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360 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 17 1887 dicular stick out side of bulk head lower end of which to be set four (4) feet in the ground and extend to top of bulk head. Respy - Moran Lake and Reitze. Ordered that the contractor on Mill Street crib be allowed 15% of the amount of work done amounting to$1969.46. Ordered that the matter of placing a Water closet in the addition now being built to the City Hall be referred to the Committee on Sewer & Drainage. Bills Allowed Mill St. Improvement Fund and 848# C L. Emmonds #1516 $1969.46 Mill St. Crib An ordinance is submitted by the City Clerk entitled "A special ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" - Ayes Moran Lake Neisz Russell & Reitze. Ordered that council do now adjourn. Attest Clerk Approved Acting Mayor Jan 6 1888 Be it remembered that on this 6th day of January AD 1888 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit. His Honor Mayor Thomas T. Minor and Councilmen Furth Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Niesz, Russell & Reitze W R Forrest clerk. The following proceedings are had, to wit:

361 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 6 1888 Petitions etc Petition of W H Shoudy & others for planking Front Street from the North side of Cedar Street a distance of three blocks, read and referred to the Street Com. Petition of W P Brawley & A Conning for extension of Main Street sewer from Eleventh Street to Twelfth Street read & referred to Committee on Sewers. Petition of R Holyoke for permission to erect wooden building within the fire limits read and Granted. Petition fo Edgar Bryan & H A Bigelow for a sewer on Fourth Street between Blocks 19 & 12 in A A Denny's Plat read & Referred to Committee on Sewers. Petition of Wm McMasters for permission to transfer his liquor license read and granted. Petition of W A Perry & J H Kennedy engineers of Fire Engines No1 & No2 for an increase of salary from $75. to $90. per month read and referred to Committee on Fire & Water Petition of F H McKowin & others for planking Temperance Street from Mercer Street to Roy Street read and referred to Committee on Streeets. Petitionof T H Cann on behalf of certain labors on Seventh Street grade north of Madison Street read & Tabled Petition of L Miller & others for Street Lights on King Street at corner of 9th, 10th, & 11th Streets read & referred to Street Light Committee and returned by said committee with the recommendation that the petition be granted the lights to be of 16 candle power on wooden posts Adopted.

362 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jan 6 1888 Monthly Reports Rec'd From the Mayor; read and ordered filed and the action of the Mayor in regard to smallpox cases approved. From City Attorney for month of December read & ordered filed. From Police Justices Jones & Soderberg referred to the Finance Committee. From Chief of Police read and ordered filed. From Health Officer read and ordered filed. From Custodian of the Powder House read and ordered filed. From City Treasurer read & referred to Finance om. From Health Officer read and ordered filed. From Street Commissioner referred to Street Committee and returned approved. From Chief of the Fire Department read & referred to Committee on Fire & Water with power to act. Committee Reports Rec'd From Judiciary Committee rejecting petition of laborers on Madison Street extension as there is no legal manner in which an appropriation to pay the wages asked for can be made by the City. Adopted. from Same Committee in the matter of dedicating a portionof Mill Street by H L Yesler recommending that the said street be accepted by the City provided the City Attorney reports favorable on the deed dedicating same. Adopted and the deed is referred to the City Attorney for examination. From same Committee in the matter of Claim for injuries sustained by one Julia A Fenton by a fall on sidewalk at or near the Occidental Hotel as folows: We beg to report that while the Committee was examining in the matter, and

363 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE before they had time to complete their investigation or make their report, the case was carried before the Courts. Reports received & ordered filed. From same Committee granting petition of Guy C Phinney for remission of taxes on Phinney's Second Addition. Adopted. From Same Committee in Conjunction with the Street Committee on Columbia Street Slip. On motion the report is re-referred to the Committees. From Street Committee returning remonstrance of J R Anderson against the extension of Rollin Street as the council has already ordered the extension of said Street. Read & ordered filed. From same committee granting petition of T Hochbunn for vacating alley in Block "Q" of Bell's 6th Addition provided said petitioner dedicated to the city for Street Purposes ten (10) feet of said block at the point of intersection of Vine & Depot Streets. Adopted. From SameCommittee recommending that the Front Street be planked from Cherry Street to Columbia Street and that the foot of Columbia Street be raised to grade & planked full width. Adopted. From Finance Committee approving reports of City Attorneys Jones & Soderberg for the month of November. From Fire &Water Committee on Communication from L A Treen & others calling the attention of the Council to the defective construction of

364 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Public buildings as regards fire esapes, recommending that the City Atty submit an Ordinance covering those points. Adopted referred dto City Attorney Councilman Furth on behalf of Finance Committee moves that the City Atty be directed to draw an ordinance transferring $7000 from the City Fund To the Road Fund & $5000 from the City Fund to the Fire Fund. Carried. Bills Allowed The following claims against the City having been duly audited and allowed by the Council are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows, to wit: Name No Fund Amt Remarks W R Forrest 2664 City 125.00 Salary City Clerk C W Ferris 2665 City 81.00 Salary City Depy Clerk L C Gilman 2666 City 100.00 Salary City Atty E A Turner 2667 City 100.00 Salary City Treasr E L Smith 2668 City 75.00 Salary Health Officer L Cummings 2669 City 94.50 Salary Street Comer James Bogart 2670 City 222.20 Salary Jailor & Janitor & Bd of Prisnrs Wm Murphy 2671 City 100.00 Salary Chief of Police R H Manning 2672 City 90.00 Salary Captain of Police C D Butterfield 2673 City 75.00 Salary Policeman W M Jones 2674 City 75.00 Salary Policeman W L Bowers 2675 City 75.00 Salary Policeman W H Lord 2676 City 75.00 Salary Policeman Geo VanDyke 2677 City 75.00 Salary Policeman D Phillips 2678 City 75.00 Salary Policeman D R Huntoon 2679 City 75.00 Salary Policeman H A Bigelow 2680 City 75.00 Salary Policeman E Dial 2681 City 75.00 Salary Policeman D H Webster 2682 City 75.00 Salary Policeman