City of Seattle Records

506 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE June 15 1888 Ordered that the matter of equalizing the assessment Roll for Third Street from Depot Street to Virginia Street postponed until Friday June 29th. Ordered that the Judiciary Committee in conjunction with the City Attorney submit an Ordinance regulating Hacks and rates of fare to be charged. Pursuant to law and published notice the Council now proceeds to the appointment of appraisers for South Eleventh Street, and it appearing that the property owners along the line of said South Eleventh Street have not made or filed any appointment of such appraisers either on behalf of the owners of property benefited or owners of property condemned. On motion H H Lewis is appointed by the Council to act as such appraiser on behalf of the owners of property benefited and Leander Miller is appointed to act as such appraiser on behalf of the owners of property condemned. Whereupon the Mayor appoints Fred E Sander to act as such appraiser on behalf of the City. Ordered that Smith's Supplemental Plat of Block 12 Burkes Second Addition to the city of Seattle be and the same is hereby approved. Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted by the City Clerk entitled "A Special Ordinance appropriating money to pay audited Bills" which is passed by the following vote. Ayes Frink, Green, Lake, Niesz, Russell & Reitze. Nays none. Ordered that the Council adjourn until Tuesday June 19 1888 Attest W R Forrest clerk

669 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 7 1888 herein charged for, informed him that they would pay no more than the contract price and I don't think the City is liable for the claim and it is therefore respectfully rejected". Report Adopted & Claim rejected. From Committee on Street Lights granting petition of G S Shoudy & others for a street light Corner of 13th & Howell Sts adopted. From Street Committee granting petition of Hall & Ritchie for the acceptance of South Eleventh Street etc. Adopted. From Same Committee recommending that the petition of W P Bird and others for the grading Wilford Street be tabled. Adopted. From the Judiciary Committee on the petition of R H Hanford for the appointment of Joseph McNaught as an appraiser on behalf of the owners of property condemned on South Eleventh Street. vice H H Lewis absent from the City, submitting a verbal report to the effect that as the formerly appointed board of appraisers had failed to report within thirty days from the date of their appointment as required by law, and also that Mr Joseph McNaught had left the city to be absent several months a new board of appraisers should be appointed for said district: Whereupon on motion duly made and seconded, Mr A B Stewart is appointed an appraiser on behalf of the owners of property condemned by ordinance No 942 and Mr Leander Miller an appraiser on behalf of the owners of property benefiting by said ordinance No 942, Whereupon his Honor the Mayor appoints Mr Fred E Sander an appraiser in said matters on behalf of the City. Application. Applications for Liquor License Referred Frank Clancy, John Egan and Jones Bros