City of Seattle Records

322 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 4/83

Charles Ross for a grocery license for 3 months from Aug 7/83 W.F. Allen for a retail license for 12 months from Aug 12/83 W.F. Allen for 3 billiard tables for 12 months from Aug 12/83 Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds and in the amounts following towit:

City Fund Chronicle printing no $129.89 Hall & Paulson Furniture Co ballot boxes 22.50

Fire Fund Young & McKeon repairs to Engine no $4.05 Waddell & Miles repairs to Inclines 9.77 Shewan & Labrache hauling Engine + truck 8.50 L. M. Robbins removing bell & tearing down Old Engine House 151.06

And now the Street Comtee make their recommending that P. Quigley & Co be granted an extension of time until Aug.15.1883 on their contract for the Improvement of Eighth Street under Ord No. 388. Adopted

Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Monday August 6, 1883 at 8 o'clock P.M.

Attest: E. S Osborne, Clerk Approved: H. G. Struve, Mayor

Aug 6/83

Be it remembered that on this the 6th 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, towit: His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve and Councilmen B. F. Day, Geo. W. Harris, U. M. Rasin, Otto Ranke and F. W. Wusthoff

Thereupon the following proceedings are had:

Petitions Rec'd From D. E. Blaine et al for the right to grade Pine Street from Front to

325 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 6/83

Ordered that the Attorney be & he is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance to prevent the employment of Chinese on public Improvements.

Ordered that a Comtee towit: Harris, Ranke & Wusthoff be & they are hereby appointed to interview the citizens & report to the Council suitable provisions for the reception of Henry Villard & party upon their arrival in this city in September next

Ordered that the Clerk be & he is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for the City printing & gas work for the ensuing year.

Ordinances Rec'd An Ordinance is submitted entitled "A Special Ordinance appropriating money to pay Audited bills." thereupon after due consideration the same is adopted upon the following Vote, towit: In favor of adoption Day, Harris, Rasin, Ranke & Wusthoff. Against the same none.

Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday August 10.1883 at 8 o'clock P.M.

Attest: E. S Osborne, Clerk Approved: H. G. Struve, Mayor

Aug 10/83

Be it remembered that on this the 10th 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, towit: His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve and Councilmen B. F. Day, Geo. W. Harris, U. M. Rasin, Otto Ranke and F. W. Wusthoff

Thereupon the following proceedings are had:

Petitions Rec'd From David Kellogg et al for modifying the grade on Madison Street. Referred to Streets Comtee

From David Kellogg for sparing trees on Madison Street.

426 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 1/84 From Judiciary Comtee approving the Report of City Justice Adopted Applications for Licenses Ordered that licenses be issued as follows, towit: Aug Schaefer for Retail liquors for 3 months from Feb. 10, 1884 Claus & Harms for Wholesale & Retail for 3 months from Feb. 1, 1884 Geo. W. Walsh for Grocery for 3 months from Feb. 5, 1884 M. Rosengarden for Retail for 3 months from Jan 30, 1884 Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds + in the amounts following, towit: City Fund W. H. Taylor Treasurer 575 $300. Frank Seidel Assessor 576 $187.50 E. S Osborne Clerk 577 $125. J. H. Woolery Chief of Police 578 $100. J. H. Woolery Boarding Prisioners 579 $87.75 Chas Lind Police 580 $80. John Kelly Police 581 $80. D. L. McCowan Police 582 $80. A. H. Manning Police 583 $80. J. C. Floyd Police 584 $80. James Welch Police 585 $80. R. Osborn Atty 586 $75. F. A. Minick Police 587 $68. C. Hanford Job Work 588 $56.25 T. H. Cann J Ps fees 589 $52.10 R. H. Calligan Coal 590 $37. T. I. Small Police 591 $34.60 Young & MCKeon Plumbing Jail 592 $33.90 Hall & Paulson Furniture Co. Desks + c 593 $26. Schwabacher Bros & Co. Blankets 594 $19.50 M Choynski Bedsteads + c 595 $11. Clarence Hanford Job Work 596 $10. Spring Hill Water Co. Water 597 $8. Sunset Telephone Co. line rentals 598 $6.65

453 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 4/84 Keenen, McDonald, & Northrup. Against adoption Day, Harris, Ranke, Rasin & His Honor the Mayor, the said vote being a tie vote Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday April 11, 1884 at 7& 1/2 O'Clock P.M. Attest: E. S Osborne Clerk Approved H G Struve Mayor Apr 11/84 Be it remembered that on this the 11th day of April 1884 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 Thos Clancy, B. F. Day, Geo. H. Harris, John Keenen, B. L. Northrup, Otto Ranke, U M. Rasin & F. W. Wusthoff Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From John Spencer for removing obstructions from against fence Referred to Comtee on Sewers. From Ross Russell et al for permission to grade James Street from alley East of 3rd Street to 5th Street. Referred to Street Comtee. From Mrs P. W. Searcy for boarding prisoners. Referred to Comtee on Health & Police From W. K. Shoudy et al for reconsidering the approval of the plat of Water Front add. Supplemental to Dennys North Seattle. Ordered that the vote by which said plate was approved be & is hereby reconsidered Ordered that a Comtee consisting of Councilmen Harris, Wusthoff & Clancy be & are appointed to consider the said plat of Dennys Water Front addition & [?] therein [?] Friday [?] From [rest of paragraph is illegible]

469 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 2/84 Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Wednesday May 7, 1884 at 8 O'Clock P.M. Attest: E. S Osborne Clerk Approved U M Rasin acting Mayor On this 2d day of May 1884 immediately after adjournment as above the Council meets pursuant to call of His Honor the Mayor Present: His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve & Councilmen Thos Clancy, B. F. Day, Geo. W. Harris, Chas McDonald, B. L. Northrup, Otto Ranke, U. M. Rasin & F. W. Wusthoff And now the Council proceeds to open & consider the bids for the construction of a Sewer in Washington Street, which bids read as follows, to wit: S. G. Simpson per foot $4.10 footings per M.B. M.[Thousand Board Foot] $17.50 Wm Harkins per foot $4.20 footing per M.B. M.[Thousand Board Foot] $19.00 Ordered that the contract be awarded to S. G. Simpson upon his executing a bond in the sum of $2500.00 And now the Council proceeds to open & consider the bids for the construction of Sewers in Mill & James Streets, which bids read as follows, to wit: Wm Harkins $3300 S. G. Simpson $3445 Ordered that the contract be awarded to Wm Harkins upon his executing a bond in the sum of $2000.00 Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Attest: E. S Osborne Clerk Approved U M Rasin acting Mayor