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wholly dependent on the condition of said 14th. Street for their family and building supplies.

And your petitioners respectfully show unto your honorable body that said street at the point above mentioned, by reason of the peculiar conformation of the country, receives the drainage from a considerable area, and that by reason of the peculiarity of the soil if left in its present condition during the wet part of the year, would become absolutely impassable, and your petitioners and the residents of the said portion of the city known as Beacon Hill would be entirely cut off from the principal part of the city, so far as being able to procure coal, provisions and material as are necessary for their maintenance and the prosecution of their several vocations.

Wherefore your petitioners pray that your honorable body will cause that portion of said 14th. Street, above referred to, to be refilled up to the established grade and that the same be planked upon the East side of said street over and across the portion herein above referred to.

New England Northwestern Geo A Hawley Investment Co, Ralph H. Emmons M.H. Young, Gen. Manager L. H. Rogers R. J. Wilson M.H. Young W. E. Borton J E Carney Geo V. Calhoun Metropolitan Land Co by Wm Calhoun By J D Loumansec E. A. Wittler Noble Wallingford Fred E. Sander A. J. Splawn for S. D. Browns Crawford T. Conover Henry I. Dearborn W. O. Simpson H H Dearborn & Co J. J. Sturgus for H. I. Dearborn A Koepf

154 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 18 1887 Petition of Robert Fitzhenry et al to open Mikado Street suitable for travel between Ninth St & Twelfth St and to cause certain shanties to be removed form said Mikado Street Referred to Street Committee. Communication from Chief of the Fire Department making cetain suggestion & Recommendation. Referred to Committee onFire & Water. Petition of H H Dearborn & Co et al to extend Grant Street Plank Road. Referred to Street Committee Petition of J C Grosse et al for a Street light on Corner of Front & Pine Sts Granted & said light ordered placed on South side of Pine Street Petition of Deluge Hose Co No 7 for admission to the Fire Department and for suitable apparatus. Referred to Committee on Fire & Water. Petition of John H West et al for a street crossing on South side of Olive Street at its intersection with Ninth St Referred to Street Committee Reports The report of the Custodian of the Powder House for the month of January is read and ordered filed. Committee Reports Received From Street Light Committee granting petition of James McNaught et al for street lights onSpring Street as far east as Eighth Street Adopted. From Street Committee returning without comment the petition of F E Sander et al to extend Front Street on motion of Councilman Furth the petition is tabled. From Committee on Fire & Water recommending the admission

164 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 8 1887 the Front Street bulkhead be repaired by setting cedar posts and securing the same by iron rods running across the Street at an estimated expense of $724.40. On motion the report is adopted and the Street Commissioner directed to make the necessary repairs in accordance with the plans of teh Committee and the chairman of the Street Committee instructed to purchase the iron rods. Ordered that the Council do now adjourn W H Shoudy mayor attest W R Forrest clerk Mar 18 1887 Be it remembered that on this the 18th day of March 1887 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: Mayor W H Shoudy & Councilmen Coulter, Furth, Frink, Green, Hinckley, Lake, Russell and Reitze. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Whereupon the following proceedigns were had to wit:- Petitions etc Petitionof W H Hughes asking that certain taxes wrongly assessed to Maggie A Barker be refunded Referred to finance Committee. Petitionof H H Dearborn & Co for the extension of the Grant Street Plank Road. Referred to Street Committee Petition of C J Chilberg et al for a Box Drain on Tenth Street in Block 90 of C C Terry Addn Referred to Street Committee.

164 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 8 1887 the Front Street bulkhead be repaired by setting cedar posts and securing the same by iron rods running across the Street at an estimated expense of $724.40. On motion the report is adopted and the Street Commissioner directed to make the necessary repairs in accordance with the plans of teh Committee and the chairman of the Street Committee instructed to purchase the iron rods. Ordered that the Council do now adjourn W H Shoudy mayor attest W R Forrest clerk Mar 18 1887 Be it remembered that on this the 18th day of March 1887 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: Mayor W H Shoudy & Councilmen Coulter, Furth, Frink, Green, Hinckley, Lake, Russell and Reitze. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Whereupon the following proceedigns were had to wit:- Petitions etc Petitionof W H Hughes asking that certain taxes wrongly assessed to Maggie A Barker be refunded Referred to finance Committee. Petitionof H H Dearborn & Co for the extension of the Grant Street Plank Road. Referred to Street Committee Petition of C J Chilberg et al for a Box Drain on Tenth Street in Block 90 of C C Terry Addn Referred to Street Committee.

170 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 1 1887 Petition of H Hirschberg & Co for permission to place signs on Grant Street Plank Road. Grantedprovided the signs are placed under the directio and with the approval of the Street Commissioner. Petition of Alex McLain for the return of certain taxes. Referred to Finance Com. Petition of G P McFadden for permissionto remove a large knoll or Hill from Pine Street between 12th & 13th Sts. Granted. Communication from J B Metesife enclosing draft of an ordinance relative to the thistle pest is referred to the City Attorney. OfficialReports Rec'd From City Atty for March read and ordered filed. From Chief of Police for March read and ordered filed. From City Justice G A Hill for March Referred to Finance Com From Justice N Soderberg for March Referred to Finance Com From City Jailor for March Referred to Finance Com From Street Commissioner Referred to Street Committee and upon examination returned approved and ordered filed From City Surveyor on Main Street Sewer Referred to Committee on Sewers and Drainage Committee Reports Received From Street Committe reporting cost of repairing cost of repairing bulk head onFront Street as follows: Estimated Cost $724.20 Actual Cost of same including 50&1/4 days prison labor which is practically worthless... $595.69 Showing a net gain to the City of [total]$128.51 From Same Committee on petition of H H Dearborn & Co