City of Seattle Records

TO THE HONORABLE, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF THE DITY OF SEATTLE, STATE OF WASHINGTON

Your Petitioners, being residents and property holders of the city of Seattle and White River Valley, earnestly and respectfully petition your Hon.Body to have constructed a wooden pile bridge as a branch or extension of the Grant Street Bridge, which shall be erected as nearly as practicable along the following proposed route. Commencing at a point where Hanford Street intersects Grant Street on West side of the Grant Street Bridge so as to connect the branch with said Bridge, and thence Westerly on and along Hanford Street the full width thereof to the West side of Colfax Street and thence changing its course South on and along Colfax Street the full width thereof to a suitable termination at or near Court Street in South Seattle on the Southerly shore of Elliot Bay. Your Petitioners further petition your Hon.Body to plank Colfax Street from the termination of said Bridge on Colfax Street to the South boundary line of the City limits. Your petitioners further represent that a vast amount of travel and traffic passes over Grant Street Bridge and that near the South and thereof. Railway trains are constantly crossing the same at a point where the view is partially obstructed. That teams passing through the railway crossing being run over by passing trains of frightened thereby and

Jesse F Cochrane, Chairman W V Rinehart G H Heilbron FWD Holbrook, secretary BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS Seattle Washington Nov 23rd 1891 Frank Hanford esqu. I herewith submit an estimate of cost of Piling and Planking from Grant St Bridge via Horton & Colfax Streets to city limits on South 1600 ft of Piling 100 Bents 3 poles A Bent at $4.00 per pile drivenandcapped $1200.00 12 Frame Rents 36 Post 10"x10"x12' 3600' 12 Frame Rents 36 Caps 10"x10"x20' 6000' 12 Frame rents 36 Sills 10"x12"x24' 8640' Mandrill 4800' Shingers 4"x12"x32' 42384 Planking 4"x12"x20' 189280 Stringers 4"x6" 72 _______________ 261904 2880.90 Iron 300.00 Railing 10.00 Bracing 140.00 -------------- $4610.90

Resply C M Alexander, s t

Inplace of this would recommend that the present planking from Railroad crossing to Market St be repaired and that Market St be planked one Block & Colfax Street one Block to connect with present planking on county road G M Alexander St Com

663 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY SEATTLE Nov 23 1888 Communication from P P Carroll enclosing affidavit of Louis Engles in the matter of claim for damages made by said Engles against the City, read and referred to the City attorney. Petition of Sisters of Charity Providence Hospital for a fire plug at or near Corner of Spring and Sixth Streets read referred to Commitee on Fire & Water. Communication from Denny & Horton in regard to unpaid Street grade warrants, read and referred to Finance Commitee in conjunction with the City Attorney. Petition of Geo Newell and others for planking Colfax Street from the City limits north a distance of 1900 feet read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of G S Dudley and others for a Street Light Corner of Thirteenth and Howell Streets read and referred to Committee on StreetLight. Communication from Board of Trade conveying resolution of the Board endorsing the City Council in leaving Yesler's Wharf. read and ordered filed. Petition of H F Whitney and others for extending Natchez Street, read and referred to the Street Committee. Report of the Chief of The Fire Department in the matter of buildings put up within the fire limits without permission read and on motion of Councilman Durie the Street Commissioner is ordered to move or tear down the buildings that have been erected with out permission and that the street Comn'r keep account of the expense of such work.