City of Seattle Records

657 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Committee Reports The Comtee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds make the following report on the Claim of James McNaught for damages on a/c of Main Street Grade. Seattle W T July 3rd 1885 "To the Hon Mayor & Common Council of Seattle Your judiciary Committee have investigated the within claim and report the same back with the recommendation that the same be allowed in the sum of Eight Hundred and Fifty one & 62/100 Dollars in Condition that Mr McNaught will pay the full amount of principle and interest of all special assessments for street improvements upon property owned by him at date of the assessments. Walter Graham Wm A Harrington Alfred Snyder Ordered that said report be & is hereby adopted From Gas Committee recommending a gas lamp for the corner of Spring & 3rd Street. Adopted Applications for Licenses Referred Schoepp & Greeninger, Oscar A Kraus, Lewis Sliver, A E Wayne, James Murphy, Peters & Lunn, Shaw & Alger, H Kersey, Wolters & Co, Bersch & Hink, O P Dahlquist, Wm Grose & Grubb & Johnson Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows: Thos Clancy for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 16 1885 James Miles for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 15 John McCary for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 15 Abraham Brugger for malt liquors for 3 mos from July 4 E J Powers and Co for retail intoxicating liquors for 6 mos from March 18 Joseph Francisco for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 7 Chas G Steinwig for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 3 L V Schnyder for malt liquors for 3 mos from July 4 Thomas & Morgan for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 mos from July 11 Bittner & Theiler for malt liquors for 3 mos from July 16

661 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From Bailey Gatzert for a gas lomp corner Pine & 2nd Streets. Referred to the gas comtee Reports From Atty submitting a report onOrdinance exempting Lots 5 & 6 in Block 28 of Maynards plat from future assessments, Committee Reports From Street Committee recommending tht the petitionof James Park et al for a sidewalk in Mill Street be referred to the new Council. Adopted From Street Comtee recommending that the petitionof Geo Probst et al for opening Mill Street be referred tothe noew Council adopted From Street Comtee approving the plat entitled "Public Benefit Supplemental Plat of Blocks 10,11,& 12 also Lots 2,3,4,5 & 6 Block 9 Yesler's & McGilvra's Addition to the City of Seattle" report adopted & Plat approved Application for Licenses Referred Geo Meister, Chas F O'HAra, John Stifter, McMaster & Garrard, Anderson & Jacobson & Frank P Heman Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows to wit: Grubb & Johnson for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Aug 1, 1885 H Kersey for Retail Malt liquors for 3 months from July 12 Shaw & Alger for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from July 9 Bersch & Hink for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Aug 1 O P Dahlquist for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from July 23 Wm Grose for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Aug 1 Schoepp & Gallnagle for Retail Malt liquors for 3 months from July 27 Ocsan A Kraus for Retail Malt liquors for 3 months from July 8 Lewis Silver for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Aug 7 A E Wayne for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from July 1 James Murphy for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from Aug 4 Wolters & Co for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from July 29 Peters & Lumm for Retail Intoxicating liquors for 3 months from July 26

688 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 18 1885 From Committee on Fire and Water recommending that Mme Lachenal be granted permission to conduct a Laundry at the foot of Commercial St Report adopted From Committee on Fire & Waater recommending First: That 7 fire plugs be put in at Belltown at points to be selected by the Chiefof the fire Department and the Committee on Fire and Water. Second: that after that portion of the City is supplied with water one of the new Hose carts with apparatus be turned over to the Engine Co No 4 Third: That the purchase of a New Fire Engine for Engine Co. No 4 and also the Truck for Seattle No 1 should be deferred for the present. Fourth: That the Engine house of Engine Co No 3 be made comfortable by battening the sides, ceiling and lining the inside and the purchase of a stove; and suitable lamps be supplied them Fifth: that the establishing of a Telephone system for our fire department is not necessary at present as our City is not large, enough to require such a system nor our finances in such a condition as to justify such expense. Sixth: That we have contacted the Chief Engineer regarding Engine No 1 and requested him to examine same and report to your Hon Body. Report Adopted. Application for Licenses Referred Jacob Haist, oliver Bernard, E J Powers & Co , M K Gottstein Ernie Davidson, A E Wayne, Benj Murphy, John Collins Joseph Francisco, L V Schnyder, M S Booth, Patrick Flynn, Oscar A Kraus, Frank Wilton, Otto Fuhrmann and E D Norton. Licenses Ordered Issued M McDonald Retail Malt 3 months from Sept 8 1885 John Brannan Retail Malt 3 months from Sept 3rd 1885 S & S Meyer Retail Intox 3 months from Sept 16th 1885

692 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 2 1885 East at the alley sixteen (16) feet wide.Report adopted and Street committee directed to proceed with the work at once. From Surveyor of Union Streetsewer with plans and specification. Referred to Com on Sewers & Drainage Petition of Columbia and Puget Sound R R Co for permission to discharge ballast at Ocean Dock free of Ballast Charges. Referred to Committee on Harbor and Wharves. Applications for Licenses Referred Chas F O'Hara, Andreas Lunn, J McCory, Geo Meister Thomas & Morgan, James W Smith & Chas Steinwey Licenses Ordered Issued Otto Fuhrman Retail Intox for 3 Months from Sept 13 Oliver Bernard Retail Intox for 3 Months from Sept 27 E G Powers & Co Retail Intox for 3 Months from Sept 18 M & K Gottstein Wholesale Intox for 3 Months from Sept 17 A E Wayne Retail Intox for 3 Months from Oct 1st Jno Collins Retail Intox for 3 Months from Sept 25 M S Booth Retail Intox for 3 Months from Oct 1st E D Norton Retail Intox for 3 Months from Aug 12 Joseph Francisco Retail Intox for 3 Months from Oct 7 Emil Davidson Retail Intox for 3 Months from Sept 13 Benj Murphy & Co Retail Intox for 3 Months from Sept 12 Frank Wilton Retail Malt for 3 Months from Sept 13 L V Schnyder Retail Intox for 3 Months from Oct 4 Oliver A Kraus Retail Intox for 3 Months from Oct 8 The vote on granting siad licenses is as follows; viz: In favor of the same R H Calligan, J Furth, G W Hall, W A Harrington, Jno Keenen, T W Lake, Chas McDonald and G W Young against none. Applications for licenses refused The applicatin of Jacob Haist for a license to sell Malt Liquor by retail is rejected by the following vote. In favor of rejecting same. Calligan, Furth, Hall, Harrington, Keenen, Lake, McDonald and Young against none.