City of Seattle Records

80 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Front Street Earth work 40 cents per cu. yd. grubbing $200 per acre; cribbing $2.00 per sq yd. Box drains $17.00 per M ft. And now the Council opens the bids for the construction of the Jackson Street sidewalks and the 11th Street sidewalk, thus bids for each contract having been received, as following: Jackson Streetsidewalk Bid of Laurance Cummings $675. Bid of J.P. Roberts $635. Eleventh Street - Sidewalks Bid of Laurance Cummings $330 Bid of T.P. Roberts $310 Ordered that the contract for the construction of the Jackson Street sidewalk be awarded to J.P. Roberts. Ordered that the contract for the construction of the Eleventh Street sidewalk be awarded to J.P. Roberts Ordered that the bids under ordinances No 271, 272, and 273 be referred to a committee consisting of Messers Keenan, Densmore & Clancy with instructions to examine said bids and acertain which is the lowest and report at the next meeting of the council Ordered that W.B. Thompson be and he is hereby appointed policeman in the First Ward. And now the council proceeds to examine the assessment roll under ordinance No 268, no complaints being made against said roll and the same being found correct by the council is hereby approved & accepted Ordered that a leave of absence for one week be granted to street commissioner Calligan. Ordered that the Committee on New City Engine House be instructed procure the Cottier ventilator for the new building Ordered that the plans and specifications of the City Engine House as amended be and the same as hereby approved.