City of Seattle Records

302 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 16/83 of the following assessment roll, towit: For the Improvement of the alley through Blocks A, B, C, D and E of Denny's plat under Ordinance No. 384; For the Improvement of Main Street under Ordinance No. 385; For the Improvement of Columbia Street under Ordinance No. 386; For the Improvement of James Street under Ordinance No. 387; For the Improvement of Eighth Street under Ordinance No. 388; All filed June 5, 1883. For the Improvement of Cherry, Ninth and Twelfth Streets under Ordinance No. 395 all Filed June 22, 1883. For the Improvement of Pike Street under Ordinance No. 400. Filed June 22, 1883. Thereupon no complaints being presented with reference to any assessment of said rolls and the Council after due examination finding the same correct in every particular. It is ordered that the said assessment rolls be and they are hereby approved. And now it appearing to the Council that no appointments of Appraisers have been filed on behalf of the owners of property benefitted and condemned by the Extension of Jackson Street under Ordinance No. 396 the Council proceeds to appoint such appraisers; thereupon Robert Abrams and R. H. Calligan are appointed such appraisers. And now His Honor the Mayor appoints - Griffith Davies as the Third appraiser to assess damages and benefits under said Ordinance No. 396. Ordinances Received An Ordinance is submitted entitled "To prohibit the suspension of signs and transparencies over the sidewalks" thereupon after due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote, towit: In favor of adoption Collins, Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald and Rasin. Against adoption none. The Attorney submits an ordinance entitled "To provide for lighting the street of the City of Seattle, and fixing the limits within which property shall be subject to a special tax for gas light." Thereupon after due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote, towit: In favor of adoption Collins, Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald and Rasin. Against adoption none. Thereupon the same is approved and returned by the Mayor. The Attorney submits an ordinance entitled "To amend Ordinance No. 405 and to assess and levy taxes for general and special

573 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 17 1888 From Committee on Sewers & Drainage granting petition of S N Sorensen for a sewer in Spring Street fromThird Street to anoutlet or connection with with some other sewer. Adopted. From Same Committee granting petiton of D T Denny ndothers for a sewer in Bell Street from the Bay to fifth Street. Adopted. From Committee on Street Lights granting petitionof W V Rinehart & others for street Lights on Fifth Street between Pine & Bell Streets saod lights to be of 16 candle power & placed on wooden posts. Adopted. From Committee on Harbor & Wharves recommentind that a public boat landing by built at the foot of Jackson Street consisting of a float made of cedar logs with gangway anchored to the whatf at the foot of of said street for the landing of small boars. Adopted and Street Commission directed to build said landing. From Committee on Streets to whom was referred the petition of the Puget Sound Improvement Co & others regarding sewer connections with Pike Street sewer and planking said Pike Street recommending that said street be planked sixteen feet wide on the south side from Second Street toSixth Street as heretofore ordered and the part of said petition referring to sewer connections be referred to the sewer committee. Adopted From same committee granting petition of J A Gould and others for opening Ward Street from Farm to Lombard Street and Lombard Street from Ward Street to Farragut Street. Adopted.