City of Seattle Records

377 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 30 1888 to the Committee or some other Committee with power to act and have a line of piles driven on each side of proper distances marking an avenue to be 200 feet wide." Report adopted, and the matter referred back to the special Committee with power to act in accordance with their recommendations. From the Committee on Street lights granting the petition of H J Stanton and others for street lights on corner of 9th & Howell 9 & Stewart, 10th & Stewart 10th & Virginia 11th & Virginia Streets the same to be of sixteen (16) candle power on wooden posts. Adopted. From Committee on Streets granting the petition of F. H. McKowin and others for planking Temperance Street from Mercer Street to Roy Street a distance of one block. Adopted. From Committee on License & Revenue on petition of John Forbes for the return of certain license money to the effect that no rebate can be allowed unless both parties join in the request. Adopted. Licenses Ordered Issued. Morgan & Prosser, O. N. Morse, John Johnson, Hahn and Engelman, Forbes & Roberts, Harmes & Dickman, Bockman & Kitzil. The vote upon issuing said licenses is as follows, to wit: In favor of the same Frink, Green, Lake, Niesz Russell & Reitze. Against none. Licenses Referred. W B Brown Miscellaneous The appraisers hereafter appointed to act in the matter of the opening and extension of Natches and Republican streets having failed to qualify and act by reason of

562 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 3 1888 Vine Street Improvement Fund Ord #909 P & J M Quigley 1684 to 1686 2634.98 July Estimate Albro Gardner 1687 52.16 Surveyor's Fees Tenth Street Improvement Fund Ord #944 P & J M Quigley 1688 to 1692 974.91 July Estimate Albro Gardner 1693 15.83 Surveyor's Fees Wall Street Improvement Fund Ord #94[8] P & J M Quigley 1684 to 1686 829.78 July Estimate Albro Gardner 1687 28.64 Surveyor's Fees Licenses Referred M Garrett, Wm Deitchler, Mary McCarty, Thorndike & Co Licenses Orderd Issued. Harms & Dickman, Huey & Moon, Seelbach & Smith, John Johnson and Adolph Schander. The vote upon which said licenses are irdered issues is a follows, to wit-: In favor of same Burns, Durie, Green, Jones, McCombs, McDonald, Niesz & Reitze against the same none. Depot Street Assessment Roll Pursuant to law and published notice the Council now proceeds to examine and equalize the assessment roll of the Assessment dictrict established by Ordinance No 928, entitled "An Ordinance to widen extend and establish Depot Street in the city of Seattle and to provide for the condemnation of real estate necessary therefor" and on one appearing to contest the same and no objection being made thereto it is ordered that the said roll be and the same is hereby approved. Tax Levy on Fifth Street & Bell Street Ordered that a tax of two hundred seventy four and 3/4 (274&3/4) mills on each and every dollar of the assessed valuation of all the property included within the assessment district created by Ordinance No 905 be and the same hereby is levied on siad property for the purpose of paying for the improvement of Fifth