City of Seattle Records

447 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 20 1888 Sewer Castings Bids for furnishing the City with Sewer Castings from Apl. 20th until October 1st 1888 were opened and read as follows: Washington Iron Works 5&1/4 cents per lb Allmond & Phillips 4 cents per lb Moran Bros 3&9/10 cents per lb Ordered that the contract be awarded to Moran Bros Bell Street Improvement Bids for grading and building sidewalks on Bell Street from 5th Street to Seventh Street were opened and read as follows: Henderson & Locke Earthwork per cubic yard 31cents Sidewalks for MBM [thousand board feet] $16.00 Box Drains for MBM [thousand board feet] $16.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $75.00

Green & Mount Earthwork per cubic yard 29&1/2cents Sidewalks for MBM [thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains for MBM [thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $200.00

Ryan & Benjamin Earthwork per cubic yard 37&3/4cents Sidewalks for MBM [thousand board feet] $15.50 Box Drains for MBM [thousand board feet] $16.50 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $95.00

O'Day & Co Earthwork per cubic yard 32cents Sidewalks for MBM [thousand board feet] $16.00 Box Drains for MBM [thousand board feet] $16.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $135.00 Ordered that the conract be awarded to Henderson & Locke upon upon filing a bond in the sum of $1000.00