City of Seattle Records

586 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 27 1888 Ordered that Blocks 30, 31 & 32 of G Kinnear's addition be stricken from Geo Kinnear's assessment the same being water lots. Orderedthat W G Latimer be reduced on improvements on Lot 2 Block 20 Bell & Denny's Addn from $1000 to $750 Ordered that W H Taylor, W R Thornhill & J Schram be cited to appear and show cause why the assessed valuation of thier real estate should not be raised. Orderd that Emily Carkeek J M Colman & Jas McNaught be cited to appear before the Council and show cause why the assessed valuation of their improvemnets on realty should not be raised. Council Proceedings His Honor the Mayor returns to the CouncilOrdinance No 984 entitled "An Ordinance authorizing H W Wheeler, J A Stratton, Wm D Wood & L H Wheeler, their heirs and assigns to construct, operate and maintain a street railway in the City of Seattle" with his objections thereto in writing as follows: Seattle August 25th 1888 Gentlemen of the Council. I return herewith without my signature & Approval Ordinance No 984 passed by your honorable body Aug 17 1888 with the recommendation that the provision in Section 8 be stricken out which reads as folows: "Provided however that if the said grantees their heirs or assigns shall be hindered or prevented from building said Railway on account of the interruption or delay of grading said streets they shall have an extension of the time for the completeion of said work equal to the time that the construction of said Railway shall be impeded or prevented by any of said causes"