City of Seattle Records

282 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 26 1887 Lumber for the ensuing year are opened & Read Stetson & Post Mill Co $12.00 per M[thousand board feet] Seattle Lumber & Commercial Co $12.00 per M[thousand board feet] Commissioner directed to divide his purchases of Lumber between the two mills. City Printing Bids for doing the City Printing are received from the Post Intelligencer Publishing Co the Times Publishing Company and the Press Publishing Company. After examination and comparison of said bids it is ordered that the contract for doing the City Printing for the ensuing year be awarded to the Press Publishing Company and the City Atty ordered to draw the usual Contracts. Ordered that the Street Commissioner put a wooden box drain across Columbia Street on Seventh extended to and across Cherry Street Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted by the City Clerk entitled "A Special Ordinance apporpriating moneyto Pay audited Bills" which is passed by the following vote In favor ofthe same Frink, Green, Moran, Niesz, Russell & Reitze, Against none. Equalization The Council proceeds with the revision and equalization of the Assessment Roll for 1887. Ordered that E Lobe & Co be reduced on personal property from $10,118 to $6000. Ordered that Treen Raymond and Turrell be reduced on personal property from $10,000 to $7000.

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