City of Seattle Records

135 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 7 1887 Commissioner Cummings reporting that they have investigated the charges made against Mr Cummings and find the same unsubstantiated and frivolous And recommending that the charges be dismissed. Report Unanimously adopted. Applications for Licenses Referred C E Noragen, Mrs John Shepich, L L Jewett, Mrs Jane Osborn]] and F S Curtis Bills Alowed The following claims against the City having been duly audited and allowed by the Council are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows viz: Name Warrant Fund Amount Remarks W R Forrest 2042 City 125.00 Salary City Clerk F A Peterson 2043 City 100.00 Salary City Atty L A Treen 2044 City 100.00 Salary City Treasurer L Cummings 2045 City 94.50 Salary Street Commr James Bogart 2046 City 159.40 Salary Jailor $60.00 Board Prisoners WmMurphy 2047 City 100.00 Salary Chief of Police James Welch 2048 City 80.00 Salary Capt of Police J W Hunt 2049 City 65.00 Salary Policeman W H Pinckney 2050 City 65.00 Salary Policeman A H Manning 2051 City 65.00 Salary Policeman J L McClellan 2052 City 65.00 Salary Policeman J L McDaniel 2053 City 65.00 Salary Policeman Tobias Butler 2054 City 65.00 Salary Policeman T H Campbell 2055 City 65.00 Salary Policeman John Frazier 2056 City 65.00 Salary Policeman Fred Voight 2057 City 65.00 Salary Policeman F A Fay 2058 City 65.00 Salary Policeman Wm Berry 2059 City 55.00 Salary Special Police M A Murphy 2060 City 55.00 Salary Special Police E Deal 2061 City 42.50 Salary Special Police W L Preston 2062 City 42.50 Salary Special Police Chas Otto 2063 City 42.50 Salary Special Police [total]1646.40

141 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITYOF SEATTLE Jan 21 1887 to street committee from Ames & Russell for permissionto lunload logs o Union Street. Granted From Sundstrom & Littell for a lease of or permission to use the foot of University Street for a Steam Jobbing shop. Referred to Street Committee, to be reported on at the adjourned meeting Committee Reports Rec'd From Street Light Committee stating that they are unable without a test with the proper instruments to satifactorily determine as to whether the contract of the Seattle Electric Light Company with the City being faithfully fulfilled or not. That if requested to do so the Electric Light Co willl increase the lights on Front and Second Streets to 32 candle power lamps. On motion the report is adopted and the Electric Light Company requests to make the change suggested. From Committee License & Revenue on petition of Frank Wilton for the return of certain license money rejected the same. Adopted. Application for License Referred Thomas Anderson & Conrad Brehm Licenses ordered Issued F S Curtis & L L Jewett. The note upon issuing said licenses is a follows viz: Infavor of the same J Furth, J M Frink, Jos Green, T D Hinckley R Russell & C F Reitze against none. License Rejects Mrs Jane Osborn and Mrs John Shepich Bills allowed the following claims against the City having been