City of Seattle Records

342 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 2 1887 Petition of J H Morris for permission to repair wooden building in Front Street on Lot 7 block 'A' of A A Denny's Addition read & granted. Petition of John Langston for permission to erect a wooden building on lot 6 Block 10 Maynard's Plat granted provided said building is put up in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No 833. Petition of J A Capp for refunding $11.00 balance left on sale of impounded horse, granted & Clerk directed to draw a warrant for the same on the City Fund. Monthly Reports Rec'd From City Atty for month of Nov. read & ordered filed. From Chief of Police for month of Nov. read & ordered filed. From Police Justices Jones & Soderberg referred to Finance Com From City Jailor for month of Nov. referred to Finance Com. From City Treasurer for month of Nov. referred to Finance Com. From Street Commissioner for month of Nov. referred to Street Committee and returned approved. Committee Reports Received From Street Committee granting petition of W B Cone & others for opening alley in Block 33 Maynard's Plat. Adopted. From Same Committee reporting that the sidewalk had been repaired on Jefferson Street as requested by the Turin Virien Society. From same Committee on petition of G W Newell & others for extending the planking on Grant Street requesting the same for the present. Adopted

362 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jan 6 1888 Monthly Reports Rec'd From the Mayor; read and ordered filed and the action of the Mayor in regard to smallpox cases approved. From City Attorney for month of December read & ordered filed. From Police Justices Jones & Soderberg referred to the Finance Committee. From Chief of Police read and ordered filed. From Health Officer read and ordered filed. From Custodian of the Powder House read and ordered filed. From City Treasurer read & referred to Finance om. From Health Officer read and ordered filed. From Street Commissioner referred to Street Committee and returned approved. From Chief of the Fire Department read & referred to Committee on Fire & Water with power to act. Committee Reports Rec'd From Judiciary Committee rejecting petition of laborers on Madison Street extension as there is no legal manner in which an appropriation to pay the wages asked for can be made by the City. Adopted. from Same Committee in the matter of dedicating a portionof Mill Street by H L Yesler recommending that the said street be accepted by the City provided the City Attorney reports favorable on the deed dedicating same. Adopted and the deed is referred to the City Attorney for examination. From same Committee in the matter of Claim for injuries sustained by one Julia A Fenton by a fall on sidewalk at or near the Occidental Hotel as folows: We beg to report that while the Committee was examining in the matter, and

363 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE before they had time to complete their investigation or make their report, the case was carried before the Courts. Reports received & ordered filed. From same Committee granting petition of Guy C Phinney for remission of taxes on Phinney's Second Addition. Adopted. From Same Committee in Conjunction with the Street Committee on Columbia Street Slip. On motion the report is re-referred to the Committees. From Street Committee returning remonstrance of J R Anderson against the extension of Rollin Street as the council has already ordered the extension of said Street. Read & ordered filed. From same committee granting petition of T Hochbunn for vacating alley in Block "Q" of Bell's 6th Addition provided said petitioner dedicated to the city for Street Purposes ten (10) feet of said block at the point of intersection of Vine & Depot Streets. Adopted. From SameCommittee recommending that the Front Street be planked from Cherry Street to Columbia Street and that the foot of Columbia Street be raised to grade & planked full width. Adopted. From Finance Committee approving reports of City Attorneys Jones & Soderberg for the month of November. From Fire &Water Committee on Communication from L A Treen & others calling the attention of the Council to the defective construction of

384 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 8 1888 Lowman & Hanford 2762 City 21.00 Printing Blanks etc Harrington & Smith 2763 City 6.50 Soap Brushes etc H Argens 2764 City 2.45 key & Padlock & Work H Argens 2764 City 2.25 3 Jail Keys Sunset Telephone Co 2765 City 6.00 Telephone Service Feby Young Bros 2766 City 2.00 Galv Iron under Jail Stove Young Bros 2766 City 3.25 Repairs at jail & City Hall Jno Langston 2767 City 2.00 Hack Hire Minor & Dawson 2768 City 5.00 Attendance on Peter McIntyre Lake Union Fur Co 2769 City 19.50 Straw Beds for Jail John Lick 2770 City 350.00 New [?] on City Hall L Neuman 2771 City .85 Sharpening Saaw etc Gallagher & Grunkranz 2772 City 1.25 Can Coal Oil for Pest House Kline & Rosenberg 2773 City 4.50 Rubber Coat for Pest House Seattle Transfer Co 2774 City 5.00 Conveying Small Pox Patient J Caldwell 2775 City 15.40 Witness for Jones Court F Bogen 2776 City 4.40 Witness for Jones Court F Shawe 2777 City 2.20 Witness for Jones Court Jos Trimble 2778 City 2.20 Witness for Jones Court Geo Parks 2779 City 2.20 Witness for Jones Court Geo F Raymond 2780 City 2.20 Witness for Jones Court W H Frink 2781 City 2.20 Witness for Jones Court H F Jones 2782 City 84.20 Justice Fees N Soderberg 2783 City 57.05 Justice Fees L M Lombon 2784 City 2.20 Witness for Soderberg Court Mrs Mary Thorndyke 2785 City 2.20 Witness for Soderberg Court Mrs Mary Court 2786 City 2.20 Witness for Soderberg Court Wm Murphy 2787 City 8.50 Cash Paid out Saul A Hoyt 2788 City 62.50 Salary Harbor Master O W Lynch & Co 2789 City 16.00 Mattresses & Pillows Northwest Fruit Co 2790 City 19.30 Fruit for Pest House Hamilton & McGrew 2791 City 17.20 Milk for Pest House Haley & Wright 2792 City 83.98 Provisions for Pest House Oregon Impt Co 2793 City 6.85 Coal W H Pumphrey 2794 City 40.30 Stationary Black Diamond Coal Co 2795 City 41.11 Coal

398 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 2 1888 sidewalks on both sides of said street read and referred to the Street Committee. Communication from Frank Beattie and Alfred Bryan offering to keep the fire alarm wires in order for $15.00 per month read & referred to Committe on Fire & Water. Monthly Reports Received. From the Mayor, read and on motion the same is refered to a special committee consisting of the Chairmen of the Judiciary Committee, Street Committee, Committee on License & Revenue and Committee on Sewers & Drainage. From the City Attorney for the month of Feby. read and referred to the Committee on License & Revenue. From Chief of Police showing number of arrests etc read and ordered filed. From Police Justices Jones & Soderberg read and referred to Finance Committee. From City Treasurer, read & referred to Street Committee & returned approved. From Harbor Master, read & referred to Com on Harbor & Wharves. Committee Reports Received. From Street Committee recommending that the alley between Columbia and Madison Streets west of Front Street be opened and the said Alley from Columbia to Union Streets be put in good repair. Adopted. From same committee returning petition of F Wilhelm & others for grading Cherry Street from Fourth Street to 13th Street reporting that "as the petitioners have omitted to ask for sidewalks along the street the Com. recommends that the petition be returned to the parties interested in said improvement. Approved.