City of Seattle Records

544 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 3/84 From Sewer Comtee recommending a sewer for Union Street adopted Applications for Licenses Referred John McCary, Joseph Francisco, John Rah, Geo Meister, M & K Gottstein, Olive Bernard, John Collins, A E Alden, Geo K Beede John Stifter, James W Smith & Chas G Steinway Licenses Ordered Issues Ordered that licenses be issued as follows to wit: James Chamberlin for retail Liquors for 3 months from Sep 17 Benj Murphy & Co for retail Liquors for 3 months from Sep 12 F Claus for retail Liquors for 3 months from Sep 16 Blanchard & Co for wholesale & retail for 3 months from Sep 12 Frank Wilton for retail for 3 months from Sep 13 Fuhrman & Co for retail for 3 months from Sep 13 Meyers & Powers for retail for 3 months from Sep 18 Ordered that the application of M McDonald be & is hereby rejected Ordered that the application of Walter Burnett be & is hereby rejected Claims Paid City Fund E S Osborne Clerk No 843 $125. J D Lowman Treasurer No 844 $150. W H Taylor Treasurer No 845 $100. C H Hanford Atty No 846 $100. J H Woolery Chief of Police No 847 $150. F L Bangs Police No 848 $80. James Welch Police No 849 $80. Thos Ross Police No 850 $80. Wm Murphy Police No 851 $80. E A Gardner Police No 852 $80. D H Webster Police No 853 $80. W H Pinckney Police No 854 $80. T J Small Police No 855 $29.30 S B Vrooman J P Fees No 856 $28.660 James Bogart Jailor & Janitor No 857 $60. Clarence Hanford Job work 858 $61.50

579 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 2/85 From Mary Costello for repayment of certain taxes paid. Referred to Judiciary Comtee From R Levy for refunding Road Poll Tax paid Referred to Street Comtee. Communications and Reports From Surveyor regarding Monument in Front & Marion Streets ordered that the Surveyor be & is hereby instructed at set witness posts for monument to be removed. From surveyor reporting that the time for the completion of the Fifth Street grade had expired. Accepted From Surveyor reporting that the time for the completion of James Street Grade had expired. Ordered that the Street Commissioner be & is hereby instructed to preserve the said grading already done from damage by Water and change the same to the account of the Contractors. From City Justice Cann showing fines collected. From Justice Cann showing fines collected From Chief of Police showing arrests fines collected From Chief of Police showing arrests for December 1884 From Street Commissioner showing work performed for December 184 From Attorney on pending litigation From Treasurer for an extension of time in which to make a semi annual report. Adopted From Jailor showing prisoners in confinement Committees Reports From Health & Police recommending the passage of an ordinance to prevent the interference with Water Pipes etc. Applications for Licenses Referred Thomas & Morgan, L Diller, Geo Meister, John S Meregan, Oliver Bernard, F Claus, James W Smith, John Collins & Chas G Steinway Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses by issued as follows, to wit: Meyers & Powers for Retail Liquors for 3 months from Dec 18/84 Blanchard & Co for Wholesale &Retail for 3 months from Dec 12/84 John Stifter for Grocery for 3 months from Jan 1,1885 John S Mennan for Retail for 3 months from Dec 27, 1884

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.