City of Seattle Records

489 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE June 6/84 Miscellaneous

Ordered that the Street Commission be & is hereby instructed to report why the alley in Block 107 of D T Denny's plat has not been opened. Ordered that the new plat of "Lakeside addition to the City of Seattle'' be & is hereby approved & that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance vacating the old plat. A motion to instructed the Attorney to submit an Ordinance appropriating $1088.00 from 4th Street Grade Fund to pay claim of I N Bigelow et al is lost upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of said motion Clancy, Keenen, McDonald & Rasin against the same Day, Harris, Northrup, [Ranke]], & Wusthoff Ordered that the Plans & Specification for the Improvement of Bell Street under Ordinance No 555 be & is hereby approved Ordered that Street Commissioner be & is hereby nstructed to open Alder and 8th Streets. Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted entitled "A special ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" Adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Harris, Keenen, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff Against the same none. An Ordinance is submitted entitled "To determine the terms of the members of the Common Cuncil who will be elected at the Annual election to be held July 14th, 1884" After due consideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Harris, Keenen, McDonald,Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff Against the same none. An Ordinance is submitted entitled "An Ordinance to prevent animals from running at large and from wearing bells within certain limits" After due consideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Harris, Keenen, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff Against the same none. And now His Honor the Mayor announces his intention of being absent for mthe City.Whereupon theCouncil lelcts Councilman U M Rasin to the position of Acting Mayor to serve during such absence Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved mayor

491 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE June 16/84 Sidewalks per M B M [thousand Board Feet] $14. Box drains per M B M [thousand Board Feet] 19. Grubbing & cleaning per acre $90. Ordered that the bids be referred to Street Comtee to report next meeting. Ordered that the clerk be & he is hereby instructed to give 10 days public notice as required by law that a general election for all City Officers of this City of Seattle will be held on Monday July 14th 1884 The Officers to be elected are as follows to wit: One Mayor one Chief of Police, one Attorney, one Assessor, and from the 1st Ward 2 Councilmen for 2 years and one Councilman for one year: from the 2d Ward, 2 Councilmen for 2 years and one Councilman for one year and from the 3rd Ward 2 Councilmen for 2 years and one Councilman forone year. First Ward election to be held at the office of City Justice T H Cann on Washington Street Inspector O N Morse Judges Berry, Murphy and W H Barker Clerks Frank Plummer and B Rogers Second Ward Election to be held at the Engine House on Columbia Street Inspector D N Hyde Judges O C Shorey and Andrew Storah Clerk Robt Allen and Hiram Jacobs Third Ward Election to be held at North School House on 3rd Street Inspector Roswell Scott Judges W G Latimer & D T Denny clerks F E Sander & Marion Fry Consideration of Ordinances An ordinance is submitted entitled "Fixing the gas limits" After due consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Keenen, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff. Against adoption none. An Ordinance is submitted entitled "To assess and levy tax

492 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE June 16/84 for general and special municipal purposes for the year 1884" After dueconsideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Keenen, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff. Against adoption none. The Street Comtee return the petition of E Calvert et al on Battery Street recommending gthat the same be rejected Committees report adopted The Street Comtee recommend the granting of the petition of Mrs Harmon for repairning Columbia Street Adopted Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Tuesday June 17, 1884 at 8 o'clock pm for taking up the James St grade bids Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved H G Struve mayor June 17/84 Be it remembered that on this the 17th day of June 1884 the Common Council of theCity of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment Present: His Honor the acting mayor Councilman U M Rasin & Councilmen Thos Clancy, B F Day, John Keenen,Chas McDonald, B L Northrup, Otto Ranke & F W Wusthoff. Thereupon the foloowing proceedings are had: A report is rec'd from Street Comtee rejecting all bids on James Street grade for old Contract, provided no damages are claimed for changes of grade already made and provided further that contractors & bondsmen file in the clerks office a waiver of all claims to damages on Wednesday June 18, 18884 Adopted Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned. Attest; E S Osborne clerk Approved H G Struve mayor And now on the said June 17, 1884 immediatly after admin-

492 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE June 16/84 for general and special municipal purposes for the year 1884" After dueconsideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Keenen, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff. Against adoption none. The Street Comtee return the petition of E Calvert et al on Battery Street recommending that the same be rejected Committees report adopted The Street Comtee recommend the granting of the petition of Mrs Harmon for repairning Columbia Street Adopted Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Tuesday June 17, 1884 at 8 o'clock pm for taking up the James St grade bids Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved H G Struve mayor June 17/84 Be it remembered that on this the 17th day of June 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment Present: His Honor the acting mayor Councilman U M Rasin & Councilmen Thos Clancy, B F Day, John Keenen,Chas McDonald, B L Northrup, Otto Ranke & F W Wusthoff. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: A report is rec'd from Street Comtee rejecting all bids on James Street grade for old Contract, provided no damages are claimed for changes of grade already made and provided further that contractors & bondsmen file in the clerks office a waiver of all claims to damages on Wednesday June 18, 18884 Adopted Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned. Attest; E S Osborne clerk Approved H G Struve mayor And now on the said June 17, 1884 immediatly after admin

494 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE June17/84 An ordinance is submitted entitled "To amend Section one (1) of Ordinance No 502" after due consideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Keenen, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff. An Ordinance is submitted to authorize a contract with the Spring Hill Water co for water for fire purposes Ordered that the Attorney confer with Chief of Fire Department & submit such an Ordinance s may be agreed upon An ordiance to condem old cemetary & turn same into a Park is referred to a special comtee to wit: [Day]], Ranke & McDonald to ascertain the cost of removing bodies. Report of Chief of Fire Dept referred to Wusthoff, Day & Keenen An ordinance is submitte ntitled "To appropriate fifteen hundred dollars to be used for the purpose of paying existing indebtedness against the City on account of lighting, cleaning and repairing the streets of the City" after due consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Keenen,McDonald, Ranke & Wusthoff. Against adoption Northrup & Rasin. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved H G Struve mayor June 23/84 Be it remembered that on this the 23rd day of June 1884 the Common council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to the call of His Honor the Mayor Councilman U M Rasin Present: His Honor the Mayor H G Struve & Councilmen Thos Clancy, B F Day, Geo W Harris, John Keenen,ChasMcDonald, B L Northrup, Otto Ranke & F W Wusthoff. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: From G A Weed et al for modifying grade for Street Railway referred to Street comtee with instructions to report at this meeting