City of Seattle Records

Seattle May 16th 1891 We the undersigned taxpayers in our respective wards of the city of Seattle do petition to the proper authorities that the City work such as shoeing, blacksmithing, and general jobbing shall be done at the blacksmith and wagon shops in each ward. Leibly Piggott &Co James Chisholm J D Conwan Elmo A McBeath D McDonald Henderson & Goetz Weller B Johnston V J Camplue 12 St South Wm Ellis cor 5th & Main 423 William McLellan West Street W H Shank 211 Pike Street Wm Beattie

G N Alexander, Chairman Superintendent Streets and Sewers J W Van Brocklin, Superintendent Bridges, Buildings and Wharves Luther B Youngs Superintendent Water Works George F Meacham, Secretary The City of Seattle Board of Public Works Seattle, Washington March 14 1895 The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle Wash Gentlemen To lay a water mains on Bell St from our main on West St West to Water St as requested by the petition herewith will require 250 ft of 2" pipe and will cost for material and labor forty three and 05/100 ($43.05) dollars Respectfully Submitted L B Youngs Supt

90 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 1 1886 Petition of Otto Fuhrman et al for the opening and improving of a Street from Howell St to Broadway by way of Fourteenth St & Bancroft Street Referred to Street Committee. Petition of J D Smith et al for the opening of Stewart Street sufficient for thepassage of wagons from Seventh St to Ninth Street Referred to Street Committee. Petition of C W Lawton & W H Davis praying that a license be required to be paid by parties importing and selling fruit trees etc. Referred to Committee on License & Revenue Petition of G Kellogg et al for a sewer on West St between Leonora Street & Blanchard Street to connect with sewer on Blanchard Street Referred to Committee on Sewers. Petition of O J Carr et al praying the Council to order 32 candle power lamps placed on all the Street Lamposts now in use, and 32 candle power lamps on all extensions that may be ordered during the year. Referred to Committee on Street lights. Petition of W S Williams et al for cross walks on Madison Street corner of Kinney Street & Hughston Street Referred to Street Committee Petition of Sunset Telephone Telegraph Company for permission to stretch wires along Grant Street Plank Road Referred to Street Committee Petition of Nicholas Ruffin for permission to build

116 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 26 186 reporting adversely upon the same & recommending that it be not granted, The report is adopted by the following vote ayes Coulter Furth Frink Green Hinckley and Russell noes Reitze From same Committee returning petition of O N Morse et al to make all liquor licenses uniform, without comment. Councilman Furth moves that the petition be rejected. Councilman Coulter moves as an amendment that the prayer of the petition be granted. the amendment is carried by the following vote: In favor of the same Coulter, Frink, Green, Hinckley & Russell against Furth and Reitze From Committee on Health & Police on petition of Henry Westphal et al for the abatement of a nuisance on Pike St between Front & West Sts recommending that the same be granted. Adopted and the Chief of Police directed to abate such nuisance. From Street Light committee recommending that Street Lights be places onMill Street from Fourth to Eighth Streets, also Calling the attention of th Council to the fact that the Street Lights heretofore ordered to be placed on Columbia from Eighth to Twelfth St]]s;- Madison St from Eighth to Eleventh Streets;- James St from Eighth to Tenth St, & Front St from Pine to Vine Streets are outside of the StreetLight limits and there will be no funds to pay for said lights and therefore recommending that the orderes establishing these lights be rescinded. Also recommending that the Council take action on the proposition of the Electric Light

292 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 2 1887 Name Fund No Amt Remarks Robt Calligan Road 1718 3.50 Use of Wagon J A McBeath & Co Road 1719 15.05 Horse Shoeing Stetson & Post Road 1720 131.39 Lumber Burgert Harness Co Road 1721 45.00 Set of Harness People's Coop Union Road 1722 17.10 Feed Gordon Hdwre Co Road 1723 12.85 Powder etc. G H Kellogg Road 1724 1.75 Medicine for Horse Chas McDonald Road 1725 4.55 Sharpening Tools Jones & Hubbell Road 1726 13.25 Hay W A Perry Fire 1097 75.00 Salary Engnr No 1 A Cutler Fire 1098 75.00 Salary Engnr No 2 N S Snyder Fire 1099 25.00 Salary Clerk Brd Fire Dep G Kellogg Fire 1100 75.00 Salary Chief Fire Dept G Kellogg Fire 1101 15.15 Supplies Chief Fire Dept G Kellogg Fire 1101 1.30 Supplies Chief Fire Dept G Kellogg Fire 1101 1.20 Cash paid for knobs etc A L Labrasche Fire 1102 25.00 Changing fire alarm wire F Marco Fire 1103 4.50 Pole in Hook & Ladder Tk Seattle Lumber & Com Co Fire 1104 7.60 Lumber for No 4 W L Green Fire 1105 1.50 Hauling lumber No 4 E R Clarke Fire 1106 3.00 Hauling Hose Cart Lowman & Hanford Fire 1107 2.00 Printing Blanks for F Dept F M Willard Fire 1108 3.00 Washing Hose Schwabacher Bros Fire 1109 2.70 Rubber Packing Gordon Hdw Co Fire 1110 1.15 Emery Cloth & Axle Grease Sunset Tel Co Fire 1111 13.50 Telephone Chas McDonald Fire 1112 3.25 Repairing Fire Plugs [total]332.85 Seattle Electric Light Co Gas 182 224.50 Street Lighting Spring Hill Water Co Water 55 330.50 Water Rent Wm Tierney Ord 849 Mill St 1454 1445.63 Estimate ofWork Albro Gardner Ord 849 Mill St 1455 71.51 Services Eng. O'Day & Anderson Ord 843 West St 1456 972.00 Estimate Finch Henderson Ord 843 West St 1457 470.50 Estimate Albro Gardner Ord 843 West St 1458 91.88 Engineer Finch Henderson Ord 836 Fourth St 1459 470.50 Estimate