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To the Board of Public Works Seattle Wash. The undersigned petitioners would earnestly call your attention to the urgent need of an Arc Light to be placed on the north west corner of Spring and Fourth Streets, this city. That portion of the city is poorly lighted, and on and after January 21st, inst., the New Presbyterian Church will be permanently occupied, and hundreds of our Citizens going to and from the church woudl be greatly benefitted by having such light placed as above indicated; and for the placing of which we your petitioners do most respectfully ask your earliest consideration. Seattle, Wash. Jany.15th,1894. David Gilmore Saml Ramsey Efen S Rborne J D Gordner Thos Bengan David Myers F R Adams F Boyd Wells A Robinson M Boyd H A Raser A V Bell C B Livermore Geo F Whitworth H H Whitworth J S Bushwell B H Hautz Ovid A Byers Jas B Eagleson Wm S Pond Irving T Cole Walter Ely W N White C D Emery R H Given Edward Von Tobel

Board to examine Recommend that lamp on University Ground by transferred to this place

246 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 5 1887 Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $16.00 Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $17.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $100.00 Bid of Wilson & Godfrey Earthwork per Cubic Yard 38cents Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $17.00 Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $17.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $100.00 Bids for Madison Street Imp Ord 829 Bid of Wm Tierney To do the Same for the sum of $11,550.00 Bid of Wilson & Godfrey To do the Same for the sum of $14,965.00 Bid of O'Day & Anderson To do the Same for the sum of $17,900.00 Bid of W N White To do the Same for the sum of $13,950.00 Bids for Mill Street Imp. Bid of D A Hill & Co Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $15.15 Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $17.00 Bid of Wilson & Godfrey Earthwork per Cubic Yard 40cents Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $17.00 Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $17.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $100.00 Bid of Wm Tierney Earthwork per Cubic Yard 34&1/2cents Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $18.00 Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $18.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $30.00 Whereupon after examination and comparison of said bids on motion of Councilman Reitze the contract for grading & Improving Seventh Street from Madison to Mill St is awarded to Wilson & Godfrey upon their filing a bond in the sum of $3000.00

357 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 16 1887 at the corner of Eighth and Dearborn Streets bids for the completion of Madison Street Wilson and Godfrey $7000. Emmons and McClanahan $6120. Parker & Orr $6395.45 W N White $5500. Ryan & Quigley $5900. Matt Branagan $5299. On motion of Councilman Reitze the bid of Matt Branagan is not recieved or considered, not having been filed within the time specified in the advertisement calling for bids. On motionof Councilman Lake the bid of W N White is accepted and the usual contract ordered drawn upon the said W N White filing a bond inthe sum of $200.00 The appriasers heretofore appointed to act in the matter of Republican and Natches Streets not having qualified, it is ordered the M R Galloway having been hereto fore appointed to act on behalf of the owners of propertyy condemned, is reappointed to act in their behalf. On motion of Councilman Lake, L B Andrews is appointed by council to act in behalf of owners of property beneficial and the Acting Mayor appoints David T Denny an appraiser to act in behalf of City Ordinances An ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An ordinance extending the time for the completion of tthe Madison Street improvement." Ayes Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Niesz Russell & Rietze

369 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Wm Woodall 1177 Fire 3.00 Washing hose E R Clark 1178 Fire 2.50 Hauling hose Cart G Kellogg 1179 Fire 43.30 Cash Paid for ex work Albert Bryan 1180 Fire 7.25 Repairs to Fire Alarm Chas McDonald 1181 Fire 1.00 One Wrench Sunset Tel Co 1182 Fire 13.50 Telephone Service Jany Wm Beattie 1183 Fire 3.00 Repairs on Truck Moran Bros 1184 Fire 30.74 Repairs to hydrants etc J Schram 1185 Fire 100.00 Brushes & Blacking J W Hunter 1186 Fire 100.00 Hauling Coal Spring Hill Water Co 159 Water 330.50 Water for Dec J Furth 1517 Ord 829 7th St 3456.93 Estimate 7th St Albro Gardner 1518 Ord 829 7th St 60.50 Surveyor's Fees 7th St W N White 1519 Ord 830 Madison St 476.28 Madison St Estimate Albro Gardner 1520 Ord 830 Madison St 115.87 Surveyor's Fees E L Emmons 1524 Ord 847 Mill St 556.48 Mill St Albro Gardner 1525 Ord 847 Mill St 66.13 Surveyor's Fees Albro Gardner 1526 Ord 848 7th St 89.00 Surveyor's Fees 7th St Wilson & Godfrey 1527 Ord 848 7th St 1967.71 Estimate 7th St Albro Gardner 1528 15.39 Bell St Ord 887 Surveyors fees Liceses Ordered Issued J F Armstrong Retail Liquor for 6 Months Silvane & Racine Retail Liquor for 6 Months Mark Norton Retail Liquor for 6 Months LeBlanc & Blondette Retail Liquor for 6 Months T J Armstrong & Son Retail Liquor for 6 Months Robert M Bieker Retail Liquor for 6 Months Ernst Romey Retail Malt for 6 Months The Vote upon issueing said licenses is as follows: In favor the same Furth, Frink, Green, Moran, Lake, Russell & Reitze. Against none. Licenses Referred Harms & Dickman, Boekman & Kitzel, Forbes & Roberts, Morgan & Prosser, O N Morse, Hahn & Engleman & John Johnson

418 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 16 1888 Bid of W E Wilson Earth work per c yard 37 cents Sidewalks per M $18.00 Box Drain per M $18.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $150.00 Bid of Parker and Orr Earth work per c yard 42 cents Sidewalks per M $19.75 Box Drain per M $19.75 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $145.00 Bid of W N White Earth work per c yard 33&1/2 cents Sidewalks per M $15.50 Box Drain per M $15.50 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $100.00 Bid of Locke and Henderson Earth work per c yard 42 cents Sidewalks per M $16.50 Box Drain per M $20.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $125.00 On motion the contract is awarded to Robertson and McClanahan upon their filing a bond in the sum of $1000.00 Bids for Fifth Street improvement the following were rec'd viz: Bid ofDowling & Quigley Earth work per c yard 38 cents Sidewalks per M $17.00 Box Drain per M $18.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $150.00