City of Seattle Records

474 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 7/84 Common council nor against the body itself but simly alleges the opinioin of this defendant as to the intent in the passage of such an ordinance and as to the effect and practical operation of the ordinance. This defendant respectfully denies the right of the Common Council or a Committee thereof to call him to an account for an expression of his oppinion wither in the Common Council or out of it as to the effect or intent of any Ordinance proposed or passed by the Honorable body of which he is a member Lastly this defendant alleges that he is responsible to this body for language used on the deliberations of the Council Room justly offensive to the Mayor or any member of the common Council, but he respectfully denies the right of the Council as a body, or through its Committee to exerise any censorship over his expression of opinion as a Citizen made at a public meeting and outside of the Council Room. F W Wusthoff Thereupon said answered and accepted. Petitions Rec'd From Seattle Engine Co No4 for an amendment to Ordinance No 543 Referred to Judicial Committee From ]]Samuel Kenney]] for permission to build sidewalk on James & 5th Streets fronting Lots 5&8 Block 30 Boren's plat. Granted as to James Street From Thos L Quinn for the right to erect a fruit stand foot of Columbia Street Rejected. License Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as folllows to wit: Coffin & Co for Grocery license for 3 months from Apr 28 Dahlquist & Johnson for Grocery license for 3 months from Apr 23 P Grubb for Retail license for 3 months from May 1 Thos Anderson for Grocery license for 3 months from May 24 John Moran for Grocery license for 3 months from May 3 [?]Kurz for Grocery license for 3 months from May 6 Chas [?] for Grocery license for 3 months from May 7 Miscellaneous Ordered that the matter of Warrants held by G N Alexander