City of Seattle Records

350 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sept 1/83 Ordered that the Committee on Public Buildings, Property and Grounds be and they are hereby instructed to procure the services of George Boardman to complete his contract for the painting of the City Hall on South 3rd Street. And now His Honor the Mayor announces that he will be absent from the City for a time from and after September 3 1883 and requests the Council to elect an Acting Mayor to serve during such absence. Thereupon the Council elect Councilman U.M. Rasin to the position of Acting Mayor to serve during such absence. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday September 7, 1883 at 7 1/2 o'clock p.m. Attest: E.S. Osborne Clerk Approved U M Rasin Acting Mayor Sept 5/83 Be it remembered that on this the 5th day of September 1883 the Comon Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to the call of His Honor the Acting Mayor Councilman U.M. Rasin.

The following Officers are present, towit: His Honor the Acting Mayor Councilman U.M. Rasin and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, B. F. Day, Geo W. Harris, Charles McDonald, Otto Ranke and F.W. Wusthoff. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From Elizabeth Cranney et als for reduction in taxes for and on a/c of Eighth Street Improvement under Ordinance No. 338. Referred to Street Committee. From K.C. Ward et al vacating plat of Wilfred addition and to replat the same. Referred to Street Committee. Communications Rec'd From His Honor the Acting Mayor returning an ordinance entitled "To appropriate $300.00 to secure the use of Hook and Ladder apparatus" without his approval and with his objections in writing to such approval which objections are as follows to wit: which objections (?)