City of Seattle Records

446 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 20 1888 From same Committee rejecting petition of G A Weed & others for change of fire limits. Report read and ordered filed. From same Committee granting petition of N Armstrong & Co for permission to put up a building on South Second Street near Main St provided the same is put up in strict compliance with the provisions of the Fite limits ordinance. Adopted. From Judiciary Committee granting petition for the correctionof Carl Miller's assessment. FromCity Attorney recommending that the petition of M V Stewart forthe return pf certain grade taxes heretofore paid be rejected. Adopted & Petition rejected. From City Attorney and Judiciary Committee: In the matter of the application of Julia A Fenton for damages for injuries sustained by alleged defective sidewalk as follows: We have carefully examined the matter and find that the City was guilty of no negligence in the matter, and that there is no legal liability on its part to make compensation. The petitioner claims to be a poor woman and to have suffered injury by which she was deprived of her means of support form some time. And for this reason and for the purpose of avoiding the expense and trouble of litigation, we would recommend that she be allowed the sum of $250.00 which would pay her for her loss of time and expense of medial attendance. Report adopted and Approved. License referred John Carl, Adolph Schander and McNutt and Clark Licenses ordered Issued Geo S Howe, Oliver Bernard, Geo C Munroe and Allen S Chase The vote upon issuing said licenses is as follows: Ayes Furth, Green, Lake, Moran, Neisz, Russell & Reitze. Noes none.

455 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITYOF SEATTLE May 4 1888 From Committee on License and Revenue in reference to the petitionof Tom Rhodes recommend that the same be granted. Adopted. Licenses Orderd issued John Carl Adolph Schander McNatt & Clark The voteupon issuing the above licenses is as follows: In favor Frink, Green, Lake, Russell, Reitze Against none. LIenses referred Mrs James Berry,L V Snyder, Andrew Lunn E Chanpeaux & Co, Frank Clancy, Thos Q Hughes Bills Allowed The following claims against the City having been duly audited by the Council are orderred paid by warants draw upon the several funds as follows. Name No City Amt Remarks W R Forrest 2950 City 125.00 Salary as Clerk C W Ferris 2951 City 75.00 Salary as Clerk Dep E A Turner 2952 City 100.00 Salary as Treasurer L C Gilman 2953 City 100.00 Salary as Attorney L Cummings 2954 City 99.75 Salary as St Commsr Sam'l A Hoyt 2955 City 75.00 Salary as Harbor Master James Bogart 2956 City 60.00 Salary as Jailor Wm Murphy 2957 City 34.60 Board of Prisoners Wm Murphy 2957 City 82.45 Board of Prisoners Wm Murphy 2957 City 100.00 Salary as Chief of Police A H Manning 2958 City 90.00 Salary as Captn of Police D R Huntoon 2959 City 15.00 Salary as Police Officer E E Wyman 2960 City 40.00 Salary as Police Officer J H Woolery 2961 City 51.00 Salary as Capt H A Bigelow 2962 City 75.00 Salary as Police Officer Chas Robinson 2963 City 75.00 Salary as Police Officer W M Jones 2964 City 75.00 Salary as Police Officer

502 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE June 15 1888 Report of A A Bell and F W Wald the committee appointed to obtain dedications of property along the line of Second Street for the purpose of widening said street, recommmending that the Council pass an Ordinance condemning property on Second Street for the purpose of widening said street, read and referred to Street Com, & City Atty. Licenses Referred Davidson & Grubb, Beede & Sinclair, Jo Francisco, Dietz & Meyer, Melhorn & Probst, Gumbert & Clinch, M Racine, Geo Meister, Jus McCarey, M & K Gottstein, A Slorah,A P Hoteling Co, L Diller, Geo Drefel, E J Powers, Charles Ross, James P Tighe Adolph Schander, Jacob Bersch, James W Smith J H Foster, Oscar Johnson, Fred Schopp, Henry Haggenmaker, Branham & Carson, J T Armstrong, Oscar Johnson Licenses Ordered Issued Kreielscheimer Bros & Frank Clinch The vote upon issuing said licenses is as folows In favor of the same Frink,Green, Lake, Niesz Russell & Rietze. Against the same none. Tenth Street Improvement Bids for the Improvement of Tenth Street from Broadway to Seneca Street under Ordinance No 944 were opened and read as follows: Henderson & Locke Earthwork per cubic yard .39&1/2cents Cribbing per MBM[thousand Board feet] $18.00 Sidewalks per MBM[thousand Board feet] $17.50 Box Drains per MBM[thousand Board feet] $19.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $150.00

521 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jul 6 1888 mending that a sewer be put in Madison Street from 7th St to 12th St the same to be of 8 inch stone pipe. From Same Committee recommending that an 8 inch stone pipe sewer be put in on South Second Street between Main & Jackson Streets and connecting with the Main Street Sewer. Adopted. License Referred Seattle Hotel Company Licenses Ordered Issued. Joshua Prosser, Julius Wegert, J T Armstrong, Clancy & McMasters, Jensen & Kunst, Ahlby & Kriedel, Thompson & O'Hara, Shaw & Alger, Jno Brannan, O N Morse, J M Blanchard, Mark Norton, Wm Grose & Son, A F Able, Davidson and Grubb, Jo Francisco, Dietz and Meyer, Gumbert and Clinch, M Racine, A Slorah, E C Slorah, M McDonald W F Allen, E J Powers, Adolph Schander, Jacob Bersch, J W Smith, J H Foster, Oscar Johnson Fred Schoepp, Barnham and Carson, Oscar Johnson(2) Melhorn and Probst, Beede & Sinclair, J F McGrath, Henry Robbins, George Meister, John McCarey, Henry Robbins(2), H Haggenmaker, [L Diller]], A P Hoteling Co M & K Gottstein, Frank Heimen, Geo Delfel, James P Tighe, Charles Ross, Swanson and Anderson, Chas O'Hara and E C Huntley & Co, J T Armstrong, Julius Wegert & Co The vote upon issuing said licenses is a follows, to wit: In favor of the same Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Neisz, Russell & Reitze. Against the same none. Bills allowed The following claims aginst the City having been duly audited and allowed are orderd paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows, viz:

562 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 3 1888 Vine Street Improvement Fund Ord #909 P & J M Quigley 1684 to 1686 2634.98 July Estimate Albro Gardner 1687 52.16 Surveyor's Fees Tenth Street Improvement Fund Ord #944 P & J M Quigley 1688 to 1692 974.91 July Estimate Albro Gardner 1693 15.83 Surveyor's Fees Wall Street Improvement Fund Ord #94[8] P & J M Quigley 1684 to 1686 829.78 July Estimate Albro Gardner 1687 28.64 Surveyor's Fees Licenses Referred M Garrett, Wm Deitchler, Mary McCarty, Thorndike & Co Licenses Orderd Issued. Harms & Dickman, Huey & Moon, Seelbach & Smith, John Johnson and Adolph Schander. The vote upon which said licenses are irdered issues is a follows, to wit-: In favor of same Burns, Durie, Green, Jones, McCombs, McDonald, Niesz & Reitze against the same none. Depot Street Assessment Roll Pursuant to law and published notice the Council now proceeds to examine and equalize the assessment roll of the Assessment dictrict established by Ordinance No 928, entitled "An Ordinance to widen extend and establish Depot Street in the city of Seattle and to provide for the condemnation of real estate necessary therefor" and on one appearing to contest the same and no objection being made thereto it is ordered that the said roll be and the same is hereby approved. Tax Levy on Fifth Street & Bell Street Ordered that a tax of two hundred seventy four and 3/4 (274&3/4) mills on each and every dollar of the assessed valuation of all the property included within the assessment district created by Ordinance No 905 be and the same hereby is levied on siad property for the purpose of paying for the improvement of Fifth