City of Seattle Records

694 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 2 1885 C P Stone & Co Fire 653 2.65 W A Perry Fire 654 75.00 James Dunham Fire 655 80.00 Jno W Hunter Fire 656 3.00 Ed L Lindsley Fire 657 3.00 Lowman & Hunter Fire 658 5.75 Moran Bros Fire 659 4.70 G Kellogg Fire 660 75.00 G H Preston Fire 661 1.25 Seattle Gas Light Co Fire 131 341.90 J Schram & Co Fire 132 7.00 W F Glick Fire 133 11.89 J H May Fire 134 37.00 Waddell & Miles Fire 135 .75 The Council now proceeds to the Consideration of the Special order for this meeting, to wit: The opening of Rollin Street and on motion consideration of the same is continued until the next regular meeting. On Motion of Councilman McDonald the committee on Public Buildings and Grounds is directed to examine into the matter of erecting a Pest House and report the the council. On motion of Councilman Hall the City Surveyor is authorized to procure stone Monuments suitably cut and inscribed and place at Government Corners within the City limits at a cost not to exceed $6.00 each. On motion the Council now [proceeds to elect a policeman for Belltown, whereupon the following nominations are made James Burke, A L McCowan, J N E Wolfe, and J Kelley and James Burke having received the highest number of votes is declared elected. Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted entitled "An Ordinance to provide for

330 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 4 1887 to the City of Seattle is rejected for the reason that the same is neither signed nor acknowledged. Ordered that the Plat of Madison Street addition to the City of Seattle be rejected. Ordered that the plat of Bell's Seventh Addition to the City of Seattle and the Supplemental Plat of Block 27 the Bell and Denny's first Addititoin to the City of Seattle be referred to the City Attorney. Ordered that the proposition fo the County commissioner made to Councilman Lake in regard to building a pest house on the County Poor Farm be accepted and CouncilmanLake appointed a Committee of one to attend to the matter and report to the Council. The Plans and Specifications of Bell Street Improvement submitted by the City Surveyor are referred to the Street Committee with power ot act. Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted by the city Attorney entitled "An Ordinance converting Washelli Cemetary in the City of Seattle into a public Park and providing for the removal of bodies of persons buried therein and for the purchase by the City of the burial lots therein owned by private persons" which after due consideration by the Council is passed by the following vote viz: Ayes Furth, Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Niesz, Russell & Reitze Nays None. An Ordinance is submitted by the city Attorney entitled "An Ordinance authorizing and empowering

382 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 3 1888 Ordered that the Street Commissioner be authorized to sell broken and defective sewer pipe now in the hands of the Street Department. Ordered that no bills be audited or allowed by the Council for Pest House or other supplies unless the same are accompanied by orders for the purchasing agent. Ordered that Jacob Cowan & J. A. Juroe be granted permission to blast at the north end of town for a period of ten days they to be responsible for all accidants or damage caused by said blasting. Ordered that N. Markham be permitted to use blasting powder for one day at the Cor. of Blanchard & 10th Sts. Ordered that the Street Commissioner be directed to put in a drain so as to drain the water from the property of Edgar Bryan & H A Bigelow on Fourth Street. Ordered that the Plat of Rengstorgs Addition to the City of Seattle as modified be approved. On motion of J Furth Chairman of the Finance Committee the following claims against the City are rejected. Name Warrant No Fund Amount Remarks Fred Minick City 5.00 Salary Spl Police M Costello City 7.50 Salary Spl Police Geo Blodgett City 5.00 Salary Spl Police Bills Allowed The following claims against the City having been duly audited and allowed by the Council are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows, to wit: