City of Seattle Records

624 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ordered that the claim of Chronicle Pub Co for $1.50 be & is hereby laid on the table Ordered that the claim of Edward Kogan be & is hereby referred to the Judiciary Comtee Ordered that the claim of Harns & Gillams be & is hereby referred to the Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted entitled "An special Ordinance appropriting money to pay audited bills" Adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Northrup, Rinehart, Snyder, Yesler & Latimer. Against adoptionnone. Ordered that the Council Stand now adjourned Attest E S Osborne]] clerk Approved John Leary mayor Be it remembered that on this the 1st day of May 1885 the Common Council of the Cityof Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law The following Officers are present towit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen B L Northrup. Alfred Snyder, H L Yesler, W G Latimer and W V Rinehart Therupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From the President of the Board of Fire Delegates from an appropriation of $100.00 for the Secretary of said Board for the past year. Rejected From Bittner & Theiler for the right to remove the location of their Saloon business from the West Side of Front Street to the East Side of Front Street in the Maddock's Building From Bailey Gatzert for vacating alley in Block 78 of McNaughts & Terry's Additions. Referred to the Comtee on Public Buildings, Property and Grounds. From C & P S R R Co for the rebate of certain taxes assessed to the Oregon Improvement Co Referred to Judiciary Comtee From J F McNaught for rebating taxes on a/c double assessent

630 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE

And now the Council proceeds to consider the matter of equalizing the Assessment Roll for the planking of Commercial, Mill and Front Streets under Ordinance No. 595. Thereupon a motion is made that said Assessment Roll be rejected, the note on said Motion is as follows: In favor of said Motion Frye, Harrington, Yesler & Latimer. Against said Motion Northup, Rinehart, Snyder & Sox. There being a tie vote His Honor the Mayor Votes to sustain the Motion, thereupon said Roll is declared rejected.

From the Judiciary Committee recommending the granting of the C.P.P.S.R.R.Co to cancel certain assessments of property against to Oregon Improvement Co Report. Adopted.

From Street Com tee recommending the granting of the petition of S. F. Hoskinson to vacate temporarily the alley in Block 21 Pontius 2d add Report adopted.

Application for Licenses Referred

H. S. Meyer, M. M. Donald, John Levy, Vitus Schmid, Otto Fuhrman & Co, E. Davidson, Geo. Perkins, Benj Murphy & Co, Cowles & Foster

Licenses Ordered Issued

Ordered that licenses be issued as follows, towit: Geo. Meister for Retail Malt liquors for 3 months from May 1. Bernard King for Retail Malt liquors for 3 months from May 6 Morgan Lawrence for Retail Intoxicatingliquors for 3 months from May 23 John T. Lester for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from May 17 A. F. Hill for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from June 23 Walters Bros. & Co for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Apr 29 Chas Ross for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from June 1 John Brannen for Retail Malt liquors for 3 months from June 3 Patrick Flynn for Retail Malt liquors for 3 months fromMay 22 Henry Mauer & Co for Retail Malt liquors for 3 months from May 22 Gumbert & Dickman for Retail Intoxicatingliquors for 3 months from June 1 Lewis Silvin for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from May 7 E. Champeaux for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from June 5 Wm Waugh for Retail Malt liquors for 3 months from May 15

The vote on granting said Applications Stands as follows: In favor of Granting the same Frye, Harrington, Rinehart, Snyder, Sox, Yesler & Latimer. Against the same Northup

313 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 21 1887 Be it remembered that on this 21st day of October 1887 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present, to wit: Mayor Thos T Minor and Councilmen J.M.Frink, Joseph Green, T W. Lake, U.R.Niesz, R Russell & C.F.Reitze and W R Forrest Clerk Petitions & Communications Petition of Stetson & Post Mill Co & others praying that the Puget Sound Shore Line Road or Oregon Improvement Co, be not permitted to store oil in large quantities in the building formerly occupied John E Good on Commercial Street, read and referred to committee on Fire & Water with power to act Communication from G.W.Kimball asking that he be per- mitted to peddle pants buttons without a license, rejected. Communication from J J McGilvra in regard to keeping Madison Street open for travel read and motion of C F Reitze to keep said street open is lost. On motion of T.W.Lake, [?] contractor Mr Wm Tierney is allowed $100.00 for labor already done in keeping said Street open. Petition of G.Bureau and others for modification of Seventh St. grade, read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of W L Ames and others for opening Sixth Street from Battery to Depot Street, and Vine Street from Fifth to Depot Street, read and referred to Street Committee. Communication from D E Durie et. al. recommending Saml A Hoyt. for the position of Harbor Master, read and referred to committee on Harbour and Wharves. Communication from E.C.McClannahan asking damages