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321 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 4 1887 Be it remembered that on this 4th day of November 1887 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The Following officers are present, viz: Mayor T T Minor and Councilman J Furth, J M Frink, Joseph Green, T W Lake R Moran, U R Neisz, R Russell & C F Reitze and W A Forrest Clerk. Whereupon the following proceedings are had. Petitions and Communications Petition of L Otto & others for street lights inPine St from Fourth Street to Seventh Street, read and referred to Committee on Street Lights. Petition of Geo E Clancy and others for a Fire Plug corner of Fourth and Washington Streets, read and referred to Committee on Fire & Water. Communication from John Leary President of the Seattle Construction Company accepting the franchise granted said company by said Ordinance No 878 read and ordered filed. Communication from Francis W James asking the Council to take action on plat of James Addition to the City of Seattle submitted for approval, read & on motion tabled for the present. Communication from J M Bennett in regard to nuisance on Commercial Street opposite Arlington Hotel, next to the place of business of the said Bennett, read and on motion the Chief of Police is ordered to abate the nuisance immediately,

322 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 4 1887 Petition of A C Anderson for permission to grade the Alley in Block 48 of C C Terry's Addition read and referred to the Street Committee with power to act. Petition of Ida J McGinnis for permission to repair building on Lot 5 Block 11 Maynard's Plat, read & referred to Committee on Fire & Water power to act. Petition of T H Hackett for a sidewalk on North side of University Street between 2d & 3d Sts. read and referred to Committee on Streets. Petitionof A H King & others for opening Alley in Block 38 Boren's plat, read and referred to Street Committee with power to act. Petition of Charles Clancy for permission to erect a wooden building in Washington Street between Thomas Clancy's brick building and the 'Chinese' washhouse, read and referred to Committee on Fire and Water with power to act. Petition of W D Cone & others for opening alley through Block 33 Maynard's Plat, read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of O C Shorey &Co & others for extending Columbia Street westward to a junction with the right-of-way of the Seattle Lakeshore & Eastern R R read & referred to the Street Committee. Petition of W S Boone & others for the modificatin of the grade of Seventh Street read & referred to the Street Committee. Petition of E Goding & others for Street Lights

323 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 4 1887 on Corner Virginia & Front Streets; Virginia and 2nd St Also on S E Cor Leonora & 3rd St, on the N W cor of Leonora & 3rd Sts & Cor of Blanchard & 3rd Streets, read & referred to Committee on Street Lights. Communication from Stetson & Post Mill Co in regard to lumber contract read & referred to Judiciary Committee. Monthly Reports Received From City Attorney for month of October read & ordered filed. From City Justices Jones & Soderbergread and referred to the Finance Committee. From Chief of Police; read and ordered filed. From City Treasurer; read and referred to Finance Committee. From City Jailor; read and referred to Finance Committee. From Street Commissioner; read and referred to Street Committee and returned approved. Committee Reports Received From Street Committee granting petition of Willis L Ames and others for opening Sixth Street from Battery to Depot Street and Pine Street from Fifth to Depot Street adopted. From same Committee on petition of J H Payne & others for the opening of Harrison Streetfrom the Bay to Box Street recommending that Harrison Street be opened from Temperance Street to its intersection with Box Street. Adopted. From Committee on Street lights granting petition of Fred Prosch and others for street lights along Fourth Street from Pine Street to Blanchard Street also Petition of M L Wright and others for Street Lights along Seventh Street from Olive Street to Battery Street also Petition of D Rohlfs & others for street lights on Clay Street from Second Street to Fourth Street and recommending that the lights be placed on wooden posts or if convenient

324 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 4 1887 on electric light poles. Adopted. From Committee on Fire & Water rejecting petition of Stetson & Post & others against permitting storage oil in Standard Oil Co's proposed new warehouse on Commercial Street. Adopted. From City Attorney on the petitions of Moses Keezer and James Parke as follows: In the matter of the petitions of James Parke and Moses Keezer]] in regard to their assessments on the Mill Street grade I do not deem it advisible in the present state of the assessment to make the change they desire & would therefore recommend that their petition be denied. Adopted. Applications for Licenses Referred Mason & Cort, Andrew Lunn, Thomas R Hughes, and John H Norens. Licenses Ordered Issued Robt Coons Retail Malt Six Months from Oct 22nd the vote upon issuing said licenses is as follows Ayes Furth, Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Niesz, Russell & Reitze Nays none. Bills Allowed The following claims against the city having been duly audited and allowed, are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows, viz: Name Warrant # Fund Amount Remarks W R Forrest 2576 City 125.00 Salary City Clerk W R Forrest 2576 City 6.20 Stamps & Envelopes C W Ferris 2577 City 93.00 Salary Depty Clerk L C Gilman 2578 City 100.00 Salary City Atty L Cummings 2579 City 96.25 Salary City St Commsnr

325 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 4 1887 E A Turner 2580 City 100.00 Salary City Treasr' James Bogart 2581 City 60.00 Salary City Jailor James Bogart 2581 City 115.00 Board of prisoners Wm Murphy 2582 City 1.75 Cash paid for hauling Drunk Wm Murphy 2582 City 100.00 Salary Chief of Police A H Manning 2583 City 87.69 Salary Captain of Police H A Bigelow 2584 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer D R Huntoon 2585 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer D H Webster 2586 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer W H Lord 2587 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer J L McClellan 2588 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer Geo Van Dyke 2589 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer W L Bowers 2590 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer Chas Robinson 2591 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer W M Jones 2592 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer F A Fay 2593 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer D Phillips 2594 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer O D Butterfield 2595 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer O D Butterfield 2595 City 1.75 Cash pd for beef tea & milk A H Manning 2596 City 1.75 Cash Pd for sick pauper Seattle Transfer Co 2597 City 6.00 Transfer of sick N Soderberg 2698 City 30.80 Justice Fees H F Jones 2699 City 60.15 Justice Fees J Caldwell 2600 City 2.20 Witness Fees R Curry 2601 City 2.20 Witness Fees J McDermott 2602 City 2.20 Witness Fees Henry Lyman 2603 City 2.20 Witness Fees J Richardson 2604 City 2.20 Witness Fees Geo Washington 2605 City 2.20 Witness Fees R Graham 2606 City 8.80 Witness 9 Fees J Brannan 2607 City 8.80 Witness 17 Fees W B Spencer 2608 City 2.20 Witness Fees D Ferguson 2609 City 2.20 Witness Fees Lawrence & Hanford 2610 City 18.50 Printing Blanks Sunset Telephone Co 2611 City 5.90 Telephone Services Nov Cedar River Coal Co 2612 City 8.40 Coal for City Hall & Jail