City of Seattle Records

126 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 21 1886 Be it remembered that on this 21st day of December 1886 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following affairs are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor W H Shoudy and Councilmen C W Coulter, J Furth, Joseph Green, J.D. Hinckley, R Russell & C. F. Reitze The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved Petitions & Communications Petition of Western Union Telegraph Company for permission to stretch its wires along the Grant Street Plank Road. Referred to the Street Committee and returned by the Committee recommending that the petition be granted provided the work was done under the direction of the Street Commissioner. adopted. Petition of Thomas & Davis et al for modification of Ordinance No. 767. so as to permit payments to be made quarterly for liquor licenses. Referred to Committee on License & Revenue. Petition of Melody Choir for the opening of Filbert Street Referred to Street Committee Petition of Sisters of Providence Hospital for renemer -ation in the sum of $218.00 for care of wounded rioters. Referred to Finance Committee. Communication from the three Assemblies of the Knights of Labor in Seattle asking that Street Commissioner L. Cummings be discharged and that Charles Brown be re-employed on the Streets for the reason that it is alleged that Street Commissioner Cummings discharged the said Brown from the Street force for political reasons. Referred to Judiciary Committee.

128 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 21 1886 Communication from R H Thomson superintendent of Grant Street Plank Road reporting thatthe bridge had been fully completed in accordance with the contract & making certain suggestion. Read, Approved and ordered filed. Committee Reports Received From Steet Committee on petition of T T Minor et al recommendingthat the petition be granted and the Street Commissioner instructed to open a road from commencing on Jackson Street at the foot of the last hill (known as Pritchard's Hill) and connecting with the water works road. and continuing along the top of the ridge to the City Limits. Report Adopted. Applications for Licenses referred Gumbert & Clinch, A Slorah, Murphy & Price, H Hoggenmaker, Fred Scholpp, J H Foster, Charles Deitz, M J McDonough, Wm Grose, Melhorne & Probst, John Heinrich Jr, Fred Gasch, W F Allen & Co, M McDonald, George Meister E J Powers, Vitus Schmid, James W Smith A F Hill, Chas G Steinweg, Davidson & Grubb, Thomas Clancy, John Brennan, Julius Wright, Charles Ross, Wm Waugh, O N Morse, E C Huntley, Andrew Lunn, L Diller, H M Peters, Ernest Romey, John Collins, O P Dahlquist, M & K Gottstein, J P Tighe, Joe Franciso, Oscar Johnson, Frank P Heman E Champeaux, Martin Lange, Thomas & Davis, Ernst Romey, McMaster & Co, A F Able & Co. The A P Hoteling Co, Geo Delfil, John McCann William Mason, Ole Nelson, August Wolffe Morgan & Prosser, Shaw & Alger, Feigh & Miller, John Feigh, John T Lester, Margaret O'Shea, Jacob Bersch, Oliver Bernard, E C Slorah

131 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 30 1886 To the members of the common council of he City of Seattle, Gentlemen, You and each of you are hearby notified that a special meeting of the the Common Council will be held at the Council Chamber on Thursday December 30th 1886 at 7 P.M. for the transaction of the following business: To consider the matter of granting licences for the sale of liquor; to consider certain licenses for the sale of liquor heretofore issued for the period of one year and to consider other affairs pertaining to Ordinance No 767, relating to the liquor traffic, Dated Seattle } W H Shoudy Dec 23rd 1886 } Mayor Be it remembered that on this 30th day of December AD1886 the Common Councils of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to the call of the Mayor. The following officers are present : Mayor W H Shoudy & Councilmen C W Coulter, J.Furth, J Green, H D Hinckley, T W Lake & R Russell; The following proceedings were had; to wit-: Committee Reports Recieved, From Commitee on License & Revenue on petition of Thomas & Davis et al to amend Ordinance No 767 so as to make liquor licences payable quarterly in advance, recommending that the same be not granted. adopted. Councilman Lake moves to amend No 767 so as to make all liquor license fees payable semi annually in advance. Motion carried by the following vote ayes Coulter, Green, Hinckley, Lake & Russell, noes J Furth. Licenses Ordered Issued The following Licenses are ordered issued having been approved by the Commitee on License and Revenue viz:. A.F.Able & Co , Aug Wolff, Feigh & Miller, Ole Nelson,