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

247 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 5 1887 Ordered that the contract for grading and improving Mill Street be awarded to WM Tierney upon his filing a bond in the sum of $4000.00 Ordered that the contract for grading Madison Street Extension be awarded to WM Tierney upon his filing a bond in the sum of $3000.00 and the City Attroney ordered to prepare the necessary contract and bonds. Orderd that the Chief of Police be and he is hereby ordered to discharge all Special Police Officers at once. Ordered that the Communicationof J M Lyon in regard to duplicate names of streets in the City be referred to to the City Surveyor and Committee on Streets. Ordered that this Council sign a petition to the County Commissioners calling their attention to the condition of the present Jail and request that the building be enlarged. Ordered that the Pacific Postal Telegraph Co be notified that their telegraph poles onSeventh Street are not in the proper place as directed by the Street Commissioner and that they be requested to put them where required by ordinance. Ordinances The City Clerk submits an Ordinance entitled "A Special Ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" which is passed by the following vote: In favor of the same, Furth, Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Neisz, Russell and Reitze. Aganist the same none. Ordered that Council adjourn until Monday next at 7 o'clock PM Approved Thomas T Minor mayor Attest W R Forrest clerk.

292 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 2 1887 Name Fund No Amt Remarks Robt Calligan Road 1718 3.50 Use of Wagon J A McBeath & Co Road 1719 15.05 Horse Shoeing Stetson & Post Road 1720 131.39 Lumber Burgert Harness Co Road 1721 45.00 Set of Harness People's Coop Union Road 1722 17.10 Feed Gordon Hdwre Co Road 1723 12.85 Powder etc. G H Kellogg Road 1724 1.75 Medicine for Horse Chas McDonald Road 1725 4.55 Sharpening Tools Jones & Hubbell Road 1726 13.25 Hay W A Perry Fire 1097 75.00 Salary Engnr No 1 A Cutler Fire 1098 75.00 Salary Engnr No 2 N S Snyder Fire 1099 25.00 Salary Clerk Brd Fire Dep G Kellogg Fire 1100 75.00 Salary Chief Fire Dept G Kellogg Fire 1101 15.15 Supplies Chief Fire Dept G Kellogg Fire 1101 1.30 Supplies Chief Fire Dept G Kellogg Fire 1101 1.20 Cash paid for knobs etc A L Labrasche Fire 1102 25.00 Changing fire alarm wire F Marco Fire 1103 4.50 Pole in Hook & Ladder Tk Seattle Lumber & Com Co Fire 1104 7.60 Lumber for No 4 W L Green Fire 1105 1.50 Hauling lumber No 4 E R Clarke Fire 1106 3.00 Hauling Hose Cart Lowman & Hanford Fire 1107 2.00 Printing Blanks for F Dept F M Willard Fire 1108 3.00 Washing Hose Schwabacher Bros Fire 1109 2.70 Rubber Packing Gordon Hdw Co Fire 1110 1.15 Emery Cloth & Axle Grease Sunset Tel Co Fire 1111 13.50 Telephone Chas McDonald Fire 1112 3.25 Repairing Fire Plugs [total]332.85 Seattle Electric Light Co Gas 182 224.50 Street Lighting Spring Hill Water Co Water 55 330.50 Water Rent Wm Tierney Ord 849 Mill St 1454 1445.63 Estimate ofWork Albro Gardner Ord 849 Mill St 1455 71.51 Services Eng. O'Day & Anderson Ord 843 West St 1456 972.00 Estimate Finch Henderson Ord 843 West St 1457 470.50 Estimate Albro Gardner Ord 843 West St 1458 91.88 Engineer Finch Henderson Ord 836 Fourth St 1459 470.50 Estimate

293 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep 2 1887 Name Fund No Amt Remarks White & Quigley Ord 836 High St 1460 1732.72 Estimate Albro Gardner Ord 836 High St 1461 69.89 Engineer J Furth for W E WilsonOrd 829 7th St 1462 1425.68 Estimate of wrok Albro Gardner Ord 829 7th St 1463 110.14 Engineere Wm Tierney Ord 839 Madison St 1464 1443.75 Estimate Albro Gardner Ord 839 Madison St 1465 59.01 Engineer Wilson & Godfred Ord 848 7th St 1466 1577.00 Estimate Albro Gardner Ord 848 7th St 1467 41.01 Engineer Ordered that the City Attorney be instructed to compile the City Ordinances up to the present date. The Matter of the Ordinance granting a franchise to the Seattle Cable Road and Water Co is continued until Tuesday evening at 7:30 o'clock PM Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted by the City Atty entitled "An Ordinance granting the Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railway Company its successors and assigns the right and authority to locate lay down construct maintain and operate a railway consisting of one or more tracks across Columbia St inthe City of Seattle" Passes full vote. On ordinance is submitted by the City Clerk entitled "A Special ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills. Passed un'msly Ordered that the action of the council inregard to Mary Costello's assessment be rescinded on account of teh Notice required by law not having been served by the Chief of Police in time. Adjourned until Tuesday next at 7:30 PM Approved Thomas T Minor mayor Attest Clerk

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