City of Seattle Records

413 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 16 1888 Petition of N H Bartlett for permission to erect building on Clay Street near West Street Read and Referred to Street Com. Petitin of Stetson and Post Mill Co for two fire plugs south of King Street. Read and Referred to Com on Fire and Water. Petition of Michanics Mill Co for permission to occupy a portion of Front Street near Pine Street for storing lumber and framing timbers for new building. Read and granted. Petition of John Ritchey for permission to deposit waste dirt from lot on Second and Pine Streets in a deep hollow on Pine Street. Read and Granted referred to Street Com power to act. Petition of A E Hanson et al for a new Fire Alarm bell at Engine House No 3 Lake Union. Read and referred to Committee on Fire and Water. Reports of City Officers From City Attorney of matter of petition of Seattle Upholstering and Mfg Co for the lease of a portion of the foot of Spring Street to the effect that there is no legal objections to such lease being granted, provided the street is not needed for street purposes. On motion the Committee report recommending the granted of said lease is rejected and the lease refused. Committee report rec'd From Street Committee recommending that Washington Street be planked 16ft wide from the middle of South Second Street to the west side of South Fourth Street Adopted. From same Committee on petition of Schwabacher Bros & Co for extending wharves from the most centrally located streets out to deep water recommending that said petition be granted and that the Mayor appoint a special

487 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 1 1888 From Same Committee "that they find the City greatly in need of additional City Hall & Engine House facilities and recommend that the Finance committee be instructed to negotiate for two locations, one on Eighth Street near Pike for Engine House and one on Ninth Street near Mill for City Hall and Engine House. Adopted From special Committee consisting of the Mayor recommending that the Claim of Providence Hospital for the care of John Brandon be allowed and the clerk directed to notify the Managers of said Hospitla that no further bills will be allowed on account of said Brandon Adopted. Acting Mayor At this point His Honor the Mayor being called away Councilman Furth is called to the chair to serve as Acting Mayor Bids opened bids for the improvement of Third Street from Depot Street to Virginia Street under ordinance No 938 were opened and read as follows: John Ritchey Earthwork per cubic yard .37&1/2cents Sidewalks per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $ 95.00 no bids put in for box drains of cribbing W N White Earthwork per cubic yard .40cents Cribbing per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.50 Sidewalks per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.50 Box Drains per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.50 Clearing and grubbing per acre $100.00

488 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jun 1 1888 P Quigley & Co Earthwork per cubic yard .39cents Cribbing per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.00 Sidewalks per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.00 Box Drains per MBM[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $100.00 McClanahan and O'Day Earthwork per cubic yard .38 & 1/2cents Cribbing per MBM[thousand board feet] $18.00 Sidewalks per MBM[thousand board feet] $16.75 Box Drains per MBM[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $110.00 Ordered that the contract be awarded to McClanahan and O'Day upon their filing a bond in the sum of $5000.00 Bids forthe improvement of Virginia Street from West Street to Fourth Street under Ordinance No 938 were opened and read as follows, viz:- John Ritchey Earthwork per cubic yard .35cents Sidewalks per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $95.00 nobid for box-drains or cribbing McClanahan and O'Day Earthwork per cubic yard .37 & 3/4cents Cribbing per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.00 Sidewalks per MBM[thousand board feet] $16.75 Box Drains per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $95.00