City of Seattle Records

511 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE July 25/84 Licenses ordered Issues Ordered that licenses be issued as follows, towit: J. W. Smith for Retail liquors for 3 months from July 19 Andrew Lumm & Co for Retail liquors for 3 months from July 26 Thos Kavanangh for Retail liquors for 3 months from July 24 O. P. Dahlquist for Retail liquors for 3 months from July 23 And now the Council proceeds to canvass the returns of the Election held July 14, 1884 with the following result, towit: First Ward Total number of votes cast 679 For Mayor John Leary received 508 votes Geo. Kinnear received 165 votes For Chief of Police James H. Woolery received 534 votes L. Miller received 134 votes For City Attorney C. H. Hanford received 194 votes J. B. Metcalfe received 475 votes For Assessor W. H. Hughes received 194 votes Frank Seidel received 471 votes For Councilmen Wm A. Harrington received 575 votes Franklin Matthias received 452 votes C. F. Clancy received 455 votes Watson Allen received 168 votes A Amunds received 145 votes S. D. Crockett received 134 votes W. H. Phillips received 73 votes H. L. Yesler received 8 votes J. M Naught received 5 votes Amos Brown received 5 votes Second Ward Total number of votes cast 1171 For Mayor John Leary received 536 votes Geo Kinnear received 576 votes For Chief of Police J. H. Woolery received 671 votes L. Miller received 447 votes For City Attorney C. H. Hanford received 620 votes J. B. Metcalfe received 476 votes

634 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE

the granting of the petition of Bailey Gatzert for vacating the alley in Block 78 of McNaughts 2d and Terrys 2d additions. Report adopted & atty instructed to submit an Ordinance therefor.

And now the Council proceeds to consider the matter of investigating the charges preferred against Chief of Police J.H.Woolery thereupon ordered that the Atty be & is hereby instructed to prepare & submit specific charges in writing against said Chief of Police Woolery

And now the Council proceeds to an election to fill the vacancy in the office of Councilman from the First Ward in place of Councilman Clancy whose seat has been declared vacant, Whereupon S. D. Crockett receiving a majority of all the votes of the members of said Council is duly declared elected a Councilman from the First Ward for the term provided by law

And now the Council proceeds to examine & equalize the Assessment Roll for the year 1885.

The petition of Geo Kinnear to reduce the assessment on Lot 6 Block J, A.A. Dennys Plat is denied

The petition of W.H. Reeves referred to City Atty

Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Tuesday May 19, 1885 at 8 o'clock p.m.

Attest: E.S. Osborne clerk Approved John Leary Mayor

Be it remembered that on this the 19th day of May 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattlt meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment

The following Officers are present, towit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary & Councilmen W.A Harrington, Geo. F. Frye, Alfred Snyder, W.V. Rinehart & H.L Yesler

Thereupon the following proceedings are had: 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, towit: G.F.Dearborn, to be added to his assessment the N1/2 of Lot 6B 21 Kidd