City of Seattle Records

279 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 23 1887 call system, read and on motion granted provided the poles are put up under the direction of the Street commissioner. Petition of M McDonald to make certain alterations and repairs to that cetain building standing next to the alley on the north side of Washington Street between Commercial and South Second Streets known as Mc Donald's Exchange, read and motion granted subject to the approval of tehChief of the Fire Department. Petition of August Wolff for the return of certain license money read and referred to the Committee on Licenses and Revenue. Application of Davis & Davis for a liquor license is referred to Com on License and Revenue.. Billd Allowed The following claim against the ciyty having been duly audited and allowed by the Council is ordered paid by warrant drawn as follows: Albro Gardner, Warrant No 1453 on Madison Street Imp. Fund under Ordinance No 839...$169.87 On motion of Councilman Reitze the Street Commissioner is ordered to build a sidewalk 120 feet in length from the East Side of Third Street to the alley on the South Side of Pine Street, and the Clerk directed to withdraw his published call for bids for building said sidewalk. Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted by the Clerk Entitled "A Special Ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" which is passed by the following vote: In favor of the same, Frink, Green, Niesz, Russell & Reitze Against the same none.

281 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 26 1887 On motion of Councilman Frink the Ordinance granting a franchise to the Seattle Cable Road & Water Co is taken from the table and read. and returned to the parties interested to be acted on at the next regular meeting. Committee Reports Rec'd Bill allowed From Committee on License & Revenue on petition of August Wolff for the return of certain license money recommending that the sum of $71.50 be returned. Adopted. and warrant ordered drawn. Bids Received. In answer to calls for bids duly published bids are received and opened and contracts awarded as follows. For Lighting Public Buildings and Streets Bids are received from the Seattle Gas and Electric Co and from the Seattle Electric Light Co. Also from same parties for furnishing lamp posts and from Moran Bros for furnishing lamp posts. Said bids are referred to the committee on Street Lights and after due examination by the Committee for Lighting Public Buildings and the Street Lamps, 79 Lamps that were formerly used for gas be awarded to the Seattle Gas & Electric Co]] and that the contract for lighting the remainder of the street lighs be awarded to the Seattle Electric Light Co and that the contract for lighting the remainder of the street lights be awarded to the Seattle Electirc Light Co Report adopted and on motion it is ordered that fifty (50) of the lights furnished by the latter Company be of 32 candle power and the rest of 16 candle power incandescent lights and the City Attorney orderd to draw the necessary contracts. On motion the bids for lamp posts are laid over until the next regular meeting. Lumber The Following bids for supplying the City with