City of Seattle Records

475 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 18 1888 of A A Denny and others against opening Streets on the Tide Flats at the expense of the general fund to the effect that the remonstrance was made under a misapprehension & therefore recommend that the same be tabled. Adopted. From the City Surveyor stating that at the rate the contractor is now worrking onMill Street it will requite ninety four (94) days to complete his contract. Referred to Street Committee Licenses Ordered Issued. L V D Schnyder, Mrs Jane Berry, Frank W Clancy, Andrew Lunn E Champeaux, Thos R Hughes, James Wier, Chas H Fox and John J Gearey. The vote on issuing said licenses is as Follows viz: In favor of the same, Furth, Frink, Green, Lake, Neisz, Russell & Reitze. Against the same none. Licenses Referred Storah & Bauman and J T Beadle Bids for driving piles and building retaining walls on Mill Street were opened and read as follows: McKinnon & Co Driving piles per lineal feet .40cents Lumber per M[thousand board feet] $25.00 Iron Rods each $20.00 On motion the bid is tabled. Bids for grading and building sidewalks on both sides of Cherry Street from Fifth Street to Thirteenth St were opened and read as follows: Henderson & Locke Earth Work per cubic yard .40cents Cribbing per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $17.00 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $75.00