City of Seattle Records

192 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 20 1887 too committee on Sewers and Drainage. Petition of C B Bussell for permission to movee a cabin to the foot of University Street for a period of three months. Granted Petition of C & P S R R Co for a 2000 candle power arc light at the foot of Main Street the cost of putting up the same and one half of the cost of maintenance to be borne by the petitioner. Granted and the 32 Candlepower lamp ordered discontinued. Petition of Fred Gasch and others to have alley west of Front Street between Columbia and Mill Streets opened for travel. Granted. Petition of Fred Gasch for permission to move wooden building from his lot in Front Street north of the Poncin Block to the northeast corner of the Alley in Washington Street between Commercial and Second Streets Granted. Petition of Hillary Butler et al for establishing grade of James Street. Laid on the table. Petition of Everett Smith et al to have Seventh Street graded its entire length instead of from Battery to Madison Street as hereto fore ordered. On motion Ordered that that portion of the petition asking that Seventh Street be graded from Madison Street the Mill Street be granted: Also that the City Surveyor be instructed to establish the grade of said portion of Seventh Street and that an assessment District be established thereupon.

353 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 16 1887 Be it remembered that on the 16th day of Dec A D 1887 the Common Council of the City of Seattle met pursuant to law, presetn Acting Mayor Jacob Furth, Councilmen Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Russell, Reitze and Clerk Forrest Petitions and Communications Petition of F Hochbrunn for vacating alley in Block "Q" of Bell's Sixth Addition read and referred to Street Com. Petition of W U Tel Co to have certain taxes refunded read and tabled. Communication from H L Yesler by Carr and Preston accompanied by a deed dedicating a portion of Mill Street to the city of Seattle for street purposes. Read and referred to judiciary and Street Committees. Communication from J R Andrews remonstrating against the extensioin of Rollin Street read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of Preston and Albertson and Everett Smith for the payment of labores on Madison Street read and referred to Judiciary Committee. Petition of P D Hamlin and others for street lights on Eighth Street from Jackson Street to Dearborn Street thence to the east side of Twelfth Street Referred to Commottee on Street Lights. Communicatioin from Seattle Cable Road and Water Co. asking that the time for commencing work by said company be extended to Mar 1st 1888. Granted

535 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE JUL 19 1888 Whole number of Votes Cast 2040 For Mayor Robert Moran Received 1714 Votes For Mayor John Collins Received 714 Votes For Mayor Clark D Davis Received 112 Votes

For Chief of Police J. C. Mitchell Received 1220 Votes For Chief of Police Wm Murphy Received 468 Votes For Chief of Police A W Ryan Received 25 Votes Scattering 12 Votes

For City Atty S. H Piles Received 1349 Votes For City Atty W S Bush Received 515 Votes For City Atty Everett Smith Received 187 Votes

For Councilman from First Ward J F Mc Donald Received 339 Votes N H Martin Received 176 Votes Winnie T Thomas Received 8 Votes Scattering 8Votes

For Councilman from Second Ward F. J. Burns had 352 Votes A K Howard had 110 Votes R C Graves had 26 Votes Scattering 17 Votes

For Councilman from the Fourth Ward T. E. Jones had 284 Votes Jus Megrath had 118Votes

594 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 1 1888 Ordered that Alex Allen's assessment of $2000 on Str "Violet" be reduced to $800.00 Ordered that the assessment of lots 10 & 11 Blk 43 A A Denny's 6th Addn be marked in unknown list "double assessment" Also the F W Wald be reduced to L3 B 5 Maynard's Addn $500. tocorrespond with county roll. Also the Mary B Kittenger be reudced on S 20 ft of L 4 B 8 Maynard's Addn from 7333 to $6667 Also Blk 2 Terry's 5th from 4955 to $4500. Also that G M Haller be reduced to L 5-6 & 7 B i Adelia's Addn to$70 each. Alsothat Mr Bates assessment of improvements of L4 B 43 A A Denny's 6th addn be reduced from 1000 to $800. The special committee to whom was referred various assessments report as follows To wit: T T Minor improvements be reduced to $6000 H M Haller improvements be reduced to $6000 J MColeman improvements be raised to $7500 D B Jackson improvements Lots 3 B 12 Boren & Denny's Addn be reduced from $8000 to $800 Baker & Moore personal property be reduced to $1000 Everett Smith $777 Mortgages be stricken from Roll H L Yesler reduced on improvements Block 33 Boren's addn to $18,000 That the lot on which the Yesler- Leary Building stands be reduced to $22,000 That BayView addn be stricken from the rollalso we recommend that the assessment of the various Banks be fixed as follows: First National Bank $90,000 Puget Sound National Bank $44,000