City of Seattle Records

42 Columbia July 3rd, 1893 The Town Council met pursuant to adjournment Mayor C P Hutchinson presiding. The following Councilmen present: Willacy & Bond As there was not a quorum present the mayor adjourned the meeting until thursday at 8 pm July 6th B R Shawclerk Columbia July 6th, 1893 The Town Council met pursuant to adjournment Mayor C P Hutchinson presiding. The following Councilmen present: Willacy, Voland & Bond The minutes of the last meeting read and on motion approved. The Clerk's quarterly report read and on motion accepted. The Treasurer's report read and on motion accepted. The Engineer's report on the amount of dirt moved on Columbus St read and on motion returned for correction. The following Bills read and on motion warrants ordered drawn for payment of same. Bill from Rainier Ave E R R Co 20 cents Bill from Koch & Oakley for printing $8.75 Bill from Press times Pub Co 75 cents Lowman & Hanford Printing Co one book 75 cents Bill from B R Shaw Postal cards $1.00 Post Intelligencer Co advertising $22.05 Sunset Pub Co blank poll books $2.00 The following warrants drawn for payment of work done on Water Works John Hellenthal $26.75 A Houghston $11.75 J A Hutcheson $8.00 J C Huff $9.00 A H Hepler $6.25 Geo Foster $12.00 Thad Osgood $7.20

46 Columbia Aug 7th 1893 The Town Council met pursuant to adjournment, Mayor C P Hutchinson presiding, the following Councilmen present, Voland, Willacy, Bond & Schade. The minutes of the last meeting read and on motion approved. ThePark committee report that they requet Mr Edminston tomeet with the council and talk onthe Park question. The superintendent on Water Works reports that he would be through with the putting down the pipe this week. The oath of office of Joshua Sullivan as councilman read and on motion placed in file. The report of the Engineer onthe number of yards of dirt moved on Columbus St during the month of July read and on motion accepted and the warrants ordered issued to the amount of $567.66 The sum being 70% of the Total no of yards moved in July. The following bills read ordered paid. R Palmer Bill drawing Lumber for Bridge $10.50 A Bemis Work on Bridge 7.00 W Faulkner Work on Bridge 7.25 J C Huff Work on Bridge 11.12 William Viereck Work on Bridge 5.20 W R Hadlock Work on Bridge 12.75 Geo Elgin Work on Bridge 14.75 A Hughston Work on Bridge 13.75 J McLeod Work on Bridge 12.25 Geo Sickles Work on Bridge 9.25 Al Almquist Work on Bridge 8.25 P Desault Clearing Road 75. Wm Willacy Iron for Bridge 6.20 B R Shaw 1 gal paint 1.00 Koch & Oakley Print Co 4.25 D C Brown Supplier 4.35 Columbia Home Co Lumber 21.56 P V Dwyer & Bros pipe 575.05 P V Dwyer & Bros pipe 11.50 Joseph Hellenthal Work on Water Work 19.36 A Houghston Work on Water Work 8.00 A Conquist Work on Water Work 10.00 A Elgin Work on Water Work 10.00 L Almquist Work on Water Work 10.00

62 Columbia Oct 30th 1893 Town Council met pursuant to adjournment, Mayor Hutchinson in the chair, and the following members present, Schade, Sullivan, Willacy & Voland The minutes for the meeting of Oct 23th and 24th were read and approved. A Communication from the City Counsellor pertaining to the registration of the voters etc was read and filed. A protest from A Houghston regarding the manner of the council's opening of a certain bid for the sidewalk on Angeline Street was read and passed without action. On motion of CouncilmanSchade the seat of councilman F Bond was declared vacant. The clerkwas ordered topost, according to law, public notices of an electiontobe held onthe 5th day of December next at which electionfive councilmen and a Town Treasurer will be elected. it was moved and carried that the town being 600 ft or sufficient 2 in iron pipe to lay new water main on Columbia Street It was suggested by counsellor Hastings and after some discussion order on motion of councilman Schade that a public meeting be held in the Town Hall the following Thrusday night at 7\30 o'clock for the purpose of discussing the advisibility of bonding the Town's indebtedness On motion the sidewalk on Columbus Street was accepted as campleted. The bids for the building of sidewalks on Angeline Street were opened. there being only two tendered that of J C Heuff and Avery Houghston was accepted as being the lowest. It was moved and carried that an ordinance be drawn that would rebate the tax-payers on Columbus Street the difference between the assessed amount of the grade tax and the actual cost of the work. On motion the council adjourned to meet upon the call of the mayor. Approved Nov 6th 1893 B R Shaw clerk C P Hutchinson

64 Columbia Nov 6th 1893 Town Council met pursuant to adjournment, Mayor. C P Hutchinson Presiding The following councilmen present,Voland,Schade & Willacy The minutes of the meetings held Oct 30th & Nov 4th read and on motion approved. The engineer's report on work done on Angeline St by contractor F B Scott read and on motion accepted and a warrant ordered drawn for amount due him. Bill from C L Woodman for $11.50, work done on Angeline St read and on motion a warrant was ordered drawn for payment of same. Bill from J C Huff for $5.50, work helping the engineer on Angeline St read and on motion ordered paid. The following bills read and on motion accepted and laid on the table. Bill for Lowman & Hanford for $6.50 for Registration and Oath Book. Bill from Hughes Hastings & Stedman for legal work $45.00 Bills for work on Water Works. Joseph Hellenthal $12.19 A Houghston $.37 A Larson $4.43 S Pierson $3.25 Bills for work on Streets - E F Wood $.75 R Palmer $.50 H Bemis $2.75 J C Huff $2.50 Bill from Frank Walls for 47.25 work putting guard rail on Columbus St bridge. Motion made and carried to round the corners of sidewalks on Angeline & Winston St. on motion W R Hadlock and Thad Osgood were appointed as judges of the Election to be held Dec 5th and Louis Almquist was appointed as Inspector of said Election. Motionmade and carried to give the Good Templers the use of the samll room in the Town Hall On motion the clerk was instructed to get tickets for the electintobe held Dec 5th 1893 printed.