City of Seattle Records

647 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 2 1888 Seventh Street Impt Fund Ord No 848 Wilson & Godfrey 137 570.00 Surveyor & Estimate for Oct Jno G Scurry 138 67.37 Surveyor's Fees Lane Street Impt Fund Ord No 926 McClanahan & O'Day 139 1051.88 Estimate for Oct work Jno G Scurry 140 89.21 Surveyor's Fees Depot Street Impt Fund Ord No 930 Ryan & Co 141 to148 3862.50 Estimate for Oct work Jno G Scurry 149 203.65 Surveyor's Fees Third Street Impt Fund Ord No 938 150 cancelled Jno G Scurry 151 881.43 Surveyor's Fees McClanahan & O'Day 152-167-168-169- 5988.75 Estimate for Oct work 170-171-172-173 Tenth Street Impt Fund Ord No 944 P & J M Quigley 153-154-155-156& 157 1329.38 Estimate for Oct work Jno G Scurry 158 128.04 Surveyor's Fees Harrison Street Impt Fund Ord No 956 Jno G Scurry 159 18.70 Surveyor's Fees Mill Street Impt Fund Ord No 847 Jno G Scurry 160 85.96 Surveyor's Fees South Eleventh Street Impt Fund Ord No 946 Hall & Ritchie 161-162-163-164&165 1312.88 Estimate for Oct work Jno G Scurry 140 88.12 Surveyor's Fees Fifth Street Impt Fund Ord No 955 Henderson & Locke 180 to 184 1434.00 Estimate for Oct work Washington Iron Wks 127 & 186 838.56 Iron Rods Jno G Scurry 187 89.21 Surveyor's Fees Bluff Street Impt Fund Ord No 957 Parker & Orr 174-175-176-177-178 1485.00 Estimate for Oct work Jno G Scurry 179 119.72 Surveyor's Fees Cherry Street Impt Fund Ord No 935 Henderson & Locke 188 1200.00 Estimate for Oct work Jno G Scurry 189 108.85 Surveyor's Fees Washington Iron Works Second Street Impt Fund Ord No 953 [Washington Iron Wks]] 131-190-192 185.29 Iron Rods Henderson & Locke 193 1166.25 Estimate for Oct work Jno G Scurry 194 113.44 Surveyor's Fees

658 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 16 1888 Tax Levy Seventh Street Ord #829 Ordered that a tax levy three hundred nine and one half (309&1/2) mills on each and every dollar of the assessed valuation of all the property included within the assessment District created by Ordinance No 829 be and the same hereby is levied on said property for the purpose of paying for the improvement of Seventh Street from Madison Street to Battery street in the City of Seattle. Bills Allowed The following claims against the City having been duly presented to the Council and audited and allowed are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows to wit: Name No Fund amount Remarks James H Woolery 3482 City 200.00 Police Captain Salary Z C Miles 3483 City 8.50 Drop Light Clks Office B B Dearborn 3484 City 12.00 Printing Chambers Hack Line 3485 City 3.00 Carriage Hire VanWart & Counter 3486 City 33.00 Horse Hire A E McInerney 3487 City 20.00 Care if deserted Child Oregon Impt Co 3488 City 19.50 Coal Schuster & Co 3489 City 2.00 Hack Hire Seattle Transfer Co 3490 City 11.75 Hack Hire W H Hughes Ptg Co 3491 City 1.00 Printing [total]310.75 Road Hall & Ritchie 2642 Road 27.00 Labor on 8th & 12th Sts Gladding McBean & Co 2643 Road 122.40 three flush tanks & freight [total]149.40 Fire W R Forrest pur Agt 1457 Fire 16.90 Heater Valve & Exp chgs W R Forrest pur Agt 1457 Fire 18.15 Expander & Exp chgs C H Albertson 1458 Fire 20.00 Expander & Exp chgs Seattle Transfer Co 1459 Fire 3.50 Hauling Engine P J Emerson 1460 Fire 5.00 Hauling Engine C B Ames 1461 Fire 2.05 Hauling Cart Bridges & Coughlin 1462 Fire 1.70 Lamps etc [total]62.75

688 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 1888 praised price for that which is damaged. Adopted Read & ordered filed. From Same Committee granting petition of James Campbell to move building situated on Lot 7 B 20 Boren's to L 3 B 20 A A Denny's Addn Adopted. From Fire & Water Committee granting petition of L W Foss to change doors in building Cor Cherry and Second Streets adopted. From License & evenue committee rejecting the application of Frank Clancy for a retail liquor license on Grant Street head of Bay. In favor adption [D E Durie]], J Green, T E Jones, Jas McCombs, C F Reitze Against J F McDonald Report Adopted. License Referred Eugene W Nay Seventh Street Tax Levy Ord 848# Ordered that a tax of 573 Mills on each and every dollar of the assessed valuation of all the property included within the assessment district created by Ordinance No 848 be and the same hereby is levied on said property for the purpose of paying for the improvements of Seventh Street from Mill Street to Madison Street in the City of Seattle. Tenth Street Tax Levy Ord 944# Ordered that a tax of 466 Mills on each and every dollar of the assessed valuation of all the property included within the assessment district created byOrdinance No 944 be and the same hereby is levied on said property for the purpose of paying for the improvements of Tenth Street from Seneca Street to Broadway in the City of Seattle. So Eleventh Street Tax Levy Ord 946# Ordered that a tax of 435 Mills on each and every dollar of the assessed valuation of all the property included within the assessment district created by Ordinance No 946 be and the same hereby is levied on said property for the purpose of paying for the improvements of So Eleventh Street from Mill Street to Lane Street in the City of Seattle.

Petition of O Jensen for right to occupy with house in 7th St near King

by Common Council 188 Clerk Filed Jan 16 1884 Clerk City of Seattle

high tide at to junction with said King Street; That there are no buildings on any of the lots on either side of said Seventh Street for a distance of 120 feet north of said King Street except from old cabins, Wherefore your petitioner prays that he may be permited by you Humble Body to erect a suitable dwelling home for the occupation of himself and family in said Seventh Street.

To the Mayor and Commision Council of the City of Seattle; Your Petitioner O. Jensen respectfully represents, the for seven years last past he has occupied a dwelling house erected by himself at the foot of Wall St. in said City, That about three months ago he was favored by the action of your Honorable Body to move from said building, it being in said street; That your petitioner is unable to purchase land on which to erect a dwelling, and can lease no ground in a suitable location; That seventh street at the junction of King Street with said seventh street is not used for the purpose of traffic the ground being so broken that it is impossible for teams or horses to travel thereon That said seventh street sinks the line of ordinary