City of Seattle Records

718 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 4 1885 Be it remembered that on this 4th day of December 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets inits Council Chamber pursuant to law: The following officers are present, to wit: His honor the Mayor Henry L Yesler and Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, Geo W Hall W A Harrington, John Keenen, T W Lake, Chas McDonald J J post andG W Young. Where the following proceedings are had to wit: Petitions Petition of H Schodicet al to open Leonora Street from Seventh St to 12th St Referred to Com on Streets Petition of A MacKintosh et al for Street Lamp Corner of Third and University Streets Referred to Committee on Gas Lights. Petition of J A Hatfield et al praying for two additional street lights on Gislers Wharf. Referred to Com on Gas Lights Petition of J M Frink et al to change the planking ordered laid on South Second St and Jackson St from 16 ft in width to 24 ft in width and place the same in the middle of the St. Rec'd & read & on motion laid on the table. Petition of R McGilvery for permission to establish a white Laundry on North side of Washington Street between 2nd & 3rd streets. Granted upon condition that the premises be fitted up under the directionof the Chief of the Fire Dept. Petition of Wm Cochrane et al praying the Council to so amend the license ordinances as to prohibit the peddling of vegetables by any person other that American Citizens; Also that an ordinance be passed prohibiting any person from maintaining a laundry without a

719 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 4 1885 permit from the Council and that permits be granted only to American Citizens or those who have declared their intention to become such citizens Petition of Baily Gatzert et al praying that Ordinance Numbered 290 be amended Referred to Committee on License & Revenus Reports Report of Custodian of Powder House for month of November Read and approved and ordered filed. Report of Street Commissioner for Month of November Referred to Street Com and approved and ordered filed Reports of City Justice G A Hill, Police Justice Geo G Lyon, City Jailor and chief of Police, Read and referred toJudiciary committee and aporved and ordered filed Committee Reports Received From Committee on fire and Water reporting sale of 300 feet of condemned hose @20cents per foot, and that the sum of $60 had been turned into the City Treasurer. Adopted From Committee on Gas Lights recommending that the petition ofA MacKintosh et al for a street light corner of 3rd & University Streets and petition of J A Hatfield et al for two gas lights of Gislers Wharf be granted Adopted From Judiciary Committee recommending that the petition of Wm Cochrane et al be granted. On motion the petition is re-referred to the Committee for further consideration On motion the street Committee have until the next regular meeting of the Council to file a majority report on the Lincoln Street Bridge

500 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE June 15 1888 Street read and referred to the Street Committee Remonstrance of N Brown and others permitting the peddling of Fifth without a license read adn tables. Remonstrance of Amos Brown against filling in Spring Street read and referred to the Street Committee Petition of D T Denny & others to lower grade at intersection of Lake Avenue and Willow Streets read and referred to the Street Committee Petition of the Columbia Canning Company for permission to use a portion of the foot of Pike Street read and granted. Petition of R F Allen to maintain tent on Front Street read and rejected. Petition of Fred Jansen and others for a sewer in the Block bounded by South Seventh and Eighth Streets and King and Weller Streets read and referred to the Committee on Sewers. Petition of J A Hatfield and others for an ordinance empowering the Harbor Master to regulate blowing of whistles by steam vessels and locomotives along the wharves and water front of the City of Seattle. Read and referred to the Committee on Harbor & Wharves Petition of J D Springman and others for the regrading of West Street between Virginia and Blanchard Streets, read and referred to Street Committee in conjunction with the City Atty. Remonstrance of H L Yesler and others against granting

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when wanted, by those who may desire this kind of work done and where orders can be left for such service. We would further represent that such a place woudl be for the benefit of men following and arduous occupation where they can spend time, not engages at work, in reading, as they prepare to keep this place well supplied with newspapers and such books as they can secure for moral and intellectual improvement of the members of this Unoin. In case your honorable body should grant this petition we pledge you that this place shall be kept for the purposes above set forth and good order will be preserved at all times.

Repectfully Submitted, Robt Merritt President, Union Henry Storey committee J Burke Committee W A Harrington J A Hatfield Schwabacher Bros Co Joseph D C Farwell Baker, Bacon & Co Risdon Dahu Co Fischer & Macdonald S W Parkhurst Geo H Foster