City of Seattle Records

89 COMMON COUNCIL OF CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 1 1886 Be it remembered that on this 1st day of October 1886 the Common Council oof the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. the following officers are present to wit: Mayor W H Shoudy and Councilmen C W Coulter, J M Frink, J Furth, Jos Green T D Hinckley, T W Lake, C F Reitze and Robt Russell the following proceedings were had to wit: The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Petitions etc Read Petition of James McNaught protesting against the summary removal of Water Tank from Jefferson St between 7th & 8th Sts and offering to make such changes in the tanks as will abate the nuisance at petitioners expense. Granted and the Street Commissioner ordered to make such changes in the premises as may be required to abate the nuisance. Petition of Paul Paulson et al praying for Street Crossings on Main St at intersection of 9th Street & 11th Street Granted. Petition of W K Hughes et al for Street Lights along Front Street from Pine Street to Vine Street Referred to Committee on Street Lights. Petition of John Cunningham et al for Street Lights corner of 7th & University St & Seventh St & Seneca St Referred to committee on Street Lights. Petition of Thos T Minor et al for Street Lights on Columbia Street from Fourth to Twelfth St Referred to committee on Street Lights. Petition of J B Metcalf et al for Street Lights corner of Main St & South 4th, South 6th, South 7th, South 8th and South 9th Streets. Granted.

92 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 1 1886 From Committee on Street Lights recommending that the petition of Thomas T Minor et al for Street Lights on Columbia Street from 4th Street to 12th Street be granted. Adopted From Same Committee recommending that the petition of John Cunningham et al for street lights at the Corner of 7th & University and 7th and Seneca Streets be granted. adopted. From Same committee recommending that the petition of W H Hughes et al for Street Lights along Front Street from Pine Street to Vine Street be granted. adopted. Licenses Referred Fred Scholpp, Thomas & Davis, Shaw & Alger, Geo W Walsh, Benj Murphy, Otto Fuhrman, Oscar Johnson Oliver Parent, A F Able & Co, J G Armstrong, Geo Meister, Chas G Steinweg, Thomas Clancy, A Wolters & Co, Harry Thompson, John McCarey, and James W Smith Licenses ordered issued John Christ Retail Malt from Dec 18th to Dec 18th 1886 Joe Francisco Retail Intox from Oct 7 to Jany 7 1887 Jno Collins Retail Intox from Sept 28 to Dec 18th 1886 E J Powers & Co Retail Intox from Sept 18 to Dec 31 1886 John Shepich Retail Malt from Oct 1 to Jany 1 1887 L V Snyder Retail Malt from Oct 1 to Jany 1 1887 Oliver Bernard Retail Intox from Sepy 27 to Jany 1 1887 Andrew Lunn Retail Intox from Oct 1 to Jany 1 1887 McMaster & Taylor Retail Intox from Oct 1 to Jany 1 1887 L Diller Retail Intox from Oct 1 to Jany 1 1887 Frank Wilton Retail Malt from Sept 13 to Dec 13th 1886 M & K Gottstein Wholesale from Sept 17 to Dec 31 1886 Schwabacher Bros & Co from Aug 9 to Dec 31 1886 The vote upon issuing said licenses is as follows to wit: In favor of the same C W Coulter, J Furth, J M Frink

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

683 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 21 1888 Licenses ordered issued. Chiato and Lombardino - John Egan - Jones Bros Thompson and Taylor - the vote upon issuing the above licenses is as follows. In favor of same. F J Burns D E Durie Jos Green Thos Jones Jas McCombs J F McDonald U R Niesz C F Reitze. Against the same None. Bills Allowded The following bills having been duly audited are ordered paid by warrants being drawn upon the several funds as follows; to wit; Name - Fund - No Amt Remarks Geo McRae City 3582 13.50 Due from sale of imp stock Jesse F Cochran City 3583 3.40 Painting Nmbers Bridges And Coughlin City 3584 50.42 Repairs on Jail Mechanics Mill City 3585 15.00 Counter for Treasurer Wm N Hughes Ptg Co City 3586 4.50 Printing Storah and Bauman City 3587 270.00 Rebate of license Providence Hospital City 3588 261.00 Care of sick Mrs George City 3589 63.00 Nursing Hagen Family John Cunningham City 3590 25.00 Nursing Pest House Geo R James City 3591 10.00 Trip to Pest House Cross and Co City 3592 25.00 Burial of Small Pox patient Fire Geo G Startup Fire 1486 15.00 Salary Driver No 1 Silsby Mfg Co Fire 1487 16.75 Heater valves No2 D H Calligan Fire 1488 3.00 distributing Notices Busby & Davidson Fire 1489 6.00 Washing Hose James Dunham Fire 1490 7.50 Work on Plugs Ed Petterson Fire 1491 4.50 Work on Plugs Washington Iron Works Fire 1492 66.40 Work on Couplings Wm Barry Fire 1493 4.00 Distributing Hose James McIntyre Fire 1494 7.00 Extra Work at fire Ed Petterson Fire 1495 7.00 Extra Work at fire Chas Maidment Fire 1496 7.00 Extra Work at fire Collin Lock Fire 1497 1.00 Hauling Coal B N Rogers Fire 1498 4.00 Extra Work at fire [total]886.97

To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Seattle, Washington:

Your petitioners respectfully represent that they are citizens and tax-payers of the City of Seattle and are interested in its welfare; that the rich bottom lands of the country surrounding the said city are now and at several times during the last ten years have been inundated and overflowed by waters from the Duwamish, Black, Cedar and Sammamish rivers and Lake Washington and that on account of such overflow the owners of said bottom lands are prevented from raising vegetables and garden truck thereon and the citizens of Seattle are obliged to send to California for these articles, and for this reason large sums of money are sent out of our city which otherwise would be spent here; that the water supply of the City of Seattle is obtained from Lake Washington, and at the present time the water is impure for the reason largely that the slough water from Lake Sammamish and river must, in going through Lake Washington to the outlet at Black river, flow past the "take in" pipe of the city water works; that if the low land between Lakes Union and Washington called the "Portage" and the outlet of Lake Union were deepened and widened so as to allow the passage of a large amount of water from Lake Washington to Puget Sound by this channel, the inundation and overflow of the hereinfore mentioned bottom lands would not happen and the vegetable market of Seattle could and would be supplied by home production; that the pure waters of the Cedar river would flow into Lake Washington and pass by the "take in" pipe of the city water works and the water supply of the said city of Seattle would then be rendered pure because of this and because the slough water of Lake Sammamish would flow out of Lake Washington by way of the "portage" and Lake Union and not come near the said "take in" pipe; that the accomplishment of these two objects, viz: a pure water supply and a home production of vegetables and table supplies would be of incalculable advantage to your petitioners and to all the citizens of Seattle.

Wherefore, your petitioners pray that such steps may be taken by ordinance or otherwise as shall assist the property owners of said lands and the County of King in widening and deepening said outlet by way of Lake Union, and your petitioners will ever pray.

A. L. Palmer T. C. Brawley D. Kaufman Charles Waters J Langston John Cunningham

R. Hoeyke O. C. Shony L. W. Bomey M. R. Maddocks James Welch

Griffith Davis G. L. Brins T. H. Carne

W. W. White Leo Heel J. Manogry P. Schmidt David Graham C. F. Stevens J. D. Larriman

E. R. Clark John Kelly G. Cunningham John Lingley E. P. Ebs

Stephen Berry W. J. Wallis Geo. Clancy Chas. P.

J. J. Post George Rolland H. A. Frederick Charles E. Patterson W. W. Thompson Fred A. Fay W. W. White Frank T. Frye Cha. H. Frye

Wm A. Cunningham

Fred Wiles Stephens