City of Seattle Records

360 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sept 11/83 Wm Harkins Earthwork per cu yd 41cents Cribbing per sq yd $3.00 Sidewalks per M B M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Box drains per M B M[thousand board feet] $21.00 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $125.00 And now the Council proceeds to open & consider the bids for the Im-provement of South 4th Street under Ordinance No 439 which bids are as follows, to wit: Frahn & Simpson Earthwork per cu yd 45cents Cribbing per sq yd $3.75 Sidewalks per M B M[thousand board feet] $17.25 Box drains per M B M[thousand board feet] $25.00 P Quigley Earthwork per cu yd 45&1/2cents Cribbing per sq yd $3.10 Sidewalks per M B M[thousand board feet] $17.50 Box drains per M B M[thousand board feet] $25.00 And now the Council proceeds to open & consider the bids for the Inprovement of Jackson Street Under Ordinance No 442, which bids are as follows to wit: G N Alexander Earthwork per cu yd 49&1/2cents Cribbing per sq yd $3.69 Sidewalks per M B M[thousand board feet] $19.25 Box drains per M B M[thousand board feet] $25.00 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $100.00 bridging per M B M[thousand board feet] $26.25 Ordered that the forgoing bids be & they are hereby referred to the Street Committee. Micsellaneous An now the Councilproceeds to examine and equalize the Assessment Rolls for the Improvement of Madison Street under Ordinance No 406. Pending which the matter of such further examination is laid over until Tuesday September 18,1883 at 7&1/2 o'clock pm. Ordered that the Clerk be & is hereby instructed to publish a notice to all property owners interested in said roll to make objections to said Roll at said meeting on Tuesday Spetember 18, 1883. And now the Council proceeds in examining and equalizing the Assess

245 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 5 1887 Seventh Street & West Street Ass't Rolls Pursuant to law and published notices the Council now proceeds to examine and equalize the special assessment Rolls for the Assessment Districts established by Odinance No 843 for the grading of West Street from Cedar Street to Virginia Street and to build sidewalks thereon. and by Ordinance No 848 for the grading of Seventh Street from Madison Street to Mill Street & Building sidewalks thereon, and no one appearing to contest either of said assessment rolls and no objection being made to them or either of them. On motion it is ordered that said assessment Rolls be and the same are hereby approved. Councilman Reitze moves to instruct the Clerk to advertise for bids for lighting street for the ensuing year. Referred to Committee on Street lights. His Honor the Mayor having stated to the Council he will be absent from the City for some weeks, on motion fo CouncilmannJ M Frink, Councilman Furth is elected Acting Mayor during the absence of the Mayor by unanimous vote of the Council. On motion the Council now proceeds to open and examine bids for the Improvement of Seventh St from Madison St to Mill Street; of Mill Street from a point between South 4th & South 5th Streets to Williamson Street and of Madison Street Extension as follows viz: Seventh Street Bid of Finch & Henderson Sidewalks per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $15.85 Box Drains per M[thousand] B M[thousand] $15.85 Bid of P Quigley Earthwork pr Cubic Yard 45 cents

435 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 6 1888 Driving Piles $2.00 each On motion the contract is awarded to Parker and Orr Commercial Street Wharf Bids for constructing Commercial Street Wharf were opened and read as follows: McKinnon & Co Lumber per M [thousand board feet] $16.75 Piling per lineal foot .17 cents Parker & Orr Lumber per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Piling per lineal foot .17 cents Ordered that the contract be awarded to McKinnon & Co upon the settlement of the question of grade etc and that J M Frink, U R Niesz, and Robert Moran be appointed a committee to confer with property owners and report on Wednesday next. Vine Street Improvement Bids for grading Vine Street and building sidewalks on both sides of said street as provided by Ordinanve No 909 were opened as follows: P Quigley and J M Quigley Earthwork per cubic yard .29 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $14.90 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $17.50 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $85.00 W E Wilson Earthwork per cubic yard .39 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 Grubbing and Clearing per acre $140.00

436 Parker and Orr Earthwork per cubic yard .38 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $75.00 Ryan and Brannagan Earthwork per cubic yard .33&1/2 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $16.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $100.00 Erdman & Lawrence Earthwork per cubic yard .35&3/4 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $90.00 Henderson & Locke Earthwork per cubic yard .33&1/2 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $15.50 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and Grubbing per acre $87.00 Ordered that the contract be awarded to P Quigley and J M Quigley upon thier filing bond in the sum of $2000.00 On motion the Council now proceeds to the election of four police officers whereupon the following named are duly elected to wit: Edward Kinley E Briggs & J H Beano and W F Peer. The city surveyor submits his Estimate of the expense of clearing grubbing and grading 50 ft wide the Avenue around the Lake at $10,000 per mile. Ordered filed.