City of Seattle Records

657 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Committee Reports The Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds make the following report on the Claim of James McNaught for damages on a/c of Main Street Grade. Seattle W T July 3rd 1885 "To the Hon Mayor & Common Council of Seattle Your judiciary Committee have investigated the within claim and report the same back with the recommendation that the same be allowed in the sum of Eight Hundred and Fifty one & 62/100 Dollars in Condition that Mr McNaught will pay the full amount of principle and interest of all special assessments for street improvements upon property owned by him at date of the assessments. Walter Graham Wm A Harrington Alfred Snyder Ordered that said report be & is hereby adopted From Gas Committee recommending a gas lamp for the corner of Spring & 3rd Street. Adopted Applications for Licenses Referred Schoepp & Greeninger, Oscar A Kraus, Lewis Sliver, A E Wayne, James Murphy, Peters & Lunn, Shaw & Alger, H Kersey, Wolters & Co, Bersch & Hink, O P Dahlquist, Wm Grose & Grubb & Johnson Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows: Thos Clancy for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 16 1885 James Miles for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 15 John McCary for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 15 Abraham Brugger for malt liquors for 3 mos from July 4 E J Powers and Co for retail intoxicating liquors for 6 mos from March 18 Joseph Francisco for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 7 Chas G Steinwig for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 3 L V Schnyder for malt liquors for 3 mos from July 4 Thomas & Morgan for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 11 Bittner & Theiler for malt liquors for 3 mos from July 16

688 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 18 1885 From Committee on Fire and Water recommending that Mme Lachenal be granted permission to conduct a Laundry at the foot of Commercial St Report adopted From Committee on Fire & Waater recommending First: That 7 fire plugs be put in at Belltown at points to be selected by the Chiefof the fire Department and the Committee on Fire and Water. Second: that after that portion of the City is supplied with water one of the new Hose carts with apparatus be turned over to the Engine Co No 4 Third: That the purchase of a New Fire Engine for Engine Co. No 4 and also the Truck for Seattle No 1 should be deferred for the present. Fourth: That the Engine house of Engine Co No 3 be made comfortable by battening the sides, ceiling and lining the inside and the purchase of a stove; and suitable lamps be supplied them Fifth: that the establishing of a Telephone system for our fire department is not necessary at present as our City is not large, enough to require such a system nor our finances in such a condition as to justify such expense. Sixth: That we have contacted the Chief Engineer regarding Engine No 1 and requested him to examine same and report to your Hon Body. Report Adopted. Application for Licenses Referred Jacob Haist, oliver Bernard, E J Powers & Co , M K Gottstein Ernie Davidson, A E Wayne, Benj Murphy, John Collins Joseph Francisco, L V Schnyder, M S Booth, Patrick Flynn, Oscar A Kraus, Frank Wilton, Otto Fuhrmann and E D Norton. Licenses Ordered Issued M McDonald Retail Malt 3 months from Sept 8 1885 John Brannan Retail Malt 3 months from Sept 3rd 1885 S & S Meyer Retail Intox 3 months from Sept 16th 1885

726 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 13 1885 Committee Reports From Committee of Fire & Water to whom was referred that question of a water supply for North Seattle reporting that the Spring Hill Water Company would extend their pipes to Belltown provided the city would authorize the placing of seven (7) plugs on their line between Pike Street and Bell's Hotel and three (3) plugs between Columbia Street and Pike Street, and recommending that the City Attorney enter into a contract with the said water co. for supplying North Seattle with Water. adopted From Same Committee returning the report of the Chief of teh Fire Deptartment and recommending that the Laundry on Mill St conducted by Hop Sing be declared a nuisance and abated. Adopted and the Chief of Police directed to abate the nuisance. Application for Licenses Referred Andreas Lunn, John Collins, S V Schnyder, Oliver Bernard, Oscar A Kraus, Frank Wilton, E C Slorah, James P Tighe Mark Gottstein, Patrick Flynn, M S Booth Thomas and Morgan, Joe Francisco, E J Powers & Co, Chas B Sperry Licenses Orderd Issued Emil Davidson Retail Intox 3 months from Dec 13, 1885 H S Meyer Retail Intox 3 months from Dec 7, 1885 John Brannan Retail Malt 3 months from Dec 3, 1885 The Vote upon issuing said licenses being as follows to wit: In favor of same, Calligan, Furth, Hall, Keenen, Lake, McDonald, Post and Young against none On motion the matter of Lincoln Street Bridge is continued until the next regular meeting with request that the Street Commissioner then present a majority report. On motion the matter of properly marking the site of the hulk of the Steamer Mississippi is referred to the Com on Harbor & Wharves,

732 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jan 4 1886 Applications for License Referred A F Able & Co, Brazil & Burns, Chas F O'Hara, John J March, M L Abbott, Thomas Clancy, Henry Kersey, Chas G Steinweg, Geo Meister, John McCarey & C B Sperry Licenses Granted The folowing licenses are ordered issued viz: Andrew Lunn retail Intox 3 months from Jany 1st Oscar A Kraus retail Intox 3 months from Jany 8th E J Powers retail Intox 3 months from Dec 18 Jo Francisco retail Intox 3 months from Jany 7 Thomas & Morgan retail Intox 3 months from Jany 11 M S Booth retail Intox 3 months from Jany 1 J P Tighe retail Intox 3 months from Dec 16 E C Storah retail Intox 3 months from Dec 13 Oliver Bernard retail Intox 3 months from Dec 27 John Collins retail Intox 3 months from Dec 28 M & K Gottstein Wholesale Intox 3 months from Dec 17 L V Schnyder Retail retail Malt 3 months from Jany 4 Frank Wilton retail Malt 3 months from Dec 13 Pat Flynn retail Malt 3 months from Dec 19 The vote upon issuing siad licenses is as follows to wit: In favor of the same, R H Calligan, J Furth, W A Harrington, Geo W Hall, John Keenen, T W Lake, Charles McDonald, J J Post, Geo W Young Miscellaneous On motion the City Attorney is instructed to prepare and submit an ordinance requiring all persons selling fruilt trees grown outside of King County to pay a license. On motion it is ordered that the City Attorney be and he is hereby directed to take the necessary steps to collect the several amounts due the city for for theater and exhibition.

776 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 2 1886 been approved by the license committee are granted and licenses ordered issued viz: M L Abbott Wholesale Malt 3 months from April 1 John McCary Retail Intoxicating 3 months from April 15 Chas F O'Hara Retail Intoxicating 3 months from April 7 Thomas & Davis Retail Intoxicating 3 months from April 11 George Meister Retail Intoxicating 3 months from April 10 J J Marsh Retail Intoxicating 3 months from March 16 G K Bude Retail Intoxicating 12 months from April 9 C G Steinweg Retail Intoxicating 3 months from April 4 A F Able & Co Retail Malt 3 months from April 1 Scholpp & Grueniger Retail Malt 3 months from April 9 Oscar A Kraus Retail Malt 3 months from April 11 J Francisco Retail Intoxicating 3 months from April 7 The vote on the foregoing petition being as follows: in favor of the granting thereof Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, G W Hall, T W Lake, C W McDonald J J Post and G W Young, against none The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are allowed and ordered paid by warrant drawn on the respective funds. Name Fund Warrant# Amount Remarks W R Forrest City 1573 125.00 Salary as Clerk C H Hanford City 1574 100.00 Salary as Atty A Chilberg City 1575 83.3 Salary as Treas J Bogart City 1576 60.00 Salary as Jailor J Bogart City 1577 78.60 Board of Prisoners R H Thomas City 1578 17.00 Union St sewer R H Thomas City 1578 4.50 locating South line of city L Cummings City 1579 94.50 St Commissioner Sunset Telephone Co City 1580 5.90 Telephone for April G G Lyon City 1581 71.10 Justice Fees Burke & Rush City 1582 40.00 Painting City Stable G Kellogg & Co City 1583 5.50 Medicine for prisoners L P Smith & Son City 1584 89.10 Police Stars & Dog Tags