Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-08-22

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Council met pursuant TO call Of the
Mayor.
Pressnt-His Honor the Mayor, John
Leary, and CounciImen B. L. Sorthup.
B. z. Day, Geo. z. Frye. II. L Yes:er,
z ). Sex. Alfred Snyder, W. A. Har
riugton, Franklin Matthias and Chas.
T. Clancy
PETITIONS RECEIVED.
grading Of Jackson street from Com
Street Committee
From William Harkins. for an allow
ance of $l0oe on account of the Fourth
street grade. Referred 20 Street Com
mittse.
From Fred Gasch ct al, for a sewer
in Union street, between Eighth 81 set
and Elliott Bay. Retired 20 Commit
tee on Sewers.
From II. Miller ct AL. for the re-
nnOval of Chinese habitatious from
Clay street. between Water and West.
Referred 70 special committee con-
zistiHg of Sox aud Day.
From David Ross ct al, for redac-
ton IN the license of book peddlers.
Referred TO Judiciary Committee.
From Louis steen. for the right TO
build an addition to his hatcher shop
on Front street. Referred to Com
mittee on Fire and Water Suppiy.
From Jane Barry, for the right TO
erect wooden building on Front street
20 take the place of "A A. Saloon. Re-
ferred to same committee.
That the City Attorney be instructed
10 submit an audience authorizing the
issuance of warrants on the special
fund TO pay all damages awarded On
the extension of Madison street.
That the Committee on Harbor and
Wharves be instructed t. inquire into
amount of harbor dues collected for the
month of July, 1874.
The report of the Chief of the Fire
Department was received and referred.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Councilman Clancy preferred charges
against Officer Bangs for being asleep
while on duty. Referred
Councilman Sorihup offered the fol-
lowing motion:
That section of ordinance 397 be
amended by adding thereto the follow
ing: And the Council may at any
meeting thereof, by an order which
shall be entered of record. make such
changes as it may deem advisable either
in the number and boundaries of the
police districts or in the assignment of
the officers to the districts" Laid on
the table until the next meeting.
From Jno. L. Hale, fer cancellation of
tax deed to lots / and 2. block 6,
McNaught's first addition. Referred.
Mrs. DIR. 8. A. Smith was authorized
to sell tracts about the city for one
month from date.
The petition of Washington Engine
Company for an appropriation of 800
TO apply TO Indebtedness was granted.
ORDERS ISSUED.
That James Bogart be employed as
ianitor o. city hall and to work prison.
ers at a salary of $50 per month, and 60
cents per day for each man fer meals.
That the City Justice be instructed to
include as part of a fine in city casesthe
amount of money expended in keeping
prisoners up to the time of such fine.
That the City Clerk be constituted a
purchasing agent for the city, and that
the City Attorney be instructed to sub
init an ordinance TO that end.
That the City Clerk be instructed to
advertise for bids for printing, lumber,
attending gas lights, hardware, etc.
That the Attorney be instructed to
submit an ordinance fixing the regular
meetings Of the Council on the first and
third Fridays of each month.
The plans and specifications forFront,
Kentucky, Harrison and Temperance
streets sidewalk. submitted by the sur
veyor, were approved.
Ordered that the proprietors of build
ings damaged by fire on Front street,
be permitted to repair the same, under
the direction of the Fire and Water
Committee; said buildings when com
pleted Lot to be over two stories in
hight.
The City Attorney was instructed to
draw an ordinance reducing the license
of book canvassers to $50 per annum.
LICENSES ISSUED.
Retail-Andreas Mayer, Cowles i
Foster, ). A. Scullin. w. F. Allen & Co.,
smith il Farrar, A. T. Albee, O'Shea d
Parent, Morgan d Lawrence, Perkins Il
Ladd.
Grocery-John Shepich, Margaret Sui
Ivan, Charley Ross. Bax-
ter d Co, Schwabacher Bros. d Co.
The ordinance fixing regular meetings
of the Council was adopted.
Adjourned.