City of Seattle Records

499 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE July 7/84 Committees reports From Street Committee recommending the grading of Fifth Street between Battery and Vine Streets. Adopted and attorney instructed to submit an Ordinance. from Street Comtee approving Street commissioner's report adopted. From Judiciary Comtee approving the report of the City Justice adopted. From Health & Police Comtee approving the report of the Chief of Police adopted. From Street Comtee approving the Survey and report on matters of changes in grade for street railway. Adopted & atty instructed to submit on ordinance From Street Comtee approving Street Commissioners report adopted Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows to wit: L Diller for retail liquor for 3 months from July 16, 1884 Chas G Steinway for retail liquor for 3 months from July 3 John Stifter for Grocery for 3 months from July 1 Geo Meister for retail for 3 months from July 8 Oliver Bernard for retail for 3 months from June 27 Joseph Francisco for retail for 3 months from July 7 Scherrer & Bittner for Grocery for 3 months from July 16 J J Corbett for retail for 3 months from July 5 Alden & Good for retail for 3 months from July 1 Chas F O'Harn for retail for 3 months from July 7 Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the council ordered paid by warrant drawn on the funds and in the amounts following to wit: City Fund W H Taylor Treasurer No 717 $150. E S OsborneClerk 718 & 719 $125. J H Woolery Chief of Police 720 $100. D L McCowan Police 721 $80.

552 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 17/84 Geo K Beede for Retail liquors for 12 months from Oct 1,1884 John Ruh for Retail liquors for 3 months from Oct 17 Oliver Bernard for Retail liquors for 3 months from Sept 27 John Stiften for Grocery for 3 months from Oct 1 Geo Meister for Retail for 3 months from Oct 8 John McCary for Retail for 3 months from Oct 15 James W Smith for Retail for 3 months from Oct 19 Joseph Francisco for Retail for 3 months from Oct 7 Applications for licenses referred Mehlhorn & Co, Frank P Hemen, Wm Busha & Thos Anderson Claims Paid Cemetary Fund Albro Gardner Plaatting New Cemetary No 11,12 $150.00 O C Shorey Disinterring bodies 13-21 $3000.00 Miscellaneous The Street Comtee make their report on the petition of D E Blaine on 5th Street grade recommend noaction. Adopted The Street Comtee make their recommmending that the time for the completion of the Fifth Street Grade be extended to Dec 1, 1884. Adopted A report is rec'd from the Atty on the claim of Walter Burritt recommding that the same be paid. Report adopted & monoey ordered refunded Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted entitled "A special Ordinance appropiating money to pay audited bills" Adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Frye, Harrington, Northrup, Snyder, Sox, Yesler & Latimer. Against adoption none. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor

579 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 2/85 From Mary Costello for repayment of certain taxes paid. Referred to Judiciary Comtee From R Levy for refunding Road Poll Tax paid Referred to Street Comtee. Communications and Reports From Surveyor regarding Monument in Front & Marion Streets ordered that the Surveyor be & is hereby instructed at set witness posts for monument to be removed. From surveyor reporting that the time for the completion of the Fifth Street grade had expired. Accepted From Surveyor reporting that the time for the completion of James Street Grade had expired. Ordered that the Street Commissioner be & is hereby instructed to preserve the said grading already done from damage by Water and change the same to the account of the Contractors. From City Justice Cann showing fines collected. From Justice Cann showing fines collected From Chief of Police showing arrests fines collected From Chief of Police showing arrests for December 1884 From Street Commissioner showing work performed for December 184 From Attorney on pending litigation From Treasurer for an extension of time in which to make a semi annual report. Adopted From Jailor showing prisoners in confinement Committees Reports From Health & Police recommending the passage of an ordinance to prevent the interference with Water Pipes etc. Applications for Licenses Referred Thomas & Morgan, L Diller, Geo Meister, John S Meregan, Oliver Bernard, F Claus, James W Smith, John Collins & Chas G Steinway Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses by issued as follows, to wit: Meyers & Powers for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Dec 18/84 Blanchard & Co for Wholesale &Retail for 3 months from Dec 12/84 John Stifter for Grocery for 3 months from Jan 1,1885 John S Mennan for Retail for 3 months from Dec 27, 1884

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JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jan 16/85 Snyder to said Chairman ship of the Comtee on Public Buildings Property & Grounds Ordered that the Chairman of the Finance Comtee be & is hereby instructed to ask for tenders in Chicago & San Francisco to furnish hose carts, hose etc. The Comtee on Sewers report that there is a sewer in Columbia Street and reject the petition of James M Colman. Adopted The Street Comtee submit an ordinance for the laying of track for Street Railway, said ordinance being a franchise favor of N R Grinelle et al. Ordinance made a specila order for next regular meeitng. The Judiciary Comtee return the petitionof Mary Costello for correcting assessment with action. Laid on the table Applications for licenses Referred Chas F O'Hara, A E Alden, Shaw & Alger, H Kersey, John McCary, Small & McMaster, Bittner & Theiler, James Miles, Bersch & Hink, Andrew Lunn & Co, Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as Follows to wit: John Collins for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Dec 25 1884 F Claus for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Dec 161884 Oliver Bernard for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Dec 25 1884 James W Smith for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 19 1885 Chas G Steinway for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 3 1885 L Diller for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 16 1885 Geo Meister for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 8 1885 Thomas & Morgan for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 11 1885 On the call of Ayes & nays, the vote on granting said applications is as follows. In favor of granting said applications Clancy, Frye, Latimer, Rinehart, Snyder, Sox & Yesler. Agains the same Northrup Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the council are orderd paid by Warrants drawn on the funds and in the amounts following to wit: City fund

610 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE March 20, 1885 Report Adopted 5th St Sewer From Committee on Sewer on the petition of Fridolin Wilhelm et al for a sewer in Fifth Street. Report re-referred. License referred Applications for Licenses Referred The A P Hotaling Co. James Miles, Bittner & Theiler, James A. Swain, John S. Merigan, Powers & Meyers, Chad G. Steinweg, Joseph Francis Co, John Farnhaus, John Collins, George Meister, John McCary,Chas F. O'Hara, Wm Busha, Robert Walt, L.V. Schnyder, Geo. K. Beede & Shaw & Algar Issued Licences Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued aas follows to wit: Chas Ross for Retail malt liquors for 3 months from Mar. 20 1885 James W Smith for Retail malt liquors for 3 months from Mar. 20 1885 A.E. Alden for Retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Apr. 1 M & K Gottstein wholesale intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Mar 17 Oliver Bernard Retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Mar 27 Frank Wilton Retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Mar 13 Frank Smith Retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Mar 20 The vote on granting said licenses stands as follows: In favor Latimer, Rinehart, Snyder, Yesler Against Northrup 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, to wit Claims City Fund Lewis VanDoren Constable Fees City v. Meyers and Powers No 1040 $24.30 Cedar River Coal Co Coal 1071 4. D.T. Denny Taxes refunded 1072 1.37 Murphys Claim rejected Ordered that the claim of W Murphy for money paid to procure testimony and $11.25 be & the same is hereby rejected. In favor of allowing said claim Latimer, Northrup, Rinehart and Snyder. Yesler not voting. Claims Road Fund J. Dickerson Labor on Streets No 917 $15.75 M. Donlan Labor on Streets 918 5.62 C. Miller Taxes refunded 919 4.85 James Street Grade #387 R.H. Thomson Engineering No 1380-1381 66.15