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Office of Board of Health James Shannon, MD., President. F A Churchill, MD. G H T Noble, MD. G H T Sparling, MD., Health Officer. E P Heliker, MD., Asst. HealthOfficer. Seattle Washington, Nov [?] 1891 This is to certify that A M Kent was sick and unable to attend to duty from May 13 to the 31st. Geo H T Sparling MD.

Claim of A M Kent for $100.73/100 Granted by B of A 11/23/1891 Approved Henry White chairman G O Guy A H Manning Police Commissioiner Referred back to the Police Com by H of D 12/21/91 for action

City of Seattle To A M Kent [due?] May 31 "91 To one month of service as Police Officer for the City of Seattle from May 1st 1891 to May 31st 1891 $80.00 Received script of part payment $32.00 Balance due for month of May $48.00 June 30 To seventeen days as Police Officer as follows from June 1st to June 17th inclusive $45.33 Unpaid expense bill To telegraphic description sent to Tacoma and to Porltland for the capture of Billy Doyle the prize fighter $2.70 June 20 To Hack hire man pulled out of water and taken to Police hdqrs $1.50 Feby 7 to Express hauling drunk .50 Feby 15 Paid gurney hauling man with broken leg to Hospital $2.00 Total amount due me from the City $100.73 I ceretify that the above is correct and just A M Kent

Seattle Jan 7th 1891 To the Honorable The Board of Police Commissioners Gentlemen:- We, your Committee appointed to secure some legal light upon the bill presented to your honorable body by ex-police officer A M Kent, beg leave to report that they placed all the papers in the case in the hands of Corporation Counsel, the Hon Orange Jacobs and beg leave to submit here with (together with the other papers) his written opinion, for your consideration. We further recommend that your honorable body adopt the recommendations and suggestion therein made. Respectfully submitted S L Crawford G O Guy

Office of Corporation Councel O Jacobs Corporation Counsel Solon T Williams Assistant Corporation Counsel Seattle, Washington Dec 26th 1891 Committee of Claims of the House of Delegates Gentlemen:- The papers and proceedings as well as the statement of the account of Capt. A M Kent heretofore a member of the Police force of the City of Seattle has been presented to me, and my opinion solicited in regard to this matter. First: This question presents itself to me under two aspects. 1st. did the Chief of Police do right and act legally in dropping from the Police Roster the name of Capt. A M Kent, I amof the opinion that the Chief of Police in the exercise of the powers conferred upon h im, and in the discharge of the important and delicate duties required of him, under the ordinances of the city, and the rules of the Police Department done exactly what his duty required of him, under the ordinance of the City, and the rules of the Police Department done exactly what his duty required him to do in dropping the name of Capt. A M Kent, from the Police Roster, and in the appointment of another person to supply his place. Rules forty-six and forty-eight clearly require that and member of the Police force, who shall be absent from