City of Seattle Records

212 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jun 17 1887 property therefor, Second Street if so widened from Depot Street by way of South Third Street to King Street and from there continuous and extended to Grant Street would be as good a street as the one proposed by the above entitled Ordinance, and yet the cost thereof would be almost nothing as compared with the street proposed to be widened and established by the Ordinance. I believe it therefore to be my duty to vetoe the above entitled Ordinance and have accordingly returned the same with the foregoing reasons for my objections thereto. You will please take such action as you may deem proper in relation to the Ordinance. Very Respectfully W H Shoudy mayor On motion the consideration of the Mayor's Communication is passed for the present. Committee Reports Rec'd From Street Committee on petition of Ruth Cooper et al recommending that said petition be granted so far as to open Virginia Street from Front Street to Seventh Street but not so as to lay the sidewalk asked for. Adopted From Same Committee granting petition of Samuel Ware to move building on Block 10 Maynard's Plat Adopted From Same committee laying over the petition of H L Yesler and others to grade Mill Street as the Comittee are of the opinion there are noat a sufficient number of signers to the petition. Adopted. From same Committee rejecting petition of Wm Lides & Otto Ranke as it appears to the Committee there is no