City of Seattle Records

418 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 16 1888 Bid of W E Wilson Earth work per c yard 37 cents Sidewalks per M $18.00 Box Drain per M $18.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $150.00 Bid of Parker and Orr Earth work per c yard 42 cents Sidewalks per M $19.75 Box Drain per M $19.75 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $145.00 Bid of W N White Earth work per c yard 33&1/2 cents Sidewalks per M $15.50 Box Drain per M $15.50 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $100.00 Bid of Locke and Henderson Earth work per c yard 42 cents Sidewalks per M $16.50 Box Drain per M $20.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $125.00 On motion the contract is awarded to Robertson and McClanahan upon their filing a bond in the sum of $1000.00 Bids for Fifth Street improvement the following were rec'd viz: Bid ofDowling & Quigley Earth work per c yard 38 cents Sidewalks per M $17.00 Box Drain per M $18.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $150.00

419 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 16 1888 Bid of Robertson and McClanahan Earth work per c yard 43 cents Sidewalks per M $14.75 Box Drain per M $14.75 Clearing & Grubbing per acre $125.00

Bid of W E Wilson Earth work per c yard 39 cents Sidewalks per M $18.00 Box Drain per M $18.00 Clearing & Grubbing per acre $150.00

Bid of H F Phillips Earth work per c yard 40 cents Sidewalks per M $20.00 Box Drain per M $20.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $500.00

Bid of Timothy Ryan Earth work per c yard 37&1/2 cents Sidewalks per M $15.50 Box Drain per M $16.50 Clearing & Grubbing per acre $150.00

Bid of Parker and Orr Earth work per c yard 42 cents Sidewalks per M $19.75 Box Drain per M $19.75 Clearing & Grubbing per acre $145.00

Bid of W N White Earth work per c yard 33&1/2 cents Sidewalks per M $15.50 Box Drain per M $15.50 Clearing & Grubbing per acre $100.00

434 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 6 1888 Miscellaneous The proposition of Mr Keezer for filling in his lots on Mill Street referred to City Attorney. the Chariman of the Street Committee submits estimate of cost of extending Marion Street Wharf todeep water. Ordered that plans and specifications for said work be prepared by the City Surveyor and filed with the City Clerk and thereupon the clerk advertist for bids for doing said work. Ordered that the sum of $250. be expensed in improving the Kinnear Park under the supervision of the Street commissioner. Bids for supplying iron rods for Mill Street bulkhead were opened and read as follows: Washington Iron Works $344.00 Charles McDonald $366.00 Ordered that the contract be awarded to the Washington Iron Works Grant Street Plank Road The following bids for constructing Grant Street Plank Road extension were opened and read McKinnon & Co Lumber per M [thousand board feet] $16.55 Piles per lineal foot .17 cents M J Hill & Co Lumber per M [thousand board feet] $15.57 Piles per 100 $500.00 Parker and Orr Lumber per M [thousand board feet] $16.00 Piles per lineal foot .06 cents

435 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 6 1888 Driving Piles $2.00 each On motion the contract is awarded to Parker and Orr Commercial Street Wharf Bids for constructing Commercial Street Wharf were opened and read as follows: McKinnon & Co Lumber per M [thousand board feet] $16.75 Piling per lineal foot .17 cents Parker & Orr Lumber per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Piling per lineal foot .17 cents Ordered that the contract be awarded to McKinnon & Co upon the settlement of the question of grade etc and that J M Frink, U R Niesz, and Robert Moran be appointed a committee to confer with property owners and report on Wednesday next. Vine Street Improvement Bids for grading Vine Street and building sidewalks on both sides of said street as provided by Ordinanve No 909 were opened as follows: P Quigley and J M Quigley Earthwork per cubic yard .29 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $14.90 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $17.50 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $85.00 W E Wilson Earthwork per cubic yard .39 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $140.00

436 Parker and Orr Earthwork per cubic yard .38 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $75.00 Ryan and Brannagan Earthwork per cubic yard .33&1/2 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $16.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $100.00 Erdman & Lawrence Earthwork per cubic yard .35&3/4 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $90.00 Henderson & Locke Earthwork per cubic yard .33&1/2 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $15.50 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $87.00 Ordered that the contract be awarded to P Quigley and J M Quigley upon thier filing bond in the sum of $2000.00 On motion the Council now proceeds to the election of four police officers whereupon the following named are duly elected to wit: Edward Kinley E Briggs & J H Beano and W F Peer. The city surveyor submits his Estimate of the expense of clearing grubbing and grading 50 ft wide the Avenue around the Lake at $10,000 per mile. Ordered filed.