City of Seattle Records

269 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 15 1887 reduced of personal property from $100,000 to $50,000 on account of a $50,000 trustee mortgage in which the bank has no interest. Ordered that Geo F Frye be reduced on personal property $500 account mortgage improperly assessed. Ordered that the Estate of Almira Kidd be reduced on personal property $80 acct mtge improperly assessed. Ordered that the personal property assessed against Pumphrey and Lowman $2400 be stricken from the roll. Ordered that the assessment of John Langston trustee $1632 be stricken from the roll (14 year old Logger's lien) Ordered that the assessment of the Pugert Sound Ice Company be reduced from $10,000 to 6000. Ordered that A S Hanford be reduced on personal property $1450. Ordered that the assessment of the Seattle Electric Light Co. be reduced from $10,650 to $6050 Ordered that Thomas W Prosch be reduced on personal property 850 and on Improvements from $1800 to $1000 Ordered that J W Edwards be reduced on personal property form $1300 to $200 acct mortgage partially paid. Ordered that Geo W Vining be reduced on personal property from $1100 to $200 account mortgages. Ordered that Geo L Burns be reduced on personal property $850 account mortgage improperly assessed

281 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 26 1887 On motion of Councilman Frink the Ordinance granting a franchise to the Seattle Cable Road & Water Co is taken from the table and read. and returned to the parties interested to be acted on at the next regular meeting. Committee Reports Rec'd Bill allowed From Committee on License & Revenue on petition of August Wolff for the return of certain license money recommending that the sum of $71.50 be returned. Adopted. and warrant ordered drawn. Bids Received. In answer to calls for bids duly published bids are received and opened and contracts awarded as follows. For Lighting Public Buildings and Streets Bids are received from the Seattle Gas and Electric Co and from the Seattle Electric Light Co. Also from same parties for furnishing lamp posts and from Moran Bros for furnishing lamp posts. Said bids are referred to the committee on Street Lights and after due examination by the Committee for Lighting Public Buildings and the Street Lamps, 79 Lamps that were formerly used for gas be awarded to the Seattle Gas & Electric Co]] and that the contract for lighting the remainder of the street lighs be awarded to the Seattle Electric Light Co and that the contract for lighting the remainder of the street lights be awarded to the Seattle Electirc Light Co Report adopted and on motion it is ordered that fifty (50) of the lights furnished by the latter Company be of 32 candle power and the rest of 16 candle power incandescent lights and the City Attorney orderd to draw the necessary contracts. On motion the bids for lamp posts are laid over until the next regular meeting. Lumber The Following bids for supplying the City with

614 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 21 188 For publishing Registration List two thirds(2/3s) of a cent per name. Two copies of paper free. For publishing proceedings of Council no chaarge. [Press Pubishing Co]] For ordinances and advertisements ten (10) cents per lineal inch down the column for first insertion and five (5) cents per inch subsequent insertion for the delinquent tax list three (3) cents per description for each subsequent insertion. For the registration list one (1) cent per name. For the Council proceedings and matters of public interest and two copies of the paper for the clerk, no charge. Times Publishing Company For printing ordinancea nine (9) cents per inch Council proceedings free. Delinquent tax list twenty (20) cents per description Registration list five (5) cents per name News papers for filing free. On motion the bids are referred to the Finance Committee and said committee after considering said bids report in favor of awarding said contract to the Post Intelligencer Publishing Company whereupon on motion it is Ordered that the contract for doing the City Printing be and the same hereby is awarded to the Post Intelligencer Publishing Company for one year from October 1st 188. Street Lighting bids for Lighting the Public Streets and Buildings were opened and read as follows: Seattle Electric Light Co. 16 Candle Edison incandescent lights $1.80 each per month 20 Candle Edison incandescent lights $3.00 each per month 2000 Candle arc lights $12.00 each per month