City of Seattle Records

Mr. President:

Your Committee on Streets to whom was referred a petition from Property owners of Front st for the widening of said st from Madison st to Pike st report the same back recommending the Approval of the same but that action be defered for the moment or until permanent improvements- are ordered upon said street

F R Little Chairman

J H James Committee James Gleson Committee

PASSED H OF D JAN 20 1896

MR. PRESIDENT:

Your committee on Street-Lights to whom was referred Petition for an Arc light at cor of Wall Street & Front Streets recommend that the petition be granted providing the locating of such Arc Lamp will replace Four Incandescent lamps

adopted 11-2-92

J S Chairman. M. J. Cook Committee. J. E. Nicklau

4797 Sep 19 1890 Adolph Krug et al for the planking of Front Street from Depot Street to Cedar Street and Kentucky Street from Depot Street to Harrison Street

Com'on Shuts recommmend petihow be painted and that the west half if street be planked Alonzo Hall claim F A Twiehell

To the Honorable the City Council of Seattle At a meeting of Engine Company No 2 held at the Engine Room April 16th 1884. The following resolutions were unaminously passed. 1 that we as a Company have read and carefully considered ordinance No 536 creating a Fire Department for the City of Seattle. That we consider the ordinance requisite regulated fire Department and earnestly protest to any alteration in any part there of abridging or in anyway changing the duties of my Officers who may be elected under any of its provisions. 2 That the Company would represent to the Council the helpless condition of our Company at the present time in the event of fire. by reason of the great length of the Inclines to water, with our present supply of hose. We could do nothing at any fire East of the West side of Front Street Our hose only reaching to the sidewalk on the west side of Front Street. And we would respectfully adk your honorable body to make such disposition of the supply of hose on hand as will give us an equal opportunity to do service in the Time of fire. Respectfully Submitted Jos V McMullan G Kellogg Jas G Boulin committee

767 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 19 1886 Be it remembered that on this the nineteenth day of March A D 1886 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers being present to wit: Mayor H L Yesler and Councilmen R H Calligan, G W Hall, J Furth, W A Harrington, T W Lake Chas McDonald and J J Post Thereupon the following proceedings are had Reports Record of the proceedings of the previous meeting are read and approved Petition etc Received From A Esmonin for reimbursement in the sum of $4000. for loss sustained in destruction of building Front St by fire on May 21st 1885, referred to City Attorney From Louis Widen for permission to conduct laundry, with proper certificates from Health Officer and Chief of Fire Dept attached, on motion the petition is granted From T J Howard for permissiontoconduct a luandry with proper certifiates attached on motion the petition is granted From G K Beede for an allowance on a/c liquor license for time his saloon was closed by martial law on motion the petitionis laid onthetable. From James Murphy for reimbursement bythe City in the sum of $141.00 for money paid out in cause of wound received while acting as police officer referred to Judiciary Committee