City of Seattle Records

393 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Feb 17 1888 Oedered that Jacob Cowan be permitted to use blasting powder in clearing ground at the north end of the city for a period of two weeks. The City Surveyor submits his estimste of the cost of extending the Grant Street Plank Road to a connection with Sixth Street, on motion of Councilman Reitze it is ordered that the City Surveyor submit plans and specifications for such improvement. Applications of Licenses referred Bernard Kurz Bills Allowed The following claims against the City having been duly audited and allowed by the Council are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows, viz: Name # Fund Amount Remarks N Gailarnan 2799 City 69.00 Nurse at Pest House Jas McDonald 2800 City 130.00 Nurse at Pest House W C Dyke 2801 City 150.00 Nurse at Pest House J S M Smart 2802 City 625.00 Physician at Pest House Geo Goodbrand 2803 City 10.00 Nurse at Pest House Wills & Rauenzahn 2804 City 6.38 Meat for Pest House Chester Cleary 2805 City 31.50 Blankets etc Pest House Klein & Rosenberg 2806 City 73.15 Clothing etc Pest House M A Kelly 2807 City 109.00 Medicines Pest House Homer A Sears 2808 City 70.00 Hack Hire Smart Toklas & Singerman 2809 City 71.50 Clothing etc Pest House H Herschberg 2810 City 35.50 Clothing etc Pest House Hardy & Hall 2811 City 7.00 Dog tags Geo A White 2812 City 100.00 Boat for Harbor Master Corfee & Hummell 1200 Fire 6.00 Washing Hose Wm Woodall 1201 Fire 3.00 Washing Hose John Kelly 1202 Fire 3.00 Washing Hose Beattie & Hall 1203 Fire 6.00 Washing Hose [total]1506.03

585 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 27 1888 Be it remembered that on this 27th day of Aug 1888 the Common Council of the Cityof Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following Officers are present to wit: The Mayor Robert Moran and councilmen Durie, Green, Mc Combs, Niesz & Reitze. Absent Burns, Jones & McDonald. The folowing proceedings are had to wit-: the council now proceeds with the examinations and equalization of the Assessment Roll for the year 1888 and the following changes are ordered made. O S Jones appeared in answer to citation and on motion his assessment on improvement on Lot 6 Block 16 A A Denny's Addition is raised from $600 to $800. G Morris Haller appeared on behalf of Henrietta M Haller to show cause why the improvements on Block 100 of Terry's second addition should not be raised from the valuation placed on them by the Council at its last meeting. On motion the matter of the valuation of residences is referred to a committe consisting of Messrs Reitze Green & Niesz. The following named persons appeared before the Council in obedience to citation and the assessed valuation of their property as the same appears on the assessment roll raised as follows: F C Young raised on personal property to $2000.00 Klein & Rosenberg raised on personal property to $8000.00 Hirschberg & Co raised on personal property to $9000.00 Albert Hansen raised on personal property to $9000.00 R Abernathy raised on personal property to $3200.00 W A Chong & Co raised on personal property to $6000.00 W P Boyd & Co raised on personal property to $11,000.00 W P Boyd & Co raised on Real Estate to $16,420.00