City of Seattle Records

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

527 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jul 6 1888 Depot Street Imp Fund Ord No 930 McClanahan & O'Day 1621-1622 2563.88 Estimate June Albro Gardner 1623 160.41 Surveyors fees

Cherry Street Imp Fund Ord No 935 Henderson & Locke 1624 1048.40 Estimate June Albro Gardner 1625 14.08 Surveyors fees

Third Street Imp Fund Ord No 938 McClanahan & O'Day 1626 596.25 Estimate June Albro Gardner 1627 39.19 Surveyors fees

Virginia Street Imp Fund Ord No 938 McClanahan & O'Day 1628 848.44 Estimate June Albro Gardner 1629 18.96 Surveyors fees

Second Street Imp Fund Ord No 953 Albro Gardner 1630 162.12 Surveyors fees

Bluff Street Imp Fund Ord No 957 Albro Gardner 1631 103.27 Surveyors fees

Box Street Imp Fund Ord No 933 Albro Gardner 1632 21.05 Surveyors fees

Fifth Street Imp Fund Ord No 955 Albro Gardner 1633 78.34 Surveyors fees

South Eleventh Street Imp Fund Ord No 946 Albro Gardner 1634 80.59 Surveyors fees

Harrison Street Imp Fund Ord No 956 Albro Gardner 1635 123.97 Surveyors fees

Wall Street Imp Fund Ord No 948 P & J M Quigley 1636 101.25 Estimate June Albro Gardner 1637 27.26 Surveyors fees

Tenth Street Imp Fund Ord No 944 P & J M Quigley 1038 112.75 Estimate June Albro Gardner 1039 40.22 Surveyors fees Miscellaneous Ordered that the City Clerk forward to Mr Geo E Waring the plans for a ewage system prepared by the City Surveyor. It appearing that Wm L Crosley to whom the contract

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

590 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 31 1888 Be it remembered that on the 31st day of August 1888 The Common Council of the City of Seattle met in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The Following officers are present: His Hon the Mayor Robert Moran, Councilmen D E Durie, Jos Green J E Jones, Jas McCombs, J F McDonald - U R Niesz C F Reitsz and Dep Clerk C W Ferris. The following proceedings are had, to wit: Petitions etc. Petition of Adam Reis for permission to Blast on the Hill property on Jackson Street: Read and granted subject to the usual restrictions. Remonstrance of B A Anderson et al against the changing of the grade of Fifth Street at Depot Street Read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of H L Taylor for a street light at the corner of 6th and Blanchard Streets Read and granted Communication from W R Brawley asking that the license granted to Alden S Chase for selling liquor be revoked. Read and Referred to License & Revenue Com. Petition of A A Kopf for the lease of a portion of Spring Street Read and Tabled. Petition of Chas R Brown et al asking for a change of grade on Tenth Street Between Terrace & Cedar Sts Read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of Jensen & Koch for permission to change liquor license. Read and referred to license & Rev Com Remonstrance of John Graf against the Fifth St grade Read and referred to Street Committee.

599 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep 7 1888 to the Finance Committee. From Harbor Master read and ordered filed and the Harbor Master directed to cause the floating piles complained of to be removed. From City Treasurer read and referred to Finance Com. From Street Commissioner referred to Street Com and returned approved. Committee Reports Received From Com on Fire & Water rejecting petition of Mrs N Lewis & son for permission to alter and repair the St Charles Hotel for the reason that to add a story of 16 feet would be as clearly against the law as to erect a one story wooden building. Adopted. from Same Committee rejecting petition of Wah Chong & Co for permission to put up a corrugated iron bulding on South Third Street and also to make certain repairs and alterations to wooden buildings as it is clearly against the law. adopted. From Committee on Streets granting the petitionof Chas R Brown and others for modification of Tenth Street grade at Terrace, Alder, and Cedar Streets Adopted. Form Same Committee rejecting petiton of John Graf fro a change of grade of Fifth Street. Adopted. From Same Committee granting petition of E F Adams for the use of Court Street in South Seattle for a brick yard. Adopted. From the City Attorney on claim of Wm Murphy as follows ''I have examined the enclosed claim of Ex-Chief of Police Wm Murphy and recommend that the same be disallowed as in my opinion that City is not