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

599 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep 7 1888 to the Finance Committee. From Harbor Master read and ordered filed and the Harbor Master directed to cause the floating piles complained of to be removed. From City Treasurer read and referred to Finance Com. From Street Commissioner referred to Street Com and returned approved. Committee Reports Received From Com on Fire & Water rejecting petition of Mrs N Lewis & son for permission to alter and repair the St Charles Hotel for the reason that to add a story of 16 feet would be as clearly against the law as to erect a one story wooden building. Adopted. from Same Committee rejecting petition of Wah Chong & Co for permission to put up a corrugated iron bulding on South Third Street and also to make certain repairs and alterations to wooden buildings as it is clearly against the law. adopted. From Committee on Streets granting the petitionof Chas R Brown and others for modification of Tenth Street grade at Terrace, Alder, and Cedar Streets Adopted. Form Same Committee rejecting petiton of John Graf fro a change of grade of Fifth Street. Adopted. From Same Committee granting petition of E F Adams for the use of Court Street in South Seattle for a brick yard. Adopted. From the City Attorney on claim of Wm Murphy as follows ''I have examined the enclosed claim of Ex-Chief of Police Wm Murphy and recommend that the same be disallowed as in my opinion that City is not

610 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 21 1888 on Wall and Fourth Street read and granted under the usual restrictions. Petition of Margaret Sullivan in regard to the grade of Fifth Street at the corner of Terrace Street read and referred to the Committee on Streets & Street Improvements Petition of F H Peterson & others for the opening of Alley through Block 4 of Maynard's Plat read and referred to Street Committee. Communication from H F Frahm in regard to payment of Street Improvement warrants read and referred to the City Attorney. Petition of E F Adams and others for the revocation of liquor licenses granted L V Schnyder read and referred to Committee on License and Revenue. Petition from School Board of School District No 1 asking for the use of the Old North School House, (now occupied by Hose Co No 7) for school purposes. Read & granted on condition the school District puts up a suitable shed on the lots for housing the Hose Cart etc. Committee Reports Rec'd From Committee on License and Revenue rejecting petition of Mrs H S Parkhurst & others against granting a license for a slaoon on Second Street betweeen Cherry &Columbia Streets adopted. From Same Committee on petition of W R Brawley & others for revocation of Liquor license of Alden S Chase recommending that the said Alden S Chase be cited to appear before the Council at its next meeting and show cause why his said license should not be revoked. Adopted.