City of Seattle Records

584 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 23 1888 Also that water Lot 6 Block 37 Maynards plat be stricken from the roll. Also thst the improvements on Lot 6 Blk 7 Maynard's plat be reduced from 2500 to $1500. Also that the improvements on 5 block 51 Dennys to Terrys be stricken from the roll. Also that $2575 mortgages be stricken from his ass't. Ordered that the W C Squire's assessment on Lot 5 Block 3 Maynard's plat be raised from $1600 to $16000. Ordered that the matter of reducing the assessment on improvements on Block 100 Terry's 2nd be reconsidered and G M Haller requested to appear and show why assessment shoudl be reduced. Ordered that Wa Chong - R Abernathy - O S Jones Edgar Bryan - T C Young - Mark Jen Sue - H A Hansen Herschberg & Cofor sited toappear and show cause why their assessments should not be raised. Orderd that the Council donow adjourn until Monday Aug 27th and 8 o'clock PM Approved Robert Moran mayor Attest W R Forrest By C W FerrisDep Clerk

585 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 27 1888 Be it remembered that on this 27th day of Aug 1888 the Common Council of the Cityof Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following Officers are present to wit: The Mayor Robert Moran and councilmen Durie, Green, Mc Combs, Niesz & Reitze. Absent Burns, Jones & McDonald. The folowing proceedings are had to wit-: the council now proceeds with the examinations and equalization of the Assessment Roll for the year 1888 and the following changes are ordered made. O S Jones appeared in answer to citation and on motion his assessment on improvement on Lot 6 Block 16 A A Denny's Addition is raised from $600 to $800. G Morris Haller appeared on behalf of Henrietta M Haller to show cause why the improvements on Block 100 of Terry's second addition should not be raised from the valuation placed on them by the Council at its last meeting. On motion the matter of the valuation of residences is referred to a committe consisting of Messrs Reitze Green & Niesz. The following named persons appeared before the Council in obedience to citation and the assessed valuation of their property as the same appears on the assessment roll raised as follows: F C Young raised on personal property to $2000.00 Klein & Rosenberg raised on personal property to $8000.00 Hirschberg & Co raised on personal property to $9000.00 Albert Hansen raised on personal property to $9000.00 R Abernathy raised on personal property to $3200.00 W A Chong & Co raised on personal property to $6000.00 W P Boyd & Co raised on personal property to $11,000.00 W P Boyd & Co raised on Real Estate to $16,420.00

631 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 12 1888 Petition of Thos Mercer et al for the establishment of the grade of High Street. Read and referred to Street Com. Petitions of A B Austin for permission to erect building inside the fire limits. read and Tabled. Remonstrance of R Abernathy against condemning Lot 6 Block P Bell's 5th Addn read and referred to Street Com Petition of Fred Gasch for a change of grade on 5th St Read and referred to street com. Petition of Thos Webb for street lights on Depot and Fifth Streets and for a crossing on Depot St at Fifth Read and street Lights granted. Matter of crossing referred to Street Com. Petition of "Arbor Assn" asking that the Council take some steps in regard to the protection of Shade Trees to be planted by them. Read and referred to Park Commsrs. Petition oof Jno P Soule et al for the establishment of Street boundaries in Eastern Addn Read and Referred to City Engineer. Petitionof F Dickman et al for Street Lights at the Cor. of 9th and Pine and 10th and Pine streets. Read and Granted. Remonstrance from Mrs Mary Steele in regard to certain nuisances. Read and referred to Com on Sewers. Communication from H L Yesler in regard to leasing the "Yesler Wharf" read and referred to Com on Harbor & Wharves.