City of Seattle Records

Supt of parks Report for March 1893 To The Honorable The Board of Commissioners Gentlemen Conforming with your instructions a set of plans have been completed constituting a study a suggestion for the improvement of Pioneer Place in submitting the same to your honorable Body, your permissions is asked to accompany said plan with a statement of the 'motif' for such design and its arrangements. First this place is the most conspicuous one in the city and will ever be prominient by the very nature of its locality. 2nd It not only is central, but is made the center by the many street ar lines converging at the corner or intersection of Commercial St and Yesler Avenue. 3rd It is even at this early age of the history of Seattle, The chief rondevous place for all notable celebrations, gatherings and meetings: And may, then be summed up the The place of the City calculated to perpetuate the uses to which

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

688 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 18 1885 From Committee on Fire and Water recommending that Mme Lachenal be granted permission to conduct a Laundry at the foot of Commercial St Report adopted From Committee on Fire & Waater recommending First: That 7 fire plugs be put in at Belltown at points to be selected by the Chiefof the fire Department and the Committee on Fire and Water. Second: that after that portion of the City is supplied with water one of the new Hose carts with apparatus be turned over to the Engine Co No 4 Third: That the purchase of a New Fire Engine for Engine Co. No 4 and also the Truck for Seattle No 1 should be deferred for the present. Fourth: That the Engine house of Engine Co No 3 be made comfortable by battening the sides, ceiling and lining the inside and the purchase of a stove; and suitable lamps be supplied them Fifth: that the establishing of a Telephone system for our fire department is not necessary at present as our City is not large, enough to require such a system nor our finances in such a condition as to justify such expense. Sixth: That we have contacted the Chief Engineer regarding Engine No 1 and requested him to examine same and report to your Hon Body. Report Adopted. Application for Licenses Referred Jacob Haist, oliver Bernard, E J Powers & Co , M K Gottstein Ernie Davidson, A E Wayne, Benj Murphy, John Collins Joseph Francisco, L V Schnyder, M S Booth, Patrick Flynn, Oscar A Kraus, Frank Wilton, Otto Fuhrmann and E D Norton. Licenses Ordered Issued M McDonald Retail Malt 3 months from Sept 8 1885 John Brannan Retail Malt 3 months from Sept 3rd 1885 S & S Meyer Retail Intox 3 months from Sept 16th 1885

702 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 6 1885 Commercial St and Third St Referred to Com on Streets Petition of Carmi Dibble et al to more definitely mark the Southern boundry of the City Limits. Granted and City Surveyor directed to more definitely mark said boundry Petitionof Ed Clark et al for removal of shed from foot of Main St at end of street railway and praying that the Street Railway Co be required to plank and repair their track in compliance with the terms of the ordinance. Granted and Street Commissioner ordered to require the said repairs and planking to be done. Remonstrance of J W VanBrocklin et al against the construction of elevated sidewalk on Mill St between 4th & 5th Sts. was read and on motion the Street Comittee requested to examine into and report uopn the matter of the Mill Street sidewalk at the next regular meeting. Reports Quarterly report of Health Officers making certain recommendations received and referred to Com on Sewers Report of Sisters of Washelli Cemetary read approved and filed Report of Custodian of Powder House rec'd read and approved and filed Report of City Attorney received read approved and ordered filed Report of Street Commissioner received read approved and ordered filed Report of City Justice G A Hill, Justice of the Peace Gus G Lyon, City Jailor for month of October Referred to Judiciary Com. report of Chief of Fire Dept Referred to Com on fire & Water Committee Reports Rec'd From Judiciary Commitee recommending that upon Powers and Meyers paying the Judgement and all costs in case

710 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 20 1885 To openand maintain a laundry on the north side of Main Street between Second and Third St]]s. Referred to Committee on Fire and Water Petition of Sarah J Plummer et al for planking Second St from Main St South to the C & P S R R has depot and Jackson Street from Commercial St East to or near Third Street. Referred to Committee on Streets Petition on Western Mill Co et al for the apointment of an appraisor on the part of the City ot appraise damages to property condemned by Ordinance No 660 along the line of Rollin Street etension. Read and motion laid on the table. Plat of Fairview Homestead Association presented for approval by F E Sander Referred to City Surveyor. Reports Received From Judiciary Committee recommending the adoption of the Ordinance heretofore submitted entitled "An Ordinance granting the right to erect poles and stretch wires thereon for Electric purposes" provided that the parties presenting the same pay for publication of Ordinance. Adopted From same Committee approving reports of City Justice Hill Justice of the Peace Geo G Lyon and the City Jailor for month of October. Adopted and said reports ordered rec'd and filed. From the Finance Committee recommending that the sum of $13.50 be referred to P Fitzgerald on account ot erroneus valuation and taxation of Block 3 in Mercers Addition for the year 1884. Report adopted and the Clerk authorized to draw a warrant on the City fund in favor of said P Fitzgerald for said sum of $13.50 From Street committee recommending that the petition of Melody Choir et al for opening Will & Filbert Streets be granted. adopted