City of Seattle Records

207 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 13 1887 Street is read & Referred to Street Committee. Petitionof Thomas Burke et al to grade Madison Street from the line between Section 28 & 33 to the line between Section 22 & 27 and build a sidewalk on the northerly side of said street, read & Referred to Street Com. Petition of Nicholas George for permission to erect a fish stand at the foot of Columbia Steet is read and referred to Street Committee. Remonstrance of Jame Morrison against opening alley in Block 12 Edes & Knight's Addition referred to Street Com. Petition of Robert Abrams for permission to build a carriage shed to connect his stable on Lot 6 Block 8 Maynard's Plat with South 3rd Street is read and on motion granted. A communication is received from the Mayor and Chamber of Commerce of Tacoma on behalf of the citizens of Tacoma inviting the Mayor & City Officials to unite with them in celebrating the completion of the Northern Pacific Railway and the Fourth of July at Tacoma is read and on motion of Councilman Furth the clerk is directed to acknowledge the receipt of the same with thanks and regrets that other engagements will prevent the Council from accepting the same. Committee Reports Receided. FromStreet Committee on petition of F W Wald and others to widen Second Street from Mill to Depot Street to a width of 90 feet and to extend Second Street to a union with Grant Street making Second Street 90 feet wide throughout. Recommending that the petition be granted. Report Adopted. The Street Committee returns without report or action the

220 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jul 1 1887 Remonstrance of L Wilcox and Lucy Wilcox against Seventh St grade assessment roll. Tabled. Official Reports Report of City Attorney for month of June read and ordered filed. Report of Chief of Police for month of June read and ordered filed. Report of Justice H L Jones for month of June referred to Finance Committee Report of Justice A Soderberg for month of June referred to Finance Committee Report of Street Commissioner referred to Street Committee & returned approval. Report from City Treasurer read and referred to Finance Com. Committee Reports Received From Street committee granting petition of W A Steves for permission to erect a two story wooden building on Lot 1 Block 10 Maynard's Plat Adopted From Street Commmittee rejecting petitions of Nicholas George and Andrew Castro for permission to erect fish stands at the foot of Columbia Street Adopted From Street Committee laying on the table petitions of Toklas & Singerman & others in regard to fish stands foot of Columbia Street Adopted. Report from Street Committee on propositionof Seattle Cable Road & Water Co recommending that the same be accepted and a franchise granted the company for 25 years and City Attorney directed to draw an ordinance granting such franchise. Adopted. Report from Street Committee granting the petitionof Thos Burke and others to grade Madison Street fromthe end of the present grade to the City limits and build a sidewalk thereon and recommending that a new grade be established as provided by an ordinance herewith submitted. Adopted