City of Seattle Records

231 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 6/83 Be it remembered that on this the 6th day ofApril 1883 the Common Cuncil of the City of Seattle meets in its Council chamber pursuant to the law. The following Officers are present to wit: His Honor the Acting Mayor Councilman JohnCollins and councilmen O F Charles F Clancy, Charles McDonald & U M Rasin Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions received From J D Smith et al for the opening of 7th Street from Pike to the City limits North. Referred to the Committee on Streets & Street Improvements From Geo H Lockerby et al for the appointment of Policemen for North Seattle. Referred to the Committee on Health & Police From W N Bell et al for the right to erect a Veranda, referred to the Committee on Streets & Street Improvements From O Ranke et al for the Improvement of Pike Street from the alley between 3rd & 4th streets to 8th Street. Referred to the Committee on Streets & Street Improvements From Geo D Snow et al for a gas Lamp corner of Cherry and 2d Streets. Referred to Comtee on Gas Lights From L Stenhouse for the right to munber the buildings. Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings, Property & Grounds From W E Jones et al for raising a sidewalk on Front Street Referred to the Committee on Streets & Street Improvements From H L Yesler for the right to construct a sidewalk around Block 33. Granted on the condition othat the Contractors on 3rd Street Grade give their Consent to same Reports received & Filed Attorney, Treasurer's General, Harbor Master, Clerk & City Justice Reports Received & Referred Treasurer's General, Treasury on Stewart et al Sidewalk & Washington Street Sidewalk referred to Finance Comtee, Street Commissioner referred to Streets, E A Turner on Rents collected referred to Finance Reports of Committees Received

90 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 1 1886 Petition of Otto Fuhrman et al for the opening and improving of a Street from Howell St to Broadway by way of Fourteenth St & Bancroft Street Referred to Street Committee. Petition of J D Smith et al for the opening of Stewart Street sufficient for thepassage of wagons from Seventh St to Ninth Street Referred to Street Committee. Petition of C W Lawton & W H Davis praying that a license be required to be paid by parties importing and selling fruit trees etc. Referred to Committee on License & Revenue Petition of G Kellogg et al for a sewer on West St between Leonora Street & Blanchard Street to connect with sewer on Blanchard Street Referred to Committee on Sewers. Petition of O J Carr et al praying the Council to order 32 candle power lamps placed on all the Street Lamposts now in use, and 32 candle power lamps on all extensions that may be ordered during the year. Referred to Committee on Street lights. Petition of W S Williams et al for cross walks on Madison Street corner of Kinney Street & Hughston Street Referred to Street Committee Petition of Sunset Telephone Telegraph Company for permission to stretch wires along Grant Street Plank Road Referred to Street Committee Petition of Nicholas Ruffin for permission to build

101 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 15 1886 reason that the greater portion of the land mentioned in the petition is not platted. Adopted From Same Committee on petition of Nicholas Ruffin for permission to occupy the extension fo University Street for the purpose of building a cabin recommending that it be not granted as the petition now reads, as it is indefinate and asks too much. Adopted From Same Committee asking further time to report on petitions of J D Smith et al for opening Stewart Street and W E Williams et al for crossing on Madison Street granted From Fire and Water Committee recommending certain repairs to Engine House No 4 and the purchase of certain furniture for said engine house. Adopted and purchasing Agent authorized to purchase the necessary articles. from Committee on judiciary on petitionofC W Lawton and W H Davis reporting that upon examination they find that ordinance No 705 covers all that the petitioners can ask. adopted Licenses Referred John T Lester, J H Foster, T P Heman, Morgan and prosser Melhorn & Probst, W Waugh, O P Dahlquist, August Wolff, O N Morse & John Feigh. Licenses Ordered Issued Fred Scholpp Retail Malt Thomas & Davis Retail Intox Shaw & Alger Retail Intox Geo W Walsh Retail Intox Benj Murphy Retail Malt

113 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 13 1886 Harbor and Wharve Committee Reports Rec'd From Street Committee recommending that the petition of J D Smith and others for opening Stewart Street from 7thSt to 9th St be granted. Adopted From same Committee recommending that petition of W S Williams et al for Street Crossings corner of Madison & Hughsten and Madison & Kinney Streets be granted. Adopted From same Committee asking instructions on petition of W E Boone et al for a plank sidewalk in alley between Terrace & James. On motion the petitionis rejected. Onmotion the Street Commissioner is instructed to repair the sidewalk on Mill Street between Fourthand Fifth Streets On motion the petition of Jos Fuerbach et al for numbering and naming the Streets of Seattle is laid on thetable. Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted by the City Atty entitled an Ordinance authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute a lease for a building for Engine Co No 4 which is passed by the following vote: In favor of the same Furth, Frink, Hinckley, Russell & Reitze against none. An Ordinance is submitted by the City Atty entitled "an Ordinance authorizing the Mayor and Clerk to execute a quit claim deed for the undivided one eighth of Lot 3 Block 5 Maynard's Plat of Seattle" which is passed by the following vote: In favor of the same Furth, Frink, Hinckley, Russell & Reitze against none. Miscellaneous On motion of Councilman Frink it is ordered that the City treasurer be paid at the rate of $60.00 per month Ordered that the Council do now adjourn W H Shoudy mayor Attest W R Forrest clerk

444 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 20 1888 Remonstrance of W M Coffman and others against establishing fire limits between Bell Street and Lake Avenue read and tabled. Petition of M Densmore & others for changing present license fee for peddling milk from $1.00 for three months to $20.00 per year in advance. Read and Tabled. Petition of D T Denny & others for grading Lake Avenue from John Street to Harrison Street and building sidewalks on said street, read and referredto Street Com. Petition of G A Weed and others for change of fire limits as as to make University Street the northern boundry of the fire limits district read & referred to Committee on Fire & Water. Communication from C F Reed submitting proposition for filling in Washington Street, read and tabled. Petition of N Armstrong and Co for permission to erect a brick veneered building on South Second Street near Main Street read and referred to Committee on Fire & Water. Petition of J D Smith & others for grading Second Street sixty six feet wide from Pine Street to Depot Street and building sidewalks thereon, read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of A Jackson supt of Pacific Cable Road Construction Co for change of grade of a portion of Jackson Street read and referred to Committee on Streets with power to act. Petition of Frank Clancy for permission to blast out five stumps on lot on 5th and Stewart Street read & granted provided no blasting is doen within 120 feet of any house without permission of the owner and resident. All damamges done to be paid for by petitioner.