City of Seattle Records

219 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 2/83 Fire Fund W A Perry Steward Engine House No 136 $ 75.00 Young & McKeon Tee&other pipe fittings etc. 137 $ 9.75 R H Calligan Hauling Coal 138 $ 3.50 Thos Lyle Buckets etc. 139 $ 4.85 F W Wusthoff Emery Cloth etc. 140 $ 3.00 D H Morton Hauling fixtures of Engine 141 $ .50 Anthony Holmes Braces etc. 142 $ 6.75 H W Wadleigh Water 143 $ 6.00 Chas McDonald To purchase coal 145 $ 15.00 Cherry Street Sidewalk Ord No 354 F H Whitworth Engineering No 177 $ 25.00 2d,3d & Intersecting Sts Grade ord 288 F H Whitworth Engineering No 178 $ 214.00 Chin Guan & Charlie Contract work Nos 179 to 187 $4212.26 The Claim of James Dunham for attending Engine sights for $24. is rejected Licenses Granted Geo C Thompson Retail S S Bailey Retail S S Bailey 1 Billiard Table J M King 1 Pigeon Hole Table Joe Keppler Grocery Joe Keppler 1 Pigeon Hole Table E K Cowles & Co Retail E K Cowles & Co 2 Billiard Tables Aug Mattsen Retail S Baxter & Co Wholesale G Sohuke Retail D A Jennings Wholesale Alexander Woodmansee Retail Schwabacher Bros & Co Wholesale Ordinances Received The City Attorney submits an Ordinance entitiled "To porvide for the grading of, and constructing sidewalks in portions of James, Cherry, Columbia, and Spring Streets in the City of Seattle" After due consideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of

331 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 17/83 From Surveyor submitting Final Statement of Work done on Seneca Street under Ord No 401, Referred to Streets. From Surveyor Submitting final Statement of Work done on Eighth Street under Ord No 388. Referred to Streets. Committees Reports Rec'd From Health and Police reporting back with out recommendation the petition fo J W Smith for a Specail Policeman. Re-committed From Health and Police recommending the appointment of 2 additional night policemen. Adopted & Atty instructed to submit an Ordinance therefor. Licenses Granted The following applications for licenses having been duly approved by the Committeee on Licenses& Revenue, Licenses are ordered issued as follows to wit: O'Shea &Neda for Retail liquors for 3 months from August 11,1883 Helmer & Jones for Retail liquors for 3 months from August 14,1883 Haller & Fortier for Grocery for 3 months from August 11,1883 S Baxter & Co for Wholesale for 6 months from August 10,1883 Schwabacher Bros & Co for Wholesale for 6 months from August 9,1883 J H Wilson for Bowling Alley for 3 months from August 11,1883 Applications Referred S S Bailey for Retail liquors Bids Received And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for the City printing for the ensuing year, which bids are as follows, to wit: First Bid: Herald Publishing Co nonpareil type notices etc per inch 1st insertion 50 cents Herald Publishing Co nonpareil type notices etc per inch Subsequent insertion 20 cents Second Bid: Herald Publishing Co nonpareil type notices etc per inch 1st insertion 95 cents Herald Publishing Co nonpareil type notices etc per inch Subsequent insertion 65 cents Chronicle Publishing Co bevier type notices etc per inch 1st insertion 75 cents Chronicle Publishing Co bevier type notices etc per inch Subsequent insertion 45 cents. Ordered that the Contact of the City printing be & it is hereby awarded to the Herald Publishing Co upon their 1st bid. And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for the gas work for the ensuing year. Which bids are as follows, to wit: Waddell & Wiles Lantern & Posts $18.

334 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 17/83 to the legialsture of the Territory for adoption. Thereupon the Mayor appoints councilmen Rasin, McDonald & Day as such Committee Ordered that the Council stand now adjournd until Monday August 20,1883 at 8 o'clock pm Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved H G Struve mayor Be it remembered that on this the 20th day of August 1883, 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 H G Struve and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, B F Day, Geo W Harris, Charles McDonald, Otto Ranke, U M Rasin and F W Wusthoff. Thereupon the followingproceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From Cummings & Strong asking to be released from their contrat for the Improvement of James Street under Ordinance No 387. Referred to Street Comtee. From L Reinig et al for changing the grade on Madison Street between 5th and 6th Streets. Referred to Street Comtee. From Seattle Hook & Ladder Co No 1 for an appropriation of $300.00 to apply towards payment of debts & against their apparatus. Referred to the Fire Comtee. From S S Bailey et al for theappointment of Frank & Dean as Might Policemen. Referred to Comtee on Police From John Spencer for the consideration of his bid for gas work. Referred to Gas Comtee. From Charles S Roe for the right to erect poles & stretch wires for electric light & submitting an Ordinance therefor. Referred to Gas Comtee. Communications Rec'd From His Honor the Mayor reommedning the compilation of the Ordinances of the City of Seattle. Adopted & Attorney instructed to