City of Seattle Records

351 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 9 1887 north sidewalk of Seneca St between Front Street and the alley innediately east of Front Street, read and referred to the Street Committee Petition of Alfred Snyder for a cross walk on the north street corner of Seneca read and referred to street committee Petition of Edgar Bryan for a culvert across atreet for east half of Block 22 A A Denny's Addition read and referred to Street Committee Petition of John Crist for permission to put up a small building to be used as a Fruit and Cigar Stand on Alley facing Mill Street in Block 9 Maynard's Plat read and referred to the Street Committee Petition of L A Treen and others calling the attention of the Common Council to the defective construction of our Theaters, Hotels, Halls and other public buildings read and referred to committee on Fire & Water & Grounds Communication from the Spring Hill Water Company accepting provisions of franchise conveyed by Ordinance 833 read and ordered filed. Communication accompanied by deed from H H Dearborn and Co donating Lot 2 of Summerville for the purpose of a Public Park to be known as Summerville Park and requesting the City to clear off the land and seed it with grass. Referred to Committee on Public Buildings & Grounds.

355 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 16 1887 on Mill Street adopted. From same Committee rejecting petition of Ernest Romey for a sidewalk in Mill Street as it would have to be built on an unfinished bulkhead. Adopted. From same Committee rejecting petition of Edgar Bryan for a culvert or drain in Block 22 A A Denny's Addition adopted. From same Committee recommending the opening of [Rollin Street]] 90 feet wide in accordance with petition and plat filed. From same Committee granting petition of John Lavender and others for permission to raise side walk to grade onSouth Second Street and Washington Street. Adopted. From the Street Light Committee granting the petition of P D Hamlin and others for street lights on Eighth Street from Jackson to Dearborn Streets thence East along Dearborn Street to 12th Street. The same to be of 16 cp placed on wooden posts. Ordered that Bell Street be graded from the West side of Front Street to the East side of West St and a sidewalk built on the south side of said street in accordance with the plans and specifications of the City Surveyor, and Clerk directed to advertise for bids for making such improvements. On motion Councilman Moran a special committee is appointed consisting of Councilmen Moran Lake and Reitze to inspect and report upon the Mill Street Bulkhead