City of Seattle Records

551 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 3 1888 Custodian of the Powder House Ed. L. Lindsley. Chief Engineer of the Fire Dept Wm. Campbell. Park Commissioner D. W. Lawton. Captain of Police Edward Briggs Policemen H. A. Bigelow, W. M. Jones, D. F. Willard W. J Peer, T Leckie, P Farraher Z T Holden, Ed. Kinley, A W Ryan Geo. Templeton, D H Webster, Ben Thompson W E Carey, John Coleman, J W. Huff, Wm Morris E R. Harding, D Phillips O. D. Butterfield. On motion of Counciman Niesz, Police officer O.D. Butterfield is appointed to attend to the Collection of licenses and other business at the City Clerks Office. His Honor The Mayor now designates the following committees. Judiciary } and} U. R. Niesz Chairman James McCombs and Joseph Green Legislative}

Public Buildings} and} Chas F Reitze Chairman Thomas E Jones and Joseph Green Grounds}

Finance} F. J. Burns Chairman U. R. Niesz D. E. Durie

Streets and } street} Thomas E Jones chairman F J Burns J F McDonald Improvements}

Health & Police} Jas Green Chairman. Jas McCombs D E Durie

662 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 23 1888 Headquarters at foot of Commercial street read and on motion tabled. Claim of Geo A Kellogg for fees as referee in case of City of Seattle vs Jos McNaught read and referred to the Finance Commitee Resignation of O.D. Butterfield as police officer read and accepted and On motion it is ordered that O.D. Butterfield be and his hereby appointed a special police officer at a salary of $90.00 for month to act as License Collector under the orders of the of the City Clerk and License & Revenue Commitee. Petition of C H Hanford for appointment of Jos F. McNaught an appraiser for Condemmation of property along the line of South Eleventh Street in place of H H Lewis who is absent from the City, read and referred to the Judiciary Commitee. Petition of Geo Kinnear and others for change of Fire limits read and referred to Committee on Fire and Water Petition of M Keeton for permission to occupy alley in Block 14 of Maynard's Plat read & on motion refected. Petition of Fred Kelly & others for crossing on Depot Street at Box Street read & referred to Street Commitee. Petition of H Jones and others in the matter of the Fifth Street grade, read and referred to the Street Commitee.