City of Seattle Records

473 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 18 1888 be tabled. Adopted. From the same Committee granting petition of A A Bell & others from grading and building sidewalks on both sides of Wall Street from Elliott's Bay to Depot Street. and City Surveyor directed to submit plans and specifications from such improvement at the next meeting of the Council. Adopted From the same Committee rejecting petition of E D Briscoe & others for grading Sixth Street from Spring Street to Marion Street as the petition has not been signed by a majority of the property owners, and your committee is that a petition will be presented to the Council for the grading of said Sixth Street from Depot Street to Spring Street. Adopted From the same Committee rejecting petition of A A Bell & others for opening Bell Street from Seventh Street to Depot Street as there does not appear to be any urgent necessity for opening said street at the time. Adopted. From the same Committee to whom was referred theOrdinance asked for by the Seattle Street RailwayCompany, amending the franchise heretofore granted said Company as follows: "We do not think it advisible to grant said Seattle Street Railway Company and other or further priviledges than have already been granted it by the City and therefore recommend that the petition benot granted and that said ordinance be not passed. Adopted. From the same Committee rejecting petition of the West Street-Lake Union and Park Transit Company for a street Railway Franchise. Councilman Reitze of the Committee presents a minority report recommending the granting of the franchise under certain conditions and restriction. On motion the whole matter is re-referred to the Street Committee in

479 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 18 1888 Councilman Furth moves that South Fifth Street be graded between Washington Street and Jackson Street Carried by unanimous vote. On motion of Councilman Lake, A A Bell is appointed by the Council to obtain dedication of property on Second Street widening said Street to ninety (90) feet. Board if Registration The Council now proceeds to elect a Board of Registration for the ensuing year as follows to wit-: For the First Ward G W Young For the Second Ward Hillory Butler For the Third Ward David Kellogg For the Fourth Ward Wm H Hughes The Above named persons having received the unanimous vote of the Council are duly declared elected. Ordered that the Mayor be and he is hereby appointed a committee of one to invite the Govenor of British Columbia the officers of the Navy at Esquimalt and Municipal officers of neighboring cities to participate in the celebration of the Fourth of July in this day. Ordered that Front Street be planked from Columbia Street to Union Street. Ordered that the Street Committee employ teams and complete the work of filling in Second and Washington Streets Ordered that the Clerk draw a warrant on the General fund in the sum of $2500.00 in favor of John H McGraw for the purpose of decorating the streets for the coming Fourth of July Celebration. Ordered that the City Attorney and Judiciary Committee

482 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jun 1 1888 Remonstrance of David Gilmore and others against opening and extending West Street, read and referred to Street Com. Petition of J. A. Churchill and others for grading Bluff Street between Light Street and Powell Street and building a sidewalk on North side of said Street read and referred to the Street Committee Petition of J R. Kinnear and others for changing name of Bluff Street to Olympic Avenue, read and granted. Petition of Wm L. Lindsley and others for opening Banner Street from Depot Street to Roy Street, read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of Jacob Cowan for permission to blast for two weeks in Bell's Fourth Addition read and granted with the usual restrictions. Petition of J J Hoffman for abatement of a nuisance existing at the corner of Fourth Street and Jackson streets read and referred to Committee on Sewers and Drainage. Communication from A A Bell asking that F W Wald be associated with him in the work of securing dedications from property owners along the line of Second Street, read, and on motion Mr. Wald is appointed to act with Mr Bell in securing such dedications. Petition of Sarah J Plummer for a sewer in South Second Street from Jackson Street to connect with the sewer in Main Street, read and referred to Sewer Committee. Communitcation from the Chief of Police calling the attention of the Council to the fact that there is no place to deposit garbage and asking the Council to

485 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 1 1888 -ing said street. Adopted provided the grade district is extended from Mill Street to Law St instead of to Jackson Street From Same Committee rejecting petition of A A Bell and others for grading Eighth Street from Depot Street to Mill Street as the same has not been signed by a majority of the property owners in said Street Adopted. From Same Committee rejecting petition of J C Brittain and others for opening West St toUniversity Street and the widening of the Alley through to Mill Street. Adopted From Same Committee on petition of F Hochbrunn and others for changing cetain grades and asking that a Committee be appointed to investigate the grade of Depot, Fifth and other streets, as follows: "We recommend that a committee be appointed to examine said grades with power to act" On motion the whole matter is referred to the Street Committee in conjunction with the City Attorney. From Same Committee on remonstrance of Geo Brandt and others against opening Alley through Block 106 of D T Denny's 1st Addn recommending that the parties now obstructing the alley be given until November next to vacate the same. Adopted. From Same Committee asking further time to report on the ordinance asked for by theWest Street Lake Union andPark Transit Company. Granted. From Same Committee granting petition of H H Lewis & others for grading and building sidewalks onWest Street from Virginia Street to University Street, Adopted and the city Surveyor ordered to submit plans and specifications therefor.

502 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE June 15 1888 Report of A A Bell and F W Wald the committee appointed to obtain dedications of property along the line of Second Street for the purpose of widening said street, recommmending that the Council pass an Ordinance condemning property on Second Street for the purpose of widening said street, read and referred to Street Com, & City Atty. Licenses Referred Davidson & Grubb, Beede & Sinclair, Jo Francisco, Dietz & Meyer, Melhorn & Probst, Gumbert & Clinch, M Racine, Geo Meister, Jus McCarey, M & K Gottstein, A Slorah,A P Hoteling Co, L Diller, Geo Drefel, E J Powers, Charles Ross, James P Tighe Adolph Schander, Jacob Bersch, James W Smith J H Foster, Oscar Johnson, Fred Schopp, Henry Haggenmaker, Branham & Carson, J T Armstrong, Oscar Johnson Licenses Ordered Issued Kreielscheimer Bros & Frank Clinch The vote upon issuing said licenses is as folows In favor of the same Frink,Green, Lake, Niesz Russell & Rietze. Against the same none. Tenth Street Improvement Bids for the Improvement of Tenth Street from Broadway to Seneca Street under Ordinance No 944 were opened and read as follows: Henderson & Locke Earthwork per cubic yard .39&1/2cents Cribbing per MBM[thousand Board feet] $18.00 Sidewalks per MBM[thousand Board feet] $17.50 Box Drains per MBM[thousand Board feet] $19.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $150.00