City of Seattle Records

571 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE.

Dec 12/84 Report rejected Licenses ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows Towit: H.E. Brilard for Retail liquors for 3 months from Nov. 22, 1884

Applications for Licenses Referred Joseph Francis Co, Fuhrmann & Co & Benj Murphy & Co.

Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds and in the amounts following towit: City Fund Clarence Hanford Printing Ordinances No. 943 $563.96 J.H. Cann Use of office for Police Force & election 944 $25.00 Globe Printing Co. Job Work 945 $2.00 Dick Brown Witness in City -v- Osunia 946 $2.20 L.D. Carroll Witness in City -v- Osunia 947 $2.20 F.V. Snyder Witness in City -v- Osunia 948 $2.20

Road Fund James Bogart Boarding Prisoners no. 739 $24.60

Cemetery Fund Chas F. Clancy & Co teams for Cemetery commission No. 22 $41.50 H.F. Phillips teams for Cemetery commission 23 $8.00 John Langston teams for Cemetery commission 24 $3.00 J. D. Lowman Stationery for Cemetery commission 25 $3.65 Herald Pub. Co. Printing for Cemetery commission 26 $3.00 Post-Intelligencer Pub. Co. Printing for Cemetery commission 27 $2.00 Chronicle Pub. Co. Printing for Cemetery commission 28 $1.50 Ordered that the claim of J.B. Metcalfe be & the same is hereby referred back to Claimant for an itemized statement. Ordered that the claim of L.S. Rowe be & is hereby referred to Street Committee. The following claims are presented for alleged damages caused by grading on James Street Towit: J.M. Hoffman $250.00 Sarah Malson $500.00 C.J. Chilberg $200.00

387 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE DEC 27 1889

Selection of City Attorney Ordered that the Council do now proceed to elect a City Attorney in place of R.B. Albertsons resigned. Mr. S.H. Piles is hereby nominated and unanimously elected to the office of City Attorney of the City of Seattle.

The matter of securing additional council to collect delinquent street grade assessments and the compensation to be allowed, is referred to the Judiciary Commitment;

Ordered that the two new Athens Stream Fire Engines be accepted by the City.

Ordered that the Council do now adjourn until Monday December 30th A.D. 1889 at 730 P.M. Attest C.W. Ferris Clerk Approved Robert Moran Mayor

JAN 3 1890 Be it remembered that in Friday the Third day of January A.D. 1890 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets pursuant to [law?] in the Council Chambers in the City Hall in the City of Seattle.

The following officers of the City government are present: Councilmen - D.E. Durie - G.W. Hall - T.E. Jones - U.R. Niesz H.F. Phillips - F.A. Twichell - J.N. Wallingford - Harry White. City Attorney - S.H. Piles City Clerk - C.W. Ferris Chief of Police - J.C. Mitchell The following proceedings are held.

The Mayor being absent, on motion of Councilman Hall - Councilman U.R. Niesz is elected and acting mayor.