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526 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 28th/84 Committee until the next following regular meeting Ordered thta the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an ordinance to provide a special levy to pay for a water supply for the use of the City. Ordered that the Cemetary Commissioners be & they are hereby instructed to confer with the City Attorney & that the attorney submit an Ordinance for the regulation of the City Cemetary Ordered that the Council stand no adjourned. Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary Mayor Sept 5/84 Be it remembered that on this the 5th day of September, 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Chas F Clancy, Geo F Frye, Wm A Harrington, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox & H L Yesler. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd from Seattle Lumber & Commercial Co et al for repairs to foot of Madison Street. Referred to Street Comtee From W Burrit et al for extre work on a/c 4th Street grade. Referred to Street Comtee From Mrs Geo W Ward et al for opening 9th Street between Stewart & Leonora Streets. Referred to Street Comtee. Communications Rec'd From B F Day resigning the Office of Councilman for the 3rd Ward. Accepted From Franklin Matthias resigning the Office of Councilman for the First Ward. Accepted From the Clerk for a case in which to keep records & Envelopes. Referred to Comtee on Public Buildings Property & Grounds. Reports Rec'd

526 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 28th/84 Committee until the next following regular meeting Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an ordinance to provide a special levy to pay for a water supply for the use of the City. Ordered that the Cemetary Commissioners be & they are hereby instructed to confer with the City Attorney & that the attorney submit an Ordinance for the regulation of the City Cemetary Ordered that the Council stand no adjourned. Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary Mayor Sept 5/84 Be it remembered that on this the 5th day of September, 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Chas F Clancy, Geo F Frye, Wm A Harrington, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox & H L Yesler. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd from Seattle Lumber & Commercial Co et al for repairs to foot of Madison Street. Referred to Street Comtee From W Burrit et al for extre work on a/c 4th Street grade. Referred to Street Comtee From Mrs Geo W Ward et al for opening 9th Street between Stewart & Leonora Streets. Referred to Street Comtee. Communications Rec'd From B F Day resigning the Office of Councilman for the 3rd Ward. Accepted From Franklin Matthias resigning the Office of Councilman for the First Ward. Accepted From the Clerk for a case in which to keep records & Envelopes. Referred to Comtee on Public Buildings Property & Grounds. Reports Rec'd

657 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Committee Reports The Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds make the following report on the Claim of James McNaught for damages on a/c of Main Street Grade. Seattle W T July 3rd 1885 "To the Hon Mayor & Common Council of Seattle Your judiciary Committee have investigated the within claim and report the same back with the recommendation that the same be allowed in the sum of Eight Hundred and Fifty one & 62/100 Dollars in Condition that Mr McNaught will pay the full amount of principle and interest of all special assessments for street improvements upon property owned by him at date of the assessments. Walter Graham Wm A Harrington Alfred Snyder Ordered that said report be & is hereby adopted From Gas Committee recommending a gas lamp for the corner of Spring & 3rd Street. Adopted Applications for Licenses Referred Schoepp & Greeninger, Oscar A Kraus, Lewis Sliver, A E Wayne, James Murphy, Peters & Lunn, Shaw & Alger, H Kersey, Wolters & Co, Bersch & Hink, O P Dahlquist, Wm Grose & Grubb & Johnson Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows: Thos Clancy for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 16 1885 James Miles for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 15 John McCary for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 15 Abraham Brugger for malt liquors for 3 mos from July 4 E J Powers and Co for retail intoxicating liquors for 6 mos from March 18 Joseph Francisco for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 7 Chas G Steinwig for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 3 L V Schnyder for malt liquors for 3 mos from July 4 Thomas & Morgan for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 11 Bittner & Theiler for malt liquors for 3 mos from July 16

664 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE First Ward Total number of votes cast 463 For Mayor H L Yesler Received 394 votes John Leary Received 65 votes For Chief of Police John Woolery Received 376 votes H G Thornton Received 84 votes For City Attorney C H Hanford Received 443 votes T H Cann Received 1 vote J B Metcalf Received 5 votes For Assessor Wm H Hughes Received 458 votes For Councilman for the term of 2 years John Keenen Received 348 votes A P Spaulding Received 93 votes For Councilmen for the term of 1 year G W Young Received 365 votes Wm A Harrington Received 370 votes R H Calligan Received 11 votes J J Post Received 11 votes Chas McDonald Received 11 votes U M Rasin Received 1 vote L B Andrews Received 1 vote Second Ward Total number of votes cast 972 For Mayor H L Yesler Received 632 votes John Leary Received 330 votes scattering Received 1 vote For Chief of Police John Woolery Received 595 votes H G Thornton Received 371 votes scattering Received 2 votes For City Attorney C H Hanford Received 902 votes Wa Chong Received 12 votes scattering Received 13 votes For Assessor Wm H Hughes Received 956 votes scattering Received 3 votes For Councilman for the term of 2 years R H Calligan Received 634 votes