City of Seattle Records

213 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 17 1887 necessity for opening said half Street until such time as said street is laid out properly and there are more than two signers to the petition. Adopted. From same Committee granting petition of A J Carr and others for grading West Street from Virginia Street to Cedar St Adopted and the surveyor instructed to establish the grade of said street. From same Committee recommending that petitions of Thomas Burke, J F Eshelman & others for grading Madison St laid on the table. On motion the petitions are re-referred to the Committee until next meeting. From same Committee rejecting petition of Wm Potter & others to open Roy and other Streets as the Committee does not deem it necessary to open said streets for the present. Adopted. From the Committee on Public Buildings & Grounds on the matter of a site for a Pest House recommending that a Pest House be built on the property owned by the city on which the Powder House stands, and that plans and specification be prepared for such building adopted. From Same Com. in regard to the Park reporting that they had instructed the Street Commissioner to put the fence around the park in good repair. Adopted From Councilman C F Reitze calling attention of the Council to sidewalks on North side of Washington Street between Commercial Street and the alley between Commercial Street and South Second Street - also on the west side of Commercial Street in front of the Grand Central Hotel asked that the same be condemned and new sidewalks ordered built.

421 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 16 1888 Ordinances 908 An Ordinance submitted by the City Atty entitled "An ordinance Establishing the grade of Vine Street between Water and Depot Streets", which is passed by the following vote in favor Furth, Frink, Green, Moran, Niesz & Russell against none. 909 An Ordinance submitted by the City Atty entitled "An ordinance to provide for the grading of Vine Street the City of Saeattle form Depot Street to the West Marginal line of Water Street and constructing sides also on said street", passed by the following vote in favor Furth, Frink, Green, Moran, Niesz & Russell against none. 910 An Ordinance submitted by the City Atty entitled "An ordinance governing the traffic in intoxicating and Malt liquors within the City of Seattle",passed by the following vote in favor Furth, Frink, Green, Moran, Niesz & Russell against none. 911 An Ordinance submitted by the City Atty entitled "An ordinance to provide for the construction and regulating of a of a wharf at the foot of Commercial Street in the City of Seattle" Passed by the following vote in favor Furth, Frink, Green, Moran, Niesz & Russell against none. 912 An Ordinance submitted by the City Atty entitled "An ordinance to provide for the construction and regulation of a wharf at the foot of South Second Street in the City of Seattle" Passed by the following vote. In favor Furth, Frink, Green, Moran, Niesz & Russell against none. 913 An Ordinance submitted by the City Atty entitled "An ordinance to locate and establish a public street extending from a point 17 feet west of the line of Commercial Street produced where the same intersects the

575 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 17 1888 [total]150 W L Bowers 3279 City 7.50 Salary Spl Policeman Ed Sylvanio 3280 City 10.00 Salary Spl Policeman James M Quilter 3281 City 250.00 Assessment Roll 1888 James F Cochran 3282 City 4.50 Painting Sign [total] 422.50 Road Oregon Pottery Co 2359 Road 490.00 Sewer Pipe W R ForrestAgt 2359 Road 150.00 Freight on Sewer Pipe Z C Miles 2360 Road 2.75 Repg pump Grant St P Road Fund 2361 Road 804.00 Interest on Bonds Fire Moran Bros 1373 Fire 62.40 Repg Hydrants Oregon impt Co 1373 Fire 27.65 Coal M Middlestadt 1373 Fire 5.00 Work on Engine House James Campbell 1373 Fire 6.50 Hauling Cart [total]101.55 Grant Street Plank Road Fund E A Turner 1728 804.00 Interest on Bonds Miscellaneous Ordered that the Street Commissioner replank Commercial Street with four (4) inch plank. Bluff Street Assessment Roll Pursuant to law and published notice the Council now proceeds to examine & equalize the assessment roll for the assessment District established by ordinance No 957 for the grading of Bluff Street from Light to Powell Street and on motion the said roll is referred to a committee consisting of Councilmen Jones, Durie & Niesz Fifth Street Assessment Roll Pursuant to law and published notice the Council now proceeds to examine and equailze the Assessment roll for the Assessment District created by Ordinance No 955 for the improvement of Fifth Street from Seneca Street to Mill Street and no one appearing to contest said roll and no objection being made thereto it is ordered that the same be and is hereby approved.

687 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 28 1888 of Poplar Street from Depot Street to Prospect Avenue on Ellsworth Street Read & referred to Street Committee Petition of Gumbert & Johnson for rebate of license Read & granted. Petition of A P Anderson to put partitions on building on Columbia Street. Read & referred to Fire & Water Committee with power to act. Petition of Morgan J Carkeek for the vacating of a portion of Choate Street Read & Referred to Street Committee Petition of Geo F Smith Bros and Butler for permission to erect brick walls under building on Washington Street known as Oregon Market Read & referred to Fire & Water Com. Petition of W V Rinehart for a sewer in Blk 'K' Bell's 5th Read & Owners of abutting property allowed to constructsewer at their own expense. Committee Reports From Judiciary Committee granting petition of Jno Sexton for rebate of tax paid on personal property if said personal property is outside City. Adopted. From Street Committee granting petition of G M Haller for the widening of Willow Street Adopted. From Same Committee in regard to matter of widening Commercial Street and extending Front Street through aley in Blk 8 Maynard's Plat report that they see no way of making such improvements withour great expense to the City and recommend that the property owners deed to the City a stretch ten feet wide on each side of Commercial Street and the property benefitted pay an ap