City of Seattle Records

387 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Feb 3 1888 E R Clark 1194 Fire 8.00 Hauling Engines Etc Seattle Electric Lt Co 1195 Fire 3.60 Oak Brackets & Insulators W H Hughes Printing Co 1196 Fire 3.00 Printing Oregon Imp Co 1197 Fire 47.50 Coal Washington Iron Works 1198 Fire 39.65 Repg Truck Harrington & Smith 1199 Fire 1.50 Can Coal Oil of No 2 Water Spring Hill Water Co 60 Water 330.50 Water Month of January Wm N White 1529 Ord 839 Madison St 1005.00 Estimate for month of Jany Albro Gardner 1530 Ord 839 Madison St 29.25 Survey Fees Albro Gardner 1531 Ord 829 7th St 55.50 Surveyor's Fees Albro Gardner 1532 Ord 848 31.50 Surveyor's Fees Albro Gardner 1533 Ord 887 Bell St 5.50 Surveyor's Fees Ordinances 900 An Ordinances is submitted by the City Clerk entitled "A special Ordinance appropriating monry to pay audited bills which is passed by the following vote viz: In favor ofthe same Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Niesz, Russell & Reitze Against none. Ordered that the Treasurer be directed to strike from the Assessment of the Mrs. M D Pease $220 personal property the same being County scrip and fire arms erroneously assesssed. Ordered that the Council do now adjourn Approved Thomas T Minor mayor Attest W R Forrest clerk

394 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 17 1888 Beattie & Hummell 1204 Fire 6.00 Washing Hose Patsy Carroll 1205 Fire 3.00 Washing Hose Patsy Carroll 1205 Fire 3.00 Washing Hose F Marco 1206 Fire 13.75 Repg Hose Cart & Ladder Albert Bryan 1207 Fire 9.00 Repairing Fire Alarm W R Forrest agt 1208 Fire 3.35 Freight & Stamps James Campbell 1209 Fire 2.00 Hauling Hose Cart & Lsdder Wilson Godfrey 1534 to 1548 Seventh St Ord 848 $4721.40 Final Estimate Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An ordinance granting to I J Lichtenberg & S D Silner their associates, sucessors and assign, the right to lay and maintain Gas Mains in Streets and alleys in the city of Seattle for heating and other purposess" On motion the consideration of said Ordinance is postponed until the next regular meeting of the Council. An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An ordinance requiring Fire Escapes to be placed upon Boarding Houses and other buildings in the City of Seattle" Which is passed by the following vote: in favor of the same Furth, Green, Lake, Moran, Russell & Reitze Against None. An Ordinance is submitted by the City Clerk entitled "A special ordinance Appropriating money to pay audited bills" which is passed by the following vote: In favor of the same Furth, Green, Lake, Moran, Russell & Reitze Against None. Ordered that the Council do now adjourn Approved Thomas T Minor Mayor Attest W R Forrest Clerk

407 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE. Mar 2 1888 Ordered, that the matter of the Columbia Street Improvement west of Front Street be made the special order of business for the adjourned meeting of the Council. Ordered that the Plat of Rutland Addition to the City of Seattle be referred to the City Attorney. Ordinances An ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance Establishing the grade of Fifth Street between Union Street and Depot Street" which is passed by the following vote, viz: Ayes Furth, Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Niesz & Russell. Nays. None. An ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance to provide for the grading of Birch Street in the City of Seattle from Depot Street to Harrison Street and constructing a sidewalk on both sides thereof" which is passed by the following vote, viz: In favor of the same Furth, Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Niesz & Russell. Against the same, none. An ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An ordinance to provide for the grading of Fifth Street in the City of Seattle from ]]Union Street]] to Depot Street and constructing sidewalks on said Street," which is passed by the following vote: In favor of the same Furth, Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Niesz & Russell. Against the same, none. An ordinance submitted by the Clerk entitled "A Special Ordinance Appropriating money to pay audited bills" is passed by the following vote, to wit: In favor of the same, Furth, Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Niesz & Russell. Against the same, none. Ordered that the Council adjourns until Wednesday next at 7.30 o'clock P.M. Mar 2 1888 Attest W R Forrest Clerk Approved Thomas T Minor Mayor

422 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 16 1888 913 north Marginal of Charles Street to the center line of sec 17 township 24 north range 4 east in City of Seattle." Passed by the following vote in favor Furth, Frink, Green, Moran, Niesz & Russell against none. 914 An Ordinance submitted by the City Atty entitled "An ordinance to locate and establish a public street extending from a point on the line of South Second Street produced where the dame intersects the north line of Charles Street to the enter line of Section 17 Township 24 North Range 4 East in the City of Seattle Passed by the following vote in favor Furth, Frink, Green, Moran, Niesz & Russell against none. Ordered that the City Surveyor submit [lans and specification and the Clerk directed to advertise for bids for building wharves on Commercial and South Second Streets. Ordered that the Street Committee be instructed to present a feasible plan for opening West Street south to Union St, also opening the alley west of Front Street from that point south. Plat of Mountain View Addition to the City of Seattle approved On motion the plat of Rutland is rejected. Ordered that the Council donow adjourn Approved Thomas T Minor mayor Attest W R Forrest or Ferris Clerk

439 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 6 1888 following vote: in favor of the same Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Niesz and Reitze and Russell, against the same none Ordered that the Council do now adjourn until Wednesday April 11th 1888 at 7:30 o'clock PM Approved T T Minor mayor Attest W R Forrest clerk Apr 11 1888 Be it remembered that this 11th day of April 1888 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The Following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor Thomas T Minor Councilmen Furth, Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Reitze and Russell, and W R Forrest clerk. Petitions and Communications Petitions of Robert Abrams for permission to remove and alter a wooden building on Front Street near Pike Street read and referred to Committee on Fire and Water, Petition of A L Palmer for permission to alter and repair a wooden building on Front Street near Pike Street read and referred to Committe on Fire and Water. Petition of Frank Dupont for permission to erect a one story building to be used as a fish market at the foot of Madison Street read and referred to Committee on Fire & Water Communication from Austin A Bell to the council as follows: "Will you kindly confer upon the undesigned the pleasure of presenting to your Captain of Police James H Woolery through your honorable body, the accompanying cane to show my appreciation of his bravery and presence of mind in preventing a serious accident to my family on Sunday evening March 25th 1888.