City of Seattle Records

471 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 18 1888 granted the same to be included in the assessment district heretofore created in Tenth Street from Broadway to Spring Street Petition of M McDonald for permission to use the foot of Washington Street near Commercial Street to Commercial Street next to Esmond Saloon Granted. Petitionof Thomas Ewing for permission to use the foot of Washington Street for a landing place for ferry boat. Read and referred to Committee on Harbor & Wharves. Communication from W V Rinehart asking for the payment of certain street grade warrants. read and referred to the City Attorney. Remonstrance of Geo Brandt andothers against opening alley through Block 106 D T Denny's First Addition read and referred to Street Committee. PetitionofC M Sheafe and others for grading Temperance Avenue from Mercer Street to Lee Street read and referred to Street Committee. Communication from Memorial Committee G A R extending an invitation to the mayor and Council and through them to the people of Seattle to participate in the exercise of Memorial Day read and on motion accepted. Petition fo F Hochbrunn and others for the change of certain Street Grades, read and referred to Street Committee. Communication from the Boardof Fire Delegates reporting that Josiah Collins had been duly elected Chief of the Fire Department at an election held pursuant to law on Manday May 7th 1888 read and on motion of J Furth the siad Josiah Collins is appointed chief

485 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 1 1888 -ing said street. Adopted provided the grade district is extended from Mill Street to Law St instead of to Jackson Street From Same Committee rejecting petition of A A Bell and others for grading Eighth Street from Depot Street to Mill Street as the same has not been signed by a majority of the property owners in said Street Adopted. From Same Committee rejecting petition of J C Brittain and others for opening West St toUniversity Street and the widening of the Alley through to Mill Street. Adopted From Same Committee on petition of F Hochbrunn and others for changing cetain grades and asking that a Committee be appointed to investigate the grade of Depot, Fifth and other streets, as follows: "We recommend that a committee be appointed to examine said grades with power to act" On motion the whole matter is referred to the Street Committee in conjunction with the City Attorney. From Same Committee on remonstrance of Geo Brandt and others against opening Alley through Block 106 of D T Denny's 1st Addn recommending that the parties now obstructing the alley be given until November next to vacate the same. Adopted. From Same Committee asking further time to report on the ordinance asked for by theWest Street Lake Union andPark Transit Company. Granted. From Same Committee granting petition of H H Lewis & others for grading and building sidewalks onWest Street from Virginia Street to University Street, Adopted and the city Surveyor ordered to submit plans and specifications therefor.