City of Seattle Records

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

203 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 3 1887 [total]1615.63 G Kellogg 2325 City 9.00 Wetting down Sts Decoration Day Harrington & Smith 2326 City 2.00 Soap & Matches Sunset Telephone Co2327 City 5.90 Telephone Service June J L Kehaley 2328 City 210.00 Horse R H Calligan 2329 City 12.00 Appraisers Fees Madison St A Amends 2330 City 12.00 Appraisers Fees Madison St L B Andrews 2331 City 12.00 Appraisers Fees Madison St H F Jones 2332 City 59.50 Justice Fees N Soderberg 2333 City 29.80 Justice Fees Manuel Huerta 2334 City 12.00 Care of Angeline [?] 2335 City 3.00 Carriage Hire appraisers J Caldwell 2336 City 11.00 Witness fees Justice Court Haley & Wright 2337 City 6.15 Provisions for Angeline J Caldwell 2338 City 11.00 Witness fees Justice Court Albro Gardner 2339 City 141.75 Surveying Seventh St Albro Gardner 2339 City 40.27 Surveying Madison St Extension Albro Gardner 2339 City 27.00 Surveying locating line between Sec 19&30 Albro Gardner 2339 City 8.00 Surveying Alley West of Commercial [total]2228.00 E C McClallahan 1604 Road 56.00 Labor on Streets Daniel Moore 1605 Road 60.00 Labor on Streets John Sheehan 1606 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets Z Scott 1607 Road 56.60 Labor on Streets O F Soderberg 1608 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets Ben Anderson 1609 Road 28.70 Labor on Streets P Leamy 1610 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets Wm Krose 1611 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets Wm Morris 1612 Road 51.20 Labor on Streets John Mahoney 1613 Road 42.75 Labor on Streets P Cunningham 1614 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets Stephen Berry 1615 Road 27.00 Labor on Streets Thomas Rock 1616 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets Phillip Cochran 1617 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets Oscar Young 1618 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets R H Calligan 1619 Road 8.50 Use of Wagon17 days John A McBeath & Co 1620 Road 16.45 Horse shoeing etc L Neuman 1621 Road 1.75 Sharpening & Gumming saw

222 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jul 1 1887 No Warrant $1443.50 N S Snyder 2373 Posting notices 4.00 F Anthony 2370 Assessment Rolls for 1887 100.00 J F Cochran 2380 2 Board Signs 9.50 Sunset Telephone Co 2379 Telephone Severice mon July 1887 5.90 Lowman & Hanford 0.00 L Neuman 0.00 N Soderberg 2371 Justice Fees 29.60 H F Jones 2372 Justice Fees 31.65 Witness Fees 0.00 W E Ledgerwood 2378 Clerk's Fees 9.55 G Kellogg 0.00 M A Kelly 2377 Medicine for Prisoners 9.50 Press Publishing Co 2353 City Printing 23.51 Albro Gardner 359.16 E S Osborn 2375 List of Owners of 7th, 4th & West St 37.50 Robt Russell 2374 Cash paid for care of Angeline 12.00 [total]2075.91 Name Warrant Fund Amount Remarks W A Perry 1060 Fire 75.00 Salary Engineer No 2 A M Gilman 1061 Fire 75.00 Salary Engineer No 1 W V Rinehart 1066 Fire 3.30 Case Coal Oil William H Hughes 1062 Fire 3.00 Rent Engine House No 4 James Campbell 1063 Fire 1.00 hauling hose to 8th & Union St SunsetTelephone&TelegraphCo 1064 Fire 13.50 Telephone Service for July 1887 Gordon Hardware Co 1065 Fire 3.60 Rubber pckg & rope emery cloth etc Lowman & Hanford 1067 Fire .50 Printing Blanks Tracy & Burns 1068 Fire 7.50 hauling condemned hose F Marco 1069 Fire 75.00 Repairing Hook 7 Ladder E C McClanahan 1029 Road 6.00 For Labor on Streets Daniel Moore 1030 Road 60.00 For Labor on Streets Thomas Rock 1031 Road 58.50 For Labor on Streets Oscar Young 1032 Road 58.50 For Labor on Streets P Cunningham 1033 Road 58.50 For Labor on Streets John Sheehan 1034 Road 58.50 For Labor on Streets Z Scott 1035 Road 58.50 For Labor on Streets Wm Krose 1036 Road 58.50 For Labor on Streets

241 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 5 1887 From Street Commissioner, Referred to Street com. and returned approved and ordered filed. Report of City Justice H F Jones, referred to Finance Com. Report of City Justice N Soderberg, referred to Judiciary Com. Report of Custodian of Powder House, for May, June and July, read and ordered filed. Committee Reports received. From Street Committee as follows: "we your committee to whom was referred the application of R Scott for permission to relay the sidewalk on Fourth Street corner of Pine Street, beg leave t o report: That there is now a good sidewalk on the premises in question and recommend that Mr Scott be permitted to re-lay said walk under the supervision of the City Surveyor, and that he have the cost of said walk deducted from the assessment on said lot Lot 2 Block 22 A A Denny's Addn Your committee would further recommend that a new sidewalk be built on the South side of Pine Street running east from Third Street 120 feet to the alley and that an assessment district be formed from which to defray the expense of the Same" On motion the report is approved and adopted and the City Atty directed to draw an ordinance providing for such assessment district. From Chairman Lake ofsame committee submitting letter of Capt Chas F Powell regarding purchase of Light House Bell for No 4 Engine House, read and referred to com on Fire & Water. Licenses Ordered Issued. Drown & Rice Retail Intox 6 months from July 16, 1887 H M Duncan Retail Intox 6 months from July 16th, 1887 Henry Robbins Retail Intox 6 months from July 5th, 1887 Dietz & Schnitzlein Retail Intox 6 months from July 1st, 1887 The vote upon issuing said licenses is as follows:

298 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 16 1887 Petition of J B Metcalfe & others for grading and laying sidewalk on South Eleventh Street from Mill Street to Jackson Street read & Granted. Petitionof C H Kittinger Toklas & Singerman & others to convert the Cemetary known as Washelli Cemetary into a Public Park. Read and Granted and the City Attorney instructed to draw and submit the necessary ordinance. Petition of F W Wald & others for appointment of Z T Holden a policeman, read & referred to the Committee on Health & Police. Committee Retportsetc. Report of Justice N Soderberg for month of Aug. referred to Finance Committee. Report of City Clerk submitting Alphabetical list of names of All Streets in the City Referred to Street Committee. Committe Reports Recd From Finance committee on report of City Justice H F Jones & Jailor's reports as follows "we beg to report the additions on the reports are correct. In this connection we wish to state that in future your committee will be in a position to examine the reports and compare them with the police records properly, noting the time all arrests are made as well as the time when prisoners are discharged", adopted. From Street Committee granting the petition of F W Wald & others for opening the alley in Block 30 Maynard's Plat so as to make it passable for teams. Adopted.