City of Seattle Records

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle:

Gentlemen: Your special committee to whom was referred the communication of the mayor relating to the construction of a Fire Boat for this city beg to report that we have considered the matter fully and would reccomend that the plans for such a boat be secured at once and contract for the construction. be let at the earliest possible moment. Such plans can be secured at a cost of 3 & 1/2 per cent on the cost which we estimate to be about $35,000. These plans would be furnished by a celebrated naval architect who has prepared. The plans and is supervising the construction of the new fire boat for the city of New York.

Geo W. Hall Chairman Dated Aug 17th 1889 Robert Moran H J Burns T.E. Jones U.R. Niesz

of redord in the Auditor's office of said County, as payable to him. 84 mortgages aggregating the sum of $104,565. Upon their face, a complete list of which mortgages is attached hereto and made a part hereof: that said mortgages should not have been so assessed to affiant nor any of them in addition to the assessment which affiant himself turned in, as will more fully appear from the following statement of the same, to wit: -------------------------------------- --The mortgage by J. Milroy (see schedule attached) had been satisfied by foreclosure long before the year 1889. --The mortgage by C.J. Chilberg, has been paid in full prior to the year 1889.------------------------------------------------ --The mortgage by J.M. Kollock, had been paid prior to the year 1889.--------------------------------------------------------------------- --The mortgage by N. Chilberg, had been paid prior to the year 1889.------------------------------------------------------------------------ --The mortgage by Jesse M. Adams, had been paid prior to the year 1889.-------------------------------------------------------------------- --The mortgage by J.N. Jackson for $350.00 had been paid prior to the year 1889, except the sum of $200.-------------------- --The mortgage by H.K. Ensminger, had been paid prior to the year 1889.------------------------------------------------------------ --The mortgage by U.R. Niesz, had been paid prior to April 1st 1889.------------------------------------------------------------------------- --The mortgage by J.D. Lowman, had been paid prior to the year 1889.-------------------------------------------------------------------- --The mortgage by Rachel Coombs, had been, prior to April 1st 1889, for a valuable consideration and in good faith transferred to Sigmund Schwabacher, a resident of the city of San Francisco, State of California.

679 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 12 1888 Congress of the United States asking for the immediate admission of Washington Territory as a State under the name of the State of Washington, and that the City Attorney and the City Clerk be instructed to prepare such memorial and have the same ready for submission to the Council at the next regular meeting. Ordered that the Council do now adjourn. Approved Robert Moran Mayor Attest W R Forrest Clerk Dec 21 1888 Be it remembered that on this 21st day of December AD 1888 the Common Council of the City of Seattle met pursuant to law in their Council Chambers in the City Hall. Present His Hon. Mayor Robt Moran, Councilmen F.J. Burns, D.E. Durie, Jos. Green, T.E. Jones, Jos. McCombs J.F. McDonald, U.R. Niesz, C.F. Reitze and Clerk W.R. Forrest Petitions etc. Petition of W Mason for permission to put partition in Kinnears building No 216 So. Second Street. Read & referred to Committee on Fire & Water. Petition of Andrew Nelson to have personal property tax #1025. Stricken from the Assessment Roll he being a nonresident. Read and referred to Judiciary Committee. Petition of Felix Rose and others for opening alley between Front & West, Virginia & Stewart Streets. Read & Referred to Street Committee. Petition of McNatt & Clark for permission to raise sidewalk on Main St. corner of Second St. and extend porch along