Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-09-20

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SEATTLE, Sept. l9. 1884.
Council met pursuant to law.
Present-His Honor the Mayor, John
Leary. and Councilmsn Harrington.
Clancy, Frye, Sorthup, Snyder, Yesler.
So1, Latimer and Rinehart.
PETITIONS RECEIVED.
From First National Bank. for paying
Seneca street grade scrip In the amount
Of $l2sO.5l. Referred
From Fred Prosch and others, for
opening Virginia street between Second
and Fifth streets. Referred.
From Sam Keuney. for right to re-
move the old Clayton building to south
half of lot 5. block 5, Boren Il Denny
plat Granted.
From W. G. Reveal, to permit Chinese
to occupy Clay street for 30 days Peti
ton denied
From samuel Wilcox. for a drain to
carry waters from Spring street. Re
rred.
From Jonas Seaman. for damages
caused by loss of horse In the street, In
the ann of sos. Referred to City At
torney.
From II. Hirshberg & Co. ct al pro-
testing against the erection of certain
wooden buildings On Frent street. Laid
on table.
COMMUNICATIONS AND REPORTS.
1he Clerk read the following, which
will explain themselves.
SEATTLE, Sept. 10, 1854.
IT, Police officer L. A. Gardner-Sir:
The Chief of Police, BY my order, as
signed YOU to special duty, and also or
dered Police Officer Murphy to report
to you as assistant. The Chief
Of Police being away from the city on
duty, you will please report to me in
writing the nature and result of the
duty performed by you as such special.
Yours truly, JOHN LEABY, Mayor.
SEATTLE. Sept. 10. 1884.
t. HIS Honor the Mayor 81 the City OF
Seattle:
SIR: In obedience to your order of
tnis date, | have the honor to make the
following report Of the duty performed
by myself and Officer Murphy, while
engaged on special duty:
As you are aware, many of our eiti-
zens have for the past year been losing
their cattle (cows principally When
action by which, to my satisfaction, /
located tue parties who have been COM
hitting the depredations | placed in
The hands of Mr.. Sheriff McGraw the
information obtained. and gave him all
the pOiLt IS bearing on the case, which,
with other facts, enabled him to recover
part of the stock lately stolen from
one of our White river farmers.
&c, ka
ed that will not be made public at this
time, of which will acquaint you.
The proof sufficient to- convict all par
ties engaged IN this larceny has been
and will be our aim. In connection
with the above have obtained sufficient
evidence to Justify the arrest of one
Carl Osimer for selling Risky TO In
dians. This arrest was "a .de today.
The traffic in that line / found to De
quite extensive.
Also | find Chinese mel Iants selling
liquors without city licerSe, and other
violations of our city ord. a noes, that |
will report at a future time.
Carl Osimer has a license as retail
dealer in splrituous and malt liquors,
granted by the Council of the city of
Seattle.
am, sir, very respectfully, etc.,
Z. A. GARDNER,
Officer of Police.
From City Surveyor. recommending
that sidewalk be constructed on the
north side of Battery street, from Sixth
to Depot street. Adopted.
From City Surveyor, recommending
certain repairs to the beach road. Ac-
copied.
From Surveyor, recommending sew
or for Union street. Referred 10 Sewer
Committee.
From Surveyor, recommending An
elevation for the sidewalk on the north
side of Third street, between Spring and
Seneca streets. Adopted.
From Surveyor, submit ting the speci-
fications for the Jackson street improve
ment, between Commercial and second
streets. Approved.
COMMITTEES REPORTS.
From Judiciary COMMITTEES, on the
petition of j. +. Mcknight, recommend
ing that the amount of bis claim be
credited on his Columbia street grade
assessment. Adopted.
The special committee to whom was
referred the charges against Officer L.
|. Small, by the Chief of Police, made
the following report
To the Honorable Mayor and Common
Council ot' The City Of Seattle-GENTIK-
MIN: Your committee, to whom was
referred the investigation of charges
preferred by Chief Woolery against L.
|. Small. beg leave to report that while
not all the charges against Mr.. Small
were proven, vet there has been enough
fOunu against him to justify your COM
mittee IN recommending his dismissal
from the police. IL. l.. YEsLER,
w. G. LATIMER,
@. +. CLANCY.
Small ordered dismissed from the po-
lloe force upon the charges as stated in
the report of the Committee on Investi-
CATION, without prejudice.
His Honor the Mayor requested the
Council to reduce the police force two
members Zone besides Officer SMALL
for the reason that he considered the
force larger than necessary.
APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSE REFERRED.
Myers Il Powers, Frank Wilton,
blanchard Il CO., James Chamberlin,
Walter Burritt, Thurman d Co., BENZ.
Murphy & Co. and +. Claus.
LICENSES ORDERED ISSUED.
IL. kerschberg. Peter Anderson & Co.,
Gumbert & Dickman, Hayson & Kersey,
T.. Dawson. retail; Chas. LAUGH, whole.
sale.
The application of Z. Champeaux for
retail liqour license was rejected.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Ordered that the contract be awarded
to u. Kellogg & Co. for supplies for fire
department., excepting the item of coal
and hauling.
Ordered that the rate of levy for the
Fourth street grade be fixed at IS mills
The Judiciary Committee was an.
thorlzed TO award the contract fol
furnishing gas 10 the Seattle Gas Com
pany for one year on certain conditions
II said company refuse, .he Clerk is in.
structed to advertise for bids for light.
ing the city with kerosene.
The Gaslight Committee submitted a
report, recommending that the contract
for lighting, cleaning lamps and repair.
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