City of Seattle Records

Territory of Washington SS 990464 County of King

I David T Denny of Seattle Left side of page notes King County W T would represent to the Hon Council of the City of Seattle Blk B R to $50 per lot that all the lots in Blocks A & B in my 6th addition to Seattle are assessed at three hundred dollars Blk 93 Lts 1 2 3 R to $150 per lot each, and the lots so described are entirely covered with water and Blk 94 Lts 1 2 3 R to $150 per lot therefore at the present time are very much less valuable than those on the land which are assessed at the same price. Also lots 1 - 2 - 3 in Block 93 in D T Denny 1M addition also lots 1 - 2 - 3 in Block 94 in same add are water lots and assessed too high also part of Lot 1 and the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Sec 29 T 25 NE 4 E is too high and in consequence theseof I do hereby present this as my written protest to and against said valuations. Given under my hand and seal this 23rd day of May A D 1884 D T Denny Seal

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James Campbell Street labor No36 56.45 F W Wusthoff Hardware 37 9.30 Fire Fund T D Hinkley Ground Rent No 28 8.00 F W Wusthoff Mdse per bill of file 29 1.15 Waddell & Miles do 30 3.00 W A Perry Care of Engine 31 75.00 E R Clarke Hauling Engine 32 10.00 J McGinnis Hauling Coal 34 .50 Charles McDonald To Buy Coal for Engine 33 10.00 Gas Fund Waddell & Miles Hardware and Labor No11 3.25 Seattle G L Co Gas 10 234.65 Geo W Metlar Gas Burner 9 21.60 Geo W Boardman painting 12 7.50

And now the Ordinance Committee submits Ordinance No 270 the same being entitiled as follows to wit: "An Ordinance granting unto James McCoombs and his associated and to their heirs, executors, administrators and assigns, the rights to lay water pipes in all atreets and alleys and parts of streets and alleys which lie North of Madison Street in the City of Seattle." After due consideration said Ordinance os adopted by the following vote to wit: In favoe of adoption Councilmen Clancy, Collins, Jennings, Keenan and McDonald. Against adoption, none. An Ordinance providing for the widening and extending of Madison Street is submitted to the Council and referred to the Ordinance committee And now the Ordinance Committee submit Ordinance No 271 the same being entitled as follows to wit: A Special Ordinance toprovide for the grading and improvement of a Portion of Second, Pike, Third and Mill Streets, in the City of Seattle County of King and Territory of Washington. After due

62 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE consideration said ordinance is adopted by the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Thomas Clancy, John Collins, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan and Charles McDonald against adoption none. And now the ordinance committee submit ordinance No 272 the same being entitled as follows to wit: A Special Ordinance to provide for the grading and improvement of Front Street - from the center line of Pike Street to the center line of Lake Avenue Street in the City of Seattle Countyof King and Territory of Washington" After due consideration said Ordinance is adopted by the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Thomas Clancy, John Collins, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan and Charles McDonald. against adoption, none. And now the Ordinance Committee submit Ordinance No 273, the Same being entitled as follows to wit: A Special Ordinance to provide for the grading and improvement of Union Street from the center line of Front Street to the Center line of Eighth Street in the City of Seattle, County of King, and Territory of Washington" After due consideration said Ordinance is adopted by the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Thomas C Clancy, John Collins, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan and Charles Mc Donald against adoption none. And now the Ordinance Committee submit Ordinance No 274, the same being entitled as follows towit: A Special Ordinance to provide as follows towit: " A Special Ordinance to provide for the construction of a Sidewalk along the East side of Eleventh Street from the South Side of Jackson Street to the SoughSide of Weller Street in the City of Seattle,County of King, and Territory of Washing ton" After due consideration of said ordinance is adopted by the following vote to wit: in favor of adoption Thomas Clancy John Collins, Wm a Jennings, John Keenan and Charles Mc Donald The Council proceeds to open the bids for the grading of the City lot in Second Street and the same are found to be as follows to wit: From Patrick Forest, offering to do the grading for 20 cents per yard; John Welch & Lawrence Doyle, for 26 cents per yard; A Quigley for 20 cents per yard; John Kevan for 26 cents per yard; John McClasky, Peter Peterson and William Morris