City of Seattle Records

To His Honr. the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle

Gentlemen your petitoners would Respectfully ask your Honr today to have James and Cherry Streets planked from the Intersection of Front street to Second before the winter Rains Sets in and they will Ever pray John Collins Seattle Sept. 16th 1885 Hillory Butler Bailey Gatzert W H Taylor & Co

Prayer Granted

71 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE. petition is granted and the ordinance committee instructed to submit an ordinance providing for the construction as [such?] sidewalk.

And now the Ordinance Committee submit ordinance No. 277, the same being entitled as follows, to wit: "An ordinance to provide for the lighting of the streets "and furnishing the City of Seattle with gas, within "fixed limits." After due consideration said ordinance is adopted by the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Thomas Clancy, John Collins, Wm. A. Jennings, John Keenan and Charles McDonald. Against adoption, none. And now the ordinance committee submit ordinance No. 278, the same being entitled as follows, to wit: "An ordinance granting unto Charles Coppin, his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, the right to lay water pipes in all streets and alleys and parts of streets and alleys in the City of Seattle." After due consideration said ordinance is adopted by the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Thomas Clancy, John Collins, Wm. A. Jennings, John Keenan and [Charles McDonald]]; against adoption, none. Ordered that the Council now stand adjourned until May 18th, 1882 Attest: E S Osborne, Clerk Approved L. P. Smith, Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 17th day of May, 1882, the Common Council meets in it's council chamber as a Board of Equalization pursuant to adjournment of May 16th, 1882. Present His Honor, the Mayor L. P. Smith and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, John Collins, Wm. A. Jennings, John Keenan and Charles McDonald. Thereupon the Board proceeds to the equalization of the Assessment for 1882, pending which our adjournment is had until May 18th, 1882. Attest: E S Osborne, Clerk Approved L. P. Smith, Mayor

78 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE And now the Ordinance Committee submit Ordinance No 282, the same being entitles as folows to wit: "A Special Ordinance to provide for the construction of a Sidewalks along both sides of Washington Street from the Centre line of Second Street to the center line of Third Street in the City of Seattle, County of King, and the Territory of Washington" After due consideration said ordinance is adopted by the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption, Thos Clancy, John Collins, M Densmore Wm A Jennings, John Keenan and Chas McDonald. Against adoption none And now the council proceeds to open and consider that bids for the furnishing of material for, and the building of the City Jail and Engine House. The following bids arre opened, being all the bids received, viz: McDonald and Rutze $7800.00 E W Reas 7525.00 Ranke & Loshe 7600.00 John Keenan 8300.00 John P Lawrena 8300.00 M J Carkeek 9385.00 The bid of E W Reas bring the lowest it is ordered that the contract be awarded to him upon his giving bonds in the sum of $10,000 with two surities to build said Jail and Engine House in accordance with his bid and the plans and specification of said building and to perform everything required by the contract to be made between him and the City. Ordered thsat E W Reas be requirred to file his band within three days and to commence the construction of said building within ten days thereafter An application is received from H J McSorley for permission to plan a fruit stand near Kellogg and Anderson Drug Store and is laid on the table. A petition is received from H W Wadleigh et al praying for the modification of the grade 5th in the street