City of Seattle Records

719 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 4 1885 permit from the Council and that permits be granted only to American Citizens or those who have declared their intention to become such citizens Petition of Baily Gatzert et al praying that Ordinance Numbered 290 be amended Referred to Committee on License & Revenus Reports Report of Custodian of Powder House for month of November Read and approved and ordered filed. Report of Street Commissioner for Month of November Referred to Street Com and approved and ordered filed Reports of City Justice G A Hill, Police Justice Geo G Lyon, City Jailor and chief of Police, Read and referred toJudiciary committee and aporved and ordered filed Committee Reports Received From Committee on fire and Water reporting sale of 300 feet of condemned hose @20cents per foot, and that the sum of $60 had been turned into the City Treasurer. Adopted From Committee on Gas Lights recommending that the petition ofA MacKintosh et al for a street light corner of 3rd & University Streets and petition of J A Hatfield et al for two gas lights of Gislers Wharf be granted Adopted From Judiciary Committee recommending that the petition of Wm Cochrane et al be granted. On motion the petition is re-referred to the Committee for further consideration On motion the street Committee have until the next regular meeting of the Council to file a majority report on the Lincoln Street Bridge

726 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 13 1885 Committee Reports From Committee of Fire & Water to whom was referred that question of a water supply for North Seattle reporting that the Spring Hill Water Company would extend their pipes to Belltown provided the city would authorize the placing of seven (7) plugs on their line between Pike Street and Bell's Hotel and three (3) plugs between Columbia Street and Pike Street, and recommending that the City Attorney enter into a contract with the said water co. for supplying North Seattle with Water. adopted From Same Committee returning the report of the Chief of teh Fire Deptartment and recommending that the Laundry on Mill St conducted by Hop Sing be declared a nuisance and abated. Adopted and the Chief of Police directed to abate the nuisance. Application for Licenses Referred Andreas Lunn, John Collins, S V Schnyder, Oliver Bernard, Oscar A Kraus, Frank Wilton, E C Slorah, James P Tighe Mark Gottstein, Patrick Flynn, M S Booth Thomas and Morgan, Joe Francisco, E J Powers & Co, Chas B Sperry Licenses Orderd Issued Emil Davidson Retail Intox 3 months from Dec 13, 1885 H S Meyer Retail Intox 3 months from Dec 7, 1885 John Brannan Retail Malt 3 months from Dec 3, 1885 The Vote upon issuing said licenses being as follows to wit: In favor of same, Calligan, Furth, Hall, Keenen, Lake, McDonald, Post and Young against none On motion the matter of Lincoln Street Bridge is continued until the next regular meeting with request that the Street Commissioner then present a majority report. On motion the matter of properly marking the site of the hulk of the Steamer Mississippi is referred to the Com on Harbor & Wharves,

731 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 4 1886 From Committee on Fire And Water recommending that the petition of Fred Klenen for permission to maintain a wooden partition constructed in his store at 814 front Street be granted. On motion the report is adopted. Councilman Calligan voting no. From Same Committee reporting that the site of the sunken steamer Mississippi had been properly marked adopted From Committee on Health & Police recommending that the petition of Patrick Flynn et al for the establishing of a free soup house by the city benot granted for the reason that the Committee does not think the same necessary of expedient. Adopted Frm Street committee reporting that Depot Street had been opened as petition for Adopted From Same Committee recommending that the matter for opening Lenora Street and Olive Street be laid over for the preent. Adopted From Same Committee presenting a majority report in the matter of the Lincoln Street bridge recommending that a new bridge be built, Adopted Councilman Calligan voting no and On motion the Street Commissioner is instructed to progress towards a selecting a practicable route to the head of the Bay for a new road. Report read and ordered filed and the Committee directed to secure the reight of way across private property free of charge to the City and report at the next meeting.