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the granting of the petition of Bailey Gatzert for vacating the alley in Block 78 of McNaughts 2d and Terrys 2d additions. Report adopted & atty instructed to submit an Ordinance therefor.

And now the Council proceeds to consider the matter of investigating the charges preferred against Chief of Police J.H.Woolery thereupon ordered that the Atty be & is hereby instructed to prepare & submit specific charges in writing against said Chief of Police Woolery

And now the Council proceeds to an election to fill the vacancy in the office of Councilman from the First Ward in place of Councilman Clancy whose seat has been declared vacant, Whereupon S. D. Crockett receiving a majority of all the votes of the members of said Council is duly declared elected a Councilman from the First Ward for the term provided by law

And now the Council proceeds to examine & equalize the Assessment Roll for the year 1885.

The petition of Geo Kinnear to reduce the assessment on Lot 6 Block J, A.A. Dennys Plat is denied

The petition of W.H. Reeves referred to City Atty

Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Tuesday May 19, 1885 at 8 o'clock p.m.

Attest: E.S. Osborne clerk Approved John Leary Mayor

Be it remembered that on this the 19th day of May 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattlt meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment

The following Officers are present, towit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary & Councilmen W.A Harrington, Geo. F. Frye, Alfred Snyder, W.V. Rinehart & H.L Yesler

Thereupon the following proceedings are had: And now the council proceeds with the examination and equalization of the Assessment Roll for the year 1885.

Ordered that the following changes be made in said roll, towit: G.F.Dearborn, to be added to his assessment the N1/2 of Lot 6B 21 Kidd

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Plummer add.

John Glen to be reduced on a/c of mortgage $600. M.E. Leonard be reduced on a/c of mortgage to $100 H.H. Hamlin certain improvements to be added his assessment Amos Brown to be reduced on a/c of mortgage $65 Wa Chong & Co be reduced on a/c of mortgage transferred to $1460 Geo. W. Harris be reduced on a/c of mortgage to $600 H. Uhlfelder be reduced on a/c of mortgage to $350 Jacobs be reduced on a/c of mortgage to 650 H.S. Woodward be reduced on a/c of mortgage to $500 W.R. Brawley be reduced on a/c of mortgage transferred $1000 same to be assessed to Edwin Ells & clerk to notify Ells D. Gilmore to be reduced on a/c of mortgage transferred to $400, same to be assessed to F.J.Burns & clerk to notify said Burns D.M. Crane to be reduced on a/c of mortgage cancelled $50 C.H. Hanford to be reduced on a/c of do transferred $1750 same to be assessed to J.M. Colman & clerk to notify Colman To be added to Hanfords assessment Lot 18 Blk 50 McAllens & the same to be stricken from Dorfells assessment A.C. Anderson to be reduced on a/c of mortgage transferred $600 Wald & Campbell be reduced on a/c of mortgage cancelled $50 Geo. W. Young be reduced on a/c of mortgage $110 Schwabacher Bros & Co be reduced on a/c of mortgage to $500 James [?] be reduced on a/c of mortgage so that his per. property shall be $450 R. Abrams be reduced on a/c of mortgage cancelled $25 H.B. Bagley be reduced on a/c of mortgage to $150 James Welch be reduced on a/c of mortgage to $200 The petition of Thos Burke on a/c of mortgages assessed referred to city Atty

Ordered that Clerk notify the following named persons that the Council proposed to revise their assessments towit: D.T. Denny, H.L. Yesler, .H. Pumphrey & Co, G. Davies & Co, H.A. Bigelow, Mrs Mary A. Calhoun, E. Calvert & Mrs Mary Wright.

Ordered that the Council reconsider the vote by which the application of W.F. Hall for a retail liquor licence was rejected

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Ordered that the application of W.F Hall for Retail liquor license for 3 months from May 1, 1885 be & is hereby granted. In favor of granting the same Harrington, Yesler & Rinehaart.

Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Wednesday May 20, 1885 at 8 o'clock p.m.

Attest: E.S. Osborne, Clerk Approved John Leary Mayor

Be it remembered that on this the 20th day of May 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjornment

The following Officers are present, towit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Alfred Snyder, E.F. Dix, H.L. Yesler, W.G. Latimer & S.D. Crockett

Thereupon the following proceedings are had:

And now the Council proceeds with the examination and equalization of the Assessment Roll for the year 1885

Ordered that the following changes be made in said roll, towit: T.A. Wakely reduced on mortgage $2000 D.T. Wheeler reduced on mortgage $600 Harrington & Smith reduced on mortgage $2500 Mary Roberts reduced on mortgage $225 John Christ reduced on mortgage $275 A.B. Young reduced on mortgage $1000 David Kellogg reduced on mortgage $300 Bailey Gatzert reduced on mortgage to $75 Terry Estate reduced on mortgage $600 L.J.Holgate reduced on mortgage $1000 W.P. Boyd reduced on mortgage $50 Thos. T. Minor reduced on mortgage $125 Wm Copeland reduced on mortgage to $300 J.W. Chew reduced on mortgage $350 Ordered that the assessor be & is hereby instructed to make certain corrections in the assessments of Sarah M. Renton, J.W. George, Henry Adams, Walter France, E.S. Briscoe & - Lamborn