City of Seattle Records

596 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 7 1888 Petition of Jensen & Koch for change on liquor license from name of Jensen & Kunst to Jensen & Koch, read and granted. Petition of Thompson & O'Hara for temporary transfer of liquor license whild new building is being erected, read and referred to Committee on License & Revenue with power to act. Petition of D H Callahan &others praying that the sash and door factory on Third Street between Pike and Pine Streets]] be declared a nuisance and orderd abated, read and referred to Com on Fire & Water. Petition of A A Denny for the vacation of Third Street between Virginia & Stewart Streets and the vacation of the alleys through blocks 46 & 50 of A A Denny's Addn as petitioner desires to erect a large hotel on said blocks read and granted and on motion of Councilman Niesz a vote of thanks is tendered Mr. Denny for his public spiritedness in inaguarting such an enterprise. Petition of Alex Allen forstreet lights onVine Street from Front Street to Depot Street read and granted. Petition of Weber & McEachern for lease of foot of Pine Street read & on motion tabled. Petition of Joseph F McNaught & others for change of grade on Cherry Street from Seventh St to Ninth St read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of J W Whitehead and others for extension of street lights on Box Street as far north as

600 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 7 1888 liable for such or any part thereof. Adopted. Ordered that the City Attorney, surveyor and Street Committee be granted further time to report in the Mill Street Bulkhead. Licenses referred Vitus Schmid, Long & Kelly, NP Wildrick Licenses Ordered Issued Louis Laniere, John S Morgan, Conrad Brehm, Alex Meister, J H Loughead, Gorman Bros, Ole Nelson Hahn & Engleman, Grady Bros, Davis & Davis The vote upon issuing said licenses is as follows: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Green Jones, McCombs, McDonald Niesz and Reitze Against the same none. Bills Allowed The following claims against the City having been duly audited and allowed by the Council are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows to-wit: Name No of Warrant Fund Amount Remarks W R Forrest 3284 City 150.00 salary City Clerk Aug C W Ferris 3285 City 87.00 salary deputy City Clerk Aug E A Turner 3286 City 62.50 salary City Treasurer 1/2 Month Isaac Parker 3287 City 62.50 salary City Treasurer 1/2 Month Sam'l H Piles 3288 City 150.00 salary City Atty Aug L Cummings 3289 City 125.00 salary Street Comnr Aug Sam'l A Hoyt 3290 City 75.00 salary Harbor Master James Bogart 3291 City 75.00 salary Jailer & Janitor James Bogart 3291 City 132.40 Board of prisoners Albro Gardner 3292 City 25.00 salary City surveyor 6 mos Albro Gardner 3292 City 10.00 Calculating area Madison St lots J C Mitchell 3293 City 150.00 salary Chief of Police Aug [total]1098.40

606 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 7 1888 Ordered that the Chief of Police notify the owners of property on Mill Street where the sidewalk had been condemned to at once rebuild said sidewalk. Ordered that the City Attorney prepare a profile of a proper grade for Bluff Street and submit to the Council at the next regular meeting. Ordered that the City Clerk advertise for Bids for Lighting the Streets, doing the city printing furnishing lamp posts etc for the ensuing year. Ordered that the matter of grading the alley between Main & Jackson & Commercial & South Second Streets be referred to the Street Committee & the matter of laying a sewer in said alley be referred to the Committee on Sewers & Drainage. Ordinances 990 An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance fixing the limits of the benefits and protection afforded by the contract for the supply of water made by the City with the Spring Hill Water Company and within which property shall by subject to a special tax to pay the water rent according to said contract" which is passed by the following vote viz:In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Green,Jones, McCombs, Mc Donald, Niesz & Reitze Against the same none. 989 An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance fixing the limits of the benefits fo Street Light provided by the City and within which property shall be subject to a special tax for lighting the streets" which is passed by the following vote viz:In favor

607 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep 7 1888 of the same Burns, Durie, Green,Jones, McCombs, McDonald, Niesz & Reitze Against the same none. 991 An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance to assess and levy taxes for general and special Municipal purposes for the year 1888" which is passed by the following vote viz: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Green, Jones, McCombs, McDonald, Niesz & Reitze Against the same none. 992 An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorneyentitled "An Ordinance to regulate the construction and removal of buildings within certain limits for the prevention of fires." which is passed by the following vote to wit: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Green,Jones, McCombs, McDonald, Niesz and Reitze Against the same none. 993 An Ordinance is submitted by the City Clerk entitled "A Special Ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills " which is passed by the following vote to wit: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Green, Jones, McCombs, McDonald, Niesz & Reitze Against the same none. Ordered that the Council do now adjourn Approved Robert Moran Mayor Attest W R Forrest clerk

659 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 16 1888 Miscellaneous Ordered that Jones Supplemental Plat of Block No 1 Burkes Second Addition to the City of Seattle be and the same hereby is approved. Ordered that the Plat of Compton's First Addition to the City of Seattle be and the same is hereby approved. Ordinances 1008 An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance establishing the grade of Second Street between Pine and Blanchard Streets inthe City of Seattle" which is passed by the following vote viz: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Jones, McCombs,McDonald, Niesz and Reitze. Against the same none. 1009 An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No 964 entitled 'An Ordinance granting a franchise to J M Thompson & his associates for a Cable Street Railway in the City of Seattle passed on the 20th day of July 1888' " which is passed by the following vote to wit: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Jones, McCombs, McDonald, Niesz and Reitze. Against the same none. 1010 An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance to locate and establish a public street beginning at a point where the South marginal line ofPine Street intersects the west marginal line of Railroad Avenue in the City of Seattle" which is passed by the following vote to wit: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Jones, McCombs, McDonald, Niesz and Reitze. Against the same none. An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance authorizing the Mayor and