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510 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 18/84 purchase the hose carriage authorized by ordinance adopted at the meeting Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance regulating monthly allowances to each fire Co. for the supporting such Co. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Thursday July 24, 1884 at 8 O'Clock P.M. Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved H G Struve Mayor July 25/84 Be it remembered that on this the 25th day of July 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following Offiers are present, tonit: His Honor the Mayor H. G. Struve and Councilmen B. F. Day, Geo. W. Harris, Chas McDonald, B. L. Northrup, Otto Ranke, U. M. Rasin & F. W. Wusthoff Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From J. W. Hunt et al for repealing the Ordinance requiring bell on cows. Referred to Judiciary Comtee From Willis Milliken for a position on the Police Force. Referred to Police Comtee From Preston Nott & Co offering to furnish an Amos King Steam Fire Engine. Referred to the Special Comtee on purchasing an Engine with instructions to confer with the Chief of the Fire Dept and Chief Engineer Communications Rec'd From Chas Lind resigning as a member of the Police Force. Resignation accepted Reports Rec'd From Surveyor submitting a plat of the new Cemetary. Referred to Comtee on Public Grounds From Atty on the petition of G. N. Alexander to convert Jackson Street Grade [?] into City Fund [?]. Referred to Judiciary Comtee

511 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE July 25/84 Licenses ordered Issues Ordered that licenses be issued as follows, towit: J. W. Smith for Retail liquors for 3 months from July 19 Andrew Lumm & Co for Retail liquors for 3 months from July 26 Thos Kavanangh for Retail liquors for 3 months from July 24 O. P. Dahlquist for Retail liquors for 3 months from July 23 And now the Council proceeds to canvass the returns of the Election held July 14, 1884 with the following result, towit: First Ward Total number of votes cast 679 For Mayor John Leary received 508 votes Geo. Kinnear received 165 votes For Chief of Police James H. Woolery received 534 votes L. Miller received 134 votes For City Attorney C. H. Hanford received 194 votes J. B. Metcalfe received 475 votes For Assessor W. H. Hughes received 194 votes Frank Seidel received 471 votes For Councilmen Wm A. Harrington received 575 votes Franklin Matthias received 452 votes C. F. Clancy received 455 votes Watson Allen received 168 votes A Amunds received 145 votes S. D. Crockett received 134 votes W. H. Phillips received 73 votes H. L. Yesler received 8 votes J. M Naught received 5 votes Amos Brown received 5 votes Second Ward Total number of votes cast 1171 For Mayor John Leary received 536 votes Geo Kinnear received 576 votes For Chief of Police J. H. Woolery received 671 votes L. Miller received 447 votes For City Attorney C. H. Hanford received 620 votes J. B. Metcalfe received 476 votes

512 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 25/84 For assessor W. H. Hughes received 645 votes Frank Seidel received 473 votes For Councilmen H. L. Yesler received 626 votes Alfred Snyder received 592 votes E. F. Sox received 568 votes Amos Brown received 548 votes W. E. Jones received 534 votes J. F. McNaught received 449 votes Third Ward Total number of votes cast 725 votes For Mayor John Leary received 267 votes Geo. Kinnear received 457 votes For Chief of PoliceJ. H. Woolery received 342 votes L. Miller received 372 votes For City Attorney C. H. Hanford received 498 votes J. B. Metcalfe received 224 votes For Assessor W. H. Hughes received 527 votes Frank Seidel received 193 votes For Councilmen B. F. Day received 601 votes B. L. Northrup received 486 votes Geo. F. Frye received 485 votes Geo. W. Hall received 285 votes Otto Ranke received 216 votes Whereupon by reason of the law and the premises after said, the Council finds: That there were a total of 7525 votes cast at said election And the Council further finds that the following named persons as duly elected to the Offices following for the term provided by law, which term commences on the 3rd day of August 1884, towit: Mayor John Leary Chief of Police J. H. Woolery Attorney C. H. Hanford Assessor W. H. Hughes Councilmen from the First Ward Wm A. Harrington, Franklin Matthias, C. L. Clancy Councilmen from the Second Ward

513 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE H L Yesler, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox Councilmen from the Third Ward B F Day, B L Northrup, Geo F Frye Ordinances An Ordinance to amend sections 2 & 3 of Ordinance No 383 Referred to Street Comtee The Atty submits an Ordinance entitled "To amend sections 1 and 2 of Ordinance No 89"; after due consideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Day, Harris, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff against adoption none. An Ordinance is submitted entitled "A special ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills"; adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Day,Harris, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff against adoption none. Claims Paid Bell St Grade fund Ord #555 J M Snow Engineering $96.28 W C Muir Contract work final payment $1065.69 Miscellaneous Ordered that the Atty be & is hereby appointed to draft suitable resolutions explaining the appreciation of the Council for the services of H G Struve to the public as Mayor. Carried unanimously Ordered that U M Rasin be & is hereby appointed to the position of Acting Mayor to serve during the intended absence of Mayor Struve. Odrered that the Council Stand now adjourned Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved U M Rasin Mayor