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16 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE On this the 28th day of November 1881 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to the call of the acting Mayor The following Officials are present to wit: His Honor the Acting Mayor John Collins and Councilamn Thos Clancy, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Charles McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had: And now James Crawford the Appraiser duly appointed to act in the matter of assessing damages and benefits upon the extension of Madison Street under Ordinance No 241 tendered his resignation of said trust by reason of ill health thereupon said resignation accepted. And now the Council proceeds to fill said vacancy whereupon L B Anderson is elected as an Appraiser to fill the said vacancy caused by the vacation of said Samuel Crawford Ordered that the council stand now adjourned Attest E S Osborne Clerk Approved Acting Mayor Be it remembered that on this 2nd day of Decemvber 1881 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following Officers are present to wit: His Honor the Acting Mayor Councilman John Collins and Councilmen M Densmore, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Charles McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had: The petition of F Lyle & others for theappointment of P Brown as Special Police Officer is ordered laid over The regular monthly reports of the following City Officers are received and ordered filed to wit: harbor Master, Health Officer Street Commissioner. City Justice, Fire Warden & City Attorney

17 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE The report of the treasurer is received and ordered referred to the Finance Committee And now come the several persons herein after named and make applications for the licensed herein after specified for the periods and from thee dated hereinafter set out; and at the same time said applicants submit their several bonds in relation thereto a required by the Ordinance; thereupon after due eamination said bonds are approved and said applicants making due proof that they are persons of good moral character. It is therefore ordered that upon complyance with all the other provisions of said Ordinance the Clerk be & he is hereby instructed to issue licenses to said applicants for the period and purpose following to wit: Name Description of License Term Date of Commencement Samuel Pettingill Retail Liquor 3 months Dec 3 1881 Vitus Schmid Grocery 6 months Dec 1 1881 d" Pigeon Hole Table 6 months Dec 1 1881 d" Pool Table 6 months Dec 1 1881

The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered by Warrents drawn on the funds and inthe amounts following to wit: City Fund E S Osborne Clerk 41.67 I M Hall Attorney 41.67 J H McGrand Police 100 Telegraph Quarentine matter 102.35 D L McCowan Police 84.00 Jas H Woolery Police 84.00 Wm B Jacklin Police 40.00 O F Coombs J P's Feet 25.05 E L Smith Attend Small Pox patient 40.00 Salary Health Officer 100.00 140.00 C G Benedict & Co Tracing Cloth and Blotting paper 3.50 Telegraph Garfield hrdw 2.61 6.10 M V B Stacy Ground Seat for Jails 10.00 Wald & Campbell Locks 3.10 J Cochram & Co 1 in Hook case 4.50

18 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Stewart & Ebersold Quarantine Posters $5.50 Louis Rice Burying Cornon 1.50 Road Fund R H Calligan Street labor $87.50 use of horse 11. Prisnis found 54.71 $153.11 James Campbell Street Labor 43.00 Luther Albee Street Labor 39.00 Thomas Rock Street Labor 39.00 Michael Keho Street Labor 2.00 Stetson & Post Lumber 43.31 Robert Russell Hauling Lumber 11.13 John L Kahaley Hauling Lumber 4.50 F W Wusthoff Nails 5.85 D A Jennings Nails 1.60 Gas Fund Seattle Gas Lt Co Gas $169.05 Fire Fund W A Perry Engine Steward $75.00 T D Huckly Engine ground sent 8.00 John C Collins Engine to & from fire 10.00 McDaniel Bert Hitching to Engine Fire Alarm 5.00 Minick & Thompson Hauling Coal 3.00 D A Jennings Coal Oil & matches 10.25 Wald & Campbell Mill File 75 A petition is received from Thomas Brotherhood praying for the remitting of a Road Poll Tax; thereupon the smae is referred to the Finance Committee A Communication isreceived from the Clerk relative to the procuring of a safe or some other proper enclosure in which to keep thecity records; thereupon it is ordered that a Committee to wit: Jennings, McDonald & Keenan be & they are hereby appointed to procure estimates of cost of a safe The written opinioin of James McNaught Esq is received for the liability of the City to care for and support all the paupers found within the City Limits. The opinioin is to the effect that the City is not so liable

19 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Ordered that the Tresasurer be & He is hereby authorized to receive taxes levied by Ordinance 351 until December 15th 1881 and that the City Attorney be & he is hereby insturcted to notify all delinquents under said ordanance,that suit will be brought to collect all taxes remaining unpaid in said poll after December 15th 1881 Ordered that a warrant in the sum of $4.00 be & is hereby ordered issued in the Road Fund in Favor of Thomas Mc Donough for the reason that said McDonough is a non resident Ordered that a Gas Lamp be erected at the NorthWest corner of Second & Marion Streets Ordered that the matter of constructing a sidewalk toconnect with the 8th Street Sidewalk be &the council hereby referred to the Street Committee with instruction to report thereon at next meeting Ordered that the Council stand now adjorned until Friday Evening December 9th 1881 Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved Acting Mayor Be it remembered that on the 9th day of December 1881 the Common Council of the,City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber

pursuant to adjournment The folowing Officers are present, to wit: His Honor Acting Mayor John Collins, and Councilmen Thos Clancy, M Densmore, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer & Chas McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had: The petition of Thos Lyle & others praying for the appointment of P Brown as Special Police Officer indefinatley postponed