City of Seattle Records

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Councilof the City of Seattle: Your petitioners would respectfully represent, that they are the owners of the two lots on the north and south sides of Alder St. and adjoining the alley between Seventh and Sixth Sts.: that by the profile now at the office of the city engineer it is proposed to grade Alder St. level at the crossing of said alley and street. Your petitioners are the most interested of any of the property holders adjacent to said crossing, in as much as they are the owners of the most of the property immediatl affected by said grade. in our opinion the present grade of the alley north from Alder St. accomodates and will amply accomodate the property adjacent thereto, and there is no occasion for the grading of the alley level across said Alder St. Wherefore your petitioners would respectfully petition that said alley be not graded across Alder St., and that the grade of Alder St the terrace between Sixth and Seventh Sts. be made with view to the best use of Alder St.\ irrespective of the grading of said alley. Everett Smith W E Boone by Everett Smith

established 1874 {F S Chadbourne & Co, SanFrancisco F S Chadbourne &Co., Portland} Geo W Hall, President and Manager W R Forrest, Secretary and Treasurer The Hall & Paulson Furniture Company 635 and 637 Front Street Capital Stock, $100,000. Seattle, W T , Oct 2nd 1885 To the Hon Mayor and Common Council Gentlemen Your Committee to whom was referred street Planking of Cherry, James, Jackson, Washington and Main Streets beg leave to Report as Follows, that you Plank Cherry Street from the East side of Front Street to the West side of Third Street and same Street from the East side of Front St to the West side of Second Street and Jackson St from the End of Bridge to East side of Sixth St all to be planked Twenty Four feet wide. Washington and Main St to be planked as follows the South side of Washington from the west side of Commercial St the planking east of the alley Sixteen feet in width the north side of Main From the west side of Commercial St the planking east of alley sixteen feet wide and that the work be done immediatly before the winter rains set in. Respectfully R H Calligan, Chairman Geo W Hall, G W Young, Committee on Streets

691 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 2 1885 Petition of Thomas S Sloan et al to open and extend North Seventh Street from Blanchard to Battery Streets Referred to Com on Streets Petition of [Ernest J La?] for removal of obstruction from Jefferson Street Referred to Street Committee Petition of W J Bryant for use of Spring Street between the alley and the railroad for purpose of handling coal. Referred to Street Committee Petition of W H Hughes et al for police officer to be stationed at Belltown. Referred to Street Committee Communication from Harbor Master asking for further time to report: granted Communication from Chief of Police requesting that C T Lowden be appointed a special Police officer to serve without compensation from the City. Granted Report From the Justice of the Peace Geo G Lyon. Referred to Judiciary Com. From City Justice G A Hill. Referred to Judiciary Com. From Jailor & Janitor. Referred to Judiciary Com. From the Chief of Police. Referred to Judiciary Com. From Custodian Powder House. Received and ordered filed From City Surveyor recommending that "Public Benefit Supplemental Plat" be not approved. Adopted From Park Commissioner recommending certain improvements Referred to Com on Public Buildings & Grounds From Street Committee recommending that Cherry Street be planked form the East side of Front Street to the West side of Third Street; and James Street from the East side of Front Street to the West Side of Second Street; and Jackson Street from the East of the Bridge to East Side of sixth St all to be planked twenty four (24) feet wide. That Washington and Main Streets from the West side of Commercial Street to the planking East of the alley 16 feet in width; the North side of Main Street from the West side of Commercial Street to the planking

768 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDING OF THE Mar 19 1886 From C Giullos for permission to conduct a laundry with proper certificate attached, on motion the petition is granted From T B Elder et al for reduction of police force laid on the table From D T Denny et al protesting against any reduction of the police force, laid on the table Communication from Seattle Street Railway Co accepting the provisions of Ordinance #722 is read and ordered placed on file. Petition from H G Struve et al for construction of branch sewer from corner of 3d and Pine Sts to connect with Union St sewer referred to committee on sewers Reports received From Inspector of Police reporting the suspension from the police force of J Normile for drunkeness and G W Hapgood for insubordination and the resignation of C M Anderson and Wm Morse on motion the action of the Inspector is approved. From City Treasurer showing condition of various funds for Feb. Referred to Committee on Finance From City Surveyor reporting the completion of man hole in Union St sewer at Sixth St and recommending that the contractor be authorized to extend said sewer 60 feet on motion the report adopted From Clerk reporting that an order in favor of J H Lewis signed by J Normile for his salary as