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429 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Feb 1/84 Miscellaneous Ordered that the Fire Warden be & is hereby instructed to enforce all the provisions of Ordinance No. 186 & all amendatory ordinances thereto as well as all other ordinances for the prevention of Fires. Ordered that the attorney be & he is hereby instructed to submit an ordinance to provide for a Janitor for City Hall. Ordered that the matter of Fire Cisterns be referred to a Special Comtee. thereupon the Mayor appoints Councilmen Northrup, Keenen & McDonald as such Comtee. And now the Special Comtee in Fire Cisterns make their report recommending that a Fire Cistern be constructed corner Battery and 3rd Streets. Adopted. Ordered that the Treasurer be & is hereby instructed to take sufficient funds out of general city Fund to pay the grade taxes on South 3rd Street & charged against City Hall Property owned by City of Seattle Ordinances And now the Council proceeds to consider 4 ordinances each being entitled "A special ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" Adopted upon the following vote towit: In favor of adoption Day, Harris, Keenen, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke & Wusthoff. against adoption none Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday February 8, 1884 at 7&1/2 o'clock P. M. attest: E. S. Osborne clerk approved U. M. Rasin acting mayor Feb 8/84 Be it remembered that on this the 8th day of February 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following Officers ar present, towit: Councilmen Thos Clancy, B.F. Day, John Keenen, Charles McDonald, B. L. Northrup, Otto Ranke, U. M. Rasin& F. W. Wusthoff.

430 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 8/84 By reason of the absence from the City of His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve & Councilman U. M. Rasin is appointed acting Mayor to serve during such absence. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From Phillips & Fredricks for permission to dump earth foot of Marion Street. Granted From D. C. Townsend et al for opening 11th & Howell Streets. Referred to Street Committee. From Gordan Hardware Co for changing sewer foot of Cherry Street. Granted & Street Commissioner is hereby instructed to change said Sewer. From C. L. Olds et al for opening Lake Street. Granted & Street Commissioner is hereby instructed to open the street. From Aug F. Turner offering his services as Janitor for Court House. Referred to Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds Reports Rec'd From Treasurer on Pine Street grade & Battery Street sidewalk Referred to Finance Comtee. From Health Officer suibmitting quarterly Report. Referred to Comtee on Health & Police From Surveyor submitting grade elevations on Battery Street. Referred to Street Comtee. Committees Reports Rec'd From Judiciary Comtee on Attorneys Report. Adopted From Judiciary Comtee recommending the paying out of City Fund of the Warrant held by D. Horton & Co on 2d, 3d & Intersecting Sts. grade. Adopted & Treasurer is hereby instructed to pay said Warrant out of funds to the credit of City Fund. From Committee on Inclines recommending the extension of Inclines. Adopted. From the Committee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds rejecting the petition of F. Turner for appointment of Janitor for the Court House. From Comtee on sewers recommending the construction of a brick Sewer on Mill Street the committee was instructed to adopt by ordi-

431 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Feb 8/84 nance next Wednesday night. Applications for Licenses Ordered the Licenses be issued as follows, towit: Blanchard & Smith Retail for 12 month from Feb. 11 Henry W. Hull Retail for 3 months from Feb. 4 P. Grubb Retail for 3 months from Feb. 1 Louis Sylvania Retail for 3 months from Feb. 7 Fred Gasch Grocery for 12 months from Feb. 8 John Feigh Retail for 3 months from Feb 8 Thos Smith Retail for 3 months from Feb. 8 Flynn & Anderson Retail for 3 months from Feb. 8 A.F. Hill Retail for 3 months from Feb. 8 Chas Ross Grocery for 3 months from Feb. 7 Aug Wolff Grocery for 3 months from Feb. 13 Smith & Farrar Retail for 3 months from Feb. 8 George & Robison Retail for 3 months from Feb 16 Ordered that the applications of Margaret Sullivan & O'Shea & Parren be & are hereby rejected Miscellaneous Be it resolved by the Common Council of the City of Seattle Washington Territory, that we hereby concur in a certain memorial from the Chamber of Commerce of this City Dated Feb.8, 1884 approving the bill pending in congress to aid the Washington Improvement Co. in the Construction of Canals in King County Claims Paid L. M. Robbins Hanging Fee $68. Ordered that the Chamber of Commerce be and are hereby authorized to use the Council Chamber for their meetings Ordered that the Plans & Specifications for cisterns heretofore submitted be & are hereby approved & that the clerk be & is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for the construction of a Cistern Corner 3rd & Battery Streets. Ordered that the Ordinance submitted in relation to a Janitor be & is hereby referred to Judiciary Committee Ordered that the Street Commissioner be + is hereby instructed to construct a crossing in Madison street as prayed for

432 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 8/84 by Frank Sale et al Ordered that a gas lamp be erected Corner South Second & Jackson Streets. Ordered that the Clerk be & is hereby authorized to procure a Tax Roll for the year 1884 also books for the Resistrar of Voters. Ordered that a Comtee be appointed to consult with the City Attorney & submit an Ordinance to provide for vacating the Cemetery in North Seattle. Referred to Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds. Ordered that the Clerk be & is hereby instructed to deliver to Frahm & Simpson Warrant No. 936 for $450.00 drawn on Madison Street Improvement Fund. Ordered that the Clerk be & is hereby instructed to publish in all Daily paper Ordinance No. 186. Ordered that the matter of providing a Pest House be referred to Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds. And now the Council proceeds to consider an Ordinance entitled "A special Ordinanace appropriating money to pay audited bills" Adopted upon the following vote, towit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Keenen, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke Rasin & Wusthoff. Against adption none. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Wednesday, February 13, 1884 at 7 &1/2 o'clock P. M. for the special purpose of receiving & acting upon the Report of the Sewer Comtee. attest: E. S. Osborne clerk Approved H G Struve Mayor