City of Seattle Records

286 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 29 1887 as a mark of respect in the memory of the deceased. Ordered that the Council do now adjourn Approved J Furth Acting Mayor Attest W R Forrest clerk Sep 2 1887 Aug 29 1887 Be it remembered that on this 2nd day of September 1887 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in the Council Chamber pursuant to the law. The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor T T Minor and Councilmen J.Furth, J M Frink, Jos Green, R Moran, U R Niesz and C F Reitze and W R Forrest Clerk. The following Proceedings are had to wit: Petitions and Communications Petition of John Wickland and others for a box drain at Sixth & Pine Streets. Read and referred to Street Com. Petition of Chas Baker & Others for street lights on Front Street from Pine Street to Depot Street Granted. Petition of T W Wald and others for opening alley in Block 30 Maynard's Plat and constructing a sewer therein, read and referred t o Com on Streets & Com on Sewers & Drainage. Communication from N B Peterson protesting against the contractor doing the work on Seventh Street, piling rocks on his property {Lot 11 Block 3 Hrs of D A Bell's Addn} and asking that they be removed; read and granted and Street Commissioner directed to notify the

286 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 29 1887 as a mark of respect in the memory of the deceased. Ordered that the Council do now adjourn Approved J Furth Acting Mayor Attest W R Forrest clerk Sep 2 1887 Aug 29 1887 Be it remembered that on this 2nd day of September 1887 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in the Council Chamber pursuant to the law. The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor T T Minor and Councilmen J.Furth, J M Frink, Jos Green, R Moran, U R Niesz and C F Reitze and W R Forrest Clerk. The following Proceedings are had to wit: Petitions and Communications Petition of John Wickland and others for a box drain at Sixth & Pine Streets. Read and referred to Street Com. Petition of Chas Baker & Others for street lights on Front Street from Pine Street to Depot Street Granted. Petition of T W Wald and others for opening alley in Block 30 Maynard's Plat and constructing a sewer therein, read and referred t o Com on Streets & Com on Sewers & Drainage. Communication from N B Peterson protesting against the contractor doing the work on Seventh Street, piling rocks on his property {Lot 11 Block 3 Hrs of D A Bell's Addn} and asking that they be removed; read and granted and Street Commissioner directed to notify the

298 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 16 1887 Petition of J B Metcalfe & others for grading and laying sidewalk on South Eleventh Street from Mill Street to Jackson Street read & Granted. Petitionof C H Kittinger Toklas & Singerman & others to convert the Cemetary known as Washelli Cemetary into a Public Park. Read and Granted and the City Attorney instructed to draw and submit the necessary ordinance. Petition of F W Wald & others for appointment of Z T Holden a policeman, read & referred to the Committee on Health & Police. Committee Retportsetc. Report of Justice N Soderberg for month of Aug. referred to Finance Committee. Report of City Clerk submitting Alphabetical list of names of All Streets in the City Referred to Street Committee. Committe Reports Recd From Finance committee on report of City Justice H F Jones & Jailor's reports as follows "we beg to report the additions on the reports are correct. In this connection we wish to state that in future your committee will be in a position to examine the reports and compare them with the police records properly, noting the time all arrests are made as well as the time when prisoners are discharged", adopted. From Street Committee granting the petition of F W Wald & others for opening the alley in Block 30 Maynard's Plat so as to make it passable for teams. Adopted.