City of Seattle Records

412 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 16 1888 Petition of W H Cowan for permission to repair building on Lot 3 Blk 9 Maynard's Plat and add one story to said building read and granted. Petition of J W Hunt for permission to erect a two story wooden building on Lot 2 Block 9 Maynard's plat read and granted. Petition of D Kenny and others for opening Commercial Street from King Street South over tide flats Read and referred to Judiciary & Street Coms. Petition of Seattle Dry Dock And Ship Building Co and others for opening and extending Commercial Street from its present southerly terminus, south over the tide flats and order the removal of all obstructions for the same and also to grant petitioners the privilege of constructing a road way out over the same for public use from Charles Street South Read & Referred to Judiciary and Street Coms. Petition of E A Turner and others for establishing grade grading and laying sidewalks on both sides of Lane Street from Eighth Street to 14th Street. Read and referred to Judiciary and Street Coms. Petition of W H Howard for permission to erect a small building of corrugated iron on the southwest corner of Madison & Front Streets to be used as a cigar stand Read and referred to Street Com. Petition of T D Hinckley for opening Farm Street from Pratt to Galer Streets. Read and referred to Street Com. Petitionof David Kauffman for correction of asessment read & Referred to Judiciary Com.

442 JOURNALS OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 11 1888 and established by Ordinance No. 905. for the grading of Fifth Street from Depot St to to Union Street and building sidewalks on both sides thereof: On motion it is ordered that the Clerk notify the following named persons to be and appear before the Common Council on Friday April 20th 1888 at 7.30 o'clock P.M. to show cause if any there be why the valuation of their property as appears on said Assessment Roll should not be raised as follows: Bailey Gatzert raised on Lots 6 & 7 Block 10 A. A. Dennys Third Addition from $500 each to $660 each. P H Lewis raised on Frac. lots 1 & 2 & lot 3 of His of S A Bells Addition from $100 to $660.00. John Nelson raised on lot 8 Block 18 A A Dennys Third Addition from $500. to [$660.00?]. Ordered that a tax of forty six and one half (46 1/2) mills on each and every dollar of the assessed valuation of all the property included within the Assessment District created by Ordinance No 887 be and the same is hereby levied on said property for the improvement of Bell Street from Front Street to West Street in the City of Seattle. Ordered that the Street Committee have power to act upon the petition of J. D. Hinckley for the opening of Farm Street and that the Committee take immediate steps to open said street. Ordered that the Clerk advertise for bids for furnishing the City with sewer castings from April 20th 1888 to Octo 1st 1888. Ordered that the City Surveyor be and he directed to obtain dedication of Depot Street sixty six (66) feet in width between Lake Street and Broadway

448 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 20 1888 Fifth Street Assessment Roll Ord #905 The council now proceeds to examine and equalize the assessment Roll of the Assessment District established by Ordinance #905, for the grading and building sidewalks on both sides of Fifth Street from Depot Street to Union Street; pursuant to notice personally served upon each of said parties it is ordered that the Assessment of Bailey Gatzert as the same appears on said roll be raised on Lots 6 & 7 Block 19 A A Denny's 3rd Addn be raised from $500. each to $660.00 each. That P H Lewis be raised on the valuation of Frac Lots 1 & 2 & Lot 3 Block 7 S A Bell's 1st Addn from $100 the $500, and that John Nelson be raised on the valuation of Lot 8 Block 18 A A Denny's 3rd Addn from $500. to $660. And no one appearing to contest said roll and on objection having been made to the same, it is ordered that the same be and is hereby approved. Vine Street Assessment Roll Ord No 909 Pursuant to law and published notice the Council now proceeds to examine and euqalize the Assessment roll for the Assessment District created by Ordinance No 909 for grading and building sidewalks on both sides of Vine Street from Depot Street to the West line of Water Street and no one appearing to contest said roll and no objection being made to it On motion the same is hereby approved. Miscellaneous Ordered that the matter of Cherry Street grade be continued until the next regular meeting. Farm Street in the matter of the opening of Farm Street the Street Committee recommends that the property owners change their plats so as to conform with Farm Street as platted south of T D Hinckley Addition adopted.

554 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 3 1888 Remonstrance of [Frank A Keene]] against the line of the grade of South Eleventh Street, read & referred to the Street Committee an City Attorney. Remonstrance of H M Peters against grade of sidewalk on Box Street in front of Block 56 read and on motion tabled. Petitionf of J A Gould & others for opening Ward Street from Farm to Lombard Street and Lombard Street frpm Farm Street to Farragut Street read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of Geo B Kittenger for permission to raise certain buildings on Washington Street to grade read and referred to Committee on Streets with power to act. Remonstrance of J C Haines and others against granting a franchise for the construction of any street Railway on Union Street which is to be operated by what is known as the overhead" system of electric propulsion read and referred to the Street Committee. PetitioinofD T Denny & others praying that the sewer on Bell Street heretofore ordered constructed be extended to Fifth Street read and referred to Committee on Sewers and Drainage. Petition of W V Rinehart and others for streeet lights on Fifth Street between Pine & Bell Street read and referred to Committee on Street Lights. Petition of Peter Durose for permission to erect a boot black stand in Mill Street referred to Com. on Fire and Water.