City of Seattle Records

553 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 3 1888 there being a tie vote the Mayor casts his ballot for Isaac Parker whereupon the said Isaac Parker is duly elected City Treasurer of the City of Seattle. Petitions etc. Petition of Jesse F Cochran & others for opening Light Street from Bluff Street to Bradley Street read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of J D Lowman and others for a change of grade on [Fifth Street]] corner of Marion Street read and referred to Street committee. Petition of S N Sorensen for a sewer in Spring Street an a sidewalk on said street from Second Street to Third Street read and referred to the Committee on Sewers and Drainage. Petition of Winsor and Co to have Front Street between Pike Street and Union Street read and the Chief of Police directed to notify property owners to clean up their street fronts. Petition of Puget Sound Improvement Company & others to have property owners on line of Pike Street sewer compelled to connect their houses with the sewer in order that the street may be planked as heretofore ordered. Referred to Street Committee. Petition of G Beninghansen for perission to put a small building on west side of Commercial Street next to Harrington & Smith's store referred to Com on Fire & Water. Petition of J H Bridge for opening the alley in Block 31 of Maynard's plat from Mill to Washington Streets referred to Street Committee.

574 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 17 1888 From Same Committee granting petition of J H Bridge for opening the alley in Block in Block 31 Maynard's plat from Mill Street to Washington Street . Adopted. From Same Committee recommending that Powell Street be opened from Temperance Street west three blocks to Victory Street. Adopted. Councilman Green is here excused for the balalnce of the evening. Miscellaneous License Referred Ole Nelson, Grady Bros, Davis & Davis, Hahn n& Engleman Licenses Ordered Issued Wm Garrett, Wm Deitcher, Mary McCarty, Thorndyke & Co, The vot upon granting such licenses is a s follows, in favor of same, Burns, Durie, Jones, McCombs, McDonald, Niesz & Reitze. Bills Allowed The folowing claims claims against the City having been duly audited and allowed by the council are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the everal funds as follows to wit: Names Warrant Fund Amount Remarks James Bogart 3268 City $60.00 Janitor's Salary Chas Robinson 3269 City 15.00 Salary Police Officer J H Beano 3270 City 15.00 Salary Police Officer E H Bragg 3271 City 7.50 Salary Spl Police Officer Andrew Hansen 3272 City 7.50 Salary Spl Police Officer Chas Robinson 3273 City 7.50 Salary Spl Police Officer G W Hapgood 3274 City 7.50 Salary Spl Police Officer R C Hull 3275 City 7.50 Salary Spl Police Officer Ed A Harding 3276 City 7.50 Salary Spl Police Officer J C Mears 3277 City 7.50 Salary Spl Police Officer D H Jackson 3278 City 5.00 Salary Spl Police Officer