City of Seattle Records

718 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 4 1885 Be it remembered that on this 4th day of December 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets inits Council Chamber pursuant to law: The following officers are present, to wit: His honor the Mayor Henry L Yesler and Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, Geo W Hall W A Harrington, John Keenen, T W Lake, Chas McDonald J J post andG W Young. Where the following proceedings are had to wit: Petitions Petition of H Schodicet al to open Leonora Street from Seventh St to 12th St Referred to Com on Streets Petition of A MacKintosh et al for Street Lamp Corner of Third and University Streets Referred to Committee on Gas Lights. Petition of J A Hatfield et al praying for two additional street lights on Gislers Wharf. Referred to Com on Gas Lights Petition of J M Frink et al to change the planking ordered laid on South Second St and Jackson St from 16 ft in width to 24 ft in width and place the same in the middle of the St. Rec'd & read & on motion laid on the table. Petition of R McGilvery for permission to establish a white Laundry on North side of Washington Street between 2nd & 3rd streets. Granted upon condition that the premises be fitted up under the directionof the Chief of the Fire Dept. Petition of Wm Cochrane et al praying the Council to so amend the license ordinances as to prohibit the peddling of vegetables by any person other that American Citizens; Also that an ordinance be passed prohibiting any person from maintaining a laundry without a

To the Comon Council of the City of Seattle GentlemenWe the undersigned inspectors and judges for the Republican election for a [substitute] for Conuncilman Henry White's chair in your body held in the First Ward of said City onthe 31st day of July 1980 do hereby certify that Mr. J M Frink received the unanimous vote of said Ward, there being no opposition whatever, receiving Three hundred and twenty seven votes.

Frank Morley John Caldwell J E Pattore

32 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jun 29 1886 Be it remembered that on this the 29th day of June 1886 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment: the following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor H L Yesler and Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, G W Hall, T W Lake, Chas McDonald and G W Young when the following proceedings are had to wit: Ordered that the Clerk be and is hereby directed to give ten(10) days public notice as required by law that a general election for all City Offices of the City of Seattle will be held on Monday July 12th 1886 The Officers to be elected shall be as follows to wit: One Mayor; One Attorney, and one Chief of Police: and From the First Ward One councilman for two years and one councilman for one year; from the Second Ward one councilman for two years, and one councilman for one year. From the Third Ward one councilman for two years and one councilman for one year: From the Fourth Ward one councilman for two years and one councilman for one year. The places appointed for holding such election and the officers appointed to conduct the same are as follows to wit: First Ward: Election to be held at Engine House No 2 South Third Street: Inspector W V Rinehart, judges J M Frink and J W Hunt Clerks D R McKinley and G W Crane Second Ward. Election to be held at Engine House No 1 Columbia Street; inspector Eben Smith, Judges M A Maddocks and Hillory Butler; Clerks W T Sharpe and C F Kellogg: Third Ward; Election to be held at Brown's Pavilion on Second Street;

45 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jul 22 1886 Be it remembered that on this 22th day of July 1886 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 H L Yesler and councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, T W Lake, J J Post and G W Young; when the following proceedings were had to wit: Election Returns And now the Council proceeds to canvass the returns of the general Election for City Officers for the City of Seattle on the 12th day of July 1886, with the following esult, to wit: Whole number of votes cast - 2410 For Mayor A A Denny received 1178 votes For Mayor Wm Shoudy received 1221 votes For Chief of Police S W Scott received 1083 votes or Chief of Police Wm Murphy received 1233 votes For Chief of Police Doc Mitchell received 6 votes For Chief of Police J H Woolery received 1 vote For City Attorney C H Hanford received 1083 votes For City Attorney Fred H Peterson received 1287 votes For City Attorney Patsey Carroll received 2 votes For City Attorney U M Rasin received 2 votes For City Attorney J H Lewis received 1 vote For Councilmen for the First Ward for a two year term J M Frink received 371 votes U M Rasin received 109 votes G W Young received 1 vote R H Calligan received 5 votes R Russell received 1 vote C F Reitze received 2 votes L MIller received 1 vote

47 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jul 22 1886 For Councilmen for the Fourth Ward for a term of two years T W Lake received 329 votes Walter Graham received 180 votes For Councilmen for the Fourth Ward for a term of one year T D Hinckley received 327 votes Wm R Phillips received 182 votes Whereupon the Council finds that the name of the persons elected to the several office are as follows to wit: Mayor Wm H Shoudy Chief of Police Wm Murphy City Attorney Fred H Peterson Councilman for the First Ward for a term of two years J M Frink Councilman for the First Ward for a term of one year C F Reitze Councilman for the Second Ward for a term of two years Robert Russell Councilman for the Second Ward for a term of one year C W Coulter Councilman for the Third Ward for a term of two years Jacob Furth Councilman for the Third Ward for a term of one year Joseph Green Councilman for the Fourth Ward for a term of two years T W Lake Councilman for the Fourth Ward for a term of one year T D HInckley and the Clerk is directed to issue the necessary certificates of election to the above named persons Ordered that Council adjourn until Friday July 23rd at 7:30 PM H L Yesler, mayor attest W R Forrest clerk Jul 22 1886