City of Seattle Records

172 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 1 1887 Engineer: That the salaries be as follows: Chief of the Fire Department $300.00 per year Each Assistant $100.00 per year Chief Engineer $150.00 per year Engineers in charge of Engines $80.00 per month That the Fire Delegates by dispesed with: That the members of Fire Engine Companies be reduced to forty (40) for each Company, and the members of Hose Companies be rreduced to twenty five (25) for each Company. We would also recommend that the purchasing agent purchase an Extension lader to extend to sixty (60) feet the cost not to exceed $175.00 for the use of the Fire Department. Adopted. Name Warrant Fund Amount Remarks W R Forrest 2186 City 125.00 Salary City Clerk F H Peterson 2187 City 100.00 Salary City Atty L A Treen 2188 City 100.00 Salary City Trasr Laurence Cummings 2189 City 94.50 Salary Street Commr James Bogart 2190 City 60.00 Salary Jailor James Bogart 2190 City 153.80 Board of prisoners Wm Murphy 2191 City 100.00 Salary Chief of Police James Welch 2192 City 80.00 Salary Capt Police J W Hunt 2193 City 65.00 Salary Policeman Thos H Campbell 2194 City 47.50 Salary Policeman Bolton Rogers 2195 City 17.50 Salary Policeman W H Pinckney 2196 City 65.00 Salary Policeman J L McClellan 2197 City 65.00 Salary Policeman F A Fay 2198 City 65.00 Salary Policeman Fred Voigt 2199 City 65.00 Salary Policeman J L McDaniel 2200 City 65.00 Salary Policeman A H Manning 2201 City 65.00 Salary Policeman Tobias Butler 2202 City 38.90 Salary Policeman Charles Robinson 2203 City 26.10 Salary Policeman M A Murphy 2204 City 47.50 Salary Policeman Harrington & Smith 2205 City 4.40 Soap Brooms etc

174 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 1 1887 Seattle Electric Lt Co 173 Gas 410.17 Street Lighting etc. [total]434.67 W A Perry 1022 Fire 75.00 Salary Engr No 1 A M Gilman 1023 Fire 75.00 Salary Engr No 2 G Kellogg 1024 Fire 46.00 Coal Sunset Telephone Co 1025 Fire 13.50 Telephone SErvice Washington Iron Works 1026 Fire 15.37 Repg No1 & Repg Ladder Spring Hill Water Co 50 Fire 308.00 Water Month of Mch Roseberg & Hill 1434,35,36,37 Front St Sidewalk 322.00 Front St sidewalk Liquor License Referred Geo L Howe License Ordered Issued Otto Fuhrman Retail Intox 6 mos from April 1, 1887 The vote upon issuing said license is as follows viz: In favor of the same Coulter, Furth, Frink, Green, Hinckley Lake, Russell & Reitze against none. Miscellaneous Resignation of Police Officer W H Pinckney and Police officer Thos H Campbell read and on motion the same are accepted. On motion the Council now proceeds to elect two policemen to fill the vacancy caused by the resignationof Officers Pinckney and Campbell. Whereupon J D Duncan and W M Jones are duly elected Police Officers of the City of Seatle. The Street Commissioner presented a list of names of persons who have failed or refused to make proper connections with sewers and on motion of Councilman Furth the Chief of Police is directed to notify such persons to make proper connection at once and to prosecute them for failure to do so. On motion of Councilman Furth the alley west of Commercial Street between Washington Street and Jackson Street is ordered opened and the street

176 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 15 1887 Petition of M McAndrews et al for amending Ordinance No 549 establishing the fire limits so as to exclude from the operation of said ordinance all that portion of the City South of the South line of Mill Street. Referred to Committee on Fire & Water. Petition of James Dougan et al for a temporaru side walk on Seventh Street between the Denny School House & the Central School House. Referred to Street Com. Petition of Wilhelmina Kent st al praying that the City cause to be removed the stumps and logs in Tenth Street between Main & Jackson Streets. Granted Petition of C J Chilberg and others for draining two sink holes near the intersection of Tenth and James Street. Tabled. Petition of Bailey Gatzert et al for opening Summit Street from Cooper Street to Bancroft Street. Referred to Street Committee. Petition of H E Norwald for a sewer in Pike Street. Referred to Sewer Committe. Communication from Engine Co No 4 remonstrating against the proposed change in the Ordinances by which the City Council will elect a Chief of the Fire Department. Referred to Committee on Fire & Water. Communication from Stevens Post G A R inviting the Council to participate in the celebration of Decoration Day. Accepted and Clerk directed to return thanks of the Council. Petition of Thos H Campbell et al for permission to grade and improve Seventh Street from Union Street to Battery

184 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 6 1887 Petition of G W Crane for the refunding of certain tax money. Referred to Finance Committee Petition of Mrs. L.L. Harmon et al remonstrating against the opening of the Alley running North and South from Washington to Main St. west of Commercial Streets. Rejected. Petition of E A turner & Others for extension of the Gas Limits. Laid over for the present. Official Reports Rec'd From City Atty for month of April read & ordered filed. From Justice H F Jones for month of April referred to Finance Com From Justice Soderberg for month of April referred to Finance Com From Chief of Police for month of April read & ordered filed. From Harbor Master for month of April read & ordered filed. From City Jailor for month of April read & referred to Finance Com From City Treasurer for month of April read & referred to Finance Com From Street Commissioner From Health Officer for quarter ending April 30. Read and referred to Committee on Health & Police. Committee Reports Rec'd From Street Committee on petition of Baily Gatzert et al for the opening of Summitt Street as follows: "we have examined said street from Cooper Street to Bancroft Street]] and would therefore recommend that the petition be granted." Adopted From Same Committee rejecting the petition of Thos H Campbell et al for permissionto grade Seventh St from Union toBattery Street at petitioner expense because many of the property owners along said street have not signed the petition and the Committee believes that without the consent of all property owners the attempt to grade the same would result disasterously.