City of Seattle Records

569 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AUG 17 1888 Petition of D N Hyde & others for a sidewalk on the south side of Bluff Street from Light Street to Glover Street Read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of L Miller and others for extension of the Street Light Limits, read and referred to Com on St. Lights. Petition of Mill Street property owners to grade Mill St from South Fourth Street west to South Second Street so as to conform to the established grade, read and granted. the work to be done under the direction of the Street Commissioner. Petition of Frank Gumbert and Fred A Johnson for changing liquor license from Gumbert & Clinch to Gumbert & Johnson; read and granted provided a new bond is filed. Petition of Board of School Trustees of District No 1 praying the Council not to grant liquor licenses within two blocks of any school buildings, Granted. Petition of R Perkovits for permission to make certain alterations to buildings on Front Street occupied by him as a store. Read and referred to com on Fire & Water Petition of E F Adams for permission to build a brick yard on Court Street and take clay from said street. Read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of Peterson & Fahen for removal of obstructions from South 8th Street placed there by the Contractor on Mill Street, read and referred to the Chief of Police with instructions to notify the contractor to remove the obstructions complained of. Petition of C Beckman andothers for abatement of a

687 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 28 1888 of Poplar Street from Depot Street to Prospect Avenue on Ellsworth Street Read & referred to Street Committee Petition of Gumbert & Johnson for rebate of license Read & granted. Petition of A P Anderson to put partitions on building on Columbia Street. Read & referred to Fire & Water Committee with power to act. Petition of Morgan J Carkeek for the vacating of a portion of Choate Street Read & Referred to Street Committee Petition of Geo F Smith Bros and Butler for permission to erect brick walls under building on Washington Street known as Oregon Market Read & referred to Fire & Water Com. Petition of W V Rinehart for a sewer in Blk 'K' Bell's 5th Read & Owners of abutting property allowed to constructsewer at their own expense. Committee Reports From Judiciary Committee granting petition of Jno Sexton for rebate of tax paid on personal property if said personal property is outside City. Adopted. From Street Committee granting petition of G M Haller for the widening of Willow Street Adopted. From Same Committee in regard to matter of widening Commercial Street and extending Front Street through aley in Blk 8 Maynard's Plat report that they see no way of making such improvements withour great expense to the City and recommend that the property owners deed to the City a stretch ten feet wide on each side of Commercial Street and the property benefitted pay an ap