City of Seattle Records

19 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Ordered that the Treasurer be & he is hereby authorized to receive taxes levied by Ordinance 251 until December 15th 1881 and that the City Attorney be & he is hereby instructed to notify all delinquents under said ordinance, that suit will be brought to collect all taxes remaining unpaid on said poll after December 15, 1881 Ordered that a warrant in the sum of $4.00 be & is hereby ordered issued in the Road Fund in [?] of Thomas McDonough for the reason that said McDonough is a non resident Ordered that a Gas Lamp be erected at the North West corner of Second & Marion Streets Ordered that the matter of constructing a side walk to connect with the 8th Street side walk, be & the same is hereby referred to the Street Committee with instructions to repair thereon at said meeting Ordered that the matter of Constructing a sidewalk in front of the W.C. Squire Block in Bell Town be & the same is hereby referred to the Street Committe with instruction to repair thereon at next meeting Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday evening December 9th 1881 Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved Acting Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 9th day of December 1881 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following Officers are present, to wit: His Honor the Acting Mayor John Collins, and Councilmen Thos Clancy, M. Densmore, Wm. A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer & Chas McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had: the petition of Thos Lyle & others praying for the appointment of P. Brown as Special Police Officer is indefinitely post poned

21 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE effect that then is the repeal of any section of the City Charter upon that subject. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday evening December 16th 1881 Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved Acting Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 16th day of December 1881 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following Offficers are present, to wit: His Honor the Mayor L. P. Smith and Councilmen John Collins, M. Densmore, Wm. A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer, and Charles McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had: A report is received from the Street Committee upon the advisability of building certain sidewalks; thereupon the report is received and ordered filed. The special Com tee returns the claim of F.H. Whitworth for services in making certain survey for 3rd street sidewalks without recommendations; thereupon it is ordered that a Warrant be drawn upon the Road Fund in Favor of said F.H. Whitworth in the sum of $5.00 in full for said claim The Claims of Waddell & Miles for repairs to gas pipes is ordered paid by Warrant drawn on the Gas Fund in the sum of $34.50 And now comes John Graff & makes application for a Grocery license for the period of 3 months from Dec 28 1881 thereupon his bond therefore approved and a license is ordered issued accordingly Ordered that a Gas Lamp be erected at the Corner of 4th and Cherry Streets Ordered that the tax assessor of Julius Linberg be referred to the Committee on Gas

21 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE effect that there is and repeal of any section of that City Charter upon that subject. Ordered that the Council Stand now adjourned untill Friday evening December 16th 1881 Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved Acting Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 16th day of December 1881 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in it's Council Chamber Pusuant to adjournment The following Officers are present, to wit: His Honor The Mayor L.P. Smith and Councilmen John Collins, M. Densmore, Wm.A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Charles McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had: A report is recieved from the Street Committee upon the advisability of building certain side walks; Thereupon the report is received and ordered filed. The special Com tee returns the claim of F.H. Whitworth for services in making certain surveys for 3rd Street sidewalks without recommendation: Thereupon it is ordered that a Warrant be drawn upon the Road Fund in favor of said F.H. Whitworth in the sum of $5.00 in full for said claim The claim of Waddell & Miles for repairs to gas pipes is ordered paid by Warrant drawn on the Gas Fund in the sum of $37.50 And now comes John Graff & makes application for a Grocery license for the period of 3 months from Dec. 28, 1881. Thereupon his bond there for is approved & a licenses is ordered issued accordingly Ordered that a Gas Lamp be erected at the corner of 4th and Cherry Streets Ordered that the tax matter of Julius Linberg be referred to the Committee on Gas

22 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ordered that the Clerk be & he is hereby instructed to communicate with the owners of property interested, that the Council purpose ordering the Construction of a certain sidewalk to connect with the 6th side walk. Ordered that Fifth Street be improved under the supervision of the Street Committee in accordance with a plan to be approved by the Surveyor Ordered that the Council Stand now adjourned Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved L P Smith Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 6th day of January 1882 The Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law The following Officers are present to wit: Councilmen Thos Clancy, John Collins, M. Densmore, Wm A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Charles McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had By reason of the absence of His Honor the Mayor L.P. Smith by sickness and his consequent inability to perform the duties of his office, Councilman Wm A. Jennings is by the Council elected to the Office of Acting Mayor during such temporary inability A petition is received from W. Buritt & others praying for the removal of certain obstructions at the foot of 3rd Street, Thereupon the same is referred to the Street Committee A Petition is received from F. W. Wusthoff praying for the remitting of a Road Poll Tax, thereupon the same is referred to the Finance Committee A petition is received from M. Choir praying for the remitting of certain taxes paid; Thereupon the same is refered to the Finance Committee. a petition is received from Benj Murphy praying for the remitting of a Road Poll Tax; Thereupon the Prayer of the petition

45 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE vote stands In favor of adoption Collins, Jennings, Keenan, Keezer & McDonald Against adoption none. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Attest E.S. Osborne, Clerk Approved, L.P. Smith, Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 7th day of April 1882 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law The following Officers are present, to wit: His Honor the Mayor L.P. Smith and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, John Collins, M. Densmore, Wm.A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Charles McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had: the claim of John E. Brautigam for refunding Road Poll Tax is secured and referred to the Finance Committee A petition is secure from A.A. Denny & others praying for the grading of Union Street; Thereupon the same is referred to the Street Committee A petition is received from Robert Krupe et al praying for the grading of 5th Street; Thereupon the same is referred to the Street Committee A petition is received from M.V.B.Stacy et al praying for the opening of Pike Street; Thereupon the same is referred to the Street Committee A petition is received from James Dougan praying for the cancellation of certain tax certificates; thereupon the cause is referred to the Finance Committee. A petition is secured from McCombs & Co praying for the rights to lay water pipe; thereupon the same is referred to the Street Committee The regularly monthly reports of the following City Officers are received and ordered filed, to wit: City Attorney, Harbor Master, Street Commissioner & Fire Warden The report of the City Justice & The Treasurer are referred