The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-09-15

SEATTLE. sept IL, 1875
The Council mat IN regular sessios.
Mayor Weed ia the chair. Coapcilmen
present a. roll-caIl: M=s~s Barker.
Hall, keunsy, Moor. and CLANCY. also
Marshal Taraball.
The inmates OF last meeting we're
read and approved
Nessrs- Bell AMI Leary came IN
The City Surveyor presented re-
port Of bis survey and estimate for grad
ing Senec. street, also plan and .peci-
acaiion, for 4 bridge across Seneca street
Oh Front street On the acceptance Of
the report, the yeas aud nays being
called for, the vote stood. yeas, Barker.
Bell, Hall. KINNEY. Moore. Leary and
Clancy; nays, none; accepted
l. was moved that the grade Of Sc
neca street be extended to Second street.
Nessrs. Barker, Bell. Clancy, Kenney.
Moore and Leary voted ye.; passed.
/. was moved that the contract for
grading Seneca street, In accordance
with plans and specifications Of the sur
veyor, be let to Daniel Bagley at the
same rates for excava,ing embankm
and cribbing as received by the From,
street contractor; also the contract for
building bridge on Front street at its
crossing If senecs, according TO plans
aud specifications of the surveyor. he
let To Daniel Bagley for sees. Messrs.
Barker, Bell. Hall. Kenney, Moore.
Leary aud Clancy voted yeas passed.
II WAS moved tina. half grade be
established OH Marion street, from
Front 10 Third Messrs Bell, Clancy,
Hall. Kenney. Moore and Leary voting
yea Passed
On motion, the Street Commissioner
was ordered TO open Fifth street, be-
tween Olive and Virginia
On motion, u warrant was ordered
drawn on the Road Fund. in favor Of
George Edwards, for $3.50. on account.
for the grading of the intersections of
Cherry. Madison aud Columbia with
Front street
On motion, the City Attorney was
instructed TO draw an ordinance sstab-
fishing the salary Of the City Clerk at
$500 per annum. from the beginning of
the term of the present incumbent.
Yeas and nays being called, the vote
stood yeas, Bell. Clancy. Hall, Moore
Kenny and Leary. Nays. none. Passed.
On motion. the City Clerk WAS in
s.ructed To turn over to the City Col
lsctor the delinquent tax list for 1876,
with the necessary certificate authoriz
ing ITS collection.
\ petition WAS presented praying
that First street from Battery TO View
be opened. Referred 10 Road Committee
On motion, Jefferson street, from
Sixth to Eighth, was ordered opened.
The following bills having been APP
proved by the Finance Committee, were
ordered paid out of the proper fund:
Seattle Dray Co. .......S . as
Waddell * Miles, gas light fund IA s.
d" fire 80 81
Hall u Paulson, doz. chairs . . 30 so
X. II. Beatty. work on city
prison. ....-... 49,. Is 80
VIM. Blackman. labor on streets 81 %
boarding street
laoorers. ..... .......... %
X III Trumbull. services as chief
police. :. SO rs
George Schultz, services police
man. -. "a 90
T.. A. Thorndike, services as po.
Iicenan .................. 81 90
Report OF J c Lipsky, powder house
keeper. was presented and received II
was ordered that a warrant be drawn
on the fire fund in favor Of Ms. Lip
sky for his percentage as keeper
Ordinance No. 1913. providing for the
payment of $500 to George Edwards for
rebuilding the grade on Front street
was presented and passed by. yeas.
/ Bell. Clancy, Hall. Kenny. Moore and
Ieary.
The city treasurer made report Of
the condition Of the city finances. Re-
port accepted.
On motion the council adjourned un-
TIL Saturday, Sept. 10, 1876, ut seven