City of Seattle Records

Washington Automatic Lighting Company S G Meek, Secretary and Treasurer 210 Commercial St Seattle Wash. Feb 5th, 1896 Hon Board Fire Commissioner Gentlemen. Your Committee to whom was referred the matter of the advisibility of changing No 3 Company from its present location to No 2 Chemical Company House at Broadway and Terrace St. Would recommend the change. and that No 2 Chemical be stationed at Freemont. We would recommend that the sity Council be requested to give permission to make the necessary changes in Chemical No 2 House for the Installing of No 3 Company. Also make thenecessary appropriation for same. Which will be about $250.00 T E Jones S G Meek J L Kahaley

To the Hon the Board of Fire Commissioners Gentlemen We the 23d Dist direct a communication from the Secty of the Board of Public Works requesting me to provide a place for the 1st new Chemicals Assigning one of these to the Engine House cor Broadway & Terrace & the other at Headquarters. As the Engine House cor Broadway & Terrace St is already occupied and Room at headquarters will have to be provided no action has been had looking to carrying out the order of the Board. In order to provide for the Establishment of an [?] company Harness will have to be purchased for the Horses & requestion for this purchase has this day been made & it will not be possible to locate the Co before the 1st of next week (Monday) It appears to me that the Ordinance creating the department refuses the action of the City Council before an additional Company can be created. I enclose copy of the ordinance for your inspection

Ordinance No 383 An Ordinance To Establish Certain Grades in the city of Seattle: Book "C" Page 213 passed May 18th 1883. Amended Ordinance No 404 An ordinance to amend Sec 12 of Ord No 383: Book"6" Page 244 passed June 11/83 Ordinance No 14 W An Ordinance Establishing the Grade of Terrace St in the City of Seattle between Fourth St and Broadway Book "8" Page 437passed June 28th 1890 Ordinance No q 54 An Ordinance Establishing the Grade of 5th St in the City of Seattle between Seneca and Mill St Book "D" page 22 - appd June 20th 1888

Seattle, Wash June 6th 1895 To the Honorable Board of the City Council; Gentlemen We undersigned submit a petition [?] of time fothe conpletion of the grade of Knight Street between Broadway & Williamson. For several reasons the work could not go on as fast as it was intended & now we meet with other difficulties which compel us to ask your honorable board to grant us at the very least three months more; ie: so as to complete the work when Williamson Str will be graded. This grade was authorizedd last winter under the supervision of the City Engineer Mr. Thomson; at our own cost; the greater part of the work is done, but the remainder would if finished now be a nuisance for us & the neighborhood instead of being an accommodation on account over

38 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jun 26 1886 after due consideeration is passed by the Council and adopted by the following vote to wit: In favor of the same R H Calligan,J Furth, Geo Hall, W A Harrington, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G W Young against None Ordered that the Council Adjourn until Tuesday June 20th at 7 o'clock pm H L Yesler, Mayor attest W R Forrest, clerk Jun 29 1886 For the minutes of June 29th see pages 32 & 33 of this record entered there by mistake W R Forrest clerk Jul 9 1886 Be it remembered that on this the 9th day of July 1886 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets inits Council Chamber pursuant to law: Present, Mayor H L Yesler and Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, G W Hall, W A Harrington, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post & G W Young the following preceedings are had to wit: Petitions Received & Read From Geo Newell praying that Temperance St be opened. Referrd toStreet Com. From H M Haller et al praying that Broadway be opened Referred to Street Com From D W Treat, L R Kidd et al praying for appointment of additional officers of election. aid on Table From L M Robbins praying for abatement of nuisance