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COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE
Sep 7 1888
to the Finance Committee.
From Harbor Master read and ordered filed and the
Harbor Master directed to cause the floating piles
complained of to be removed.
From City Treasurer read and referred to Finance Com.
From Street Commissioner referred to Street Com and
returned approved.
Committee Reports Received
From Com on Fire & Water rejecting petition of Mrs
N Lewis & son for permission to alter and repair the
St Charles Hotel for the reason that to add a story
of 16 feet would be as clearly against the law as to
erect a one story wooden building. Adopted.
from Same Committee rejecting petition of Wah
Chong & Co for permission to put up a corrugated
iron bulding on South Third Street and also to
make certain repairs and alterations to wooden build-
ings as it is clearly against the law. adopted.
From Committee on Streets granting the petitionof
Chas R Brown and others for modification of Tenth
Street grade at Terrace, Alder, and Cedar Streets Adopted.
Form Same Committee rejecting petiton of John Graf
fro a change of grade of Fifth Street. Adopted.
From Same Committee granting petition of E F
Adams for the use of Court Street in South Seattle
for a brick yard. Adopted.
From the City Attorney on claim of Wm Murphy
as follows ''I have examined the enclosed claim of
Ex-Chief of Police Wm Murphy and recommend that the same
be disallowed as in my opinion that City is not