the bell of

641 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE A petition rec'd from R C Grimes regarding the drain from Lot 6 Blk 7 of Boren's plat. Referred to sewer comtt Ordered that the Chief of Police be & is hereby instructed to proceed against George Bigelow for a nuisance maintained on Lots Corner Main & South 4th Streets. Ordered that the City Atty and Surveyor examine the premises above mentioned before the Chief of Police proceeds to abate such nuisance The Street Comtee returns the plat of "W C Hills addition to the City of Seattle with their approval. Ordered that said report be approved. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Monday June 1 1885 at 8 o'clock pm Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor Be it remembered that on this the 1st day of June 1885 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 Geo F Frye, W A Harrington, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, H L Yesler, W G Latimer, W V Rinehart & S D Crockett Thereupon the following proceedings are had. And now the council proceeds with the examination and equalization of the assessment Roll for the year 1885 Ordered that the following changes be made on said Roll to wit: Angus Mackintosh to be reduced on Mortgages $3370. F J Burns to be increased on Mortgages $190. F M Haller to be increased on Mortgages $125. Geo F Frye to be reduced on Improvements to $20,000. Ordered that Fred E Sanders assessment be increased Wednesday evening june 3rd 1885 And now E F Sox as chairman of Police Comtee files written article for the Impeachment of James H Woolery as Chief of Police, thereupon said Articles are read and said James H Woolery pleads not guilty to the [?] Ordered that an investigationof said charges be had by Wednesday June 3, 1885 at 8 o'clock pm

641 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE A petition rec'd from R C Grimes regarding the drain from Lot 6 Blk 7 of Boren's plat. Referred to sewer comtt Ordered that the Chief of Police be & is hereby instructed to proceed against George Bigelow for a nuisance maintained on Lots Corner Main & South 4th Streets. Ordered that the City Atty and Surveyor examine the premises above mentioned before the Chief of Police proceeds to abate such nuisance The Street Comtee returns the plat of "W C Hills addition to the City of Seattle with their approval. Ordered that said report be approved. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Monday June 1 1885 at 8 o'clock pm Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor Be it remembered that on this the 1st day of June 1885 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 Geo F Frye, W A Harrington, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, H L Yesler, W G Latimer, W V Rinehart & S D Crockett Thereupon the following proceedings are had. And now the council proceeds with the examination and equalization of the assessment Roll for the year 1885 Ordered that the following changes be made on said Roll to wit: Angus Mackintosh to be reduced on Mortgages $3370. F J Burns to be increased on Mortgages $190. F M Haller to be increased on Mortgages $125. Geo F Frye to be reduced on Improvements to $20,000. Ordered that Fred E Sanders assessment be increased Wednesday evening june 3rd 1885 And now E F Sox as chairman of Police Comtee files written article for the Impeachment of James H Woolery as Chief of Police, thereupon said Articles are read and said James H Woolery pleads not guilty to the [?] Ordered that an investigationof said charges be had by Wednesday June 3, 1885 at 8 o'clock pm

Office of City Clerk Robert Moran, mayor C W Ferris, city clerk Councilmen First Ward F A Twichell Harry White Second Ward D E Durie U R Niesz Third Ward F J Burns J N Wallingford Fourth Ward T E Jones Geo W Hall Seattle Wash Decr 23 1889 To the Hon the Mayor & Common Council of the City of Seattle Gentlemen Your Special Committee apppointed to make recommendations with regard to the Fire Boat, beg to report as follows. We could recommend that the time for the completion of the boat, with the exception of placing the copper sheathing on the hull be fixed at 120 working days from the signing of the Contract. The reason for making this recommendation is that the specification as it came from the Architect specifics that the sheathing after the boat has been floated down to her load line for 4 to 6 weeks. She is to be docked her bottom cleaned and graved, all seams gone over carefully and the old oakum well hawsed in. After this a fourth thread of oakum is to be put in, and

Office of City Clerk Robert Moran, mayor C W Ferris, city clerk Councilmen First Ward F A Twichell Harry White Second Ward D E Durie U R Niesz Third Ward F J Burns J N Wallingford Fourth Ward T E Jones Geo W Hall Seattle Wash 2 the seams well pitched and the yelow metal sheets to be laid on and properly secured by sheathing nails. This method we consider to be necessary to make a first class job, but in order to save time and that the City may get the use of the boat at as early a date as possible, we recommend that the contract be continued in force for a further period of 90 days adter the City takes possession of the boat, and that, at the end of said 90 days the City turn the boat over to the Contractor for a period of 10 days within which time the Contractor must haul the boat out and her bottom cleaned and graved an her seams gone over and caulked and pitched all as specifiec and the yellow metal sheathing put on, and the boat finally turned over