City of Seattle Records

13 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 11 Be it remembered that on this eleventh day of November 1881, the Common Council of the Seattle, meets in its Chambers pusuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the acting Mayor Jno Collins, Thos Clancy, Wm A Jennings John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Chas McDonald. A petition from R C Hartranft asking the Council to remit to him the amount of license ordered collected The Finance Committee returns Treasurers Report which was ordered filed. And now the Council proceeds to an election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J H McGra as fire Warden, when R H Calligan was elected to fill said vacancy. Ordered that a warrant be drawn in favor of Chas McDonald upon the Fire Fund in the sum of $10.00 for the purpose of purchasing coal. And now that Street Committee report upon the petition of S S Rowe and others praying for the opening of Pike Street from 9th to 11th Streets and along the 11th Street to Pine Street, thereupon said petition is ordered laid on the table indefinitely. A report of the Health Officer regarding measures for the prevention of the intruduction of small pox was ordered filed. Ordered that the City of Seattle quarantine against the Cities of New Tacoma and Old Tacoma. Ordered that the health Officer be and is hereby instructed to enforse the Ordinance against the introduction of small pox. And now come the several persons herein after named and make application for the licenses hereinafter specified for the periods and from the dates herein after set out; and at the same time said applicants submit their several bonds in accordance with the

20 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE A petition is secured from R. McCombs & others praying for the establishment and execution of a Gas Light at the South East of Seneca and 2nd streets; Whereupon the prayer of the petition is granted and a Gas Lamp is ordered erected as in said petition requested Ordered that the Quarantine measures now in force against New Tacoma be and they are hereby continued until further actions. Ordered that the Committee on Quarantine Measures be and they are hereby instructed & authorized to raise the Quarantine against New Tacoma whenever such action may be considered safe Ordered that the petition of Thomas Brotherhood for the remitting of a Road Poll Tax be granted; and that a Warrant Be issued in favor of said petitioner on the Road Fund in the sum of $4.00 Ordered the the petition of Edgar Bryan for the remitting of certain taxes be & is hereby laid on the table Ordered that the report of the Treasurer be received and order filed Ordered that the claim of F. H. Whitworth for surveys for 3rd Street sidewalk be referred to Councilmen Keenan, McDonald & Clancy Ordered that the Street Committee be and They are hereby Granted one weeks further time in which to report upon the matters of constructing certain sidewalks in South Seattle and a sidewalk in front of W. C. Squire's Block in Bell Town Ordered that the Marshall and Street Commissioners be and the are hereby instructed to open the Alley in Block 9 in Maynard's plat Ordered that the matter of wrongful assessment ofMrs. Briscoe be & the same hereby is referred to the Finance Committee Ordered that the Claim of Wm.H. Bow be and the same is hereby referred to the Finances now the City Attorney executed his report upon the [?] of citizen the pay Road Poll Tax [?] opinion is in the