City of Seattle Records

14 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 21 1886 Block 2 of Bell & Dennys plat read and referred to Fire & Water committee Appointment by Mayor H L Yesler of F A Fay as police officer is read, on motion the appointment is approved with the proviso that said Fay's connection with the police force shall terminate on June 1st Clerk presents the Tax roll for 1885 with affidavit of Treasurer attached, on motion the Clerk is ordered to enter in said roll a warrant for the sale of real estate for delinquent taxes and to return same roll and warrant to the City treasurer Mayor H L Yesler reports that on May 12th he suspended from office James Dunham engineer of Engine Co #2 on motion the action of the Mayor is approved without prejudice to said Dunham Mayor H L Yesler makes an order removing James Dunham from office Moved that the Council consent to the removal of said Dunham; lost by the following vote to wit: in favor thereof Councilmen W A Harrington, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G W Young; against Councilmen R H Calligan, G W Hall, J Furth, and T W Lake On motion of Council Furth it is ordered that the motion be reconsidered Moved that actionof Mayor be approved and James Dunham be removed from office carried by the following vote to wit: in favor thereof Councilmen J Furth, G W Hall, W A Harrington, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G W Young; against Councilman R H Calligan

23 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 4 1886 months it is ordered that said licenses be issued for no longer a term than three months each. The vote upon issuing said licenses being as follows to wit: In favor of same Calligan, Furth, Hall, Harrington, Lake, McDonald, Post and Young against none. Applications for Licenses referred Oliver Bernard retail Intoxicating Bill Allowed The following cliams having been duly audited by the Council are allowed and ordered paid by warrants drawn on the repective funds to wit: C H Hanford #1677 City 100.00 Salary City Atty W R Forrest #1678 City 125.00 Salary City Clerk A Chilberg #1679 City 83.33 Salary City Treasr' L Cummings #1680 City 91.00 SalaryStreet Comm'snr' G G Lyon #1681 City 52.10 Justice Fes J Woolery #1682 City 100.00 Salary Chief of Police W H DeWolf #1683 City 80.00 Salary Capt Police W B Jackling #1684 City 80.00 Salary Capt Police D H Webster #1685 City 65.00 Salary Police Officer H G Struve #1686 City 65.00 Salary Police Officer D H Blackman #1687 City 65.00 Salary Police Officer A McRea #1688 City 65.00 Salary Police Officer E H Hubbart #1689 City 65.00 Salary Police Officer J R Davis #1690 City 65.00 Salary Police Officer J W McGee #1691 City 65.00 Salary Police Officer C A Craig #1692 City 65.00 Salary Police Officer B Rogers #1693 City 65.00 Salary Police Officer J W Smart #1694 City 65.00 Salary Police Officer S B Young #1695 City 65.00 Salary Police Officer F A Fay #1696 City 40.40 Salary Police Officer F A Fay assigned #1697 City 4.60 Salary Police Officer W O Good #1698 City 1.00 Hauling Furniture Police Sunset Telephone Co #1699 City 5.90 Telephone Month of June Lowman & Hanford #1700 City 8.50 Printing for City

41 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jul 9 1886 F A Fay 1732 City 6.50 Salary Police Officer G A Hill 1733 City 4.95 Fees Police Justice Geo G Lyon 1734 City 51.08 Fees Police Justice Sunset Telephone Co 1735 City 5.90 Telephone for July Black Diamond Coal Co 1736 City 4.00 Ton Coal for Council Room Chas McDonald 1737 City 5.50 Iron for Flagstaff etc No1 Harrington & Smith 1738 City 3.50 Soap & Soda City Jail Lowman & Hanford 1739 City 110.00 Tax Lists & Blanks Stetson & Post Mill Co 1740 City .86 Lumber for Council Room Door etc J Bogart 1741 City 53.00 Boarding Prisoners W H Fink 1742 City .50 Repairing Police Star [total]245.79 Z Scott 1317 Road 58.50 Labor on Streets Archie Pallock 1318 Road 1.10 Labor on Streets John Mahoney 1319 Road 57.35 Labor on Streets Luther Albee 1320 Road 42.75 Labor on Streets John Trerice 1321 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets J L McClellan 1322 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets Phillip Cochran 1323 Road 58.50 Labor on Streets Thomas Rock 1324 Road 15.75 Labor on Streets James Campbell 1325 Road 58.50 Labor on Streets Daniel Moor 1326 Road 58.50 Labor on Streets E C McClallahan 1327 Road 8.40 Labor on Streets G B Evans 1328 Road 11.25 Labor on Streets A LaBrasch 1329 Road 10.65 Labor on Streets James Roper 1330 Road 10.65 Labor on Streets Henry McDonald 1331 Road 10.65 Labor on Streets Frank Beattie 1332 Road 36.00 Labor on Streets P Cunningham 1333 Road 38.25 Labor on Streets M Murphy 1334 Road 58.50 Labor on Streets James Burke 1335 Road 29.25 Labor on Streets Charles Brown 1336 Road 58.50 Labor on Streets Charles McDonald 1337 Road 5.50 Repairing Tools etc Gordon Hardware Co 1338 Road 6.63 Powder Caps etc Harrington Smith 1339 Road 49.14 Supplies for St Comner J A McBeath & Co 1340 Road 4.25 Horse Shoeing etc Stetson & Post Mill Co 1341 Road 29.86 Lumber for Streets

69 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 11 1886 and now the Council proceeds to the Motion of police officers Councilman Frink moves that the vote for police officers by taken by Ayes & Noes. Councilman Furth moves as an amendment that the Council now proceed to elect one Captain of Police and nine policemen which is lost by the folowing vote Ayes Coulter Furth, Green, and Russell Noes Frink, Hinckley, Lake and Reitze. There being a tie vote the Mayor decides it by voting No, Councilman Frink now moves as an amendment to his original motion that the Council proceed to elect on Captain of Polic and nine Policemen and that the vote by taken by Ayes & Noes. Carried by the following Ayes Frink, Hinckley, Lake & Reitze Noes Furth, Green, Coulter & Russell, the vote being a tie, the mayor decides it by voting Aye. Councilman Reitze moves that the names of the persons nominated be called and that they be voted on separately carried by the following vote, Ayes Frink, Lake, Hinckley, & Reitze Noes Coulter, Furth, Green,& Russell, there being a tie, the mayor decides it by voting Aye. Councilman Furth moves that the council proceed to vote for Capt W H D Wolffe for Captain of Police, carried W H D Wolffe being placed in nomination for Captain of Police is defeated by the following votes Ayes Coulter, Furth, Green,& Russell. noes Frink, Hinckley, Lake & Reitze there being a tie, the mayor decides it by voting No. James Welch is placed in nomination for Captain of Police and elected by the following votes Ayes Frink, Hinckley, Lake & Reitze Noes Coulter, Furth, Green & Russell, there being a tie, the mayor decides it by voting Aye. Thereupon the following named persons are nominated and Elected policemen to wit: Fred Voigt, Tobias Butler, W H Pinckney, J L McClellan, J L McDaniel, Thos H Campbell, J W Hunt, Wm Morris & F A Fay. The upon each of said persons being the same as that for James Welch Captain of Police the mayor casting the deciding vote, with the

70 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 11 1886 exception of J W Hunt and F A Fay, who each received five votes of the Council. The Mayor announces that he has amended his previous appointment of Committee as follows:

Judiciary and } J Furth chairman Legislative } J M Frink & T D Hinckley

Public Buildings} Chas F Reitze chairman and Grounds } C W Coulter & J M Frink

Health and} T D Hinckley chairman Police } J M Frink & Robt Russell

Finance} J M Frink chairman } T D Hinckley & J Furth

Streets and } T W Lake chairman Street Improvements } C F Reitze & Robt Russell

Fire and Water} J M Frink chairman Supply } T W Lake & Joseph Green

Street Lights} J Green chairman } C F Reitze & J Furth

License and} T D Hinckley chairman Revenue } T W Lake & C W Coulter

Harbor and} T W Lake chairman Wharves } J Furth & R Russell

Sewers and} J Green chairman Drainage } C W Coulter & J M Frink