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467 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 2nd/84 E R Clark hauling hose cart No 373 $1. W P Boyd & Co canton Flannel No 374 .80 J L Kahaley hauling lumber to #1 No 375 .75 E R Clark repairing sod No 376 .50 Fourth Street Grade Fund #395 J M Snow Engineering 995 $73.88 J N Bigelow et al Final Payment $2357.37 City Fund Newman & Argens Repairing Doorlock No 683 $.50 Gordon Hardware Co. screws No 684 $.25 The Claim of P E Smith in the sum of $20.00 is laid over The claim of C&PSRR Co. in the sum of $35.25 referred to Finance Comtee. Miscellaneous. Councilman Rasin submits the following motion to wit: Whereas there has appeared in the public press of this City a Statement purporting to have been made at a public meeting of Seattle Fire Company No 1, by F W Wusthoff a number of this Council to the effect first that the Ordinances organizing the Fire Department of this City was passed in an improper manner. That the Ordinance was bulldozed through the Council by a certain man. That after the Ordinance was passed it was reworded in the Mayor's Office and published as remodeled and not as passed. That the passage of the ordinance was intended as corruption. that Mr Wusthoff knows of several corruptions which have recently come to light. That the ordinance is a corrupt scheme to carry a certain man back into Council And whereas these statements contain very grave charges against the chief Executive Officer of this City and aginst the council as a body. Now that a Specail Committee consisting of Mr Clancy, Mr McDonald and Mr Northrup with Mr Northrup as Chairman be appointed to ascertain whther such statements were so made by Mr Wusthoff, and if they were so made To demand the proofs of the charges against the Mayor, a Statement

603 Common Council of the City of Seattle Mar 6/85 Be it remembered that on this the 6th day of March 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following Offices are present, to wit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Geo. F. Frye, W.A. Harrington, B.L. Northrup, Alfred Snyder, H.L. Yesler, W.M. Latimer, W.V. Rinehart. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd Neuman & Argens to keep powder From Newman & Argens for the right to keep 100 lbs of powder. Granted upon the condition that the means for keeping the same shall be first approved by the Chief of the fire Department Chaffee hog pen nuisance From A L Spencer for abating the Chaffee hog pen nuisance Referred to the Committee on Health & Police. Block 42 Draining of From D C Townsend et al for removing water from Off Block 42 of Heirs of S A Bell Addition. Refered to the committee on sewers. Mill St Grading of remonstrance From Moses Keezer et al remonstrating against the proposed grading of Mill Street. Moltke St opening of From A E Howser for opening Moltke Street. Referred to Street Comtee Bywater claim From C M Bywater making claims for $20.00 for recovering certain House. Referred to the Committee on Fire & Water Reports Reports Rec'd Mill St grading From Street Committee recommending the denial of the petition of James Park et al for grading Mill Street. Report adopted from the Atty on pending litigation adopted From City Justice Ordered filed Meyers & Powers litigation From Atty on the deposition of moneys to be paid Witnesses in City-v-Meyers & Powers. Acepted From Jailor showing prosoners on confinement. Ordered filed From Treasurer showing the condition of funds. Referred to Finance Committee Tax Roll 1884 retd From Treasurer returning the Tax Roll for the year 1884 together with his report thereon showing delinquint taxes. Report referred to Finance Comtee. From Street Commissioner showing street work done. referred to Street Comtee.

672 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Newman & Argens Fitting Keys no $1. J H McCormick License Money refunded $10. ROAD FUND T R Reed Labor on Streets no $75. Thos Rock Labor on Streets $58.50 A C Turner Labor on Streets $57.37 W J Alexander Labor on Streets $57.37 James Campbell Labor on Stree $56.25 Geo Huntley Labor on Streets $55.12 J Rosburg Labor on Streets $55.12 Geo VanDyke Labor on Streets $54. J L McClellan Labor on Streets $49.50 Phil Corcorkan Labor on Streets $38.25 M Malona Labor on Streets $27. J Close Labor on Streets $10.56 John Wickland Labor on Streets $4.50 Stetson & Post Co Lumber $56.61 Seattle Hardware Co Hardware $46.03 Harrington & Smith Hardware $14. Wald & Campbell Nails $7. Gordon Hardware Co Cement $10.25 G L Burns Hauling Tiling $3.50 John A McBearth Co Horse Shoeing $5.50 James Bogart Boarding Prisoners $22. Cemetary Fund Seattle Cemetary Association for lot in Old Cemetary No $32.50 Claims Referred A Labrasche 2 bills; E R Clark to Street Comtee And now the Council proceeds to elect the City Officers for the ending year with the following result, towit: Clerk W R Forrest Tresurer Andrew Chilberg Surveyor R H Thomson Police Justice G A Hill Policemen Wm Murphy James Welch W H Pickney Wm M Jones