City of Seattle Records

H Hershberg & Co O JAcobs John W Hillms Bickerberg Bell

Seattle, Wash.,July,16th, 1890. To the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle. Gentlemen:I earnestly, petition your Honorable Body, to grant me the privilege of erecting a Street Clock in front on my place of business, at 604 Front Street. The said Clock to stand on an Iron Piller, 15 feet high, 14 inches square at the base, and to stand on the Edge of the side-walk, near the Curb. the siad Clock to cost not less that $600.00 to be a reliable Time-keeper, and an ornament to the City. J K Basye. We, the undersigned Merchants doing business on Front Street, Seattle, cordially endorse the proposition of Mr Basye, regarding the same, as an ornament and a public necessity, as an instrument to keep correct time. signed. Toklas Singerman & Co Dexter Horton & Co Bks Doheny & Marum Dunock & Cheasty C Abraham & Pen City of Paris The Goldstein Hat Co. L Turner Cashier W A Hasbrouck & Co H Hershberg & Co Merchants Nal Bank Gordon & Cameranes Kline & Roseberg G M Boyd & Co P Sound Natl Bank Hareh & Hall Lowman & Hanford S P Co R A Culligan R M Crawford Robert B Wilson Latour & Co Harris & Dickman Wm Dimsbruck Merchants Natl Bank Hyams Pauson & Co T H Dempsey Journal Publishing Co Ehiland Cross & Co Post Intelligencer Pub Co

538 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEDINGS OF THE Sept 19/84 Be it remembered on this the 19th day of September 1884 the Common Council of theCity of Seattle meets inits Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following Officers are present, to wit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and councilmen Chas F Clancy, Geo F Frye, W A Harrison, B L Northrup, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, H L Yesler, W G Latimer, & W V Rinehart, Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions rec'd From First National Bank for the payment of a Warrant on Seneca Street Grade fund on the amount of $1280.57. Referred to Judiciary Comtee From Fredk Prosch et al for opening Virginia Street between 2d & 5th Streets Referred dto Street Comtee From Saml Kenney for the right to remove the old Clayton Building to 1/2 of Lot 5 Block 8 Boren & Denny's Plat. Granted From W C Reneal to permit Chinese Clay Street for 30 days Petition Denied From Lemuel Wilcox for a drain tocarry waters from Spring Street. Referred to Comtee on Sewers From Jonah Seaman for damages caused by loss of horse on the Streets in the sum of $250.00 Referred to City Attorney From H Hershberg & Co et al protesting against the erection of certain proposed wooden buildings on Front Street. Laid on the table Communications and Reports From Officer Gardner reporting the results of certain special duty assigned by His Honor the Mayor From the surveyor recommending the construction of a sidewalk on the north side of Battery Street from Sixth to Depot Street Adopted From the surveyor recommending the laying of 900 lineal feet of plank road along the Beach Road by the Street Commissioner under the supervision of the member of the Street Comtee from the Fifth Ward. Adopted From the surveyor recommending a sewer for Union Street. Referred to Comtee on Sewers From the surveyor recommending certain changes in the grade elevatins on 3rd Street between Spring and Seneca Streets Adopted From the surveyor submitting the Specifications for the Improvement of Yesler Street under Ordinance no 592, after due consideration tthe same are