City of Seattle Records

153 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 13/82 Resolved that the uniform herein before prescribed shall be worn by the whole Police force from and after November 15, 1882 Thereupon said resolution is adopted Applications for Licenses received From Geo W Walsh for a Grocery License Referred to the Committee on Licenses and Revenue From Wm Busha for Retail Liquor Referred to the Committee of Licensing and Revenue From J C Nixon & Co. for a Wholesale license. Granted & license ordered issued. Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the Funds & in the amounts following To Wit: City Fund J D Lowman Moneys pd Thos Moore license refused No 203 $45.00 John Collins freight on Fire Engine 204 $41.75 Frank Seidel Extra workmaking plat etc 205 $10.00 Road Fund Henry Sheahan Paid Laborers filling Jail No 90 $22.00 Henry Sheahan lumber 91 $17.06 Gas Fund Seattle Gas Light Co gas No 20 $160.85 Williamson & Kellogg Lamp Post etc. 21 54.00 Waddell & Miles Work on Gas mains 22 20.45 Ordinances Received To authorize the construction of Water Works. Referred to the Committee on Fire and Water supply. An Ordinance entitled "Changing the grade of Mill, Washington and Second Streets" Adopted upon the folowing vote to wit: In favor of adoption Collins, Cosper, Gasch, Manning & Rasin Against adoption none. An Ordinance entitled "Prescribing the mode of making and collecting assessments for Street Improvement" Adopted upon the

199 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 15/83 Fire Fund James Denham Work on Engine No 119 $18.00 A B Merrill Use of Team & Hauling coal 118 8.00 John Schram & Co Sundries for fire Dept 117 5.50 L Miller Engine to shop 116 2.00 Chas McDonald To purchase Coal 135 10.00 Applications for Licenses James W Smith for Retail Liquors Granted Charles Kitts for Retail Liquors Granted L Diller for Retail Liquors Granted L Diller 1 Billiard Table Granted O Fuhrmann Grocery Granted O Fuhrmann 1 Pool Table Granted Shaw & Alger Retail Liquor Granted Shaw & Alger 1 Billiard Table Granted John Collins 1 Billiard Table Granted Otto Pasqua Retail Liquor Granted Wm Busha Retail Liquor Referred to L&R Comtee Geo W Walsh Grocery Referred to License Comtee Miscellaneous The Clerk submits Estimated of the Cost of Front Street Grade, Front Street sidewalk Union Street & sidewlak all Referred to Finance Committee Ordered that the City purchase of T D Hinckly 20 by 60 feet off from the West End of Lot 2 Block 5 of Boren's plat at the price fo $2500.00 for an Engine House And that the City Attorney submit the proper Ordinance therefor Ordered that the City Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance requiring all fees for landing on Inclines to be paid into Fire Fund Ordered that Washington Engine No 2 be turned over to Seattle Fire Co Not until such time as the New Engine House is ready to receive No 2 and that the Committee

317 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 3/83 Fourth Street Improvement Ord 395 Murphy & Stewart Contract Work $223.20 South 2d Street Improvement Ord 369 S G Simpson Sidewalk $668.76 Eighth Street Improvement P Quigley & Co Contract Work $1339.06 Applications for Licenses Ordered that lienses be issued as follows to wit: L S Rowe Retail for 3 months from Aug 6,1883 Claus & Harms Wholesale for 3 months from Aug 1,1883 Claus & Harms Retail for 3 months from Aug 1,1883 Wm Grose Retail for 3 months from Aug 1,1883 Aug Mattson Retail for 3 months from Aug 12,1883 Fred Gasch Grocery for 6 months from Aug 8,1883 Fred Gasch 1 Pigeon Hole Table for 6 months from Aug 8,1883 Geo W Walsh Grocery for 3 months from Aug 5,1883 Louis Sylvania Retail for 3 months from Aug 7,1883 Louis Sylvania 1 Billiard Table for 3 months from Aug 7,1883 Thos Smith Retail for 3 months from Aug 8,1883 Flynn & Anderson Retail for 3 months from Aug 8,1883 Flynn & Anderson 1 Billiard Table for 3 months from Aug 8,1883 John Collins Retail for 3 months from Aug 8,1883 John Collins 1 Billiard Table for 3 months from Oct 12,1883 John Feigh Retail for 3 months from Aug 8,1883 W M Byrd Retail for 3 months from Aug 8,1883 Margaret Sullivan Retail for 3 months from Aug 12,1883 Special Orders of theDay Ordered that the bids for the Improvement of 9th Street under Ordinance No 395 be laid over until next meeting. And now the Council porceeds to examine & equalize the Assessments Rlls for the following Improvements to wit: Jackson Street under Ordinance No 398 & filed June 25,1883; South 3rd Street Ord 399 Filed June 25, 1883; and Seneca Street under Ord No 401, filed June 29, 1883 thereupon the further consideration of said rolls is laid

92 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 1 1886 From Committee on Street Lights recommending that the petition of Thomas T Minor et al for Street Lights on Columbia Street from 4th Street to 12th Street be granted. Adopted From Same Committee recommending that the petition of John Cunningham et al for street lights at the Corner of 7th & University and 7th and Seneca Streets be granted. adopted. From Same committee recommending that the petition of W H Hughes et al for Street Lights along Front Street from Pine Street to Vine Street be granted. adopted. Licenses Referred Fred Scholpp, Thomas & Davis, Shaw & Alger, Geo W Walsh, Benj Murphy, Otto Fuhrman, Oscar Johnson Oliver Parent, A F Able & Co, J G Armstrong, Geo Meister, Chas G Steinweg, Thomas Clancy, A Wolters & Co, Harry Thompson, John McCarey, and James W Smith Licenses ordered issued John Christ Retail Malt from Dec 18th to Dec 18th 1886 Joe Francisco Retail Intox from Oct 7 to Jany 7 1887 Jno Collins Retail Intox from Sept 28 to Dec 18th 1886 E J Powers & Co Retail Intox from Sept 18 to Dec 31 1886 John Shepich Retail Malt from Oct 1 to Jany 1 1887 L V Snyder Retail Malt from Oct 1 to Jany 1 1887 Oliver Bernard Retail Intox from Sepy 27 to Jany 1 1887 Andrew Lunn Retail Intox from Oct 1 to Jany 1 1887 McMaster & Taylor Retail Intox from Oct 1 to Jany 1 1887 L Diller Retail Intox from Oct 1 to Jany 1 1887 Frank Wilton Retail Malt from Sept 13 to Dec 13th 1886 M & K Gottstein Wholesale from Sept 17 to Dec 31 1886 Schwabacher Bros & Co from Aug 9 to Dec 31 1886 The vote upon issuing said licenses is as follows to wit: In favor of the same C W Coulter, J Furth, J M Frink

101 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 15 1886 reason that the greater portion of the land mentioned in the petition is not platted. Adopted From Same Committee on petition of Nicholas Ruffin for permission to occupy the extension fo University Street for the purpose of building a cabin recommending that it be not granted as the petition now reads, as it is indefinate and asks too much. Adopted From Same Committee asking further time to report on petitions of J D Smith et al for opening Stewart Street and W E Williams et al for crossing on Madison Street granted From Fire and Water Committee recommending certain repairs to Engine House No 4 and the purchase of certain furniture for said engine house. Adopted and purchasing Agent authorized to purchase the necessary articles. from Committee on judiciary on petitionofC W Lawton and W H Davis reporting that upon examination they find that ordinance No 705 covers all that the petitioners can ask. adopted Licenses Referred John T Lester, J H Foster, T P Heman, Morgan and prosser Melhorn & Probst, W Waugh, O P Dahlquist, August Wolff, O N Morse & John Feigh. Licenses Ordered Issued Fred Scholpp Retail Malt Thomas & Davis Retail Intox Shaw & Alger Retail Intox Geo W Walsh Retail Intox Benj Murphy Retail Malt