City of Seattle Records

Mr. President:

Your Committee on Streets to whom was referred a petition from Property owners of Front st for the widening of said st from Madison st to Pike st report the same back recommending the Approval of the same but that action be defered for the moment or until permanent improvements- are ordered upon said street

F R Little Chairman

J H James Committee James Gleson Committee

PASSED H OF D JAN 20 1896

To the Board of Public Works

" " Alderman

House " Delegates

Board " Fire Commissioners

And Mayor

of the City of Seattle, Wash.

Gentlemen:-

We the undersigned, house-owners, land owners and tax-payers desire to present the following request:-

Whereas the actual geographical center, and hence the true "hub" of this city, is without any fire-protection whatever, and whereas, that locality of the city is rapidly building up with handsome residences and business blocks, we ask that the City purchase the angle lot on the south side of Madison Street, and known on the maps as part of Block 6 (six) in Nagel's addition, as a city lot upon which, as soon as possible, to erect a firemen's building, and place a chemical engine therein.

Randolph Street.

Division Street

City Firemens' Hall.

Madison Street Cable line

Any lot adjacent if above not purchaseable

Diagram:

Lot has about 125 ft. front on Madison St 100 ft. front on Division St and 85 ft. on Randolph St. The Engines could be put on a prepared railway car, run by a short switch out upon the Madison St. railway and taken to Lake Washington to the East, or the salt water front of the city by the first car that comes by, in a few moments.

Latterly within easy reach of a vast area now left at the mercy of the

356 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sept 7/83

L. Neuman Brass screws No. 210 $2. T. W. Bennett Shelving 211 2. Hall & Paulson Furniture Co Furniture Polish 212 1. The claim Hall & Paulson Furniture Co. for $10.00 is rejected

Madison St Improvement #406 Strong & Harkins Contract Work Nos 371 to 378 $5544.19 J. M. Snow Engineering 403 113.87

Pine Street Improvement #421 Strong & Harkins Contract Work Nos 379 + 380 $411.44

South 3rd St Improvement #399 Strong & Harkins Contract Work Grading Nos 381 + 382 $2273.56 G. N. Alexander do 383 443.88 J. M. Snow Engineering 399 26.

Columbia St Improvement #386 Cummings and Strong Contract Work No 384 $3894.21 J. M. Snow Engineering 396 85.25

Main St Improvement #385 S. G. Simpson Contract Work No 385 $5720.31 J. M. Snow Engineering 412 101.

9th St Improvement #395 Frahm & Simpson Contract Work No 386 $1141.42 J. M. Snow Engineering 408 88.

Jackson St Improvement #398 G. N. Alexander Contract Work No 387 $3780.14 J. M. Snow Engineering 410 151.61

Washington St Improvement #369 G. N. Alexander Contract Work - Grading No 388 $2089.38 S. G. Simpson Contract Work Sidewalks 389 310.94 J. M. Snow Engineering 394 39.

4th St Improvement #395 Murphy and Stewart Contract Work No 390 $1721.26 J. M. Snow Engineering 401 39.62

James St Improvement #387 J. M. Snow Engineering No 406 $13.

Battery St Improvement #441 J. M. Snow Engineering No 414 $98.

372 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 5/83 Jackson St Improvement #398 J M Snow Engineering No 425 $68.63 G N Alexander Contract Work 426 to 433 3652.25 Battery St Improvement #441 J M Snow Engineering No 435 $3.50 Jackson St Improvement #442 J M Snow Engineering No 436 $113.25 G N Alexander Contract Work 437-438 791.51 South 4th St Improvement #439 J M Snow Engineering No 439 $3.50 Frahm & Simpson Contract Work 440 55.84 9th St Improvement #395 J M Snow Engineering No 441 $164.88 Frahm & Simpson Contract Work 484-480-482-450-449-448-447 42-443-444-445-446 5279.50 Pine St Improvement #421 J M Snow Engineering No 53 $28.75 Strong & Harkins Contract Work 454-455 569.95 Main St Improvement #385 J M Snow Engineering No 456 $49.01 S G Simpson Contract Work 457-464 4006.78 Washington St Improvement #369 J M Snow Engineering No 465 $57.01 G N Alexander Contract Work 466-469 1831.12 Fourth St Improvement #395 J M Snow Engineering No 470 $50.63 J N Bigelow, Walter Burritt & Wm Meydenbaur Contract Work 471 89.52 Madison St Improvement #406 J M Snow Engineering No 472 $167.13 Strong & Harkins Contract Work Nos 473to477 500to541 2367.74 Columbia St Improvement #386 J M Snow Engineering No 485 $156.01 Cummings & Strong Contract Work 486-499 1137.31 Miscellaneous Bids Rec'd And now the Council proceeds to open and consider the bids received for the construction of the Sidewalk on Spring Street under Ordinance

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COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE

Jan 4/84 T.W. Bennett Repairs New Engine House No 288 $7.50 O. F. Cosper & Co Brooms & Ammonia 289 1.10 4th St Grade J.M. Snow Engineering $10.75 J.N. Bigelow, W. Burritt and Wm Meydenbaur contract work 72. Washington St Grade J.M. Snow Engineering 42.32 S. G. Simpson Sidewalks 866.82 South 4th St Grade Frahm & Simpson Contract Work 194.06 J.M. Snow Engineering 12.42 Madison St Grade J.M. Snow Engineering 183.89 Strong & Harkins Contract Work 2498.18 9th St Grade Frahm & Simpson contract Work 5635.22 J.M. Snow engineering 46.84 Battery St Grade Wm Harkins Contract Work 1307.54 J.M. Snow engineering 184.65 Jackson St Grade #442 G.N. Alexander Contract Work 3970.57 J.M. Snow Engineering 103.99 Miscellaneous The plans and specifications for fire cisterns having been approved by the Committee on Fire and Water Supply. It is ordered that said plans and specifications be and they are hereby adopted by the Council. And now the Committee on Columbia Street Engine report that said Engine House is completed and has been accepted. Report adopted and Commitee discharged. Ordered that the rate of assessment in order to provide funds to pay for the Improvement of 9th Street under Ordinance No. 395 be and the same is hereby fixed at the rate of 253 mills on the dollar. And now the plat of "Comstocks Supplemental addition to the City of Seattle" is presented and after due examination said plat is approved. Ordered that the matter of considering the rights of Council