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534 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE JUL 13 1888 An ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney en-titled "An Ordinance forfeiting and annulling the franchise granted to the Seattle Street Railway Com-pany to locate, lay down and maintain tracks for street Railways" and to Construct operate and maintain a Street Railway upon and Along Front Street in the City of Seattle from James Street to Pike Street" which is passed by the following vote, viz: In favor of the same Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Niesz and Reitze, Against the same none. Ordered that the Ordinanance regulating tracks & track fares be referred to the Judiciary Committee. Ordered that the Council do now Adjourn. Approved Acting Mayor Attest W R Forrest Clerk

Jul 19 1888 Be it remembered that on this 19th day of July A D 1888 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor Thomas T Minor & councilmen Furth, Green, Lake, Moran, Niesz and Reitze, Absent Councilmen Frink & Russell Canvass of Election Returns. And now the Council proceeds to canvass the returns from the several wards of the election for city officers for the city of Seattle held on the 9th day of July 1888 and upon the said Canvass finds as follows:

535 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE JUL 19 1888 Whole number of Votes Cast 2040 For Mayor Robert Moran Received 1714 Votes For Mayor John Collins Received 714 Votes For Mayor Clark D Davis Received 112 Votes

For Chief of Police J. C. Mitchell Received 1220 Votes For Chief of Police Wm Murphy Received 468 Votes For Chief of Police A W Ryan Received 25 Votes Scattering 12 Votes

For City Atty S. H Piles Received 1349 Votes For City Atty W S Bush Received 515 Votes For City Atty Everett Smith Received 187 Votes

For Councilman from First Ward J F Mc Donald Received 339 Votes N H Martin Received 176 Votes Winnie T Thomas Received 8 Votes Scattering 8Votes

For Councilman from Second Ward F. J. Burns had 352 Votes A K Howard had 110 Votes R C Graves had 26 Votes Scattering 17 Votes

For Councilman from the Fourth Ward T. E. Jones had 284 Votes Jus Megrath had 118Votes

536 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jul 19 1888 James Franklin had 62 votes Scattering 4 Votes Whereupon dthe Council finds that the names of the persons elected to the several offices are as follows towit: Mayor Robert Moran Chief of Police J C Mitchell City Attorney S H Piles Councilman from the First Ward J T McDonald Councilman from the Second Ward D. E. Durie Councilman from the Third Ward F. J. Burns Councilman from the Fourth Ward Tho's. E. Jones And the Clerk is directed to issue Certifi -cates of Election to the above named persons, Approved T T Minor mayor Attest W R Forrest clerk