City of Seattle Records

640 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 2 1888 Be it remembered that on this 2nd day of November 1888 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in it's Council chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present ot wit-: His honor the Mayor Robert Moran and Councilmen F J Burns, D E Durie, Jos Green, T E Jones, Jas McCombs, J F McDonald & C F Reitze. Absent U R Niesz. The following procedings are had to wit: Petions Etc Petition of A W Piper and others praying that a layer of sawdust be spread on Grant Street Bridge to diminish the racking and jarring thereof caused by teams passing over said Bridge. Read and Referred to Street Committee with power to act. Petition of C W Lynch & others for street lights on Howell Street from 10th to 12th Street inclusive, read and on motion granted. Petition of Frederick and Maud forpermission to put a store front in building situated on South half of Lot 7 Block 3 Maynard's Plat read and referred to the Committee on Fire and Water. Petition of Mrs. H E Zoak for lease of Alley on Washinton Street East of the Standard Theatre read and tabled. Petition of Hannah E Alden for a drain at Eleventh and Lane Streets read and referred to Street Com. Petition of Eliza Griffiths, for permission to alter & repair building on Lot 1 Block 16 Maynard's Plat read and referred to Fire and Water Com. Petition of Jno R Kinnear & others for Street Lights on

656 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 16 1888 From Same Committee granting petition of Eliza Griffiths to put new fronts into buildings on Mill Street east of South 3rd Street. Adopted From Same Committee granting petition of Fredricks & Maud to put store front into buildings on South 1/2 half of Lot 7 Block 3 Maynard's Plat but that no other additions be made to building. Adopted From Same Committee rejecting petition of Hamm & Schmitz for permission to erect corrugated iron addition to building cor South 2nd and Washington Streets as the same would be a clear violation of the fire limit ordinance. Adopted From Same Committee rejecting petition of the Cedar Valley Water Company for a franchise. Adopted. From Committee onHelathand POlice rejecting petition of Louisa Thompson and others for a change of Ordinance known as Cow Limit Ordinance. From same Committee onpetitons of T J Cox in regard to cleaning vaults, ces-pols etc recommending that the same be referred to the Judiciary Committee and City Attorney for the purpose of drawing and submitting an Ordinance governing same. Adopted. From Street Committee granting petition of Thomas Webb for a crossing on Depot Street at Fifth Street adopted. From Same Committee asking the Council to Confer with it in the matter of planking Grant