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COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
Mar 7 1888
to Depot Street and building sidewalks on both sides of
said Street and recommending that the City Surveyor be
instructed to establish the grade and submit plans and
specifications for said improvement at the next meeting of
the Council. Adopted.
From same Committee returning petition of J J Post for
planking Alley west of Front Street between Union and Uni-
versity Streets with recommendations that the same be tabled as
Alley has already been ordered opened. Adopted.
From same Committee on petition of O C Shorey & others for
extending Columbia Street westwardly to a junction with the
right of way of the Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern R R.
Report re-referred to the Street Committee with power to
employ the City Surveyor to ascertain if there is room for
a fire slip west of the S. L. & E. R. R. Co's right of way and
if there is room authorizing the Committee to order said
fire slip built.
From Special Committee on Mayors message, read and re-
ferred to Committee on Health and Police.
From Finance Committee on claims of Providence Hospital
against the city recommending that the bills rendered for
for bedding sent to the Pest house viz: one for $29.15 and
one for $21.75 be allowed; the one for $50.00 we recommend the
item for carpet $20.00 be stricken out & disallowed and the bal-
ance of said bill, to wit: $30.00 be allowed. Also that the sum
of $17.25 for care of S Robinson be allowed and that the charge
of $83.25 for care of M Brandon be rejected. Adopted.
Applications Referred
The application of G Burian for a retail liquor license is
referred to the Committee on License and Revenue.