City of Seattle Records

390 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 17 1888 Petition of H L Yesler for correction of assessment read and referred to the Judiciary Committee with power to act. Petition of Sam'l Hunter for permission to erect a wooden building 14x20 in the rear of his store No 924 Front Street, read and granted, said building to be constructed in accordance with the provisions of Ord No 833. Petition of Bernard Campbell for permission to erect a small building at the foot of Spring Street, read and tabled. Petition of Mrs H E Hathaway & F A Churchill for opening alley in Block 50 Terry's 1st add'n read & referred to the Street Committee. Committee Reports Rec'd From Street Committee on petition of Seattle Lumber and Commercial Company for permission to take water from a spring on James Street recommending that the petition be laid on the table as the Spring Hill Water Co had already taken posession of the spring under claim of purchase. adopted. From Same Committee granting petition of Charles B Ames & others for grading and building sidewalks on both sides of Birch Street from Depot Street to Harrison Street and recommending that the City surveyor submit plans and specifications for such improvement. From same Committee rejecting the petition of Henry Peterson for a drain as the Committee think the City had nothing to do with draining petitioner's lot. Adopted.