City of Seattle Records

246 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 5 1887 Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $16.00 Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $17.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $100.00 Bid of Wilson & Godfrey Earthwork per Cubic Yard 38cents Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $17.00 Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $17.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $100.00 Bids for Madison Street Imp Ord 829 Bid of Wm Tierney To do the Same for the sum of $11,550.00 Bid of Wilson & Godfrey To do the Same for the sum of $14,965.00 Bid of O'Day & Anderson To do the Same for the sum of $17,900.00 Bid of W N White To do the Same for the sum of $13,950.00 Bids for Mill Street Imp. Bid of D A Hill & Co Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $15.15 Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $17.00 Bid of Wilson & Godfrey Earthwork per Cubic Yard 40cents Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $17.00 Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $17.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $100.00 Bid of Wm Tierney Earthwork per Cubic Yard 34&1/2cents Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $18.00 Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $18.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $30.00 Whereupon after examination and comparison of said bids on motion of Councilman Reitze the contract for grading & Improving Seventh Street from Madison to Mill St is awarded to Wilson & Godfrey upon their filing a bond in the sum of $3000.00

302 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 7 1887 Petition of George Henderson for permission to put up a small building at the foot of University Street, read and tabled. Petition of M L Wright & others for street lights on Seventh Street from Olive Street to Battery Street, Read and referred to Street Light Committee. Petition of King County Improvement Company for opening Twelfth Street between Columbia and Madison Street and extending sidewalk on South side of Madison Street and extending sidewalk on South side of Madison Street from Eleventh Street to Twelfth Street read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of G C Phinney for the establishing of the grade of Seneca Street form Front Street to Second Street read and referred to the Street Committee with power to act: Petition of Wilson & Godfrey for an opening through Mill Street at the intersection of Seventh Street as an outlet for grading Seventh Street read and referred to Street Commitee. Petition of F G Strange & others for opening Williamson Street at the intersection of Seventh Street as an outlet for grading Seventh Street read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of Emil Heinig for permission to erect a small salesroom on the alley between Second and Third Street facing on Mill Street read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of D Rohlfs & others for Street Lights on Clay Street from Second Street to Fourth Street read and referred to the Committee o Street Lights.

302 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 7 1887 Petition of George Henderson for permission to put up a small building at the foot of University Street, read and tabled. Petition of M L Wright & others for street lights on Seventh Street from Olive Street to Battery Street, Read and referred to Street Light Committee. Petition of King County Improvement Company for opening Twelfth Street between Columbia and Madison Street and extending sidewalk on South side of Madison Street and extending sidewalk on South side of Madison Street from Eleventh Street to Twelfth Street read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of G C Phinney for the establishing of the grade of Seneca Street form Front Street to Second Street read and referred to the Street Committee with power to act: Petition of Wilson & Godfrey for an opening through Mill Street at the intersection of Seventh Street as an outlet for grading Seventh Street read and referred to Street Commitee. Petition of F G Strange & others for opening Williamson Street at the intersection of Seventh Street as an outlet for grading Seventh Street read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of Emil Heinig for permission to erect a small salesroom on the alley between Second and Third Street facing on Mill Street read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of D Rohlfs & others for Street Lights on Clay Street from Second Street to Fourth Street read and referred to the Committee o Street Lights.

310 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 7 1887 Wm Tierney 1471 Ord 839Madison St Imp Fund 2251.25 Estimate Cont work Albro Gardner 1483 Ord 839Madison St Imp Fund 98.50 Surveyor Fees Wm Tierney 1470 Ord 847Mill St Imp Fund 1850.97 Estimate Cont work Albro Gardner 1478 Ord 847Mill St Imp Fund 52.76 Engineering Mill St J Furth 1468 Ord 8297th St Imp Fund 1529.33 Estimate Cont work Albro Gardner 1482 Ord 8297th St Imp Fund 68.63 Engineering 7th St Wilson & Godfrey 1469 Ord 8487th St Imp Fund 2619.44 Estimate Contract work Albro Gardner 1481 Ord 8487th St Imp Fund 55.52 Engineering 7th St H Rosenberg 1476 Ord 8487th St Imp Fund 30.00 Lowering Sidewalk 7th St H Rosenberg 1472 Ord 8364th St Imp Fund White & Quigley 1473 Ord 8364th St Imp Fund 775.99 Estimate Cont work H Rosenberg 1477 Ord 8364th St Imp Fund 35.00 Building Sidewalk on 4th Albro Gardner 1480 Ord 8364th St Imp Fund 95.13 Engineering Assessment Roll for 1887 The Clerk Submits the Completed Assessment Roll for the year 1887 and on motion said roll is ordered issued to the City Treasurer with a Warrant for the collection of taxes therein. Miscellaneous Ordered that the chairman of the Fire and Water Committee submit plans for new hydrant at the next regular meeting with estimate of costs of same Ordered that the chairman of the Street committee be intructed to submit plans for a bridge on Jefferson Street between 5th & 6th Streets with estimate of cost. Ordinances An Ordinance fixing the grade of Mill and James Streets at Second Street in the City of Seattle" which is passed byt eh following vote, Ayes J Furth

328 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 4 1887 Moran Bros 1131 Fire 20.26 Repg Hydrants Spring Hill Water Co 57 Water 330.50 Water month of Oct Mill St improvements Wm Tierney 1484 Ord 847 1293.75 Estimate Contract Work Mill St Albro Gardner 1485 Ord 847 45.14 Engineering Mill St Madison St Wm Tierney 1486 Ord 839 2317.00 Estimate Madison St Albro Gardner 1487 Ord 839 55.37 Engineering Madison St 7th St Wilson & Godfrey 1488 Ord 848 2434.46 Estimate Seventh St Albro Gardner 1489 Ord 848 47.90 Engineering Seventh St 7th St W E Wilson 1490 Ord 829 343.13 Estimate Seventh St Albro Gardner 1491 Ord 829 21.01 Engineering Seventh St 4th St Albro Gardner 1492 Ord 836 66.50 Estimate 4th St West St Albro Gardner 1493 Ord 843 72.50 Engineering West St Miscellaneous On motion of Councilman Furth ordered that the City surveyor at once prepare plans for cribbing to protect the property of D K Baxter and A H King on Mill Street and that the clerk at once advertise for bids for doing such work said bill to be filed with the clerk on or before Tuesday evening next & that when the council adjourn it adjourn until Tuesday evening next. Justice N Soderberg appears before the Council and asks that some action be taken in regard to discrimination against him by the Chief of Police and Police officers in refusing to tske criminsl cases to his court and also charging that the Chief of Police is in league with the gamblers and permitting gambling games to run i the City. On motion of Councilman Furth the matter is referred to the Committee on Health & Police and the Judiciary Committee. On motion of Councilman Lake ordered that here after when parties are given permission to take up sidewalks or street planking in order to make improvements