City of Seattle Records

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle Gentlemen: Your committee on Fire & Water to whom was referred a petition from Mrs C T Fonda asking permissionto add to and repair her house on Third Street the same being within the Fire Limits beg toreort that to grant this petition would be equivalent to allowing petitioner to build a new wooden house, and recommend the petition be rejected.

D E Durie, chairman F A Twichell, committee

engines 4th That the means for the carrying out of these recommendations be obtained from the sale of the two lots at the Corner of Bell and Third Streets, these lots not being suitable for the use of the Department, and from the sale of the Lot on South Third Street. The last mentioned lot has becoem very valuable but is not any better adapted for Fire department purposes than other lots which are not held at a tithe of the value of the Third St property. 5 That until the Company houses are built temporary quarters be obtained and fitted up at as small an expense ad possible Oct 10th 1889 D E Durie, Chairman F A Twitchell T E Jones

729 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 4 1886 Be it remembered that on this 4th day of January 1886, the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council chamber pursuant to call, the following officers being present, viz: His Honor the Mayor Henry L Yesler and Councilmen J Furth, H Calligan, W A Harrington, Geo W Hall, John Keenen T W Lake, Charles McDonald, J J Post And G W Young when the following proceedings were had to wit: Petitions and Communications Petition of J W VanBrocklein et al praying that the sidewalk of Terrace Street between Fourth Street and Sixth Street be repaired. Read and Referred to Street Com. Petition of A Elliott et al praying that a certain portion of Jackson Street be planked. Read and Referred to Street Committee and recommended by said committee that the petition be laid on the table. Report adopted and petition tabled. Petition of Frankenthal Bros et al praying that Jackson Street be planked from Commercial Street to Third Street twenty four feet in width. Read and on motion said is granted in so far as to plank said street from Commercial Street to the planking on Second Street 24 feet wide. Petition of J B Collins and J Howson praying that boot blacks be licensed in the City of Seattle read and on motion tabled. Petition of W R Brawley et al praying that the north side of Main Street be planked. Read and referred to Street Committee Petition of Wm M Preston praying taht Box Street be opened, read and referred to Street Committee

738 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jan 15 1885 as an increase fo salary which is contrary to law and Thereupon recommended that the petition beot granted. Adopted From Same committee approving the appointment of F A Minick a policeman by the chief of Police, and also reporting that the committee had appointed police officerWm Murphy to act as chief during Mr Woolery's absence. adopted From Same Committee reporting that they had ordered the police officers to record each arrest made by them in the recordin the Office of the chief of Police at the time the arrest is made. Adopted. From Same Comittee reporting that they had ordered the police officers to record each arrest made by them in therecord in the Office of the chief of Police at the time the arrest is made. Adopted. From Street Committee recommending that the petition for the opening of Box Street be not granted. Adopted From Same Committee recommending that the petition to plank the north side of Main Street between Second & Third Streets be granted adopted Application Referred Bersch & Hinck, F S Curtis, Schoepp & Grueninger, Andrew Lunn, Geo C Delfel, Shaw & Alger, Lewis Silvin, James Murphy, Wm Gross Grubb & Johnson, Mauer & Steiner, The A P Hotaling Co, W M Cunningham Wm McMasters and John Heinrich Jr Licenses Ordered Issued Chas B Sperry retail Intox 3 months from Jany 10 Chas G Steinweg retail Intox 3 months from Jany 4 Geo Meister retail Intox 3 months from Jany 10 Jno McCary retail Intox 3 months from Jany 15 Thos Clancey retail Intox 3 months from Jany 16 F O'Hara retail Intox 3 months from Jany 7 Brazil & Burns retail Intox 3 months from Jany 17 Jus J Marsh retail Intox 3 months from Dec 16 A F Able & Co retail Malt 3 months from Jany 1st M L Abbott retail Intox 3 months from Jany 1st H Kersey retail Intox 3 months from Jany 12th

111 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE 1886 should be built on Seventh Street from Madison St. to Union Street; Also to the necessity of repairing Dearborn Street between 8th & 9th Streets and asking that these matters be referred to the proper committee. On motion the communication is referred to the Street Committee and the Street Commissioner directed to build the steps mentioned on Madison Street at the corner of the School House Block. On motion of Councilman Furth the Street Commissioner is instructed to put in a street crossing at the intersection of Ninth & Pine Street. On motion of Councilman Furth Street Commissioner Cummings is ordered to construct a stone sewer in Marion Street to the East side of Third street to connect with the present stone sewer in said street, and the purchasing agent directed to purchase the necessary sewer pipe therefor. The Clerk submits an ordinance entitled "A special ordinance appropriating money to pay audited Bills" which after due consideration by the Council is passed by the following note: In favor of the same Furth Frink, Green, Hinckley and Reitze. Against none. On motion Council adjourned until Saturday Auest 13th at 7 o'clock P.M. W R Forrest Clerk W. H. Shoudy Mayor