City of Seattle Records

591 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Feb 6/85 From the Atty on pending litigation Ordered filed. Resolution for fire engine A resolution is rec'd from Engine Co #4 regarding a fire Engine Referred to Comtee on Fire and Water Engine to Belltown Ordered that the Remonstrance against moving Engine Co #2 be taken from the table & be referred to the Comtee on Public Buildings Property and Grounds. Front St bulkhead The Atty makes a report on the matter of repairing bulkheads on the West Side of Front Street. Atty instructed to make further report Comtee Reports Committee Reports From Street Comtee rejecting the petition of R Levy for rebating Road Poll tax paid. Report adopted E Ellis Sidewalk From Street Comtee on the petition of R Scott recommending that Edwin Ellis be required to construct a sidewalk fronting his property Cor 3rd & Pike Streets. Report adopted Licenses Referred Applications for licenses referred O'Shea, Parent, John Shepich, Andrew Storah, S Baxter & Co, Lewis Silven, John T Lester, Boegli and Braillard, Wm Grose, ]]Schwabacher Bros & Co]], Frank P Heinen, August Wolff, Fred Gasch, Grubb & Johnson, Bernard Kurz, Wm Busha, Scholpp & Kallson, Claus & Harms, Andrew Storah, John Feigh, Margaret Sullivan, Blanchard and Smith, Andrew Hemrich, Flynn & Anderson Licenses Issued Licenses Ordered Issued John McCary for Retail liquors for 3 months from Jan 15, 1885 Bittner & Theiler forGrocery for 3 months from Jan 16, 1885 Small & McMaster for Retail liquors for 3 months from Jan 17, 1885 Bersch & Hink for Retail liquors for 3 months from Feb 1, 1885 Andrew Lumm & Co for Retail liquors for 3 months from Jan 26, 1885 James Miles for Retail liquors for 3 months from Jan 15, 1885 H Kersey for Retail liquors for 3 months from Jan 12, 1885 Shaw & Alger for Retail liquors for 3 months from Jan 9, 1885 A E Alden for Retail liquors for 3 months from Jan 1, 1885 [Chas F O'Hara]] for Retail liquors for 3 months from Jan 7, 1885 Wm Busha for Retail liquors for 3 months from Jan 17, 1885

616 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 3/85 Chas O'Hara for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from April 7, 1885 John Merigan for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Mar 27, 1885 Robt Walt for retail Malt liquors for 3 months from Apr 4, 1885 Chas G Steinweg for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Apr 3, 1885 John Collins for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Mar 25, 1885 Geo K Beede for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Apr 5, 1885 James Miles for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Apr 15, 1885 Bittner & Theiler for retail Malt liquors for 3 months from Apri 16, 1885 Joseph Francisco for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Apr 7, 1885 Wm Busha for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from April 17, 1885 Geo Meister for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from April 8, 1885 The vote on granting said application stands as follows, In favor Harrington, Rinehart, Snyder, Sox, Yesler & Latimer Against the same none. Power & Meyers refused a license Ordered that the application of Powers & Meyers for a Retail liquor license to sell intoxicating liquors be rejected because the bond therefor is not in conformity to the provisions of Ordinance No 637. In favor of rejecting said application Rinehart, Snyder, Sox & Latimer. Agains rejecting the same Harrington & Yesler James Swain refused a license Ordered that the application of James A Swain for a Retail liquor license to sell malt liquors be rejected for the reason that the place where said license is to be used is a locality in which the sale or disposal of intoxicating or malt liquors shoudl not be allowed.In favor of rejecting said application Harrington, Rinehart, Snyder, Sox, Yesler & Latimer Against the same none. John Farnham refused license Ordered that the application of John Farnham for a retail license to sell malt liquors be rejected for the reason that the place where said license is to be used is a locality in which the sale of disposal of intoxicating or malt liquors should not be allowed. In favor ot rejecting said applictaionRinehart, Snyder, Sox, & Latimer Against rejecting the same Harrington & Yesler Shaw & Alger refused license Ordered that the application of Shaw & Alger for a Retail license to sell intoxicating liquors be rejected because the bond therefore is not in conformity to the provision of Ordinance No 637. In favor of rejecting said application Rinehart, Snyder,Sox, Yesler & Latimer. Against rejecting the same Harrington

657 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Committee Reports The Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds make the following report on the Claim of James McNaught for damages on a/c of Main Street Grade. Seattle W T July 3rd 1885 "To the Hon Mayor & Common Council of Seattle Your judiciary Committee have investigated the within claim and report the same back with the recommendation that the same be allowed in the sum of Eight Hundred and Fifty one & 62/100 Dollars in Condition that Mr McNaught will pay the full amount of principle and interest of all special assessments for street improvements upon property owned by him at date of the assessments. Walter Graham Wm A Harrington Alfred Snyder Ordered that said report be & is hereby adopted From Gas Committee recommending a gas lamp for the corner of Spring & 3rd Street. Adopted Applications for Licenses Referred Schoepp & Greeninger, Oscar A Kraus, Lewis Sliver, A E Wayne, James Murphy, Peters & Lunn, Shaw & Alger, H Kersey, Wolters & Co, Bersch & Hink, O P Dahlquist, Wm Grose & Grubb & Johnson Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows: Thos Clancy for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 16 1885 James Miles for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 15 John McCary for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 15 Abraham Brugger for malt liquors for 3 mos from July 4 E J Powers and Co for retail intoxicating liquors for 6 mos from March 18 Joseph Francisco for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 7 Chas G Steinwig for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 3 L V Schnyder for malt liquors for 3 mos from July 4 Thomas & Morgan for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 11 Bittner & Theiler for malt liquors for 3 mos from July 16

661 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From Bailey Gatzert for a gas lomp corner Pine & 2nd Streets. Referred to the gas comtee Reports From Atty submitting a report onOrdinance exempting Lots 5 & 6 in Block 28 of Maynards plat from future assessments, Committee Reports From Street Committee recommending tht the petitionof James Park et al for a sidewalk in Mill Street be referred to the new Council. Adopted From Street Comtee recommending that the petitionof Geo Probst et al for opening Mill Street be referred tothe noew Council adopted From Street Comtee approving the plat entitled "Public Benefit Supplemental Plat of Blocks 10,11,& 12 also Lots 2,3,4,5 & 6 Block 9 Yesler's & McGilvra's Addition to the City of Seattle" report adopted & Plat approved Application for Licenses Referred Geo Meister, Chas F O'HAra, John Stifter, McMaster & Garrard, Anderson & Jacobson & Frank P Heman Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows to wit: Grubb & Johnson for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Aug 1, 1885 H Kersey for Retail Malt liquors for 3 months from July 12 Shaw & Alger for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from July 9 Bersch & Hink for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Aug 1 O P Dahlquist for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from July 23 Wm Grose for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Aug 1 Schoepp & Gallnagle for Retail Malt liquors for 3 months from July 27 Ocsan A Kraus for Retail Malt liquors for 3 months from July 8 Lewis Silver for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Aug 7 A E Wayne for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from July 1 James Murphy for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Aug 4 Wolters & Co for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from July 29 Peters & Lumm for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from July 26

698 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 16 1885 From Same Committee receiving petitionof S Sloane et al praying that North 7th St be opened and extended from Blanchard to Battery and recommending that the same be granted when convenient. Petition returned to Committee for a more definite report. From Committee on Sewers returning the petition of F Wilhelm et al for a box drain East side of 5th St between James and Cherry Streets with recommend that the same be report adopted From Same Committee returning petition of Fred Gasch et al for a sewer from Washington St sewer through South 5th Street to Mill St with necessary branches recommending that the same be granted. Report adopted From Same Commitee recommending the construction of a sewer in Union Street. On motion a sewer is ordered constructed in Union Street and the Clerk authorized to advertise for bids for the construction of the same in accordance with the plans and specifications to be filed.

Application for Licenses Referred

Bersch & Hink, Grubb & Johnson, JohnStifter, Wm Grose, Lunn and Peters, McMaster and Springer, The A P Hoteling Co., John Feigh Thomas Clancy, Lewis Silven, John Henrich Jr, A & J Hemrich James Murphy, Henry Kersey, A Melhorn & Co, August Wolff Chas B Sperry, Geo C Delfel, Shaw & Alger, A Walters & Co Frank P Herman, O P Dahlquist, Flynn and Anderson, Patrick O'Shea, Bernard Kurz, Christ and Hartig Licenses Ordered Issued Chas F O'Hara Retail Intox 3 months from Oct 7th 1885 Thomas and Morgan Retail Intox 3 months from Oct 11th 1885 Geo Meister Retail Intox 3 months from Oct 10th 1885