City of Seattle Records

597 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep 7 1888 Harrison Street read and referred to Street Light Committee. Petition of Moses Tubbs for permission to use a portion of Third and Cherry Streets for the placing of building material for a period of four months read and granted. provided that not more than one half of the street be obstructed. Petition of S Sorenson for permission to build a corrugated iron building on the South half (1/2) of Lot 6 Block 6 of D S Maynard's Plat read and referred to the Committee on Fire & Water. Petition of D T Denny and others praying the Council to prohibit the granting of liquor licenses within a radius of four blocks of any school building read and referred to Committee on License & revenue. Petition of Horatio B Rogers and others for street lights on Grant Street read and referred to Comittee on Street Lights in Conjunction with Committee on Health & Police. Petition of Wilson & Nixon for permission to use the sidewalk and a portion of Commercial Street in front of the Arlington Hotel for building material for a period of ninety (90) days read and granted so far as the use of one half of the street is concerned. Communication from D H Webster offering to settle tax in Lot 2 Block 7 Boren & Denny's Addition for the year 1877 read and referred to the City Atty.

622 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 5 1888 Petition of Adam Orth for street lights along Grant Street Bridge Read & granted said light to be 16cp on wooden posts at street intersections. Petition of F Marco for opening alley in Blk 69 Terry's 1st Add. Read & Referred to Street Com. Communication from Henry Landsbury presenting bills for extra work on Mill Street. Read and referred to Street Com. Petition of G M Haller and others for widening Willow Street from Depot to Mercer Street Read and referred to Street Com. Communication from Dexter Horton offering to relinquish the 12ft on Second St South of the Boston Block if city will grade and sidewalk same. Proposition accepted. Committee Reports From Com on Fire & Water granting petition of W H Cowie so far as to moving the building but that no roo for occupancy be constructed underthe same. Adopted. From Same rejecting petition of S Sorenson for peromission to build a corrugated iron building on the South half of Lot 6 Maynard's plat but recommending that he be given permission to raise his buildings on said to grade. Adopted. From Same Com. asking further time to report on the Mayor Message in regard to Water Supply. Granted. From Com on Sewers granting petition of W W Burritt et al for a sewer in Virginia Street from Bay to Third St adopted. From Same Com rejecting the petition of A A Denny for a sewer in the alley in Block 24 A A Denny's Addn as the