City of Seattle Records

481 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 1 1888 Be it remembered that on this 1st day of June a.d. 1888, the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamer pursuant to the law The following officers are present, viz, His Honor the Mayor Thomas T. Minor, Councilmen Furth, Frink Green, Lake, Russell and Reitze, and W R Forrest, Clerk. Absent Councilman R. Moran. The following proceedings are had, to wit Petitions, Communications, Petition of E S Briscoe for grading and building sidewalks on both sides of Sixth Street from the north side of Spring Street to the south side of Union Street, read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of S.M. Sorenson and J. R. Williamson for a sewer in Spring Street to an outlet or connection with some other sewer. Also for a sidewalk on the north side of Spring Street, read and referred to Committiee on Sewers. Petition of J.M. Thompson for a franchise for a Cable Road on Front Street & other streets read and referred to Street Com. Petition of Seattle Street Railway Company for an ordinance confirming their franchise for a Street Railway on Front Street from Mill Street to Pike Street, read and referred to Street Committee Remonstrance of Street Railway Company against declaring forfeited their franchise for a Street Railway on Front Street from Mill Street to Pike Street, read and tabled for the present.

Remonstrance of David Gilmore & others against granting a franchise for a Street Railway on Front Street, read and referred to Street Committee.

681 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 21 1888 Petition of L.W.Foss for permission to change location of door in front of building corner of Cherry and Second streets and remove partition from said building. Read and referred to Com. on Fire & Water. Petition of J D Chase to secure bulk-head on Yesler Avenue. Read and referred to Street Com. and City Engineer with power to act. Petition of Geo F Woolston for a franchise to law water pipes submitting ordinance. Read and referred to Com. on Fire and Water. Petition of J.M. Thompson for francise for railway system operator by wire cable. Electricity or smokeless & noisless moters. Read and referred to street Committee. Petition of John Graf for opening alley in Blk 36 Boren's addn. Read and referred to Street Committee. Communication from Jno G. Scurry, City Surveyor in regard to grade Mill, Commercial and other streets. Referred to Street Com. Communication from a Citizen in regard to butchers feeding hogs upon blood, entrails etc making them unhealthy. Referred to Com. on Health and Police. Petition of Davidson and Co for a change of license from Davidson and Grubb to Davidson and Gunderson they having filed new bond Granted. Committee Reports From Street Committee recommending that the matter of widening Commercial and Willow streets and extending Front street through the alley in Blk 8 Maynard Plat be brought up at a special meeting. Adopted and the matter continued until next Friday. From same Committee granting petition of David