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JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE
Sept 1/83
Ordered that the Committee on Public Buildings, Property and Grounds
be and they are hereby instructed to procure the services of George Board-
man to complete his contract for the painting of the City Hall on
South 3rd Street.
And now His Honor the Mayor announces that he will be absent
from the City for a time from and after September 3 1883 and requests
the Council to elect an Acting Mayor to serve during such absence.
Thereupon the Council elect Councilman U.M. Rasin
to the position of Acting Mayor to serve during such absence.
Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday September
7, 1883 at 7 1/2 o'clock p.m.
Attest: E.S. Osborne Clerk Approved U M Rasin Acting Mayor
Sept 5/83 Be it remembered that on this the 5th day of September 1883 the Com-
on Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber
pursuant to the call of His Honor the Acting Mayor Councilman
U.M. Rasin.

The following Officers are present, towit: His Honor the Acting Mayor
Councilman U.M. Rasin and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, B.
F. Day, Geo W. Harris, Charles McDonald, Otto Ranke and F.W. Wusthoff.
Thereupon the following proceedings are had:
Petitions Rec'd
From Elizabeth Cranney et als for reduction in taxes for and on
a/c of Eighth Street Improvement under Ordinance No. 338. Re-
ferred to Street Committee.
From K.C. Ward et al vacating plat of Wilfred addition and
to replat the same. Referred to Street Committee.
Communications Rec'd
From His Honor the Acting Mayor returning an ordinance entitled
"To appropriate $300.00 to secure the use of Hook and Ladder apparatus" with-
out his approval and with his objections in writing to such approval
which objections are as follows to wit:
which objections (?)