City of Seattle Records

126 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 21 1886 Be it remembered that on this 21st day of December 1886 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following affairs are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor W H Shoudy and Councilmen C W Coulter, J Furth, Joseph Green, J.D. Hinckley, R Russell & C. F. Reitze The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved Petitions & Communications Petition of Western Union Telegraph Company for permission to stretch its wires along the Grant Street Plank Road. Referred to the Street Committee and returned by the Committee recommending that the petition be granted provided the work was done under the direction of the Street Commissioner. adopted. Petition of Thomas & Davis et al for modification of Ordinance No. 767. so as to permit payments to be made quarterly for liquor licenses. Referred to Committee on License & Revenue. Petition of Melody Choir for the opening of Filbert Street Referred to Street Committee Petition of Sisters of Providence Hospital for renemer -ation in the sum of $218.00 for care of wounded rioters. Referred to Finance Committee. Communication from the three Assemblies of the Knights of Labor in Seattle asking that Street Commissioner L. Cummings be discharged and that Charles Brown be re-employed on the Streets for the reason that it is alleged that Street Commissioner Cummings discharged the said Brown from the Street force for political reasons. Referred to Judiciary Committee.

148 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 4 1887 Committee Reports Received From Street Committee granting petition of W B Benjamin et al for two crossings on Madison Street Adopted. FromSame Committee granting petition of L B Andrews for a sidewalk 136 feet long on [?] side of Madison Street between 3rd & 4th Streets. Adopted. From Same Committee granting petition of H A Bigelow et al for a crossing on Pike Street west side of Fourth Street. Adopted. From Same Committee rejecting petition of B B Allen et al for planking north side of Main Street to South Second Street. Adopted. From Same Committee granting petition of Emil Anderson et al for a sidewalk on Seventh Street from Pike Street to Battery Street and recommending that the City surveyor be instructed to prepare and submit plans therefor. On motion of Councilman Furth the report is laid on the table without action for the present. From the Same Committee on petition of U R Neisz et al to openand improve South Seventh Street from Pike Street to Mill Street recommending that the same be not granted, but recommending that when said Street is improved it be improved from Pike Street to Mill Street. From Finance Committee rejecting petition of Sisters of Providence Hospital for renumeration in the sum of $218.50 for care of wounded rioters. Adopted.