City of Seattle Records

624 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ordered that the claim of Chronicle Pub Co for $1.50 be & is hereby laid on the table Ordered that the claim of Edward Kogan be & is hereby referred to the Judiciary Comtee Ordered that the claim of Harns & Gillams be & is hereby referred to the Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted entitled "An special Ordinance appropriting money to pay audited bills" Adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Northrup, Rinehart, Snyder, Yesler & Latimer. Against adoptionnone. Ordered that the Council Stand now adjourned Attest E S Osborne]] clerk Approved John Leary mayor Be it remembered that on this the 1st day of May 1885 the Common Council of the Cityof Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law The following Officers are present towit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen B L Northrup. Alfred Snyder, H L Yesler, W G Latimer and W V Rinehart Therupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From the President of the Board of Fire Delegates from an appropriation of $100.00 for the Secretary of said Board for the past year. Rejected From Bittner & Theiler for the right to remove the location of their Saloon business from the West Side of Front Street to the East Side of Front Street in the Maddock's Building From Bailey Gatzert for vacating alley in Block 78 of McNaughts & Terry's Additions. Referred to the Comtee on Public Buildings, Property and Grounds. From C & P S R R Co for the rebate of certain taxes assessed to the Oregon Improvement Co Referred to Judiciary Comtee From J F McNaught for rebating taxes on a/c double assessent

642 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Wednesday June 3, 1885 at 8 o'clock pm Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor Be it remembered that on this the 3rd day of June 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chambers pursuant to adjournment. The following officers are present towit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Geo F Frye, W A Harrington, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, H L Yesler, W G Latimer, W V Rinehart & S D Crockett Thereupon the following proceedings are had. Ordered the Communication from B L Northup resigning his office as Counclman from the 3rd Ward & heretofore laid upon the table, be taken up for consideration. Ordered that the resignation of B L Northrup as Councilman from the 3rd Ward be & is hereby accepted and the office declared vacant. And now the Council proceeds with the examination and equalization of the assessment Roll for the year 1885 Ordered that the following changes be made in said roll Fred E Sander raised $364. F H Whitworth certain real estate stricken off The application of James W Smith for a liquor license is presented & Referred to the License Comtee And now the Council proceeds with the Investigation of the Articles for its Impeachment of James H Woolery as Chief of Police Whereupon the accused appears by his counsel J R Lewis and O Jacobs & withdraws by leave of council his former plea of not guilty - to said charges & interposes a Motion to quash all the articles of Impeachment, excepting Articles 3 and 6 thereupon after argument by Counsel and theconsiderataion by the Common Council it is ordered that the motion to quash be & is hereby overruled. And now said James H Woolery by his counsel plead not guilty ato said articles of impeachment

642 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Wednesday June 3, 1885 at 8 o'clock pm Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor Be it remembered that on this the 3rd day of June 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chambers pursuant to adjournment. The following officers are present towit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Geo F Frye, W A Harrington, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, H L Yesler, W G Latimer, W V Rinehart & S D Crockett Thereupon the following proceedings are had. Ordered the Communication from B L Northup resigning his office as Counclman from the 3rd Ward & heretofore laid upon the table, be taken up for consideration. Ordered that the resignation of B L Northrup as Councilman from the 3rd Ward be & is hereby accepted and the office declared vacant. And now the Council proceeds with the examination and equalization of the assessment Roll for the year 1885 Ordered that the following changes be made in said roll Fred E Sander raised $364. F H Whitworth certain real estate stricken off The application of James W Smith for a liquor license is presented & Referred to the License Comtee And now the Council proceeds with the Investigation of the Articles for its Impeachment of James H Woolery as Chief of Police Whereupon the accused appears by his counsel J R Lewis and O Jacobs & withdraws by leave of council his former plea of not guilty - to said charges & interposes a Motion to quash all the articles of Impeachment, excepting Articles 3 and 6 thereupon after argument by Counsel and theconsiderataion by the Common Council it is ordered that the motion to quash be & is hereby overruled. And now said James H Woolery by his counsel plead not guilty ato said articles of impeachment