City of Seattle Records

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle Gentlemen: Your committee on Harbor Wharves to whom was referred the petition of the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Co. relative to Discharging ballast in the harbor. beg to report that they have examined the matter referred to in said petition, and hereby recommend that the prayer thereof be granted, and that the Council make in order fixing the amount to be collected, where ballast is dumped on private wharves with the consent of the owners, at nothing.

W A Harrington, Chairman Dated Seattle Nov.6th, 1885 J J Post T W Lake

664 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE First Ward Total number of votes cast 463 For Mayor H L Yesler Received 394 votes John Leary Received 65 votes For Chief of Police John Woolery Received 376 votes H G Thornton Received 84 votes For City Attorney C H Hanford Received 443 votes T H Cann Received 1 vote J B Metcalf Received 5 votes For Assessor Wm H Hughes Received 458 votes For Councilman for the term of 2 years John Keenen Received 348 votes A P Spaulding Received 93 votes For Councilmen for the term of 1 year G W Young Received 365 votes Wm A Harrington Received 370 votes R H Calligan Received 11 votes J J Post Received 11 votes Chas McDonald Received 11 votes U M Rasin Received 1 vote L B Andrews Received 1 vote Second Ward Total number of votes cast 972 For Mayor H L Yesler Received 632 votes John Leary Received 330 votes scattering Received 1 vote For Chief of Police John Woolery Received 595 votes H G Thornton Received 371 votes scattering Received 2 votes For City Attorney C H Hanford Received 902 votes Wa Chong Received 12 votes scattering Received 13 votes For Assessor Wm H Hughes Received 956 votes scattering Received 3 votes For Councilman for the term of 2 years R H Calligan Received 634 votes

665 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE L B Andrews Received 312 votes Scattering Received 2 votes For Councilmen for the term of 1 year J J Post Received 365 votes Charles McDonald Received 370 votes scattering Received 38 votes Third Ward Total number of votes cast 616 For Mayor H L Yesler Received 308 votes John Leary Received 294 votes For Chief of Police John Woolery Received 273 votes H G Thornton Received 320 votes For City Attorney C H Hanford Received 571 votes scattering Received 12 votes For Assessor Wm H Hughes Received 596 votes For Councilman for the term of 2 years W E Jones Received 293 votes Geo W Hall Received 305 votes For Councilmen for the term of 1 year Jacob Furth Received 298 votes T W Lake Received 302 votes Scattering Received 2 votes Whereupon by reason of the law and the premises the Council Finds: That there were a total of 2051 votes cast at said election. Andthe Council further finds that the following named persons are duly elected to the offices following for the terms following, which terms commence on the 27th day of July 1885, to wit: Mayor H L Yesler for the term of one year Chief of Police James H Woolery for the term of one year Attorney C H Hanford for the term of one year Councilman from the 1st Ward John Keenen for the term of one year Councilman from the 2nd Ward R H Calligan for the term of one year Councilman from the 3rd Ward Geo W Hall for the term of one year Assessor Wm H Hughes for the term of one year

666 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ordered that the Council Stand now adjourned Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor Be it remembered that on this the 23d day of July 1885 the Common Council of theCity of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following Officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary & Councilmen Geo F Frye, W A Harrington, Alfred Snyder, H L Yesler & W G Latimer Thereupon the following proceedings are had The Gas Committee make a report recommending the erection of a Gas light corner Pine and 2d Streets. Reports adopted. Andnow H L Yesler tenders his resignation as a member of the Common Council from the Second Ward; thereupon said resignation is accepted. Andnoethe Council proceeds to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of H L Yesler as a Councilman for the 2nd Ward, whereupon an election is held and J J Post receiving the unanimous votes of all the Councilmen present is duly declared elected to the office of a member of the Common Council of theCity of Seattle from the Second Ward to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation as aforesaid of H L Yesler The petition of Edwin Ellis is ordered laid on the table Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn of the Funds & in amounts following, to wit: City Fund Post Intelligencer Pub Co printing No 1214 $225. R H Thompson Engineering Howard St Extension 1215 43.45 R H Thompson Engineering Elaine St Extension 1216 32.60 Licenses Ordered Issued Chas F O'Hara for Retail Liquors for 3 months from July 7, 1885 Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted entitled "A special Ordinance appropriating

666 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ordered that the Council Stand now adjourned Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor Be it remembered that on this the 23d day of July 1885 the Common Council of theCity of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following Officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary & Councilmen Geo F Frye, W A Harrington, Alfred Snyder, H L Yesler & W G Latimer Thereupon the following proceedings are had The Gas Committee make a report recommending the erection of a Gas light corner Pine and 2d Streets. Reports adopted. Andnow H L Yesler tenders his resignation as a member of the Common Council from the Second Ward; thereupon said resignation is accepted. Andnoethe Council proceeds to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of H L Yesler as a Councilman for the 2nd Ward, whereupon an election is held and J J Post receiving the unanimous votes of all the Councilmen present is duly declared elected to the office of a member of the Common Council of theCity of Seattle from the Second Ward to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation as aforesaid of H L Yesler The petition of Edwin Ellis is ordered laid on the table Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn of the Funds & in amounts following, to wit: City Fund Post Intelligencer Pub Co printing No 1214 $225. R H Thompson Engineering Howard St Extension 1215 43.45 R H Thompson Engineering Elaine St Extension 1216 32.60 Licenses Ordered Issued Chas F O'Hara for Retail Liquors for 3 months from July 7, 1885 Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted entitled "A special Ordinance appropriating