City of Seattle Records

16 Ordinance No13 Providing for the giving of receipts and Tax Receipts upon the payment of money to the Officers of the Town, was read and on motion passed by the council and approved by the Mayor. Ordinance 14 Relating to the manner of transacting the business of the Town was read and on motion passed by the council and approved by the Mayor. Ordinance No 15 Providing for the place of meeting of the Town Council of Columbia was read and on motion passed by the Council and approved by the Mayor. Ordinance No 16 Providing for a Dog Tax and the collection of the same was read and approved by the Mayor. The mayor appoointed Councilmen Bond, Sullivan & Hellenthal on Finance committee and Councilman Voland and Hellenthal as committee on Public Buildings and Wharves and councilmen Willacy & Bond as committee on Light etc. On motion Hellenthal and clerk Shaw were appointed as a committee to purchase a Map for the town. On motion council adjourned to meet next Monday at 8 o'clock on Feb 13th B R Shaw clerk Approved Feb 13th C P Hutchinson mayor

143 Columbia Jan 10th 1895 The Town Council met pursuant to adjournment. Mayor Pierson presiding Roll Call and the following council men present McKay, Calder, Groat, Chase and Almquist the minutes of the last meeting read and on motion approved. The motion to establish the Clerk's salary at $50.00 per year lost for want of a second and the motion to establish the Clerk's salary at $100. per year carried The motion to establish the Marshal's salary at $25. per year was lost and a motionwas made and carried to establish the Marshals salary at $50. per year Motion made and carried to establish the Attorney's salary at $120.00 year. On motion the following officers was chosen for the next year For Clerk B R Shaw For Marshall J C Huff For Attorney L E Thompson For Police Justice C R Hepler On motion the officers chosen was requested to give bonds as follows Treasurer O A Schade $2500.00 Marshal J C Huff 200.00 Clerk Shaw 200.00 Police Justice C R Hepler $50.00 Attorney Thompson $300.00 On motion the Attorney was instructed to draw an ordinance defining the Duties of the Marshal On motion councilman McKay was instructed to employ an attorney to draw an ordinance defining the duties of the City Attorney On motion the officers requested to have their bonds ready the next regular meeting Motion made to adjourn until the first Monday in Feb B R Shaw town Clerk Approved Feb 4th 1895 V R Peirson mayor