City of Seattle Records

743 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Feb 5 1886 From Same committee returning report of the chief of the Fire Department in regard to Engineer James Ingraham with the recommendation that the same be tabled for the reason that there are no charges made against said Ingrahamsave that of ill feeling. adopted From Committee on Beach Road reporting that of the 40 lots across which the proposed road would run the free right of way had been obtained of 33 and negotiations were in progress to secure the right of way across the remaining 7 Report adopted and on motion the City Attorney is directed to draw the necessary ordinance establishing said highway. From Committee on Public Grounds reporting that the soil of the City Park was not in suitable condition for transplanting shrubbery and recommending that the matter be indefinately postponed. adopted From the City Attorney reporting that Geo H Wright is not in in his opinion entitled to the return of his Road Poll tax as asked for, as the said Wright was not connected with the Fire Department at the time the assessment was made and therefore cannot claim his exemption. Adopted Also an verbal report from the City Attorney that in his opinion the ordinance for the licensing of the sale of fruit trees heretofore submitted is invalid. Applications for License Referred E H Huntley, Harris & Peters, E Champeaux, Richentenwald & Co, M J McDonough, John T Lester, A & J Heimrich, A Slorah, Margaret O'Shea, Jacob Boegli, Oliver Parent, Fred Gasch, John Feigh, Aug Wolfff, W Waugh, Andrew Slorah, A Walters & Co, B Kurtz, Eugene O'Connor & Thomas Radcliffe Licenses Ordered Issues The following licenses are ordered issues viz: John Heimrich Jr Retail Intox 3 months from Jany 16th 1886 Wm McMasters Retail Intox 3 months from Jany 17th 1886

750 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 19 1886 Councilman Furth the moves to dismiss police officers Wm H Pinckney, James Burke, and James Welch, carried On motion of Councilman Hall acting Chief of Police Wm Murphy is by a unanimous vote of the Council requested to resign Committee Repornts Recieved From Committee on License and Revenue recommending that the petition of Andrew Slorah praying that Ordinance No 639 be so amended as to omit the license on Breweries doing a purely wholesale business, be granted and that the City Atty be directed to draw and submit the necessary ordinance. Adopted From Street Committee returning petition of F T Johnson et al for the opening of Clay Street from Front St to Fourth St and for three blocks along Box Street recommending that the same be granted. Adopted From Committee on Sewers and Drainage recommending that the Petition of Fred Gasch et al for the extension of Union Street sewer be laid over for the present. Adopted Applkcation for Licenses referred John Levy, J P Feigh, Henry Auernheimer, Ernst Romey, A F Hill, Charles Ross, Schwabacher Bros & Co, F S Curtis John Shepich, and Gumbert and Dickman Licenses Ordered Issued E H Huntley Retail Intoxicating 3 months from Feby 11 Harms & Peters Retail Intoxicating 3 months from Feby 20 E Champeaux Retail Intoxicating 3 months from Mar 5 Richleuvald & Co Retail Intoxicating 3 months from Feby 14 M J McDonough Retail Intoxicating 3 months from Feby 13 A & J Heimrich Retail Malt 3 months from Feby 14 Aug Wolff Retail Malt 3 months from Feby 13 W Waugh Retail Malt 3 months from Feby 16