City of Seattle Records

629 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 5 1888 an additional force of ten (10) special policemen for night duty. Ordered that the alley situated between Battery and Wall Front and West Streets be declared a nuisance in its present condition and the chief of Police directed to abate the same. Ordered that the Purchasing Agent be directed to purchase such shackles as maybe needed to work a chain gang on the streets. Harrison Street Tax Levy Ordered that a tax of Three Hundred Fourteen and one half (314&1/2) mills on each and every dollar of the assessed valuation of all the property included within the assessment district created by Ordinance No 956 be and the same hereby is levied on said propert for the purpose of paying for the improvements of said street from Elliot's Bay to Box Street in the City of Seattle. Plat of H E Holmes's Addition to the City of Seattle is referred to the City Engineer. Ordinances 1000 the City Atty submits an ordinance entitled "An ordinance establishing the grade of Bluff Street in the city of Seattle from the west side of Light Street to the South side of Powell Street" Passed by the following vote: In favor F J Burns, D E Durie Jos Green, T E Jones, Jas Mc Coombs C F Reitze. Against same none. 1002 Also, an ordinance entitled "An ordinance to amend ordinance No 892 Ssection 3 entitled 'an ordinance providing Harbor rules and regulations of the city of Seattle' approved Jan 7/88" Passed by the following vote: In favor F J Burns, D E Durie