City of Seattle Records

93 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Fire Fund John Collins To pay for Fire Engine No 45 3250.00 W A Perry Steward of Engine 46 75.00 T D Hinkley Ground Rent onColumbia St 47 8.00 Chas McDonald Coal for Engine House 48 10.00 D A Jennings Coal Oil 49 16.20 A Holmes Repiars on Fire Engine 50 9.25 F S Poole Hauling Hose Cart 51 2.50 Willis and Minick Hauling Coal 52 2.50 O C Shorey Mending Ladders 53 3.00 F W Wusthoff Mirror for engine 54 .75 Chas McDonald Repairs on Fire Bell 55 50.00 Wm Campbell Chief Engineer 56 50.00 Road Fund R H Calligan St Com.66.50Horse Hire22.00prisoners Board 26.00 49 114.50 Joe Campbell Street Labor 50 65.00 Thos Rock Street Labor 51 65.00 Luther Alber Street Labor 52 62.50 M Keough Street Labor 53 2.50 Stetson & Post Lumber 54 33.29 J L Kahaly Framing 55 4.75 Robt Abrams Framing 56 1.00 Chas McDonald Blacksmithing 57 14.50 F W Wusthoff Nails 58 10.20 D A Jennings PickHandles and Nails 59 1.50 Gas Fund Seattle G L Co. Gas 198.00Attendee30.00MetersRent5.85 14 233.85 And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for building sidewalks For the construction of the sidewalk on Stewart, fourth and Virginia Streets under Ordinance No284, the following bids are received viz, A S Pinkham $405.00, Laurence Cummings $451.00 For the construction of the Sidewalk on Pine and Ninth Streets the following bids (under Ordinance No281) were received viz. A S Pinkham $588.00 Laurence Cummings $579.00 Said bids are all referred to the Street Committee

182 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE and Simpson be allowed $2.00 a M extra for the hauling lumber on account of Front Street sidewalk under Ordinance No. 304. Rejected. From Licenses and Revenue recomending the granting of the petition of F.X. Prefontaine et al for remitting moneys paid for a concert license. Adopted. From Licenses and Revenue recommending granting of the petition of Geo C. Thompson for using Beer's Concert license. Adopted. Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds and in the accounts following, towit: City Fund F. X. Prefontaine License submitted No. 249 $5.00 Road Fund J. L. Kahaley hauling lumber No. 111 $1.00 Fire Fund The Gutta Percha and Rubber Mfg Co Hose No. 105 $579.50 Ordinances Received From the City Atty extending the time to complete contract on grading Front, Union, 2d and 3rd Streets. Adopted on the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Collins, Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald and Manning. Against adoption, none. From the City Atty submitting an ordinance entitled "To provide for the levying and collecting of a special tax for the purpose of raising funds to pay for the construction of a sidewalk on Pine and Ninth Streets under Ordinance No. 281." Adopted on the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Collins, Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald and Manning. Against adoption none. From the City Attorney submitting an ordinance entitled "To provide for the levying and collecting of a special tax for the purpose of raising funds to pay for the construction of a sidewalk on Stewart, Tenth and Virginia Streets under Ordinance No. 284. Adopted on the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Collins, Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald and Manning. Against adoption none.

Ordered that the Committee on Streets and Street Improvements

10 K

Petition of Hans Ahrenstedt for Refunding tax illegal tax for improving South Ninth Street

Mr. President Your [committee?] on [Streets?] to whom was referred the [within?] [petitioner?] [msg to report favorably?] on the same

adopted 10-?-92 1892

J.M. Lyon J. [E. Crichton?]

J. E. [Grilly?]

Room 316 Burks Bldg Atty for Petitioner

To the Hon. Mayor and the House of Delegates and the Board of Alderman of the city of Seattle:

Gentlemen:

When South Ninth Street was ordered graded and sidewalked, the improvement was ordered to be made as far south as Charles Street; and assessment district was created including property as far south as Charles Street: In carrying out the improvement the street was not graded that far, and was not graded nor sidewalked in front of my lot; on October 28th, 1889, I paid the assessment on my lot, being Lot Number Eight of Block Number Six of Plummer's Addition, the amount of the tax being $39.12, believeing that the street would be improved as far as the ordinance under which the work was done called for. As the street never has been graded nor sidewalked as far as Charles Street, and not improved at all in front of my property, I respectfully request that the amount of tax paid by me for the assessment, with interest at 10 per cent, be returned to me. I have the original receipt given me at the time the tax was paid, and the treasurer's books show the payment also, while it is a well known fact that South Ninth Street has not been graded as far south as Charles Street, and has not been improved in front of my lot.

Wherefore, I respectfully petition your Honorable Body to refund to me the tax paid, and interest thereon, and your peititioner will ever pray &c.

Hans Ahrenstedt

J. E. Lilly, Room 316, Burke Building, Atty for petitioner.

175 K 12

Petition of Hans Ahrenstedt

for refunding street assessment on South Ninth Street

6-18-92.

[Held?] by August

[Streets?]

J. E. Lilly 316 Burke Building. Atty for Petitioner