City of Seattle Records

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

100 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 15 1886 Main Street for the term of ten years with the privilege of five or ten years additional at the rental of twelve (12) dollars per annum. Referrred to the Street Committee Reports City Treasurers Report for month of September read and referred to Finance Committee. Report of Custodian of the Powder House for the month of September, read approved and ordered filed. Report of the City Attorney on condition of the Street Grade suits recommending that the suits be actively proscuted, read and approved and ordered filed. Committe Reports Read From Street Committee on petition of the Sunset Telephone Telegraph Company for permission to stretch telephone wires along Grant Street Plank Road recommending that the same be granted. Adopted. From same Committee on petition of I.N. Bigelow for street crossing on Third & Pine Sts recommending that the same be granted. Adopted From same Committee on the petition of the the C & R.S. R.R. Co asking the City to vacate Main Street west of Blocks 2 & 3 Maynards plat and grant petitioner the right to build thereon, recommending that the petition be not granted. Adopted. From the same Comittee on petition of Otto Fuhrmann et als praying that a street be opened and improved from Howell Street to Broadway by way of Fourteenth and Bancroft streets, recommending that the same be not granted for the

168 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 1 1887 Be it remembered that on this 1st day of April A D 1887 the Common Council of the City of Seattle met in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following Officers are present to wit: Mayor W H Shoudy & Councilmen C W Coulter J Furth, J M Frink, Jos Green, T D Hinckley, T W Lake, R Russell & C F Reitze. The following proceedings were had to wit: The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Petitions & Communications petition of M Phelan et al for the opening of Summit, Silver, Wall & Bancroft Streets. Referred to Street Com. Petitionof A Chilberg et al for extending Front Street through to South Second Street. Laid on the table. Petition of John Connors for refunding liquor license fee for unexpired term. Granted Petition of Armstrong & Allen for permission to raise the sidewalk around the New Arlington Hotel and open the alley through block from Main to Jackson Street between South Second Street & South Third Street. Granted Petition of August Melhorn for permission to move buildings from the SW corner of Columbia and Front Streets to the lot west of the Alley west of Front Street on Columbia Street. Granted. Petition of M V Stewart for the refunding of $5.15 taxes for improvements. referred to Judiciary Committee Petition of R Levy for permission to make ceertain

176 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 15 1887 Petition of M McAndrews et al for amending Ordinance No 549 establishing the fire limits so as to exclude from the operation of said ordinance all that portion of the City South of the South line of Mill Street. Referred to Committee on Fire & Water. Petition of James Dougan et al for a temporaru side walk on Seventh Street between the Denny School House & the Central School House. Referred to Street Com. Petition of Wilhelmina Kent st al praying that the City cause to be removed the stumps and logs in Tenth Street between Main & Jackson Streets. Granted Petition of C J Chilberg and others for draining two sink holes near the intersection of Tenth and James Street. Tabled. Petition of Bailey Gatzert et al for opening Summit Street from Cooper Street to Bancroft Street. Referred to Street Committee. Petition of H E Norwald for a sewer in Pike Street. Referred to Sewer Committe. Communication from Engine Co No 4 remonstrating against the proposed change in the Ordinances by which the City Council will elect a Chief of the Fire Department. Referred to Committee on Fire & Water. Communication from Stevens Post G A R inviting the Council to participate in the celebration of Decoration Day. Accepted and Clerk directed to return thanks of the Council. Petition of Thos H Campbell et al for permission to grade and improve Seventh Street from Union Street to Battery