City of Seattle Records

525 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 28/84 Ordered that the chairman of the Gas Comtee be & is hereby instructed to continue the present contract with the Gas Co for lighting, cleaning & Repairing the street lamps until the rext regular meeting of the Council Petitions Rec'd From James H May for the right to dump earth foot of Seneca Street. Referred to Street Comtee From L E Booth et al for a sewer to drain Block 9 of Maynard's plat through the alley to Washington Street sewer. Referred to Street Comtee. From R S Sullivan for revoking the license for selling beer etc heretofore granted to Margaret Sullivan. Referred to the Comtee on Licenses. From H A Arkins for gas lamps of Fourth Street from James Street to Seneca Street. Referred to Gas Comtee Fron John S Anderson for grading Fifth Street between James and Jefferson Streets. Referred to Street Comtee Ordered that the Comtee on Sewers be & is hereby instructed to report upon the matter of the condition of a sewer connecting Mrs. Malson's property with James Street with recommendations Committee Reports From the Judiciary Comtee recommending the granting of the Plat of John E Hale for cancelling the tax deed. Adopted from the Street Comtee recommending the granting of the petition of L F Dearborn et al for grading Jackson Street between Commercial and Second Street. Adopted and Atty instructed to submit ann ordinance therefor. From the Fire Comtee on the report of Chief of Fire Department recommending the adoption of the same & containing other recommendations. Laid on the table until next regular meeting From the Comtee on Health & Police on the charge preferred against officer Bangs for being asleep during the hours of duty reporting that said charge is not proven. Report adopted Ordered that all applications for businesses to be referred to the Comtee on Licenses as the at the 2d regular meeting of each month That said application be held for examination by such.

527 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sept 5/84 From City Justice S B Vrooman Referred to Police Comtee From ex-City Justice T H Cann Accepted From chief of Police Rec'd & Filed From Treasurer Referred to Finance Comtee From Harbor Master Accepted From Street Commissioner Referred to Street Comtee Committee Reports From Sewer Comtee ganting the petition of Fred Gasch et al for a Sewer in Union Street Laid on the table From Comtee on gas lights recommending Gas Lamps corners of Seneca Street and 4th Street and Columbia & 4th Street adopted From Street Comtee on petitionof James H May recommending that the petition be denied. Report adopted From Street Comtee on John S Anderson's petition - petition withdrawn before the reading of the report. From Street Comtee on L E Booth's petition recommending the denial of said petition. Report accepted From Street Comtee on Petition of J M Selden et als for the right to build a sidewalk on North side of Pine Stret recommending the granting of the petition. Report adopted. From Street Comtee on the matter of planking Commercial, Mill & Front Streets recommending the planking of said streets. Plans & Specification heretofore submitted therefore are hereby rejected Comtees Report adopted & Atty instructed to submit an Ordinance therefor Applications for Licenses Referred John Brannen, S Kirschberg, Chas Louch, L Diller, E Champeaux, Gumbert & Dickman Licenses ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows to wit: L V Schnyder for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Aug 26, 1884 A F Hill for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Sept 3 J N Magrath for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Sept 1 Geo Nadean for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Sept 7 Vitus Schmidt for Grocery for 6 months from Sept 1 John Brannen for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Sept 3

530 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sept 5/84 Gordon Hardware & Co Emery Cloth No 437 $1.00 B J Dougherty Coal 438 $6.90 Harrington & Smith Oil 439 $1.75 Schwabacher Bros & Co Oil etc 440 $7.95 Gordon Hardware & Co Sundries 441 $1.85 Sharpe Coffman & Co Fire Hydrants & Spanners 442 $757. James Street Grade #387 J M Snow Engineering 1131 $10.75 R H Thomson Engineering 1132 $90.40 Cummings & Strong Contract Work 1133 to 1135 $1559.30 Fifth Street Grade #573 J M Snow Engineering 1136 $32.10 R H Thomson Engineering 1137 $11.30 Wm Harkins Contract Work 1138 $698.51 Front Street Grade #395 Wm Harkins on Bondsman a/c Contract Work 1139 $1088. Front Temperance Streets Grade #565 J M Snow Engineering 1144 $52.65 R H Thomson Engineering 1145 $64.73 S G Simpson Contract Work 1146-1170 $3451.95 Bids And now the Council proceeds to open bids for the following purposes to wit: For elctric Fire Alarm Referred to Fire Comtee For lighting & attending gas lamps by E Manwaring, Chas Conden & James H May The Bid of James H May being the contract is awarded to him. For printing by Herald Publishing Co & Post Intelligencer Co. Referred to Councilman Northrup For sidewalk on Fron -Temperance Streets Ord # 581 by S G Simpson Wm F Preston, & E Champeaux & A H Shelton Bids referred to Street Comtee. For work on gas lamps etc by Seattle Gas Lt Co, Washington Iron Works, & J Schram & Co. Referred to Gas Comtee For supplies for Fire Dept by G Kellogg & Co Referred to Fire Comtee.

680 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 23 1885 Name Fund T R Reed Road 1067 Services $27.50 J J Melim Road 1068 Services 10.00 J G Scurry Road 1069 Services 27.50 F H Whitworth Road 1070 Services 27.50 R H Thompson Road 1071 Services 8 65.56 Washington Iron Works Lamp Posts 52.80 Seattle Gas Light Co Gas 338.80 James H May Lamp Lighter 54.40 A L Brasch Removing rubbish 4.00 P E Smith Care of H & L Truck 30.00 see Rept Fire Com Spring Hill Water co Water 52.80 N E Ryther Clearing Park 7.50 Part of Contract Price Ordered that the claims of Dr H M Hall, A Labrache, E R Clark, be and the same are hereby rejected Bills Referred The following A Labrache 2 bills G Kellogg & Co 3 bills A M Kullock, M R Wiggin, J Schram & Co T H Hackett Miscellaneous The resignation of A B Merrill as custodian of the Powder House was received and accepted. Ordered that the City Clerk be and he is hereby directed to to notify the Seattle Lumber & Com'l Company]] of the expiration of their lease of the wharf at the foot ofColumbia Street Ordered that the Clerk be instructed to call for bids for lighting the Public Streets for the care of Lamp posts & lighting the Street lamps, for City Printing for furnishing lumber and other supplies to the City as the present contracts expire. Election of Custodian of Powder Houses And now the Council proceeds to elect a custodian of the powde. Councilman R H Calligan nominates Robert Russell no other nominations being made, the nominations close and the clerk instructed to cast the ballott of the Council of said Robert Russell who is thereupon declared elected to the office of Custodian of the Powder House

689 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep 18 1885 Cowles and Foster Intox 3 months from Aug 12\85 Thomas H Smith Retail Intox 3 months from Sept 10\85 The vote of granting said licenses is as follows, viz: In favor of granting same. R H CAlligan, J Furth, G W Hall, W A HArrington, Jno Keenen, T W Lake, Chas McDonald and G W Young Claims Allowed The following claims having been audited by the Council are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the funds in the following amounts viz: Post Intelligencer 1269 City 11.20 Publishing notices L Van Doren 1270 City 2.20 Constable fees D L McClellan 1271 City 2.50 Salary Special Policeman Sunset Telephone Co 1272 City 5.90 Telephone Month [?] J H McGraw 1273 City 65.70 Sheriff's fees G A Hill 1274 City 26.15 Justice fees Lowman & Hanford 1275 City 11.00 Printing etc Geo G Lyon 1276 City 2.30 Justice fees Wm F McNatt 1080 City 2.00 Pasturing City Horse Harrington & Smith 1081 City 23.01 Supplies Stetson & Post 1082 City 47.22 Lumber J A McBeath 1083 City 2.60 Horse Shoeing Jones & Hubble 1084 City 16.90 Feed R H Calligan 1085 City 3.00 Hauling Lumber T H Staskett 1086 City 6.81 Hay J Schram & Co 128 City 12.25 Supplies & Labor Seattle Gas Light 129 City 353.70 Gas James H May 130 City 59.52 Lighting Lamps etc W J Pellman & Co 648 Fire 42.60 Bids etc for No 2 Washington Iron Works649 Fire 4.25 Grate Bars for Engine Seattle Iron Works 650 Fire 4.20 Repairing Hydrant Wm Clark 651 Fire 3.00 Washing Hose Schwabacher Bros & Co 652 Fire 1.44 Rope for No 1 Spring Hill Water Co 27 Fire 166.00 Water Mo of Aug McKeon & Young 28 Fire 4.85 repairing pipe in Jail W E Ryther 124 Fire 124.00 Contract Grubbing Park