City of Seattle Records

224 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jul 1 1887 Seventh Street Assessment Roll Pursuant to law and published notice the Council now proceeds to examine and equalize the assessment roll of the assessment district created by Ordinance No 829 for the grading of Seventh Street from Madison Street to Battery Street and the buildings of sidewalks on both sides of said street. After due examination the said assessment roll is on motion approved. Bids For Grading Fourth Street Bids for grading Fourth Street from UnionStreet to Bell Street are opened and read as follows: Michael O'Day & J A Anderson. Clearing and Grubbing $80.00 Grading Fourth Street from Union to Bell, Clearing per acre $30.00. Grading per cubic yard 30&1/2 cents. Bid of White, Quigley & Gage. Earthwork per cubic yard 33 cents Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $14.00, Box drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $15.00 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $100.00 Bid of W E Wilson. Earthwork per cubic yard 39 cents Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $15.00, Box drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $15.00 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $90.00 It appearing that the bid of White, Quigley & Gage is the lowest, Motion of Councilman Reitze the contract is awarded to said White, Quigley & Gage and the City Attorney directed to draw the usual contract and the contractors furnish a bond in the sum of $2000.00 On motion that the Blocks 26 & 31 Correction Plat of D L Dennys's addition nto North Seattle is apporved. Ordered that Watson Allen be appointed Judge of election in the First Ward, vice W V Rinehart declines to serve. Ordered that S E Clough be appointed Judge of Election in the Fourth Ward vice H Roseberg declines to serve. Ordinance An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordi-

496 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jun 1 1888 Depot Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 930 Ryan & Co 1596 1032.67 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1597 136.36 Surveyors fees Box Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 933 W N White 1598 90.00 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1599 47.36 Surveyors fees Cherry Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 935 Henderson & Locke 1600 225.72 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1601 4.75 Surveyors fees Third Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 938 Albro Gardner 1602 24.00 Surveyors fees Tenth Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 944 Albro Gardner 1603 91.74 Surveyors fees Wall Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 948 Albro Gardner 1604 65.87 Surveyors fees Madison Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 839 Albro Gardner 1605 1.25 Surveyors fees Miscellaneous Ordered that the City Attorney be and he is hereby instructed to dismiss the suits brought against Herman Chapin and S E Clough for violation of fire limits ordinance the construction of the building in question having been commenced before said ordinance was passed. Ordered that W M Hughes be and he is hereby employed to take the census of the City; he, to furnish all books and blanks needed and to receive a compensation in full two cents (2 cents) per name, for taking said census. Ordered that the matter of settling certain delinquent grade tax assessments on Jackson Madison and Washington Streets be referrd to the City Attorney in conjunction with the Committee on Finance. Ordered that Policeman O D Butterfield be detailed

519 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 6 1888 for permission to use a portion of Spring Street for storing material. Referred to Street Committee. Petition of H L Yesler & others for grading Mill Street from Williamson Street to Windsor Street read and referred to the Street Committee with instructions to report onthe same at this session of the Council. Communication from owners of property condemned along the line of Second Street appointing S E Clough to act as appraiser in their behalf; read and granted. Communication from owners of property benefited along the line of Second Street appointing F S D Wolfe to act as appraiser in their behalf, read and granted. Petition of F H Robinson Petezson and others for the opening of the alley in Bock 45 Maynard's plat from Mill St to Washington Street Read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of R E Knight for permission to change certain building on Front Street betweenSeneca and University Streets, Read and referred to Committee on Fire & Water. Petition of J H Rengstorff for permission to repair frame building on Lot 5 Block 6 A A Denny's Addition read and referred to the Committee on Fire and Water. Monthly Reports Received. From City Attorney read and ordered filed. From Police Justices Soderberg and Jones read and ordered filed. From Street Commissioner referred to Street Committee and returned approved. From Harbormaster read and referred to Committee on Harbors & Wharves.

529 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jul 6 1888 City of Seattle from Fifth to Thirteenth Streets and for constructing sidewalks on both sides of said Cherry Street" And no one appearing to contest said assessment rolls or either if them and no objection being made to them or either of them on motion said assessment Rolls as submitted by the clerk are approved. The owners of property benefited along the line of Second Street from Depot Street to Blanchard Street having filed a petition asking that F S DeWolfe be appointed an appraiser in their behalf, and the owners of property condemned having filed a petition asking that S E Clough be appointed an appraiser on their behalf now on motion duly made and seconded it is ordred that the said F S DeWolfe be and he is hereby appointed an appraiser to act in behalf of the owners of property benefited along the line of said Second Street. And that the said S E Clough be and he is hereby appointed an appraiser to act in behalf of the owners of property condemned or damaged along the line of said street: Whereupon his Honor the Acting Mayor appoints D T Denny esq an appraiser to act in the behlaf of the City in said matter. Ordered that the City Clerk issue a duplicate Road Fund Warrant in favor of R H Calligan for $40.50 in place of Warrant #2196 which has been lost upon said Calligan filing a proper bond with the city Treasurer. Ordinances 961 An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorneyentitled "An Ordinance establishing the grade of South Eleventh Street in the City of Seattle between Washington Street and the south side of Weller Street " which is passed by the following vote, viz: In favor