City of Seattle Records

421 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 18/84 thereupon the same is adopted. And now the Council proceeds to an election for the appointment of such Policeman, whereupon T. J. Small receiving a majority of all the votes of the Councilmen present, is duly declared elected to said Office for the term provided by law. A proposal is rec'd from Hatfield & Winslow to furnish a Hose Carriage. Referred to Comtee on Fire & Water supply Ordered that John Collins be & is authorized to construct a Sidewalk around the Occidental Hotel in accordance with the established grade Ordered that the matter of setting up the 2nd, 3rd & Intersecting Streets Grade delinquency be & is hereby referred to Finance Comtee Consideration of Ordinances And now the Council proceeds to consider an ordinance entitled "In relation to the duties of the Treasurer of the City of Seattle;" thereupon after due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote towit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Keenen, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff. Against adoption none. and now the Council proceeds to consider an Ordinance entitled "a "special Ordinance appointing money to pay audited bills." Adopted upon the following vote, towit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Keenen, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff. Against adoption none. Ordered that the clerk be & is hereby instructed to deliver the Tax Roll for the year 1883, containing all the delinquent taxes for the years of 1883 & 1882, to the City Treasurer and annex thereto a Warrant in accordance with for the collection of all taxes due thereon Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned for special business until Wednesday Jan. 23, 1884 at 7&1/2 o'clock P. M. attest: E S Osborne clerk approved U M Rasin acting Mayor

362 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jan 6 1888 Monthly Reports Rec'd From the Mayor; read and ordered filed and the action of the Mayor in regard to smallpox cases approved. From City Attorney for month of December read & ordered filed. From Police Justices Jones & Soderberg referred to the Finance Committee. From Chief of Police read and ordered filed. From Health Officer read and ordered filed. From Custodian of the Powder House read and ordered filed. From City Treasurer read & referred to Finance om. From Health Officer read and ordered filed. From Street Commissioner referred to Street Committee and returned approved. From Chief of the Fire Department read & referred to Committee on Fire & Water with power to act. Committee Reports Rec'd From Judiciary Committee rejecting petition of laborers on Madison Street extension as there is no legal manner in which an appropriation to pay the wages asked for can be made by the City. Adopted. from Same Committee in the matter of dedicating a portionof Mill Street by H L Yesler recommending that the said street be accepted by the City provided the City Attorney reports favorable on the deed dedicating same. Adopted and the deed is referred to the City Attorney for examination. From same Committee in the matter of Claim for injuries sustained by one Julia A Fenton by a fall on sidewalk at or near the Occidental Hotel as folows: We beg to report that while the Committee was examining in the matter, and