City of Seattle Records

83 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep 3 1886 Miscellaneous On motion a special Committee is appointed by the mayor consisting of J M Frink, R Russell & Joseph Green to report upon the construction of the Grant Street Plank Road On motion of Councilman Lake, Councilman Russell is appointed a committee of one to sell one of the City Horses. Ordinances The clerk submits an ordinance entitled "A special ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" which is passed by the following vote: In favor of the same Frink, Green, Lake, Hinckley, Russell and Reitze. Against none. Ordered that the Council do now adjourn W H Shoudy Mayor Attest W R Forrest clerk Office of the Myor Seattle W T Sept 6th 1886 Sep 6 1886 A Special meeting of the Common Council of the City of Seattle is hereby called to be held at the Council Chamber at the hour of 5 o'clock P M on Tuesday Sept 7th 1886 for the transaction of such business as mey be properly brought before it W H Shoudy mayor

86 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 17 1886 be filled in to a level two feet above the level of the Washington Street sewer and that the occupants of the buildings over said cesspool be required to connect their drainage pipes with said sewer instead of permitting them to discharge under the buildings into said pool. referred to Committee on Sewers & Drainage Report of City Attorney read and ordered filed Committee Reports Received From Street Committee on petition of P G Beizamane for permission to erect an oyster stall foot of Marion Street, recommending that the same be not granted. adopted From Same Committee asking further time to report on the petition of the Seattle Gas & Electric Light Co Granted From Special Committee consisting of T D Hinckley, C F Reitze and R Russell appointed to examine and report upon the petition of F Lange for the removal of tank in Jefferson Street, recommending that the same be granted and the proper officers directed to remove the same. Laid on the table next meeting From Street Light Committee recommending that the petition of Eben Smith et al for street lights on Madison Street be granted in so far as to extend the same to Eleventh Street adopted From Special Committee on Grant Street Plank Road asking further time to report Granted.

90 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 1 1886 Petition of Otto Fuhrman et al for the opening and improving of a Street from Howell St to Broadway by way of Fourteenth St & Bancroft Street Referred to Street Committee. Petition of J D Smith et al for the opening of Stewart Street sufficient for thepassage of wagons from Seventh St to Ninth Street Referred to Street Committee. Petition of C W Lawton & W H Davis praying that a license be required to be paid by parties importing and selling fruit trees etc. Referred to Committee on License & Revenue Petition of G Kellogg et al for a sewer on West St between Leonora Street & Blanchard Street to connect with sewer on Blanchard Street Referred to Committee on Sewers. Petition of O J Carr et al praying the Council to order 32 candle power lamps placed on all the Street Lamposts now in use, and 32 candle power lamps on all extensions that may be ordered during the year. Referred to Committee on Street lights. Petition of W S Williams et al for cross walks on Madison Street corner of Kinney Street & Hughston Street Referred to Street Committee Petition of Sunset Telephone Telegraph Company for permission to stretch wires along Grant Street Plank Road Referred to Street Committee Petition of Nicholas Ruffin for permission to build

91 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 1 1886 a cabin on the beach at the foot of University Street Referred to Street Committee Petition of Columbia & Puget Sound Rail Road Co to vacate a portion of Main St. Referred to Street Committee Reports of City Officers Rec'd From Chief of Police for month of Sept read & Ordered filed. From City Attorney for month of Sept read & Ordered filed. From Justices Geo G Lyon & G A Hill for month of Sept read & referred to Finance Committee From Street Commissioner. read & referred to Street Committee and returned approval. From City Jailor. Referred to Finance Committee and returned approved. Committee Reports Received From Fire & Water Committee recommending that the petition of G Kellogg et al for ladders at Lake Union be granted: adopted From Special Committee on Grant Street Plank Road reporting that the Committee is satisfied after examination of the work that it is being done in such a manner as to fulfill all the requirements of the plans and specification. Report approved and adopted and the committee discharged. From Committee on Sewers and drainage rcommending that the petition of G Kellogg et al for a sewer on West Street between Leonora and Blanchard Streets to connect with sewer on Blanchard St be granted. Adopted.

94 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 1 1886 Cemetary fund 1935 City 190.00 Ordinance No776 Transferred to Cem fund [total] 2168.85 E L McClallahan 1386 Road 58.50 Labor on Streets Daniel Moore 1387 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets Thomas Rock 1388 Road 58.05 Labor on Streets Phillip Cochrane 1389 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets Z Scott 1390 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets Luther Albee 1391 Road 51.75 Labor on Streets James Burke 1392 Road 50.60 Labor on Streets John Mahoney 1393 Road 42.15 Labor on Streets Charles Brown 1394 Road 56.25 Labor on Streets Peter Cunningham 1395 Road 55.10 Labor on Streets Oscar Young 1396 Road 56.90 Labor on Streets Stephen Berry 1397 Road 34.85 Labor on Streets John Cunningham 1398 Road 9.00 Labor on Streets A E King 1399 Road 9.00 Labor on Streets C Beckman 1400 Road 9.00 Labor on Streets W S Gass 1401 Road 9.00 Labor on Streets John Keenan 1402 Road 4.50 Labor on Streets [total] 673.40 C P Stone 1403 Road 32.50 Feed for City Team Gordon Hardware Co 1404 Road 6.15 Nails, Powder, Fuse, etc Chas McDonald 1405 Road 21.00 Repairing Tools J A McBeath & Co 1406 Road 6.70 Horse Shoeing etc Harrington & Smith 1407 Road 471.37 Feed for City Team G Kellogg & Co 1408 Road 3.00 3 Horse Liniment Young & McKeon 1409 Road 1.25 Sewer Pipe & Labor A Chilberg 1410 Road 11.25 Oats M Keezer 1411 Road 2.00 Use of Jack Screws A M Gilman 932 Fire 75.00 Salary Engr #2 W A Perry 933 Fire 75.00 Salary Engr #1 Chas & McKeon 934 Fire 2.00 Repairing Hose Cart G Kellogg 935 Fire 60.95 Coal Youn & McKeon 936 Fire 3.50 Stove Pipe etc Seattle Electric Light Co 160 Gas 135.60 Street Lighting Spring Hill Water Co 44 Water 250.50 Water for Sept A W Burrell 1429 Grant St Plank Road 3924.00 Grant Street Plank Road Contract