City of Seattle Records

281 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE June 18/83 From Streets recommending the granting of the petitionof E Calvery et al. Laid over From Public Buildings, Properties & Grounds recommending the granting of the petition of B F Day. Consideration postponed From Licenses & Revenue approving Clerk's Report on taxations Adopted. From Streets recommending the vacating of the alley in Block 19 of Boren's plat. Adopted & Attorney instructed to submit an ordinance therefor. Communications Rec'd From J G Kenyon notifying to Council to refrain from trespassing on Lot 2 Block C of A A Denny's Plat. Referred to the City Attorney. Licenses Granted The following licenses are ordered issued from the date & for the term, towit: Aug LeBallister & Co Retail for 3 months from June 22'83 Blanchard & Co Wholesale for 12 months from June 12'83 Blanchard & Co Retail for 12 months from June 12'83 Ang Mehlhorn 1 pigeon hole table 6 months from June 12'83 Special Orders of the Day Ordered that the Clerk be & he is hereby instructed to give 10 days public notice as required by law that a general election for all City Officers of the City of Seattle will be held on Monday July 9, 1883 The Officers to be elected are one Mayor, one Marshall, two Councilmen for First Ward, Three Councilmen for the Second Ward and two Councilmen for the Third Ward. The places hereby designated for holding said election and the Officers hereby appointed to conduct the same are as follows, to wit: First Ward Election to be held at the Office of T H Cann Esq a Justice of the Peace in Washington Street Inspector H S Alger, Judges C P Farrar & James Monogue. Clerk Robt Allen & Frank Skinner Special Policemen H G Thornton, Wm Davis

366 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sept 25/83 Otto Fuhrmann & Co for Retail Liquor for 3 months from Sept 13 E Schilling for Wholesale for 3 months from Sept 18 C P Stone for Wholesale for 3 months from Oct 1 M Gotstein, Lingart & Co for Wholesale for 3 months from Sept 17 R Howland for 2 Billiards & 1 Pool table for 3 months from Sept 25 Peter Anderson & Co for Retail for 3 months from Oct 1 John Stifler for Grocery for 3 months from Oct 1 Aug LeBallister & Co for Retail for 3 months from Sept 22 And now the Street Comtee recommend the granting of the petition of Otto Fuhrmann & Co to change license. Adopted And now the Attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinonce to amend Ordinance No 436 entitled 'An Ordinance to establish the grade on a portion of Jackson Street" thereupon after due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Harris, McDonald, Rasin & Ranke. Against adoption none. Ordered that the Notice of Garnishment served upon the Clerk in the case of Mills-v-Murphy & Stewart be & the same is referred to the Attorney for his opinion. Ordered that the Committee on Public Buildings, Property and Grounds by and they are hereby authorized to make all necessary repairs to the roof of City Hall. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday Speptember 28, 1883 at 7&1/2 o'clock pm for the special purpose of considering the Madison Street Assessment Roll. Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved H G Struve mayor Be it remembered that on this the 28th day of September 1883 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment for the purpose of considering and acting upon the Madison Street Assessment Roll. The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor H G Struve and Councilmen B F Day, Geo W Harris, Charles