City of Seattle Records

297 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep 16 1887 Petition of Jacob Bursch for permisson to transfer his liquor license from the South side of Mill Street to the East side of Commercial Street. Granted Petition of A H Manning & others for Street Lights on 2nd 3rd 4th & Bell Streets read & referrd to Street Light Com. Petition of G G Richards & others for Street Lights on 8th Street from Pine Street read and referred to the Street Light Committee. Petition of E C Kilbourne & others for Street Lights on Battery Street from Front Street. Granted. Petition of N A James & others for opening Roy & other streets read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of J V Scurry & other for establishing the grade of Mikado Street from the West line of South Eighth Street to the West Line of South Twelfth Street read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of J R Beau and others for opening 3rd Street from Lake Street to Mary Street etc read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of F H Osgood & others for opening Valley Street from Temperance Street to Kentucky Street. Granted. Petition of Maurice O'Connor for damages in the sum of $500. caused by the extension of Grant Street across Lot 6 Block 4 Judkin's Addition referred to Judiciary Com. Communication from Seattle Lake Shore & Eastern Railroad accepting conditions of Ordinance No 865 read and ordered filed.

304 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 7 1887 From Police Justices H F Jones, and N Soderberg referred tofinance Committee and returned approved. From Chief of Police read and ordered filed. From City Treasurer read and referred to Finance Comittee and returned approved. From City Jailor referred to Finance Com. & returned approved. From the Costodian of the Powder House. for month of August read and ordered filed. From Chief of the Fire Department making certain recommendations and suggestions, read and referred to the Committee on Fire & Water & Chairman of Com on Public Buildings. From Harbor Master reporting collection of wharfage to the amount of $220.00 read and referred to Committee on Harbor and Wharves. Committee Reports received. From the Judiciary Committee rejecting petition of Maurice O'Connor for $500. damages on Lot No 6 Block 4 Judkins Addn on accont of extending Grant Street through the same. Report adopted. From Street Light Com on petition of A H Manning & others recommending that 16 C P lights be placed along Bell Street from Second Street to Fourth Street Adopted. From same Committee granting petitoin of [G G Richards]] & others for street lights on Pine Street from 8th St to 11th Street Adopted. From Street Committee rejecting petition of J G Scurry & others for establishing the grade of Mikado Street adopted.