City of Seattle Records

613 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep21 1888 M Keezer 3345 City 6.50 Repairs on Jail H Argens 3346 City 24.80 Lock & Key for Jal A H Dawson 3347 City 2 .50 25 Copies notices to Contractors Fire Lowman & Hanford 1393 Fire 1.50 Printing Notices Gordon Hardware Co 1394 Fire 17.68 Rope Twine & Axes M M McTeigh 1395 Fire 19.80 Straps C Ames 1396 Fire 5.00 Hauling Hook& LAdder Truck P J Emerson 1397 Fire 4.00 Hauling Hose Cart W L Green 1398 Fire 4.00 Hauling Hose Cart F R Beattie 1399 Fire 3.00 Hauling Hose Cart J W Girvin 1400 Fire 7.85 Rubber Valves Road Parker & Orr 2459 & 2460 Road 1969.58 Final estimate Marion St W D Hicks 2461 Road 68.90 Filling in Washington St McKinnon & Co 2462 Road 781.90 Driving Piles Oregon Pottery Co 2463 Road 446.42 Sewer Pipe Virginia Street Impt Fund Ord # 938 McClanahan & O'Day 88 Road 1602.88 Final estimate Virginia St bids for Completing the grade of Seventh Street from Madison Street to Battery Street were opened and read as follows to wit: Florence Dolan for the lump sum of $1164.00 Ryan & Brannagan for the lump sum of 875.00 Referredd to the Street Committee and City Surveyor. City Printing bids of doing the City Printing for the ensuing year were opened and read as follows viz: Post Intelligencer Co For publishing Ordinances and other notices .20 cents per lineal inch for first insertion and .10 cents per lineal inch for each subsequent insertion. For publishing delinquent tax list, .05 cents for each description.

658 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 16 1888 Tax Levy Seventh Street Ord #829 Ordered that a tax levy three hundred nine and one half (309&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 829 be and the same hereby is levied on said property for the purpose of paying for the improvement of Seventh Street from Madison Street to Battery street in the City of Seattle. Bills Allowed The following claims against the City having been duly presented to the Council and audited and allowed are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows to wit: Name No Fund amount Remarks James H Woolery 3482 City 200.00 Police Captain Salary Z C Miles 3483 City 8.50 Drop Light Clks Office B B Dearborn 3484 City 12.00 Printing Chambers Hack Line 3485 City 3.00 Carriage Hire VanWart & Counter 3486 City 33.00 Horse Hire A E McInerney 3487 City 20.00 Care if deserted Child Oregon Impt Co 3488 City 19.50 Coal Schuster & Co 3489 City 2.00 Hack Hire Seattle Transfer Co 3490 City 11.75 Hack Hire W H Hughes Ptg Co 3491 City 1.00 Printing [total]310.75 Road Hall & Ritchie 2642 Road 27.00 Labor on 8th & 12th Sts Gladding McBean & Co 2643 Road 122.40 three flush tanks & freight [total]149.40 Fire W R Forrest pur Agt 1457 Fire 16.90 Heater Valve & Exp chgs W R Forrest pur Agt 1457 Fire 18.15 Expander & Exp chgs C H Albertson 1458 Fire 20.00 Expander & Exp chgs Seattle Transfer Co 1459 Fire 3.50 Hauling Engine P J Emerson 1460 Fire 5.00 Hauling Engine C B Ames 1461 Fire 2.05 Hauling Cart Bridges & Coughlin 1462 Fire 1.70 Lamps etc [total]62.75

661 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 16 1888 Ordered that the Council do now adjourn until Friday November 23rd 1888 at 7:30 o'clock PM Approved Robert Moran Mayor Attest W R Forrest city Clerk Nov 23 1888 Be it remembered that on this 23rd day of November 1888 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. the following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor Robert Moran and Councilmen F J Burns, D E Durie, Joseph Green, Thos E Jones, James McCombs, J F McDonald and C F Reitze. the following proceedings are had to wit: Petitions etc. petiton of A K Palmer for permission to move partitions in house on South third Street, read & referred to Com on Fire & Water. Petition of John Farnham for compensation for damages to property caused by firemen read and referred to Judiciary Committee. Petition of James Lowden for permission to build wooden awning in front of building on Mill St between South 3rd & South 4th Sts . read and referred to committee of Fire & Water. Petition of Seattle Lodge no 7 I O O F for a drain on South Side of Battery Street between second and Third Streets read and referred to Street Committee Petition of John Brannen for permission to build a shed of corrugated iron in rear of Sportsmen's

COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 16 1888 Ordered that the Council do now adjourn until Friday, November 23rd, 1888 at 7:30 o-clock P.M. Approved Robert Moran mayor Attest W R Forrest city clerk Nov 23 1888 Be it remembered that on this 23rd day of November 1888 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournnment , the following officers are present, to wit: His Honor the Mayor Robert Moran and Councilman F.J. Burns, D E Durie, Joseph Green, [Thos E Jones]], James McCombs,J F McDonald & C F Reitze The following proceedings are had, to wit: Petitions etc Petition of A.L. Palmer for permission to move partitions in house on South Third Street, read & referred to Com on Fire & Water. Petitions of John Farnham for compensation for damages to property caused by firemen, read and referred to Judiciary Commitee. Petition of James Lowdon for permission to build wooden awning in front of building on Mill St. Between South 3rd & South 4th St, read & referred to Committee onFire And Water. Petition of Seattle Lodge No 7 I O O F for a drain on South side of Battery Street between Second and Third Streets, read and referred to Street Commitee. Petition of John Brannan for permission to build a shed of corrugated iron in rear of Sportsmens