City of Seattle Records

247 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 23/83 according to Plans & specifications and detail drawings to be furnished Ordered that no license be exacted of A J Smith for disposing of bibles Ordered that a sidewalk be constructed on the South side of Mill Street from South 2d to South 4th Street & that the Street Committee be & they are hereby instructed to notify all property owners to construct the same within 10 days from date & on failure to construct the same will be done pursuant to Ordinance. Ordered that a Sidewalk be constructed on the North side of Jefferson Street from North 2d to North 3rd Street & that the Street Committee be & they are hereby instructed to notify all property owners to construct the same within 10 days from date & on failure to do the same withh be done pursuant to Ordinance Ordered that the Gas Co under the direction of the Street Committee be & they are hereby authorized to obstruct South 2d Street at Washington Street pending the grading by raising their gas mains in accordance with the proposed grade Ordered that the Street Commission be & he is hereby instructed to secure all obstruction maintained by City on Wa Chong's Lot on South 3rd Street & adjoining Engine House property. Ordered that the Fire Committee be & they are hereby instructed to place proper hangings on Front doors to Engine House on South 3rd Street. Ordered that the Council as a Committee on Wednesday April 25, 1883 at 2 o'clock pm accompanied by the City Engineer & J G Scuny Engineer proceed to inspect all proposed grades & also the establishment of certain grades Ordered that the Clerk be & is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for the completion of New City Engine House in accordance with plans & specification now on file

358 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sept 7/83 And now in pursuance to notice duly given the Council to examine & Equalize the assessment Rolls for the Improvement of 4th Street under Ordinance No 395 and for the Improvement of Pine Street under Ordinance No 421. Pending which said Rolls are referred to the Street Comtee, Assessor & Attorney. And now the Council proceeds to the election of 2 additional Policemen, whereupon John Kelly and F A Minick each receiving a majority of the votes of the members of the Council are duly declared elected Policemen of the term provided by law. Ordered that a Committee of three be appointed by the Acting Mayor to investigate the petition of C K Jenner et al for the grading of Washington Street, 9th to 12th. Thereupon the Acting Mayor appoints Day, Wusthoff & Clancy such Committee. Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to examine the matter of the forfeiture of the Contract for the Imporvement of James Street by Cummings & Strong & to report thereon. Ordered that A J Smith be & is hereby authorized to solicit orders for books until the Ordinance is relation thereto is amended. In favor of said order, Clancy, Day, Harris, McDonald, Ranke & Wusthoff Against same, Rasin Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until tuesday September 11,1883 at 7&1/2 o'clock pm Attest E S Osborne clerk Approved U M Rasin acting mayor Spet 11/83 Beit remembered that on this the 11th day of September 1883 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 Councilman U M Rasin and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, B F Day, Geo W Harris, Charles McDonald, Otto Ranke, and F W Wusthoff. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd from Kriehta F Haller et al for the completion of the grading of