City of Seattle Records

35 Board of Aldermen of the City of Seattle

[left margin] Nov 3rd 1890 [/left margin]

The Special Committee of Garbage reported as follows: We recommend 1st. For immediate purposes that the Garbage Scow Service be increased to three trips daily and that one extra laborer be employed to assist the present employee.

2nd. Recommending the consideration of proposals to be made relating to the disposal of garbage.

3rd. The Committee have advised with Dr. Coe and have the matter under consideration and ask for longer time before reporting a praticable system to be adopted.

4th. That they have opened up a correspondence with Health Officers of Eastern Cities. Report read and adopted and same sent to H of D for concurrent action.

Petition of Tuen M. Sing for Laundry at the intersection of Commercial St. with the track of the Terminal Railway Co responded favorably on by the Committee on Health and Police. Report adopted and sent to H of D for concurrent action.

The Committee on Health & Police recommend that T. J. Burke be given assistance and motion made authorizing Mayor White to assist said petitioner. Carried.

The Committee on Health and Police Report: That they have examined the reports of Justice Miller and Justice Rivers for the month of October 1890 as submitted and find them Correct. Report read and adopted & sent to H of D for concurrent action.