City of Seattle Records

Seattle Washington Nov. 1/90 To the Honorable Members of the City Council Gentlemen We the undersigned citizens on Lake view at Baker St And other streets along the route from Jackson St to Taylor's mill on the bank of Lake Washington being subjected to great inconvenience on account of having no lights over said route at night petition your honorable body to have lights placed on Lake view St from Jackson St to [Weller?] and thence down Weller and along the route to Taylor Mill. By so doing you will accommodate a large number of people. Robert Albin M.D. Charles Wittrig John H. Pritchard A. P. Randall W. S. Adams Wm. S. Tallman James M. Landring A. J. Miller Henry Olson W. J. Miller A P Miller Floyd Isham Joseph Adams Mrs. L. Keeler J. S. Satterlee N J. Cattell W. E. Porter G. W. Cattell E. J Parks S. Forney P F Clene

established 1874 {F S Chadbourne & Co, SanFrancisco F S Chadbourne &Co., Portland} Geo W Hall, President and Manager W R Forrest, Secretary and Treasurer The Hall & Paulson Furniture Company 635 and 637 Front Street Capital Stock, $100,000. Seattle, W T , Oct 2nd 1885 To the Hon Mayor and Common Council Gentlemen Your Committee to whom was referred street Planking of Cherry, James, Jackson, Washington and Main Streets beg leave to Report as Follows, that you Plank Cherry Street from the East side of Front Street to the West side of Third Street and same Street from the East side of Front St to the West side of Second Street and Jackson St from the End of Bridge to East side of Sixth St all to be planked Twenty Four feet wide. Washington and Main St to be planked as follows the South side of Washington from the west side of Commercial St the planking east of the alley Sixteen feet in width the north side of Main From the west side of Commercial St the planking east of alley sixteen feet wide and that the work be done immediatly before the winter rains set in. Respectfully R H Calligan, Chairman Geo W Hall, G W Young, Committee on Streets

276 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE June 4/83 The attorney submits an Orinance entitled "For the Extension of Jackson Street, and to provide for the condemnation of Real Estate necessary therefor" After due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald & Rasin. Against adoption none. The Attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "Defining the powers and duties of Police Officers" After due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald & Rasin. Against adoption none. The Attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "To provide for the grading and Improvement of Jackson St" After due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald & Rasin. Against adoption none. The Attorney submits an Ordinance Entitled "To provide for the grading and Improvement of South Third St" After due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald & Rasin. Against adoption none. The attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "To provide for the grading of, and the construction of a Sidewalk on a portion of Pike Street" After due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald & Rasin. Against adoption none.The attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "To provide for the grading and Improvement of Seneca Street" After due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald & Rasin. Against adoption none. The attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "To amend Section 15 of Ordinance No 383" After due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald & Rasin. Against adoption none. From the Attorney an Ordinance for the prevention of laundries within certain limits. Referred to the Legislative and Judiciary Comtee The attorney submits an Ordnance entitled "To amend section 12 of Ordinance No 383" Laid on the table.

356 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sept 7/83

L. Neuman Brass screws No. 210 $2. T. W. Bennett Shelving 211 2. Hall & Paulson Furniture Co Furniture Polish 212 1. The claim Hall & Paulson Furniture Co. for $10.00 is rejected

Madison St Improvement #406 Strong & Harkins Contract Work Nos 371 to 378 $5544.19 J. M. Snow Engineering 403 113.87

Pine Street Improvement #421 Strong & Harkins Contract Work Nos 379 + 380 $411.44

South 3rd St Improvement #399 Strong & Harkins Contract Work Grading Nos 381 + 382 $2273.56 G. N. Alexander do 383 443.88 J. M. Snow Engineering 399 26.

Columbia St Improvement #386 Cummings and Strong Contract Work No 384 $3894.21 J. M. Snow Engineering 396 85.25

Main St Improvement #385 S. G. Simpson Contract Work No 385 $5720.31 J. M. Snow Engineering 412 101.

9th St Improvement #395 Frahm & Simpson Contract Work No 386 $1141.42 J. M. Snow Engineering 408 88.

Jackson St Improvement #398 G. N. Alexander Contract Work No 387 $3780.14 J. M. Snow Engineering 410 151.61

Washington St Improvement #369 G. N. Alexander Contract Work - Grading No 388 $2089.38 S. G. Simpson Contract Work Sidewalks 389 310.94 J. M. Snow Engineering 394 39.

4th St Improvement #395 Murphy and Stewart Contract Work No 390 $1721.26 J. M. Snow Engineering 401 39.62

James St Improvement #387 J. M. Snow Engineering No 406 $13.

Battery St Improvement #441 J. M. Snow Engineering No 414 $98.

357 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sept 7/83

Jackson St Improvement #442 J. M. Snow Engineering No 415 $98.75

South 4th St Improvement J. M. Snow Engineering No 416 $31.50

Consideration of Ordinances Ordered that the 3 applications for Street Railway franchises by the Seattle Street Railway Co J. R. Lewis et al and J. B. Metcalf et al be laid over for special business for meeting on Tuesday September 11.1883.

Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance grading & licensing Peddlers, Hawkers etc.

The Attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No 383 entitled An Ordinance to establish certain grades in the City of Seattle," thereupon after due consideration the same is adopted upon the following Vote, towit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Harris, McDonald, Rasin, Ranke & Wusthoff. Against adoption none.

The Attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "To prevent the [------] of teams unfastened," thereupon after due consideration the same is adopted upon the following Vote, towit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Harris, McDonald, Rasin, Ranke & Wusthoff. Against adoption none.

8 appropriation Ordinances are submitted each being entitled "A Special Ordi-nance appropriating money to pay audited bills," thereupon after due consideration the same are adopted upon the following Vote, towit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Day, Harris, McDonald, Rasin, Ranke & Wusthoff. Against adoption none.

Miscellaneous Ordered that the Clerk be & is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for boarding city prisoners.

And now in pusuance to notice duly given the Council proceeds to examine & equalize the Assessment Roll for the Improvement of Madison Street under Ordinance No 406; thereupon P. H. Lewis files written objections to such assessment. Pending the consideration of which objections [---------] said roll are referred to the Street Committee, Assessor & Attorney for examination