City of Seattle Records

644 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE the Comtee on Health & Police From Justice Geo G Lyon for 5 months ending May 31,1885 to Police Comtee From City Justice Hill Referred to Police Comtee From Atty on pending litigation. Ordered Filed From Chief of Police for may. Referred to Police Comtee Committee Reports From Street Comtee recommending tha tthe petition of Gus Behm for the removal of a certain rock on Maidson Street - be laid on the table. Adopted From Health & Police Comtee denying the petition of Adam Orth etal for the appointmnet of Peter Brun as Special Police Officer. Report adopted Applications for Licenses Referred M I Booth, M K Gottstein, JohnCollins, Frank Wilton, GeoF McConnell & Co, Andrew Mauer, Oliver Bernard, Moody & Foster, Frank Smith & James Alicoate Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows towit: M McDonald for Retail Malt Liquors for 3 months from June 6 Geo Perkins for Retail Intoxicating Liquors for 3 months from May 15 H S Meyer for Retail Intoxicating Liquors for 3 months from June 16 Benj Murphy & Co for Retail Intoxicating Liquors for 3 months from June12 Otto Fuhrmann & Co for Retail Intoxicating Liquors for 3 months from June 13 John Leary for Retail Intoxicating Liquors for 3 months from June 6 E Davidson for Retail Intoxicating Liquors for 3 months from June 13 Vitus Schmid for Retail Malt Liquors for 3 months from June 1 Cowles Foster for Retail Intoxicating Liquors for 3 months from May 12 The vote on granting said application is a follows to wit: In favor Frye, Harrington, Rinehart, Snyder, Sox, Yesler & Latimer. Against the same Claims Paid The following Claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds & in athe amounts following to wit: City Fund

634 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE matter Referred to Street Comtee From Geo F McConnell & Co for rebate on license money Granted. Communications and Reports From Sunset Telephone Co regarding Fire Department Telephone. Referred to Board of Fire Delegtes Fro Chief of Fire Department on Departments matters, Referred to Board of Fire Delegates From Justic Hill showing Police Business for 11 months Ordered filed. From the Attorney on the claim of A M Jonassen. Report adopted claim rejected. From the Atty on the petition of James Dougan for cancelling tax title to lots 9&12 Blk 66 of A A Denny's platReprot adopted Committe Reports The Sewer Comtee returning without action the ordinance to regulate connections with Sewer. Laid on the table. Applications for Licenses Referred Thomas & Morgan, James Miles, Chas G Steinwey, E J Powers & Co Bittner & Theiler, Abraham Brugger, John McCary, Chas F O'Hara Thos Clancy, L V Schnyder & Jospeh Francisco Licenses ORdered Issued M K Gottstein for wholesale Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from June 17 The vote on granting said license is as follows. In favor of the same Frye, Sox, Yesler, Latimer, Rinehart, Crockett, Graham Against same none. Claims Paid J D Lowman Treasurer No 1160 $150. Cedar River Coal Co Coal 1161 $4. Geo F McConnell & CoLicense money refunded1162 $31.15 Road Fund Seattle HArdware Co Hardware No 1008 $6.70 Western Mill Co Lumber 1009 5.44 Gas Fund J Schram & Co Repairs etc. No 120 $24.15

688 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 18 1885 From Committee on Fire and Water recommending that Mme Lachenal be granted permission to conduct a Laundry at the foot of Commercial St Report adopted From Committee on Fire & Waater recommending First: That 7 fire plugs be put in at Belltown at points to be selected by the Chiefof the fire Department and the Committee on Fire and Water. Second: that after that portion of the City is supplied with water one of the new Hose carts with apparatus be turned over to the Engine Co No 4 Third: That the purchase of a New Fire Engine for Engine Co. No 4 and also the Truck for Seattle No 1 should be deferred for the present. Fourth: That the Engine house of Engine Co No 3 be made comfortable by battening the sides, ceiling and lining the inside and the purchase of a stove; and suitable lamps be supplied them Fifth: that the establishing of a Telephone system for our fire department is not necessary at present as our City is not large, enough to require such a system nor our finances in such a condition as to justify such expense. Sixth: That we have contacted the Chief Engineer regarding Engine No 1 and requested him to examine same and report to your Hon Body. Report Adopted. Application for Licenses Referred Jacob Haist, oliver Bernard, E J Powers & Co , M K Gottstein Ernie Davidson, A E Wayne, Benj Murphy, John Collins Joseph Francisco, L V Schnyder, M S Booth, Patrick Flynn, Oscar A Kraus, Frank Wilton, Otto Fuhrmann and E D Norton. Licenses Ordered Issued M McDonald Retail Malt 3 months from Sept 8 1885 John Brannan Retail Malt 3 months from Sept 3rd 1885 S & S Meyer Retail Intox 3 months from Sept 16th 1885

757 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 5 1886 From G Kellogg chief of Fire Department for quarter ending Feb 20th read and referred to Committee of Fire & Water Committee Reports received From the Committee on right of way of Beach Road reporting progess, read and on motion laid on the table On motion it is ordered that no work be done on Beach Road until right of way is secured. From the Committee on Sewers and Drainage reommending that the petition of G G Lyon et al for sewer along Block 14 of Boren's Addition be laid on the table on motion report is adopted From the Finance committee on the petition of 1st National Bank recommending that the Clerk be directed to receive the warrants on Seneca St Improvements fund Ord #401 held by said bank and issue warrants on the road fund for them, read and on motion adopted The Clerk reported that the tax roll for 1885 had been filed in his office by the City Treasurer on motion of Councilman Calligan the Clerk is ordered to issue warrant to the Treasurer for the collectionof delinquent taxes. the following applications for liquor licenses are received and referred to Committee on licenses viz: Oliver Bernard, M D Booth, A Lunn, Davidson and Morgan, E C Slorah, M McDonald, Margaret Harmon V Schmid, J W Smith, Benj Murphy, [John Brannan]] S Baxter and M K Gottstein Liquor licenses are ordered issued to the following Gumbert & Dickman retail intoxicating 3 mos from March 1st A F Hill retail intoxicating 3 mos from March 3rd J P Tighe retail intoxicating 3 mos from March 16th Henry Aurenheimer retail intoxicating 3 mos from Feb 18th Ernst Romey retail Malt 3 mos from Feb 22d

252 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGGS OF THE Aug 9 Ordered that Neisz Whittlesey & Co be reduced on personal property from $5300. to $5oo. Ordered that Hill & Osborn & Co be reduced on personal property from $5300. to $500. Ordered that S E Harris be reduced on personal property from $6155. to $1355. Ordered that $1350 the personal property of Mrs D L Ackerson be stricken for the roll non-resident. Ordered that $13,333. the personal property assessed against the estate of J W Ackerson deceased be stricken for the roll non-resident. Ordered that the personal property of M K Gottstein be reduced from $10, 904. to $6410. account mortgages wrongly assessed. Ordered that Lots 10 & 15 Lampes Addition assessed to D Kaufman be stricken from the roll as they are outside the City Limits. Ordered that Huldah Kauffman be reduced on improvements onLots 5 & 8 Block 43 Terry's 1st from $750 to $200. Ordered that Lots 1 & 2 in Block 23 T Hanford's Addn be assessed to L Diller and that the same be stricken from the assessment of C H Kurche Ordered that G Kinnear be reduced on Block 7 Geo Kinnear's Addition from $7200. to $500. Ordered that Lot 6 Block 1 Maynard's valued at $17,665