City of Seattle Records

72 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 20 1886 Petition of J P Phinney et al praying that Eighth Street be opened from Madison St to Union St for teams and that a sewer or drain be put in between Seneca & Spring Streets on said Eighth St Referred to Street Committee Petition of S C Harris et al praying that Union Street be extended to Eighth St Referred to Com on Sewers & Drainage Petition of Bernard Mulrine with claim for $1300.00 damages of a gun shot wound received in riot of February 8th read and on motion Laid on the table Petition of James Colman for permission to make certain alteration on wooden building occupied by O C Shorey & Co on N W Cor Front & Columbia Sts referred to Com on Fire & Water Petition of Margaret Harmon for rebate on retail liquor license Referred to Com on License & Revenue Reports etc Rec'd From City Clerk returning completed tax Roll for the year 1886 & on motion of CouncilmanLake theClerk is instructed to issue the same with a warrant for the collection of the taxes therein to the City Treasurer Licenses Referred Vitus Schmid, W F Allen & Co, Jacob Bersch, H Haggenmaker, A J Heinrich, Charles Ross, E Romey Ole Nelson, A F Hill, Thomas Radcliff, M McDonald & J H Foster Licenses Ordered Issued Grubb & Johnson R Intox 3 months from Aug 1st 1886 O N Morse R Intox 3 months from July 26 1886 Gumbert & Dickman R Intox 3 months from Sept 1st 1886

80 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 3 1886 and running South 152 feet along E side of Front St 3d: Commencing at South line of Columbia Street and running along E line of Front Street to a point 200 feet south of South line of Cherry Street Report Adopted Petitions for Licenses Referred Mrs John Osborn, Chas Ross, J P Tighe, John Hemrich, John Brannan, Davidson & Grubb, & Feigh and Miller Licenses Ordered Issued Jacob Bersch R Intox 3 months from Sept 10 J H Foster R Intox 3 months from Aug 12 W F Allen R Intox 3 months from Aug 21 Ole Nelson R Intox 3 months from Aug 21 H Haggenmaker R Intox 6 months from Aug 15 Chas Ross R Intox 3 months from Sept 1 A F Hill R Intox 3 months from Sept 3 Vitus Schmid R Intox 3 months from Sept 1 Ernst Romey R Intox 3 months from Aug 19 A & J Heinrich R Malt 3 months from Aug 14 M McDonald R Malt 3 months from Sept 8 The vote upon issuing said licenses is as follows viz: In favor of the same Frink, Green, Hinckley, Lake, Russell & Reitze. Against none. The application of Thos Radcliffe for a retail malt license is rejected on account of insufficiency of the bond. Billd Allowed The following claims against the City having been duly audited and allowed by the Council are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the different funds as follows, to wit:

101 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 15 1886 reason that the greater portion of the land mentioned in the petition is not platted. Adopted From Same Committee on petition of Nicholas Ruffin for permission to occupy the extension fo University Street for the purpose of building a cabin recommending that it be not granted as the petition now reads, as it is indefinate and asks too much. Adopted From Same Committee asking further time to report on petitions of J D Smith et al for opening Stewart Street and W E Williams et al for crossing on Madison Street granted From Fire and Water Committee recommending certain repairs to Engine House No 4 and the purchase of certain furniture for said engine house. Adopted and purchasing Agent authorized to purchase the necessary articles. from Committee on judiciary on petitionofC W Lawton and W H Davis reporting that upon examination they find that ordinance No 705 covers all that the petitioners can ask. adopted Licenses Referred John T Lester, J H Foster, T P Heman, Morgan and prosser Melhorn & Probst, W Waugh, O P Dahlquist, August Wolff, O N Morse & John Feigh. Licenses Ordered Issued Fred Scholpp Retail Malt Thomas & Davis Retail Intox Shaw & Alger Retail Intox Geo W Walsh Retail Intox Benj Murphy Retail Malt

107 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE 1886 grade of Front Street also that the street be repaired on each side ofthe crossing to suit the grade at the new crossing. On motion the report is adopted. From same Committee on the proposition of the C&P S R R Co to lease the wharf and lower end of Main St recommending that the proposition be not accepted On motion the Committees report & Recommendationis adopted. From Street Light Committee recommending that the petition of I N Bigelow for a street light on S W Corner of 3rd & Pine Streets be granted Adopted. From Sewer & Drainage Committee recommending that hte petition of D R McKinlay et al for extension of Washington Street sewer be granted. Adopted From same Committee recommending that the petition of R H Denny et al for a sewer on Front Street from Pike Street to Union Street be granted. Adopted Licenses Referred Wm Cheadar, A Slorah, Jack Connors, Gumbert & Clinch Conrad Brehm, Margaret O'Shea, R Lowe & Co, M J McDonough, Thomas Anderson, Ernst Romey, A Walters, B Kurz H M Peters, E C Huntley & W F Allen & Co. Licenses Ordered Issued John T Lester Retail Intox 3 months J H Foster Retail Intox 3 months F P Heman Retail Intox 3 months Morgan & Prosser Retail Intox 3 months Melhorn & Probst Retail Intox 3 months O P Dahlquist Retail Intox 3 months O N Morse Retail Intox 3 months

128 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 21 1886 Communication from R H Thomson superintendent of Grant Street Plank Road reporting thatthe bridge had been fully completed in accordance with the contract & making certain suggestion. Read, Approved and ordered filed. Committee Reports Received From Steet Committee on petition of T T Minor et al recommendingthat the petition be granted and the Street Commissioner instructed to open a road from commencing on Jackson Street at the foot of the last hill (known as Pritchard's Hill) and connecting with the water works road. and continuing along the top of the ridge to the City Limits. Report Adopted. Applications for Licenses referred Gumbert & Clinch, A Slorah, Murphy & Price, H Hoggenmaker, Fred Scholpp, J H Foster, Charles Deitz, M J McDonough, Wm Grose, Melhorne & Probst, John Heinrich Jr, Fred Gasch, W F Allen & Co, M McDonald, George Meister E J Powers, Vitus Schmid, James W Smith A F Hill, Chas G Steinweg, Davidson & Grubb, Thomas Clancy, John Brennan, Julius Wright, Charles Ross, Wm Waugh, O N Morse, E C Huntley, Andrew Lunn, L Diller, H M Peters, Ernest Romey, John Collins, O P Dahlquist, M & K Gottstein, J P Tighe, Joe Franciso, Oscar Johnson, Frank P Heman E Champeaux, Martin Lange, Thomas & Davis, Ernst Romey, McMaster & Co, A F Able & Co. The A P Hoteling Co, Geo Delfil, John McCann William Mason, Ole Nelson, August Wolffe Morgan & Prosser, Shaw & Alger, Feigh & Miller, John Feigh, John T Lester, Margaret O'Shea, Jacob Bersch, Oliver Bernard, E C Slorah