City of Seattle Records

652 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 16 1888 Petition of Allen & Ayers for permission to build approach to livery stable on west side of South Third Street between Mill & Washington Streets, read and referred to the committee on Fire & Water. Communication for S N Miller in reference to sewerage on plat. Ready and Filed, Petition of James Davis & Gus Batz for permission to build small cabins on South Fourth Street just within the fire limits read and referred to Judiciary Committee. Petition of Joseph Felton for permission to put up a building on Jefferson Street read and referred to Street Committee with power to act. Petition of Searcy and Whiteline for permission to put up an awning on Second Street between Cherry and James Streets read and on motion Granted. Petition of John Collins for permission to grade Second Street from Mill Street to James Street, read and referred to Committee on Streets. Petition of Quong Chong for permission to put partitions in house within fire limits read and referred to Committee on Fire and Water. Petition of [David Gilmore]] and others for the improvement of University Street west of Front Street read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of Chiads and Lombardini for permission to erect a frame buidling two stories high on South Third Street on South1/2 of

656 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 16 1888 From Same Committee granting petition of Eliza Griffiths to put new fronts into buildings on Mill Street east of South 3rd Street. Adopted From Same Committee granting petition of Fredricks & Maud to put store front into buildings on South 1/2 half of Lot 7 Block 3 Maynard's Plat but that no other additions be made to building. Adopted From Same Committee rejecting petition of Hamm & Schmitz for permission to erect corrugated iron addition to building cor South 2nd and Washington Streets as the same would be a clear violation of the fire limit ordinance. Adopted From Same Committee rejecting petition of the Cedar Valley Water Company for a franchise. Adopted. From Committee onHelathand POlice rejecting petition of Louisa Thompson and others for a change of Ordinance known as Cow Limit Ordinance. From same Committee onpetitons of T J Cox in regard to cleaning vaults, ces-pols etc recommending that the same be referred to the Judiciary Committee and City Attorney for the purpose of drawing and submitting an Ordinance governing same. Adopted. From Street Committee granting petition of Thomas Webb for a crossing on Depot Street at Fifth Street adopted. From Same Committee asking the Council to Confer with it in the matter of planking Grant

666 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 7 1888 Be it remembered that on this the 7th day of December 1888 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law [adjournment crossed out], present Mayor Robert Moran and Councilmen F.J. Burns, D E Durie, Joseph Green, Thos E Jones, Jas McCombs, J F McDonald, U R Niesz and C F Reitze The following proceedings are had to wit: Petitions etc Petition of Ella White Peterson and others for the changing of the name of Mill Street to Yesler Avenue. Readn and on motin granted. Petition of J A Fulcher for permission toput up a canvas awning of Lot 6 Blk 6 Boren & Denny's Addition read and refered to Committee on Fire and Water. Petition ofJohn Sexton for rebate of tax paid, read and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Petition of Mrs Mary L Damon and L Reinig for change of sidewalk on[Fifth Street]] read and referred to the Street Commttee. Petiton of Chas Baker and others for planking Front Street from Battery to Cedar Street read and referred to Street Committee. Comunication from S N Sorenson inrgard to sidewalk on Spring Street between Second & Third Streets read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of Engine Co No 2 for a horse hose cart read and referred to Committee on Fire and Water. Communication form Chief of Police reproting changes in the police force read and referred to Com on Health & Police.

667 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 7 1888 Petition of W L Mountjoy for compensation for damages caused by fall occasioned by defective sidewalk while in the employ of the City, read and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Petition of Alfred King for correction of assessment read and referred to the City Attorney. Petition of Gus Dorffell and others for removal of obstructions from Kenny Street between Mill and Main Streets read and referred to the Street Committee Monthly Reports of City Officers Received. From City Atty read and ordered filed. From Chief of Police read and ordered filed. From Justices of the Peace Jones & Soderberg. Referred. From City Treasurer read and Referred dto Finance Com. Ordinances On motion the rules are now suspended and an Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance to tax and regulate Auctioneers Hawkers and Peddlers" which after due consideration is passed by the following vote viz: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Green, Jones, McCombs, McDonald, Niesz and Reitze. Against the same none. An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance to change the name of Mill Street in the City of Seattle to Yesler Avenue" which is after due consideration is passed by the following vote viz: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Green, Jones, McCombs, McDonald,Niesz and Reitze. Against the same none. An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney

668 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 7 1888 entitled "An Ordinance to regulate the construction, alteration , repair and removal of buildings within certain limits for the prevention of fires" which is read and on motion of Council Niesz consideration of the same is postponed until the next regular meeting. Committee Reports Received. From Judiciary committee rejecting the petition of James Davis and Gus Batz for permission to build cabin within fire limits. Adopted. From Same Committee rejecting petition of Antone Lombordine and Peter Chiado for permission to erect a wooden building within the fire limits. Adopted. From Committee on Fire & Water granting petition of James Lowden for permission to put up a wooden awning on Mill Street between South 3rd and South 4th Streets. Adopted. From same Committee granting petition of O N Morse for permission to cut a door in side of Arlington Hotel. Adopted. From same Committee granting petition of A L Palmer for permission to change partitions in house on South Third Street. Adopted. From Same Committee granting petition of Geo Kinnear for change of fire limits ordinance. Adopted. From City Attorney upon claim of Gus Landsberg for extra compensation for moving earth on Mill Street as follows: "From information dreived, I learn that the City Council, before the claiment removed the earth