City of Seattle Records

423 Reports Rec'd Jan 25/84 From Surveyor submitting Plans for a new sewer on Mill Street. Referred to Street Committee. From Surveyor submitting proposed grades & elevations on Commercial & Mill Streets & on the matter of a Sewer on Mill Street. Referred to Street Committee. From the Attorney on the matter of the suit of G. W. Young-vHenry Sheahan Street Commissioner. Referred to Judiciary Comtee. Committees Reports Rec'd From Health & Police Comtee on Jail Ordered that the Health & Police Comtee be & are hereby instructed to procure blankets & straw ticks for use of Jail From Street Comtee rejecting petition of Chas Mascoline et al with reference to Fish Stall. Report adopted From Gas Light Comtee recommending the erection gaslights at the corners of following streets towit: Union & 2d; Union & 4th; Seneca & 4th; on Pike at 2d, 4th, 6th & 8th; Jackson & 5th Adopted Ordered that a special Comtee be appointed to examine & report the advisability of protecting the Inclines foots of Washington, Columbia & Madison Streets. Thereupon the Mayor appoints Wusthoff, Keenen & Ranke such Committee. Ordered that Licenses be issued as follows, towit; Bersch & Hink for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Feb 1, 1884 Dahlquist & Johnson for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 13, 1884 Andrew Lunn & Co for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 26, 1884 Celestin StUpery for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 19, 1884 Wm Grose for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Feb. 1, 1884 Ordered that the Mayor be & is hereby requested to appoint a Comtee on Sewers to examine the matter of the proposed sewer on Mill Street & to consult with property owners regarding the same & to examine & report upon the matter of a Sewerage system for the City. Thereupon His Honor the Mayor appoints Keenen, Ranke & Northrup as such Committee. Ordered that a gas tank be erected at the corner of 2d and [?] Street.

460 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 22/84 to Street Comtee Reports Rec'd From Atty on the petition of W. H. Shoudy et al regarding plat of Denny's Water Front addition. Re-committed with instructions to employ the aid of the Surveyor. Committee Reports From Comtee on Public Buildings, Property and Grounds rejecting the petition of Cochran & Roff regarding a lease of foot of Columbia Street, adopted From Comtee on Public Buildings, Property and Grounds recommending that the City Cemetery Grounds be condemned as a Cemetery. Adopted & Atty instructed to submit an Ordinance therefor From Special Comtee recommending that $500.00 be appropriated for the Improvement of Beach Road. Adopted. From Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds recommending the granting of the petition of Puget Iron Works et al for a tank in Seneca Street. Adopted. From Street Comtee on the petition of John Keenen et als recommending that the Street Commissioner be instructed to remove the slide in Washington Street. Adopted Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows, to wit: Mehlhorn & Co for Grocery for 6 months from Apr. 21. C. W. Smith for Retail for 3 months from Apr.19. Andrew Lunn & Co for Grocery for 3 months from Apr. 26. Claims Paid Fire Fund Quigley & Rosburg Tank Cor. Battery & 3rd Sts. $700.00 Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted entitled "An Ordinance defining and prescribing the punishment of certain misdemeanors"; After due Consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon following vote, towit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Harris, Keenen, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff, against adoption none. An Ordinance is submitted entitled "To provide for sewer in Madison Street"; After due consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon the

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JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jan 16/85 Snyder to said Chairman ship of the Comtee on Public Buildings Property & Grounds Ordered that the Chairman of the Finance Comtee be & is hereby instructed to ask for tenders in Chicago & San Francisco to furnish hose carts, hose etc. The Comtee on Sewers report that there is a sewer in Columbia Street and reject the petition of James M Colman. Adopted The Street Comtee submit an ordinance for the laying of track for Street Railway, said ordinance being a franchise favor of N R Grinelle et al. Ordinance made a specila order for next regular meeitng. The Judiciary Comtee return the petitionof Mary Costello for correcting assessment with action. Laid on the table Applications for licenses Referred Chas F O'Hara, A E Alden, Shaw & Alger, H Kersey, John McCary, Small & McMaster, Bittner & Theiler, James Miles, Bersch & Hink, Andrew Lunn & Co, Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as Follows to wit: John Collins for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Dec 25 1884 F Claus for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Dec 161884 Oliver Bernard for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Dec 25 1884 James W Smith for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 19 1885 Chas G Steinway for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 3 1885 L Diller for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 16 1885 Geo Meister for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 8 1885 Thomas & Morgan for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Jan 11 1885 On the call of Ayes & nays, the vote on granting said applications is as follows. In favor of granting said applications Clancy, Frye, Latimer, Rinehart, Snyder, Sox & Yesler. Agains the same Northrup Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the council are orderd paid by Warrants drawn on the funds and in the amounts following to wit: City fund

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John Shepich, Thos Clancy, Ed H. Huntley Applications for Licenses Granted Ordered that licenses be issued as follows towit: Thomas & Morgan for Retail Intoxicating liquor for 3 months from Apr 11, 1885 Scholpp & Greeninger for Retail malt liquor for 3 months from Apr 27, 1885 Bersch & Hink for Retail Intoxicating liquor for 3 months from May 1, 1885 Gruff & Johnson for Retail Intoxicating liquor for 3 months from May 1, 1885 O.P. Dahlquist for Retail Intoxicating liquor for 3 months from Apr 23, 1885 McMaster & Caswell for Retail Intoxicating liquor for 3 months from Apr 17, 1885 Wm Groz for Retail Intoxicating liquor for 3 months from May 1, 1885 Andrew Lunn & Co for Retail Intoxicating liquor for 3 months from Apr 26, 1885 The vote on granting said licenses is as follows. In favor Rinehart, Snyder, Yesler, & Latimer. Against Northup Ordered that the application of John Farnham be & is hereby laid on the table Claims Paid Cemetary Fund John L. McLellan Fencing Washelli Cem. etc. No. 53 $53.28 Watson Spencer Fencing Washelli Cem. etc 54 11. S.C Harris Co. auditor Recording plat of same 55 22. Fire Fund The Gutta Percha Rubber Mfg Co Fire buckets No 547 $66.25 Dan McKern freight Fire buckets 548 1.44 Oregan Improvement Co Coal at Stetson & Post Fire 549 12.65 A. LaBrasche services at Stetson & Post Fire 550 5.50 Pat Hogan services at Stetson & Post Fire 551 5. Ian L Johnson services at Stetson & Post Fire 552 4. Lou Bowker services at Stetson & Post Fire 553 5. J.H. Stagg services at Stetson & Post Fire 554 6. Chas Goodwin services at Stetson & Post Fire 555 10. R. Swyney services at Stetson & Post Fire 556 6.50 J.M. Sutton services hauling hose carts & hose 557 1. R.H. Calligan services hauling buckets 558 3. Emory Williams repairing pump #1 559 3. Patsy Carrol Fwding strainer to No2's suction 560 5. Post Intelligencer Printing for board of Fire Delegates 561 2. Chronicle Pub co Printing for board of Fire Delegates 562 2. Bulletin Pub. Co Printing for board of Fire Delegates 563 2.