City of Seattle Records

435 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 6 1888 Driving Piles $2.00 each On motion the contract is awarded to Parker and Orr Commercial Street Wharf Bids for constructing Commercial Street Wharf were opened and read as follows: McKinnon & Co Lumber per M [thousand board feet] $16.75 Piling per lineal foot .17 cents Parker & Orr Lumber per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Piling per lineal foot .17 cents Ordered that the contract be awarded to McKinnon & Co upon the settlement of the question of grade etc and that J M Frink, U R Niesz, and Robert Moran be appointed a committee to confer with property owners and report on Wednesday next. Vine Street Improvement Bids for grading Vine Street and building sidewalks on both sides of said street as provided by Ordinanve No 909 were opened as follows: P Quigley and J M Quigley Earthwork per cubic yard .29 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $14.90 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $17.50 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $85.00 W E Wilson Earthwork per cubic yard .39 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $140.00

436 Parker and Orr Earthwork per cubic yard .38 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $75.00 Ryan and Brannagan Earthwork per cubic yard .33&1/2 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $16.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $100.00 Erdman & Lawrence Earthwork per cubic yard .35&3/4 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $90.00 Henderson & Locke Earthwork per cubic yard .33&1/2 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $15.50 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $87.00 Ordered that the contract be awarded to P Quigley and J M Quigley upon thier filing bond in the sum of $2000.00 On motion the Council now proceeds to the election of four police officers whereupon the following named are duly elected to wit: Edward Kinley E Briggs & J H Beano and W F Peer. The city surveyor submits his Estimate of the expense of clearing grubbing and grading 50 ft wide the Avenue around the Lake at $10,000 per mile. Ordered filed.