City of Seattle Records

304 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 16/83 to them upon their executing a bond with good and sufficient sureties in the sum of $3000.00 And now the Street Committee make their report awarding the contract for the piling and Wharf building on South 3rd Street under Ordinance No. 399 to G. N. Alexander. Thereupon the Council finding his bid to be the lowest responsible bid and the said Alexander to be the lowest responsible bidder. It is ordered that the contract be awarded to him upon his executing a bond with good and sufficient sureties in the sum of $3000.00. Ordered that a Warrant be issued to James Villie on the City Fund in the sum of $17.90 being the amount of sidewalk tax paid by him for and on a/c of the Improvement of 2d, 3d and intersecting streets under Ordinance No 288. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Thursday July 19, 1883 at 8 o'clock p.m. Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved H G Struve Mayor July 19/83 Be it remembered that on this the 19th day of July 1883 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. Thereupon the following Officers are present, towit: His Honor the Mayor H.G. Struve and Councilmen John Collins, O.F. Cosper, Charles F. Clancy, Fred Gasch and U.M. Rasin. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: And now the Council proceeds to canvass the returns of the Election held July 9, 1883 with the following result towit:

First Ward Total number of votes cast 422 To Mayor H.G. Struve received 315 votes J.B. Lewis received 27 votes L. E. Smith received 69 votes To Marshall J.H. Wooley received 397 votes J.T. Jordan received 4 votes