City of Seattle Records

642 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Wednesday June 3, 1885 at 8 o'clock pm Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor Be it remembered that on this the 3rd day of June 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chambers pursuant to adjournment. The following officers are present towit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Geo F Frye, W A Harrington, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, H L Yesler, W G Latimer, W V Rinehart & S D Crockett Thereupon the following proceedings are had. Ordered the Communication from B L Northup resigning his office as Counclman from the 3rd Ward & heretofore laid upon the table, be taken up for consideration. Ordered that the resignation of B L Northrup as Councilman from the 3rd Ward be & is hereby accepted and the office declared vacant. And now the Council proceeds with the examination and equalization of the assessment Roll for the year 1885 Ordered that the following changes be made in said roll Fred E Sander raised $364. F H Whitworth certain real estate stricken off The application of James W Smith for a liquor license is presented & Referred to the License Comtee And now the Council proceeds with the Investigation of the Articles for its Impeachment of James H Woolery as Chief of Police Whereupon the accused appears by his counsel J R Lewis and O Jacobs & withdraws by leave of council his former plea of not guilty - to said charges & interposes a Motion to quash all the articles of Impeachment, excepting Articles 3 and 6 thereupon after argument by Counsel and theconsiderataion by the Common Council it is ordered that the motion to quash be & is hereby overruled. And now said James H Woolery by his counsel plead not guilty ato said articles of impeachment

642 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Wednesday June 3, 1885 at 8 o'clock pm Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor Be it remembered that on this the 3rd day of June 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chambers pursuant to adjournment. The following officers are present towit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Geo F Frye, W A Harrington, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, H L Yesler, W G Latimer, W V Rinehart & S D Crockett Thereupon the following proceedings are had. Ordered the Communication from B L Northup resigning his office as Counclman from the 3rd Ward & heretofore laid upon the table, be taken up for consideration. Ordered that the resignation of B L Northrup as Councilman from the 3rd Ward be & is hereby accepted and the office declared vacant. And now the Council proceeds with the examination and equalization of the assessment Roll for the year 1885 Ordered that the following changes be made in said roll Fred E Sander raised $364. F H Whitworth certain real estate stricken off The application of James W Smith for a liquor license is presented & Referred to the License Comtee And now the Council proceeds with the Investigation of the Articles for its Impeachment of James H Woolery as Chief of Police Whereupon the accused appears by his counsel J R Lewis and O Jacobs & withdraws by leave of council his former plea of not guilty - to said charges & interposes a Motion to quash all the articles of Impeachment, excepting Articles 3 and 6 thereupon after argument by Counsel and theconsiderataion by the Common Council it is ordered that the motion to quash be & is hereby overruled. And now said James H Woolery by his counsel plead not guilty ato said articles of impeachment

648 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Work paid for to D T Wheeler be & is hereby rejected Ordered that the motion to accomodate the claim of Harris & Greenus be & is hereby laid on the table And now the Council proceeds to an election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignatioin of B L Northup a Councilman from the Third Ward. Whereupon Walter Graham receiving a majority of all the votes of the members of said Common Council is duly declared elected to fill said vacancy for the term provided by law. And now the City Attorney gives an opinion as to the power of the City to appropriate moneys in aid of a 4th of July celebration The Attorney's opinion is that such an appropriation is illegal & that the council has no power to appropriate moneys for such a purpose, but that the City may appropriate moneys to clean the streets ordered that the clerk be & is hereby instructed to report such opinion to the citizens comtee for 4th of July Celebration Ordinances 2 Ordinances are submitted being entitled "a special ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" Adopted upon the following vote towit: In favor of adoption Frye, Harrington, Snyder, Sox, Yesler, Latimer & Rinehart. against adoption none. The atty submits an Ordinance entitles "An ordinance to vacate certain alleys in the City of Seattle" After due consideration said ordinance is adpoted upon the following vote towit: In favor of adoption Frye, Harrington, Snyder, Sox, Yesler, Latimer& Rinehart. against adoption none. Ordered that the Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds be & are hereby instructed to negotiate with the owners of certain pieces of real estate along the line of Rollin Street Extension for the purchase of same Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor