City of Seattle Records

H. A. Sears John Langston Robert Russell W. H. Pumphrey A. W. Parkhurst Geo. W. Wittenmeyer F. W. Waethoff William Boaclaft C. P. Stone George Daffel G. M. Hallir James Galloway G. A. Hill H. G. Thomton E. MCann J. W. Hunt T J. Carle Robt Enise L. Miller S. F. Harkinson Thomas T. Minor W. P. Smith Thomas Hood C. C. Rich Frank Chambers Charles Rakeldy Wm. A. Llamellyn John Leary W. H. Taylor John Baker R. C. Graves G. A. Weed J. H. Edwards W. H. Conover

To His Honor the Mayor and Common Council, of the City of Seattle, The undersigned citizens of said City, believing that it would be of very great and lasting advantage to the commercial interest, as well as to the city at large, that a steet 150 feet wide be laid out by the city for a public highway, commencing on the West Side of Commercial Street, at or near the intersection of Brunswick and Commercial Streets, thence running West to a point within 200 feet of the R.R. Avenue, thence Westerly parallel with R.R. Ave. to the City limits. And you petitioners will ever pray: A MacKintosh Abram Barker John Leary W P Boyd Geo B Adair L Surun Isaac Dobson Foklas Singerman J B MacDougall E B Burwell Geo F Raymond J K Basye Doheny P Manum W Miller Drumond & Cheasty J M Lang & Co A E Giering

3 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 7, 1881 Stephen Berry Street labor $2.00 Stetson & Post Lumber for streets 225.39 Columbia & P.S. R.R. Co Lumber for streets 47.70 Seattle Lumber & Com cial Co Lumber for streets 25.62 D. A. Jennings Mattock handles & nails 2.20 F. W. Wusthoff Hardware for Street Dept 17.55 John L. Kahaley Hauling for Street Dept 3.75 John Leary Hauling for Street Dept 1.00 Charles McDonald Sharpening Tools 8.75 F. H. Whitworth Surveys on 5th Street 8.00 Gas Fund Gas Lt Co Gas $125.25 Attend Lights $30 $155.25 Waddell & Miles work on Gas Mains 13.55 Fire Fund J. D. Hinckley Ground sent $8.00 Robert Russell Hauling engine to Fire 5.00 Minick & Thompson Hauling engine to Drill $2.50 Coal 75cents 3.25 Chas McDonald repairs to Engine 14.00 W. A. Perry Engine Steward 75.00 D. A. Jennings Oil etc for Fire Dept 12.00 Waddell & Miles Drip pan for engine 3.50 Ordered that the City Attorney be and he is hereby instructed to submit at next meeting a Contract and Bond for the performance of the City printing by the successors of Stewart & Ebersold And now on this the 7th day of October 1881 in pursuance of the Notice published as required by Ordinance No 241, the Council proceeds to hear all complaints agains the assessment required by said Ordinance No 241 and filed with the City Clerk on the 30th day of August 1881; Thereupon comes Catherine Werritt and George Weritt, her husband, by W.H. White Esq, their Attorney and file their written objections to any assessment or valuation being placed upon the property of the said Catherine Weritt set forth in said assessment poll for the reasons set forth in said Written objections now on file; thereupon after due consideration said objections are ordered laid on the table upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of Laying said objections on

79 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE. between Cherry and Columbia said petition is referred to the Street Committee. The council proceeds to open the bids under ordinances No 271, 272 and 273. They are as follows, to wit; from John Leary, J.J. Jordan and H. Butler; Front Street Earth work 37&1/2 cents per cubic yard clearing 4 acres $500 cribbing $1.50 per square yard box drains 17.50 per M feet 2nd and 3rd Streets Earth work 35 cents per yard (cubic) cribbing $2.20 per square yard sidewalks 15.50 per M feet Union Street Earth work 37&1/2 cents per yard (cubic) box drains 17.50 per M feet cribbing 2.25 per square yard Philip G. Eastwicks bids 2nd and 3rd Street sidewalks $17.00 per M feet 2nd and 3rd Street grade earthwork 34&1/2 cents per cubic yard crib work $2.10 per square yard Log crib work $1.95 per " Lumber work $17.00 per M feet Earth Union Street earth work 33cents per cubic yard square cribbing 210 per square yard Log cribbing 190 per square yard Front Street earthwork 37 cents per cubic yd Sq cribbing 2.10 per sq yd log cribbing 1.90 per sq yd Lumberwork 17.00 per M feet P. Quigley bid [Union Street]] grades 33 cents per cubic yard A.H. Mannings bids Union Street. Warthwork 37 1/2cents per cu. yd. Box drains 17.00 per M ft, and cribbing $2.00 per square yard. Second and Third Streets Earthwork 39cents per cu. yd. Solid rock $2.00, loose rock $1.50 per cu. yd. Box drains $17.00 per M feet.

101 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE July 28/82 be & is hereby appointed on behalf of property benefited And now in pursuance to the Ordinances providing for the same, the Council now proceeds to open the bids for certain grades & Improvements as follows to wit: For Front Street Improvement under Ordinance No 284 Bid of John Leary for Earthwork at 35&3/4 cents per cu yd for Cleaning at $122.52 per acre for Cribbing at $1.50 per sq yd for Box Drains at $14.00 per M feet BM [per Thousand Board Feet] Bid of Philip G Eastwick for Earthwork at 35cents per cu yd for Square Crib work at $2.00 per sq yd for Log Crib work at $1.90 per sq yd for Lumber work at $16.50 per M feet BM[per Thousand Board Feet] for Clearing and Grubbing 4 acres $600.00 Bid of Chin Guan and Charlie for Earthwork at 32&1/2 cents per cu yd for Cribbing at $1.65 per sq yd for Box Drains at $16.75 per M feet BM[per Thousand Board Feet] for Clearing 4 acres $395.00 For 2nd 3rd and other Street Grades under Ordinance No 288 Bid of John Leary For Earthwork as 32&1/2 cents pr cu yd for cribbing at $2.25 per sq yd for Box Drains at $17.00 per M feet BM[per Thousand Board Feet] Bid of Chin Guan and Charlie for Earthwork at 29 cents per cu yd for Box drains at $16.75 per M feet BM [per Thousand Board Feet] for cribbing at $1.65 per sq yd