City of Seattle Records

676 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ordered that the Bill of T R Reed for Labor onStreets be and the same is hereby rejected Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted entitled "A special ordinance appropriating money for pay audited bills" Adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Keenen, Young, Calligan Furth, Hall and Lake Against none Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Attest: W R Forrest clerk Approved H L Yesler mayor Aug 21 1885 Be it remembered that on this the 21st day of August 1885 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, W A Harrington, Geo W Hall, Gus Keenen,S W Lake Chas McDonald & G W Young Thereupon the following proceedings were had; Petitions Received Petition of H H Pease et al for a sidewalk North side of Spring St between 3rd & 4th Sts. Referred to St. Com. Petition of Samantha Barton for damages occasioned by the James St grade. Referred to Judiciary Com. & Com on Sewers & Drainage Petition of L Typhert et al praying that a license for sale of malt liquors be granted R Pritchard received and on motion laid on the table. Petition of Fred Voight et al for Gas Lights Corner James & 6th & James & 5th Sts received & referred to Committee on Gas Lights Petition of Chas Baker et al for policeman in North Seattle. Referred to Committee on Health & Police Petition of O J Yates praying for settlement of his grade tax was received and statements of Councilman Furth & City Atty Hanford heard in explanations thereof, After due consideration it is

3 Board of Aldermen and House of Delegates of the City of Seattle The Board of Aldermen and the House of Delegates of the Cityof Seattle meets pursuant to law in Joint Session the 5th day of December 1890 to canvass the vote of specl election had in the 8th ward of teh City of Seattle in the First day of December 1890 for the electionof a member of the House of Delegates to fill vacancy caused by the failure of J U McAusland to qualify of his election on teh 1st day of Oct 1890. Prest Geo W Hall with chair. At Roll call the following officers are present Bogardus, Holbrook, Korn, Miller, Pontius Snyder, Wald & Wilcox of the Board of Aldermen Barnes, Baton, Cowden, Davis, Furry, Hanford, Hart Kittinger, King, Lansing, Morford, Muldoon Shipley & Willis of the House of Delegates The following proceedings are had January the last meeting read & Approved. Motion of Jones that a committee be appointed to canvas the vote of the Spcl election held with 8th Ward of the City in Dec 1 1890 to that a number of the House of Delegates to fill the vacancy on the House of Delegates caused by the failure to qualify of J A McAusland motion was carried and the chair appointed as the Committee Jones, Pontius & Kittinger Reports of teh Committee to canvass the vote a said spcl election find that Mr N B Baghy was duly elected to be a member of the house of Delegates from the 8th Ward.

4 Journal of the Joint Proceedings of the On motion the Report of the Committee so adopted and Mr C B Bagley is delcared duly elected as a member of the House of Delegates Mr Bagley now takes to oath of office as a member of the H of D. Motion now adjourn is carried. Approved G W Hall Chairman Attest H W Miller City Clerk Feby 16 1891 The House od Delegates and the Board of Aldermen of the City of Seattle meets this 16th day of February 1891 pursuant to call Pres of the Board of Aldermen G W Hall in the chair. At roll call the following officers are present Miller, Pontius Snyder, Wilcox of the Board of Aldermen Jones, Bagley, Cowden, Davis, Furry, Hanford, Hart, Kittinger, Lansing, Morford, Muldoon Shipley, Willis The following proceedings are had Journal of the last meeting read & approved. The House now proceeds to open bids received for the franchise and concurrent Resolution No 1 The first bid opened was from the Rainier Electric R R Co offering 250.00 dollars for said