City of Seattle Records

341 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 24/83 From the Fire Comtee recommending an appropriation of $300.00 be made & paid to Seattle Hook & Ladder Co No 1 to apply towards liquidating their indebteness for apparatus. Adopted & attorney is instructed to prepare a proper ordinance. From the Street comtee asking that the Ordinance submitted by J B Metcalf for a Street Railway franchise be taken up for consideration by the Council. Adopted & such ordinance laid over for special consideration the first Friday in September next. From Street Comtee rejecting thepetitionof John Angels et al for the use of the foot of Columbia Street. Adopted petition denied. From Street Comtee recommending that the grades be estblished onVine Street from Water Street to 5th Street. Blanchard Street from Front Street to the alley between 5th and 6th Street and Bell Street from Front Street to 6th Street. Adopted and Surveyor is hereby instructed to submit the proper elevations. FromStreet Comtee recommending that the grade be established onFifth street from Pine Street to the City Limits North. Adopted & surveyor is hereyb instructed to submit the proper elevations. From Street Comtee asking that the Ordinance submitted by Lewis et al for a Street railway franchise be taken up for consideratin by the Council.Adopted & suchordinance is laid over for special consideraton the first Friday in September next. From Street Comtee recommending that the Ordinance submitted by the "Seattle Street Railway Co." for a street railway franchise be taken up for special consideration by the council. Adopted & such Ordinance is laid over for special consideration the first Friday in September next. From Harbor & Wharves Comtee submitting the folowing report to wit: To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle Gentlemen, Your Committee on Harbor and Wharves to whom was referred the petition of Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company beg to recommend that the City grade , fill in or wharf out as maybe found necessary Main Street from its intersection with Commercial Street the west line of Blocks 7 and 3 Maynard's plat of the City of Seattle in accordance with grade. II

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COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE

Nov. 2 '83 In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, McDonald, Rasin, Ranke & Wusthoff. Against adoption none. Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance to fix the salary of the Fire Warden at $150 a year

Miscellaneous Ordered that the Treasurer by & is hereby requested to pay all warrants in favor of street laborers out of any monies not otherwise appropri-ated. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday November 9, 1883 at 7 1/2 o'clock P.M. Approved H G Struve Mayor Attested: E.S. Osborne, Clerk

Nov. 9 1883

Be it remembered that on this the 9th day of November 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, Charles McDonald, and U.M. Rasin Thereupon the following proceedings are had:

Petitions Rec'd From the Seattle Street Railway Co. for the right to construct a direct railway along South 2d, Mill & Front Streets. Referred to Street Committee. From the Seattle Street Railway Co. for the right to construct a street Railway along Madison from Front to the city limits & along Mill & West Streets. Referred to Street Committee. From George Kinnear et al for a gas lamp corner 3rd & Spring Streets. Referred to Gas Committee. From Geo. R. Smith et al for a fish stand foot of Washington Street. Denied

Reports Rec'd From Health Officer submitting annual report for the year ending June 30, 1883. Referred to Committe on Health Policy From [?] Officer [?]

395 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 2/83 In favor of adoption, Clancy, Day, McDonald, Rasin, & Wusthoff. Against adoption none. Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby insructed to submit an Ordinance to fix the Salary of the Fire Warden at $150. a year. Miscellaneous Ordered that the Treasurer be & is hereby requested to pay all warrants in favor of Street Laborers out of any monies not other wise appropriated. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday November 9, 1883 at 7&1/2 o'clock pm Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved H G Struve mayor Nov 9/83 Be it remembered that on this the 9th day of November 1883 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in i ts Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following Officers are preesent, to wit: His Honor the Mayor H G Struve and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, B F Day, Charles McDonald and U M Rasin. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From the Seattle Street Railway Co. For the right to construct a street railway along South 2d, Mill & Front Streets. Referred to Street Committee. From the Seattle Street Railway Co. For the right to construct a street railway along Madison from Front to City Limits & along Mill & West Streets. Referred to Street Committee. From Geo R Smith et al for a fish stand foot of Washington Street. Denied Reports Rec'd From Health Officer submitting Annual report for the year ending June 30, 1883. Referred to Committee on Health & Police. From Health Officer [?]

549 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 13/84 satisfied. Referred to Street Comtee A Resolution from the Chamber of Commerce is rec'd asking for the planking of Commercial & Front Streets. Laid on the table From John Shepich for changing location & name of saloon from the "Eureka" saloon on Washington Street to the "Cosmopolitan Saloon" on South 3rd Street. Granted From D.T. Denny et al for the condemnation of property for a street from the end of Rollin Street at Depot Street to Fifth Street near Pine Street. Referred to Street Comtee From Cummings & Strong for an extension of time on James Street Grade until Jan. 1, 1885. Granted Reports Rec'd From Surveyor reporting that the time for completing the Fifth Street Grade had expired. Referred to Street Comtee From Street Comtee recommending the passage of an Ordinance granting certain rights of Way to Seattle Street Railway Co. From Comtee on Public Buildings, Property and Grounds recommending the adoption of the report of the Cemetery Commission. Adopted. Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance providing for a City Sexton, for the management of the new City Cemetery & setting apart the 40 acre tract as a place of Sepulcher Ordered that the old plat of the new Cemetery furnished by J. M. Snow then City Surveyor be & is hereby set aside Ordered that the plat of the new Cemetery furnished by Albro Gardner be & is hereby approved and adopted Ordered that the form of Record book now in use in San Francisco for Cemetery business be & is hereby adopted for the City cemetery business of the City Ordered that the matter of selecting a name for the new City Cemetery be & is hereby referred to the Comteeon Public Buildings, Property & Grounds From Sewer Comtee reporting that its action is recessing on the petition of Sarah E. Nealson.