City of Seattle Records

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

588 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 27 1888 sidewalks on Roy, Light and Banner Streets read and referred tothe Street Committee. Petitionof John Carigat to gradealley through Block 4 Maynard's Plat and lay sidewalk in same read and referred tot he Street Committee. Petition of C B Collins for license to erect a tent on wast Spring Street read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of C B Bagley & others for opening Farragut Street fromFarm St to Montgomery Street and Montgomery Street from Farragut to Galer St and Galer St from Montgomery St to George Street and George St from Galer St to Garfield Street read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of Alexander Bousinet for damages occasioned by fall through defective sidewalk read and referred to the City Attorney. Communication from City Surveyor notifiying the Council that the owners of Lot 7 Block 20 Lot 8 Block 20 Lots 1,2,3,4,5 & 6 Block 26 and Lot 11 Block 27 all in Bell & Denny's addn abutting on Second Street refuse to remove obstructions so as to permit the widening of said street: read and on motion the Clerk is directed to notify the owners of said lots the remove such obstructions forthwith. Petition of W A Chong & Co for permission to put up a corrugated iron building on South Third Street and make alterations and repairs to wooden buildings read and referred to Committee on Fire &Water. Communication from O F Wegner President of the Western