City of Seattle Records

755 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 5 1886 Petition of Wah Lee for permission to conduct a public laundry, with proper certificates from the Chief of the Fire Dept and from Health Officer attached, is read. moved by Councilman Calligan that the petition be not granted, which motion is adopted by the following vote; in favor thereof Councilmen Calligan, Hall, Lake, McDonald and Young. Against Councilmen Furth, Harrington and Post Petition of Wan Lee for permission to conduct a public laundry, with proper certificates from the Chief of the Fire Dept and from Health Officer attached, is read and on motion laid over until next meeting. Petition of Louis Widen for permission to conduct the Wisconsin Laundry without complying with Ordinance No 710 read and on motion of Councilman Hall is not granted and it is further ordered that the siad Wisconsin Laundry must comply with the ordinance in every respect before permission to conduct said laundry will be granted. Petition of Wm Murphy praying that the council reconsider their action requesting his resignation as Police Officer, is read and on motion ov CouncilmanMcDonald is laid on the table. Petition of W H Pinckney, James Welch amd James Burke praying that they be reinstated on the Police force until charges shall have been preferred against them and that they be permitted to defend themselves against such cahrges read and on motion of councilman Furth is laid on the table. Petition of Z C Miles for permission to repair wooden building is read and on motion refered to the Committee on Fire and Water woth power to act. their actioni requesting his resignation as Police Officer, is read and on motion ov CouncilmanMcDonald is laid on the table.

767 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 19 1886 Be it remembered that on this the nineteenth day of March A D 1886 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers being present to wit: Mayor H L Yesler and Councilmen R H Calligan, G W Hall, J Furth, W A Harrington, T W Lake Chas McDonald and J J Post Thereupon the following proceedings are had Reports Record of the proceedings of the previous meeting are read and approved Petition etc Received From A Esmonin for reimbursement in the sum of $4000. for loss sustained in destruction of building Front St by fire on May 21st 1885, referred to City Attorney From Louis Widen for permission to conduct laundry, with proper certificates from Health Officer and Chief of Fire Dept attached, on motion the petition is granted From T J Howard for permissiontoconduct a luandry with proper certifiates attached on motion the petition is granted From G K Beede for an allowance on a/c liquor license for time his saloon was closed by martial law on motion the petitionis laid onthetable. From James Murphy for reimbursement bythe City in the sum of $141.00 for money paid out in cause of wound received while acting as police officer referred to Judiciary Committee