City of Seattle Records

112 Columbia June 22nd 1895 Town Council met pursuant to a call from the Mayor for the purpose of forming a board of Health and transacting any other business that may legaly come before it Mayor Pierson presiding. Roll Call and the following councilman present Calder Groat & Chase the oathof office of councilman elect J A Kelso read and orderd places on file and M Kelso being present was requested to take his seat. Acting Attorney McCurley read the law in regard to forming a board of health and on motion it was decided to form such a board at once. and J A Kelso was nominated and elected as such chairman and C N Groat nominated and elected as Clerk of such Board. Motion made and carried to instruct the Attorney to draw up an ordinance for the installing the Board of Health Motion made and caarried to adjourn to meet Monday July 1st at 8 o'clock PM V R Peirson Mayor B R Shaw Town Clerk

190 Columbia Wash Oct 3d 1898 The Town Council of the Townof Columbia met in regular session at 8:15 PM Present Mayor Reeves Councilman Osgood Campbell, and Cameron, and Atty McCurley Minutes of regular meeting held Sept 3d read and approved. Mr J G Lawrence arrived soon after Council came to order, and read the minutes of two adjourned meeting at which the Clerk was absent. Said minutes were approved as read. Clerk's quarterly report read and accepted Mardhal's quarterly report read and accepted Treasurer's quarterly report read and referred to the Finance Committee Verbal report of City Attorney and Finance Committee accepted. Ry Franchise matter informaly discussed and on motion a date was set upon which to call a citizens meeting relative to said franchise, Thrusday evening Oct 6th 1898 On motion meeting meeting adjourned to Monday evening Oct 10th C F Reeves mayor C S Chase clerk