City of Seattle Records

169 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 1 1887 alterations and repairs to the building occupied by him as a store near NW corner of Front & Columbia Streets. Granted. Petition fo C G Johnson et al for the opening and extension of Virginia Street from Front Street to Tenth St Referred to Street Committee Petitionof L L Jewett et al for a sidewalk on west side of Main Street west of Commercial Street Referred to Street Committee Petition of Wm Mason for refunding liquor license for unexpired term. Granted Petition of Amos Brown for permisssion to move the building known as Melhorn's Block on Front Street t o the lot immediatly west of the Opera House on Front Street. Rejected. Petition of H M Peters for permission to erect a boot black stand on Columbia Street near Front Street Granted. Petition of R H Calligan et al to abolish Vehicle Licenses. referred to Judiciary Committee. Petition of Thomas T Minor et al asking that the alleys through Blocks 100 & 101 in Terry's Second Addition be vacated. Referred to Street committee. Petition of F H Osgood et al praying that the alleys running though Block 3 & 4 and that part of Fountain Street lying between said two (2) blocks and extending from Elaine Street to Lake Union in D T Denndy's Second Addition to North Seattle be vacated. Referred to Street Com.

185 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 6 1887 to the City as well as the property owners. The Com mittee will recommend the grading of Seventh Street from Battery Street to Union Street and building sidewalk thereon providing the proper petition it filed. Adopted. From same Committee recommending that the petition of C G Johnson et al to open and extend Virginia Street be laid on the table for the present. Adopted. From Same Committee rejecting the petition of the Board of School Directors for a sidewalk on Seventh Street for the reason that Seventh Street is not graded now but will probably be graded this year. Adopted. Applications for Licenses referred L V Schnyder, Thomas R Hughes, Mrs Jane Osborn and Andrew Lunn. Licenses ordered issued. John Baltes for Retail Malt License for 6 months from Apl 1st. The vote upon granting said license is as follows: In favor of same J Furth, J M Frink, Jos Green, T W Lake, R Russell & C F Reitze. Seventh Street Grade On motion of Councilman Furth: It is ordered that Seventh Street be graded from the North side of Madison street to the South side of Battery Street and sidewalks constructed on each side of said street and the City Surveyor ordered to establish the grade of said street. The vote upon siad matter is as follows: In favor of same; J M Frink, J Furth, Joseph Green, T D Hinckley, T W Lake, R Russell & C F Reitze. Bills allowed The following claims against the city having been duly presented and audited by the Council are