City of Seattle Records

75 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 20 1886 The following bids are rec'd and read for furnishing lumber Western Mill Co All the Rough lumber required by City @ $8.50 per [thousand board feet] Seattle Lumber & Commercial Co All the R Common lumber required for Street Improvements @ $7.90 per [thousand board feet] Stetson & Post Mill Co Good Merchantable rough Fir & Alder lumber @ $8.50 per [thousand board feet] After discussion & Comparison of bids on motion of Councilman Lake the contract for furnishing the City with Lumber for the ensuing year is awarded to the Stetson & Post Mill Co The following bids are received for Lighting & Care of Street Lamps. R W McDaniel 69 cents per lamp per month J J Sullivan 60 cents per lamp per month J C Killen 60 cents per lamp per month J Clancy 49 cents per lamp per month J Harrison 50 cents per lamp per month A C Turner 80 cents per lamp per month M Murphy 60 cents per lamp per month B J Allen $60.00 per month G A Tyler $55.00 per month Bids for lighting the streets of the City are rec'd from Seattle Electric Light Co Seattle Gas Light Co Ordered that the consideration of bids for Street Lighting & Care of Street Lamps be postponed until Monday Aug 23d at 8 o'clock PM Miscellaneous Ordered that the purchasing agent be and he is hereby instructed to purchase sufficient sewer pipe to extend the Union St sewer to Eighth St On moton the Chief of Police is instructed to look up missing City Property & report to the Council

230 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jul 15 1887 J J Sullivan Fire 1073 3.00 Washing Hose Ira Hummell Fire 1074 3.00 Washing Hose S D Masel Fire 1075 3.00 Washing Hose Assessment Roll Fourth Street Grade And now in pursuance of law and notice duly published the council proceeds to the equalization of the special Assessment Roll for the Cistrict created by Ordinance No 836 for the grading of Fourth Street from Union Street to Bell Street and building sidewalks on both sides of said Street. No complaints being made against said assessment Roll and no one appearing to contest the same: It is ordered that the said Assessment Roll be and the same is hereby approved. Bids for Grading West Street Pursuant to published notice the council now proceeds to open bids for grading West Street from Virginia Street to Cedar Street and building sidewalks on both sides of said street: On motion the Clerk is directed to return the bid of W E Wilson to him unopened it not having been filed within the time required by the published call for bids: Bid of O'Day and Anderson Earthwork per cubic yard 32 cents Clearng and Grubbing per acre $99.00 Bid of Finch & Henderson Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $15.45 Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $15.45 Bridge per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $15.85 Bid of D S Hill & Co Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $14.75 Bridge & Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $20.00 After due consideration of said bids On motion it is ordered that the contract for doing the Earthwork be awarded to O'Day and Anderson and the

459 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 4 1888 Oregon Imp Co 1273 Fire 13.00 Coal Wm L Lindsley 1274 Fire 1.50 Hauling Cart C H Albertson 1275 Fire 4.00 Hauling Engine Teachman & Gamble 1276 Fire 6.00 Washing hose H A Fredericks 1277 Fire 1.00 Hauling Cart W R Forrest 1278 Fire 7.52 Washers for hose D M McGinnis 1279 Fire 9.00 Washing hosel J J Sullivan 1280 Fire 3.75 Cleaning hydrants J J Sullivan 1280 Fire 9.00 Washing hose W H Lake 1281 Fire 1.50 Labor on Bell No 1 Seattle Hdw Co 1282 Fire 8.00 Horse for Fire Dep't Jas McIntyre 1283 Fire 6.00 Washing hose Spring Hill Water 63 Water 330.50 Water supply 7th Street Imp fund Ord No 829 L Bertrand And Co 1568 $150.00 Surveying 7th Street Madison Street Imp fund Ord 839 Albro Gardner 1569 $18.25 Surveying Mill Street Imp fund Ord 847 Wm Tierney 1570 $905.63 Estimate Washington Iron Works 1571 $347.15 Iron rods for bulkheads Albro Gardner 1572 $22.00 Surveying Birch Street Imp fund Ord 904 Robinson & McClanahan 1573 $269.55 Estimate Albro Gardner 1574 $24.00 Surveying Fifth Street Imp fund Ord 905 W N White 1575 $2738.41 Estimate Albro Gardner 1576 $98.87 Surveying Vine Street Imp fund Ord 909 P & J M Quigley 1577 $898.88 Estimate Albro Gardner 1578 $41.75 Surveying Cherry Street Imp fund Ord 916 Albro Gardner 1579 $14.50 Surveying Bell Street Imp fund Ord 917 Albro Gardner 1580 $12.12 Surveying Lane Street Imp fund Ord 926 Albro Gardner 1581 $88.00 Surveying

495 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 1 1888 Wm L Lindsley 1304 Fire 5.00 Hauling Cart Pete Emerson 1305 Fire 2.50 Hauling Cart J H Sullivan 1306 Fire 2.50 Hauling Cart Ed Bills 1307 Fire 2.50 Hauling Cart G Kellogg 1308 Fire 75.00 Salary Chief Fire Dept G Kellogg 1308 Fire 75.00 Hack Hire C H Albertson 1309 Fire 75.00 Steward Engine House No 4 H Meydenbauer 1296 Fire 3.00 Sprinkling Streets Dec Day J J Sullivan 1298 Fire 3.00 Sprinkling Streets Dec Day C J Maidment 1310 Fire 3.00 Sprinkling Streets Dec Day R W Maidment 1311 Fire 3.00 Sprinkling Streets Dec Day [total]382.11 Gas Seattle Gas Light Co 197 Gas 26.22 Lighting Buildings Seattle Electric Lt Co 198 Gas 663.25 Lighting Streets Water Spring Hill Water Co 64 Water 330.50 Water Month of May Seventh Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 829 Albro Gardner 1584 18.37 Surveyors fees Mill Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 847 Wm Tierney 1585 1992.38 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1586 63.87 Surveyors fee Birch Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 904 Albro Gardner 1587 24.25 Surveyors fees Fifth Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 905 W N White 1588 2055.18 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1589 58.63 Surveyors fees Vine Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 909 P & J M Quigley 1590 1167.35 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1591 62.88 Surveyors fees Bell Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 917 Henderson & Locke 1592 1102.50 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1593 1.75 Surveyors fees Lane Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 926 McClanahan & O'Day 1594 907.50 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1595 41.00 Surveyors fees

684 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 21 1888 J E Clark Fire 1499 5.00 Extra Work at fire W H Clark Fire 1500 5.00 Extra Work at fire Wm Wright Fire 1501 5.00 Extra Work at fire James Dunham Fire 1502 5.00 Extra Work at fire Geo Masel Fire 1503 5.00 Extra Work at fire Sil Masel Fire 1504 4.00 Extra Work at fire Wm Murphy Fire 1505 4.00 Extra Work at fire Jack Grady Fire 1506 5.00 Extra Work at fire Daniel Callihan Fire 1507 5.00 Extra Work at fire J J Sullivan Fire 1508 11.00 Extra Work at fire A Butler Fire 1509 3.00 Extra Work at fire Dunham and Collyer Fire 1510 6.00 Extra Work at fire Tom Davis Fire 1511 3.00 Extra Work at fire E R Clark Fire 1512 5.00 Extra Work at fire Luke Neale Fire 1513 5.00 Extra Work at fire G G Teachman Fire 1514 5.00 Extra Work at fire David Franklin Fire 1515 3.00 Extra Work at fire S E Davidson Fire 1516 5.00 Extra Work at fire J W Busby Fire 1517 3.00 Extra Work at fire City fund Cemetary 76 58.44 Fund Abandoned & Bal Transferred So Eleventh St Imp fund Ord 946# Hall and Ritchie 235 to 243 2460.95 Final Estimate Jno G Scurry 256 23.43 Surveyor's Fees Tenth St Imp fund Ord 944# P & J M Quigley 244 to 249 4740.73 Final Estimate Jno G Scurry 255 11.70 Surveyor's Fees Seventh St Imp fund Ord 948# Wilson & Godfrey 250 to 253 448.49 Final Estimate Jno G Scurry 254 24.15 Surveyor's Fees Second Street Tax Levy Ord 953# Ordered that a tax of Two Hundred and Eight one (281) mills on each and every dollar of the assessed valuation of all the property included within the assessment district created by ordinance No 953 be and the same hereby is levied on said property for the purpose of paying for the improvements