City of Seattle Records

199 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 3 1887 Petition of Ruth Cooper and others to open Virginia Street and build a sidewalk along said street from Front St. to Seventh St. Referred to Street Committee Petition of Andrew Lunn for permission to transfer liquor license from the Red White & Blue Saloon Corner South Third St. & Washington Street to Gold Bar Saloon on south side of Washington St. Granted Petition of W B Spencer and others to declar the creosoting works a nuisance and order the same removed. Referred to Comittee on Health & Police Petition of F. W. Wald and others to widen and extend Second Street. Referred to Street Committee to be reported on at an adjourned meeting. Petition of Wm Porter and others to open Roy and other streets. Referred to Street Committee. Petition of Andrew Lunn for permission to remove two small wooden buildings from South Third Street to South Fourth Street. Granted. Petition of W. H. Hughes for the return of certain taxes to Wm Cochran. Referred to Finance Committee. Comminication from Chief of the Fire Department in regard to the Fire Alarm System. Referred to Commitee on Fire and Water Communication from Seattle Electric Light Company offering to light city jail, city offices and the engine houses for the sum of $21 per month. Referred to Committee on Street Lights.

214 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jun 17 1887 Also asking that the Street commissioner be instructed to make Dearborn Street passable at Eleventh Street. Referred to Street Comittee Verbal report from Committee onHelath& Policeon petitionfo W B Spencer & others to remove the Creosoting Works, Stating that Mr J M Colman has a contract with the Seattle Lake Shore and Eastern Railway which will be completed within two months when he will remove the works. From Committee on License & Revenue asking further time to report on petition of H M Peters & others to reduce liquor license. Adopted. Applications for Licenses Granted John Shepich, Thomas Anderson, Barratt and LeBlanc, & Martin Lange & Co. The vote upon issuing said licenses is as follows Ayes Frink, Hinckley, Lake, Russell, & Reitze Noes none. Applications Referred Blanchard & Campbell, Beede & Sinclair, Becker & Fox andCharles F O'Hara. On motion of Councilman Frink the Finance committee is empowered to purchase Lots 9 & 12 Blk 52 A A Denny's 3rd Addition known as the North School House property for the City for the sum of $4000.00 Seventh Street Grade On motion the Council now proceeds to open and consider bids for the improvement of Seventh Street under ordinance No 829 as follows viz: Bid of W E Wilson Earthwork pr cubic yard 32&1/2 cents Sidewalks per [thousand] B M $15.00 Box Drains per [thousand] B M $15.00

325 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 4 1887 E A Turner 2580 City 100.00 Salary City Treasr' James Bogart 2581 City 60.00 Salary City Jailor James Bogart 2581 City 115.00 Board of prisoners Wm Murphy 2582 City 1.75 Cash paid for hauling Drunk Wm Murphy 2582 City 100.00 Salary Chief of Police A H Manning 2583 City 87.69 Salary Captain of Police H A Bigelow 2584 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer D R Huntoon 2585 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer D H Webster 2586 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer W H Lord 2587 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer J L McClellan 2588 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer Geo Van Dyke 2589 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer W L Bowers 2590 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer Chas Robinson 2591 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer W M Jones 2592 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer F A Fay 2593 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer D Phillips 2594 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer O D Butterfield 2595 City 72.76 Salary Police Officer O D Butterfield 2595 City 1.75 Cash pd for beef tea & milk A H Manning 2596 City 1.75 Cash Pd for sick pauper Seattle Transfer Co 2597 City 6.00 Transfer of sick N Soderberg 2698 City 30.80 Justice Fees H F Jones 2699 City 60.15 Justice Fees J Caldwell 2600 City 2.20 Witness Fees R Curry 2601 City 2.20 Witness Fees J McDermott 2602 City 2.20 Witness Fees Henry Lyman 2603 City 2.20 Witness Fees J Richardson 2604 City 2.20 Witness Fees Geo Washington 2605 City 2.20 Witness Fees R Graham 2606 City 8.80 Witness 9 Fees J Brannan 2607 City 8.80 Witness 17 Fees W B Spencer 2608 City 2.20 Witness Fees D Ferguson 2609 City 2.20 Witness Fees Lawrence & Hanford 2610 City 18.50 Printing Blanks Sunset Telephone Co 2611 City 5.90 Telephone Services Nov Cedar River Coal Co 2612 City 8.40 Coal for City Hall & Jail