City of Seattle Records

412 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 16 1888 Petition of W H Cowan for permission to repair building on Lot 3 Blk 9 Maynard's Plat and add one story to said building read and granted. Petition of J W Hunt for permission to erect a two story wooden building on Lot 2 Block 9 Maynard's plat read and granted. Petition of D Kenny and others for opening Commercial Street from King Street South over tide flats Read and referred to Judiciary & Street Coms. Petition of Seattle Dry Dock And Ship Building Co and others for opening and extending Commercial Street from its present southerly terminus, south over the tide flats and order the removal of all obstructions for the same and also to grant petitioners the privilege of constructing a road way out over the same for public use from Charles Street South Read & Referred to Judiciary and Street Coms. Petition of E A Turner and others for establishing grade grading and laying sidewalks on both sides of Lane Street from Eighth Street to 14th Street. Read and referred to Judiciary and Street Coms. Petition of W H Howard for permission to erect a small building of corrugated iron on the southwest corner of Madison & Front Streets to be used as a cigar stand Read and referred to Street Com. Petition of T D Hinckley for opening Farm Street from Pratt to Galer Streets. Read and referred to Street Com. Petitionof David Kauffman for correction of asessment read & Referred to Judiciary Com.

426 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 6 1888 Petition of Engine Co. No. 4. for the appointment of a custodian for Engine House No 4 read & referred to the Committee on Fire and Water. Communication from the Chief of Police recommending that J McDaniel and Geo Van Dyke be placed in the Police force vice Fay & Huntoon, resigned, also that two addition officers be added to the Police force and W L Preston and W F Peir for appointment as such officers read & filed. Communication from E C McClannahan offering to fill in Washington Street and South Second Street as heretofore ordered by the Council for seven (7) cents per cubic yard read and referred to Street Committee with power to act. Monthly Reports Recieved. From City Attorney, read and ordered filed. From Police Justices Soderberg and Jones read and referred to the Judiciary Committee. From Chief of Police, read and ordered filed. From Street Commissioner, referred to Street Committee and returned approved. From City Jailor referred to Finance Committee. From Harbor-Master read and referred to the Streeet Committee. From Chief of the Fire Department making certain suggesstions and recommendations read and referred to Committee on Fire and Water. From Custodian of the Powder House read and referred to Committee on Public Building & Grounds From City Treasurer, read and referred to Finance Com. Committee Reports Recieved From Street Committee rejecting petition of W H Howard for permission to erect a cigar stand