City of Seattle Records

471 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 18 1888 granted the same to be included in the assessment district heretofore created in Tenth Street from Broadway to Spring Street Petition of M McDonald for permission to use the foot of Washington Street near Commercial Street to Commercial Street next to Esmond Saloon Granted. Petitionof Thomas Ewing for permission to use the foot of Washington Street for a landing place for ferry boat. Read and referred to Committee on Harbor & Wharves. Communication from W V Rinehart asking for the payment of certain street grade warrants. read and referred to the City Attorney. Remonstrance of Geo Brandt andothers against opening alley through Block 106 D T Denny's First Addition read and referred to Street Committee. PetitionofC M Sheafe and others for grading Temperance Avenue from Mercer Street to Lee Street read and referred to Street Committee. Communication from Memorial Committee G A R extending an invitation to the mayor and Council and through them to the people of Seattle to participate in the exercise of Memorial Day read and on motion accepted. Petition fo F Hochbrunn and others for the change of certain Street Grades, read and referred to Street Committee. Communication from the Boardof Fire Delegates reporting that Josiah Collins had been duly elected Chief of the Fire Department at an election held pursuant to law on Manday May 7th 1888 read and on motion of J Furth the siad Josiah Collins is appointed chief

642 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 2 1888 police appointment, read and referred to Committee on Health & Police & afterward reported back by said Committee recommending that the petition be rejected Report adopted and petition rejected. Petition of Hamm & Smitz for permission to erect corrugated iron addition to building Corner South Second Street and Washington Street read and referred to Committee on Fire and Water. Petition of Lake Union Furniture Company & others for a drain in Block 106 D T Denny's First Addition read and referred to the Street Comittee. Petition of P Cunningham andothers for a fire plug Corner of Seventh and Stewart Streets read and referred to the Street Committee. Communication from Welch & Olsen in regard to Sewage System referred to Com on Sewers & Drainage. Monthly reports Recieved From City Attorney Read and ordered filed From Chief of Police Read and ordered filed From Police Justices Jones & Soderberg referred From City Treasurer Read & Referred to Finance Com. From Street Commr Referred to Street Com & Approved From Harbor Master Read and ordered filed From Chief of Fire Dept Read & referred to Fire & Water Com. Committee Reports Received From Street Committee granting petition of G E Gillett & others for the opening of Albert Street from Depot Street to Grange Street adopted. From Same Committee Granting petition of Thos

657 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 16 188 street from the bridge to the City Limits. Adopted. From Same Committee granting petition of the Lake Union Furniture Company and others for a sewer in Block 106 D T Denny's First Addition adopted. From Same Committee rejecting petition of C H Hanford for vacating alley in Block 77 Terry's Ext to Denny's Adopted. FromCommittee on Street Lights a verbal report recommending that the petition of the Seattle Lumber & Commercial Company for an electric Light franchise be granted. Adopted. Licenses referred Chiado and Lombardini licenses Ordered Issued. Davis & Harvey, the vote upon issueing said license is a s follows viz: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, [Jones]], McCombs, McDonald, Neisz & Reitze. Against the same none. Tax Levy Third Street Ord #908 Ordered that a tax levy three hundred and fifty eight (358) mills on each and every dollar of the assessed valuation of all the property included within the assessment District created by Ordinance No 938 be and the same hereby is levied on said property for the purpose of paying for the improvement of Third Street from Depot Street to Virginia Street in the City of Seattle.