City of Seattle Records

235 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jul 21 1887 The following proceedings are had, to wit: Petitions etc Rec'd Petition of Puget Sound Improvement Company and others for a sewer in Pike Street. Read and referred to Com. on Sewers. Petition of Trustees of M E Church for permission to use streets immediately fronting their lots on the corner of Third + Marion Streets. Granted with permission to use one half of said streets. Petition of Engine Co. No. 4 for a fire alarm bell, read and referred to Committee on Fire and Water. Petition of Wm Hammond and others asking that the or-dinance prohibiting the use of cow bells within certain limits be extended to Mercer Street; read and on motion tabled. Communication from John W McGee withdrawing owners consent to sell liquor on premises known as the Inde-pendence Saloon on East side of South Second Street and occupied by John Shepich, read and referred to Committee on Revenue and License.

Report and message of the Mayor read and filed. Annual Report of City Atty, read and filed. Applications Referred. H.M. Duncan, Committee Reports Rec'd. From street committee granting petition of A Slorah + others for opening Sixth Street from Lake Street to Broad-way. From Comittee on sewers granting petition of John Kinnear and others for a sewer on Battery Street. the Committee find that the sewer now constructed is not of sufficient depth to allow the surface water to run

361 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 6 1888 Petitions etc Petition of W H Shoudy & others for planking Front Street from the North side of Cedar Street a distance of three blocks, read and referred to the Street Com. Petition of W P Brawley & A Conning for extension of Main Street sewer from Eleventh Street to Twelfth Street read & referred to Committee on Sewers. Petition of R Holyoke for permission to erect wooden building within the fire limits read and Granted. Petition fo Edgar Bryan & H A Bigelow for a sewer on Fourth Street between Blocks 19 & 12 in A A Denny's Plat read & Referred to Committee on Sewers. Petition of Wm McMasters for permission to transfer his liquor license read and granted. Petition of W A Perry & J H Kennedy engineers of Fire Engines No1 & No2 for an increase of salary from $75. to $90. per month read and referred to Committee on Fire & Water Petition of F H McKowin & others for planking Temperance Street from Mercer Street to Roy Street read and referred to Committee on Streeets. Petitionof T H Cann on behalf of certain labors on Seventh Street grade north of Madison Street read & Tabled Petition of L Miller & others for Street Lights on King Street at corner of 9th, 10th, & 11th Streets read & referred to Street Light Committee and returned by said committee with the recommendation that the petition be granted the lights to be of 16 candle power on wooden posts Adopted.

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

471 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 18 1888 granted the same to be included in the assessment district heretofore created in Tenth Street from Broadway to Spring Street Petition of M McDonald for permission to use the foot of Washington Street near Commercial Street to Commercial Street next to Esmond Saloon Granted. Petitionof Thomas Ewing for permission to use the foot of Washington Street for a landing place for ferry boat. Read and referred to Committee on Harbor & Wharves. Communication from W V Rinehart asking for the payment of certain street grade warrants. read and referred to the City Attorney. Remonstrance of Geo Brandt andothers against opening alley through Block 106 D T Denny's First Addition read and referred to Street Committee. PetitionofC M Sheafe and others for grading Temperance Avenue from Mercer Street to Lee Street read and referred to Street Committee. Communication from Memorial Committee G A R extending an invitation to the mayor and Council and through them to the people of Seattle to participate in the exercise of Memorial Day read and on motion accepted. Petition fo F Hochbrunn and others for the change of certain Street Grades, read and referred to Street Committee. Communication from the Boardof Fire Delegates reporting that Josiah Collins had been duly elected Chief of the Fire Department at an election held pursuant to law on Manday May 7th 1888 read and on motion of J Furth the siad Josiah Collins is appointed chief

622 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 5 1888 Petition of Adam Orth for street lights along Grant Street Bridge Read & granted said light to be 16cp on wooden posts at street intersections. Petition of F Marco for opening alley in Blk 69 Terry's 1st Add. Read & Referred to Street Com. Communication from Henry Landsbury presenting bills for extra work on Mill Street. Read and referred to Street Com. Petition of G M Haller and others for widening Willow Street from Depot to Mercer Street Read and referred to Street Com. Communication from Dexter Horton offering to relinquish the 12ft on Second St South of the Boston Block if city will grade and sidewalk same. Proposition accepted. Committee Reports From Com on Fire & Water granting petition of W H Cowie so far as to moving the building but that no roo for occupancy be constructed underthe same. Adopted. From Same rejecting petition of S Sorenson for peromission to build a corrugated iron building on the South half of Lot 6 Maynard's plat but recommending that he be given permission to raise his buildings on said to grade. Adopted. From Same Com. asking further time to report on the Mayor Message in regard to Water Supply. Granted. From Com on Sewers granting petition of W W Burritt et al for a sewer in Virginia Street from Bay to Third St adopted. From Same Com rejecting the petition of A A Denny for a sewer in the alley in Block 24 A A Denny's Addn as the