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Petition of Chas F French et al for reductionof Auctioneer License from 400.00 to 200.00
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MEMORANDUM Office of City Clerk H W Miller, clerk
Seattle Wash 12/26 1890 To A Jacobs Corporation Counsel Dear Sir The Board of Aldermen have referred the accompanying Petition to you, for you to Draw up an ordinance to confirm to the Department of the License and Revenue Committee Said report being to the effect that they recommend the reduction of the Auctioneer License to $300.00 per annum payable annu-ally instead oof $400.00 per annum as it is now. H W Miller
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Seattle, November 30th.1890.
To the Board of Aldermen of the City of Seattle
Gentlemen:-
We the undersigned citizens and taxpayers would most respectfully call your attention to the present high License paid by the Auctioneers of this city, viz: $400.00 per year, which is more than is exacted in any city on the Pacific Coast. The present license is beyond the reach of anyone doing a fair legitimate business. We would propose that the License be reduced to $200.00 per year, payable yearly by all Auctioneers who are citizens of the city. We would also call your attention to the necessity of making a distinction between the Auctioneer who is a citizen and the transient man. We consider it would be a benefit to the business men of the City of Seattle if no license be issued to any man who has not such recommendation as to personal character as will command him to the confidence of the business community.
:-NAMES:Chas G Mash G Aronson O S Webb Joseph Green John B Agne J Schiam C A Hughes T M Daullon John Haley D H Vail Tristen P Dyer L Turner L Kohn J B MacDougall A B Stewart C C Homes
