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34 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE And now the Finance Com tee return the petition of C P Dose report favorably thereon. Where upon it is ordered taht a warrant be drawn in favor of said petitioner on the Road Fund on the sum of $4.00 for road poll tax remitted And now the Ordinance make their report upon the Ordinance granting the right to lay a street railway in our City to Geo. Kinnear & others recomment certain amendments to said ordinance It si therefore ordered that the said Ordinance be re-referred to said Com tee with instructions to conferwith the City Attorney and with said Geo Kinnear & others & to submit such and Ordinance as can be agreed upon between all of said parties And now the City Attorney submits Ordinance No254 the same being entitled "An Ordinance to Provide for the construction of a side walk along the North side of Main Street from the East side of Seventh Street to the East side of the alley between Fourth and Third Streets Thence Crossing said Main Street to the South side thereof and from thence along the said South side of said Main Street to the alley between Second and Commercial Streets there connecting with a side walk recently constructed by the proprietors of the Arlington Hotel thereupon after due examination & consideratioin said Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Collins, Densmore, Jennings, Keenan, Keezer & McDonald Against adoption none And now it appearing to the Council that thereis a vacancy existing in the Office of City Sexton caused by the death of Thos S Russell the Council proceeds to fill such vacancy. Whereupon O C Shorey receiving the unanimous vote of the whole Council is duly declared elected to such office for the term provided by law Ordered that the Street Committee be & they are hereby insturcted to remove from time to time as they see fit all shade trees & other obstructions now existing & causing inconvenience to travel in teh streets. Ordered that Thos Clancy, Moses Keezer & M Dens

105 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 4/82 Chief of Police Jas H Woolery Policemen W B Thompson D L Meleowan Jas Welch Harbor Master Jas H Woolery Fire Warden Robt Calligan Street Commissioner Henry Sheehan Sexton O C Shorey The Mayor announces the following Standing Comittees for the ensuing year. Jusiciary and Legislative Comittee; Councilmen Rasin, Collins and Manning Committee on Public Buildings, Property and Grounds; Councilmen Collins, Cosper and Clancy Committee on Health & Police; Councilman Clancy, McDonald & Gash Finance Committee; Councilmen Cosper, Rasin and McDonald Committee on Street and Street Improvements, Councilmen Gash, Clancy & Manning Commiittee on Fire and Water Supply; Concilmen McDonald Cosper and Rasin Committee on Gas Lights; Councilmen Manning, McDonald and Clancy Committee on License and Revenue, Collins Manning and Cosper Committee on Harbor and Wharves, councilmen Rasin Gash & Collins Thee following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the Funds and the the amounts following towit: F W Wusthoff Hardware No58 1.75 Horace Smith Hauling Engine 59 5.00 Chas McDonald Coal 60 10.00 Young & McKeon Joint Bracket 61 2.25 Minick & Miller Hauling Coal 62 2.50 W A Perry Stewart of Engine 63 75.00 T B Hinckley Ground Rent 64 8.00

315 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 3/83 Chief of Police J H Woolery Policemen J C Floyd D L McCowan James Welch A H Manning Charles Lind Harbor Master J H Woolery Fire Warden Horace Young Street Commisioner Henry Sheahan Sexton O C Shorey Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds and in the amounts following to wit: City Fund Frank Seidel Assessor No $187.50 J H Woolery Chief of Police 100.00 E S Osborne Clerk 90.00 Charles Lind Policeman 80.00 A H Manning Policeman 80.00 J C Floyd Policeman 80.00 D L McCowan Policeman 80.00 James Welch Policeman 80.00 C H Hanford Attorney 75.00 E L Smith Health Officer 75.00 T H Cann J P Fees 41.40 Chronicle Printing 13.30 C Hanford Job Work 8.00 Wm Davis Policeman 5.00 Cochrane & Roff Team Numbers 1.80 Wm Richards Meals for Election Officers 3.75 Telephone Exchange Line Rentals 1.30 Road Fund Henry Sheahan StreetLabor$87.50 Horse Hire$37.50 $125.00 Luther Albee Street Labor 62.50

491 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE June 16/84 Sidewalks per M B M [thousand Board Feet] $14. Box drains per M B M [thousand Board Feet] 19. Grubbing & cleaning per acre $90. Ordered that the bids be referred to Street Comtee to report next meeting. Ordered that the clerk be & he is hereby instructed to give 10 days public notice as required by law that a general election for all City Officers of this City of Seattle will be held on Monday July 14th 1884 The Officers to be elected are as follows to wit: One Mayor one Chief of Police, one Attorney, one Assessor, and from the 1st Ward 2 Councilmen for 2 years and one Councilman for one year: from the 2d Ward, 2 Councilmen for 2 years and one Councilman for one year and from the 3rd Ward 2 Councilmen for 2 years and one Councilman forone year. First Ward election to be held at the office of City Justice T H Cann on Washington Street Inspector O N Morse Judges Berry, Murphy and W H Barker Clerks Frank Plummer and B Rogers Second Ward Election to be held at the Engine House on Columbia Street Inspector D N Hyde Judges O C Shorey and Andrew Storah Clerk Robt Allen and Hiram Jacobs Third Ward Election to be held at North School House on 3rd Street Inspector Roswell Scott Judges W G Latimer & D T Denny clerks F E Sander & Marion Fry Consideration of Ordinances An ordinance is submitted entitled "Fixing the gas limits" After due consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Keenen, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff. Against adoption none. An Ordinance is submitted entitled "To assess and levy tax

516 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 1/84 Benj Murphy Judge of Election No 780 $8. W W Barker Judge of Election 781 $8. A D Dawson Clerk 782 $8. Jas F Pickering Clerk 783 $8. D N Hyde Inspector of Election 784 $8. O C Shorey Judge of Election 785 $8. A Storch Judge of Election 786 $8. H J Jacobs Clerk of Election 787 $8. Abner Gardner Clerk of Election 788 $8. R Scott Inspector of Election 789 $8. D T Denny Judge of Election 790 $8. W G Latimer Judge of Election 791 $8. E Bryan Clerk of Election 792 $8. B A Starkey Clerk of Election 793 $8. H A Fredericks Desks to 2d Ward Voting place 794 $1. M J Calligan Desks to 2d Ward Voting place 795 $.50 C F Clancy Team to deliver ballot boxes 796 $2. Ed L Lindsley Desks from 2d Ward Voting place 797 $1. D H Webster Special Officer at Election 798 $3. J D Lowman Stationary 799 $20.80 C Hanford Job Work 800 $17.50 M H Wilcox & Co Brooms etc. 801 $3.10 Young & McKeon Repairs to Water Closet 802 $1.75 L P Smith & Son Dog Tags 803 $25. J S M Smart Attending upon prisoner 804 $5. Road Fund Henry Sheehan Street labor $91. use of Horse $39. No 560 $130. S Berry Street labor 561 $75. John Terrice Street labor 562 $75. Luther Albee Street labor 563 $65. S Koon Street labor 564 $26.25 Thos Rock Street labor 565 $65. W Mullins Street labor 567 $25. W Murphy Street labor 568 $25. Chas Willliams Street labor 569 $90. James Campbell Street labor 572 $65.