City of Seattle Records

309 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 7 1887 N Thorn 1754 Road 9.00 Labor on Streets Frank Calson 1755 Road 9.00 Labor on Streets Henry Hough 1756 Road 8.45 Labor on Streets Andrew Calson 1757 Road 6.75 Labor on Streets James Doyle 1758 Road 6.75 Labor on Streets M McTeigh 1759 Road 6.15 Repairing Harness etc J A McBeath & Co 1760 Road 17.85 Horse Shoeing etc Chas McDonald 1761 Road 28.50 Repg Tools St Sommr Frederick & Maus 1762 Road 21.05 Ground Feed Hatfield & Garton 1763 Road 14.40 Ground Feed Stetson & Post 1764 Road 20.69 Lumber for Sts W H Bogardus 1765 Road 14.00 Ground Feed R H Calligan 1766 Road 8.50 Use of Wagon Gordon Hardware Co 1767 Road 6.50 Spikes St Commr Schwabacher Bros & Co 1768 Road 79.21 Supplies St Commr Harrington & Smith 1769 Road 3325.51 Sewer Pipe Seattle Lumber & Com Co 1770 Road 845.48 Lumber for Streets Harrington & Smith 1771 Road 357.48 Sewer Pipe W A Perry 1113 Fire 75.00 Salary Engr No 1 A Cutler 1114 Fire 75.00 Salary Engr No2 Z C Miles 1115 Fire 8.25 Hose Coupling for Nox Oregon Impt Co 1116 Fire 11.60 Coal Oregon Impt Co 1116 Fire 42.15 Coal W A Perry 1117 Fire 13.50 Sunset Telephone Co G Kellogg 1118 Fire 250.00 Appropriation to send team to Spokane Allmond & Phillips 1119 Fire 38.10 Repg Hydrants [total]513.60 Water Fund Spring Hill Water Co 56 Water 330.50 Water For Sept Gas Fund Seattle Gas Lt Co 184 Gas 18.60 Gas Month of Aug Seattle Gas Lt Co 184 Gas 19.98 Gas Month of Sept Seattle Electric Lt Co 183 Gas 361.80 St Lighting for Sept Finch & Henderson 1474 Ord 843 West St Imp Fund 952.58 Contract Work West Street O'Day & Anderson 1475 Ord 843 West St Imp Fund 120.00 Contract Work West Street Albro Gardner 1479 Ord 843 West St Imp Fund 51.88 Engineering West Street

328 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 4 1887 Moran Bros 1131 Fire 20.26 Repg Hydrants Spring Hill Water Co 57 Water 330.50 Water month of Oct Mill St improvements Wm Tierney 1484 Ord 847 1293.75 Estimate Contract Work Mill St Albro Gardner 1485 Ord 847 45.14 Engineering Mill St Madison St Wm Tierney 1486 Ord 839 2317.00 Estimate Madison St Albro Gardner 1487 Ord 839 55.37 Engineering Madison St 7th St Wilson & Godfrey 1488 Ord 848 2434.46 Estimate Seventh St Albro Gardner 1489 Ord 848 47.90 Engineering Seventh St 7th St W E Wilson 1490 Ord 829 343.13 Estimate Seventh St Albro Gardner 1491 Ord 829 21.01 Engineering Seventh St 4th St Albro Gardner 1492 Ord 836 66.50 Estimate 4th St West St Albro Gardner 1493 Ord 843 72.50 Engineering West St Miscellaneous On motion of Councilman Furth ordered that the City surveyor at once prepare plans for cribbing to protect the property of D K Baxter and A H King on Mill Street and that the clerk at once advertise for bids for doing such work said bill to be filed with the clerk on or before Tuesday evening next & that when the council adjourn it adjourn until Tuesday evening next. Justice N Soderberg appears before the Council and asks that some action be taken in regard to discrimination against him by the Chief of Police and Police officers in refusing to tske criminsl cases to his court and also charging that the Chief of Police is in league with the gamblers and permitting gambling games to run i the City. On motion of Councilman Furth the matter is referred to the Committee on Health & Police and the Judiciary Committee. On motion of Councilman Lake ordered that here after when parties are given permission to take up sidewalks or street planking in order to make improvements

355 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 16 1887 on Mill Street adopted. From same Committee rejecting petition of Ernest Romey for a sidewalk in Mill Street as it would have to be built on an unfinished bulkhead. Adopted. From same Committee rejecting petition of Edgar Bryan for a culvert or drain in Block 22 A A Denny's Addition adopted. From same Committee recommending the opening of [Rollin Street]] 90 feet wide in accordance with petition and plat filed. From same Committee granting petition of John Lavender and others for permission to raise side walk to grade onSouth Second Street and Washington Street. Adopted. From the Street Light Committee granting the petition of P D Hamlin and others for street lights on Eighth Street from Jackson to Dearborn Streets thence East along Dearborn Street to 12th Street. The same to be of 16 cp placed on wooden posts. Ordered that Bell Street be graded from the West side of Front Street to the East side of West St and a sidewalk built on the south side of said street in accordance with the plans and specifications of the City Surveyor, and Clerk directed to advertise for bids for making such improvements. On motion Councilman Moran a special committee is appointed consisting of Councilmen Moran Lake and Reitze to inspect and report upon the Mill Street Bulkhead

485 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 1 1888 -ing said street. Adopted provided the grade district is extended from Mill Street to Law St instead of to Jackson Street From Same Committee rejecting petition of A A Bell and others for grading Eighth Street from Depot Street to Mill Street as the same has not been signed by a majority of the property owners in said Street Adopted. From Same Committee rejecting petition of J C Brittain and others for opening West St toUniversity Street and the widening of the Alley through to Mill Street. Adopted From Same Committee on petition of F Hochbrunn and others for changing cetain grades and asking that a Committee be appointed to investigate the grade of Depot, Fifth and other streets, as follows: "We recommend that a committee be appointed to examine said grades with power to act" On motion the whole matter is referred to the Street Committee in conjunction with the City Attorney. From Same Committee on remonstrance of Geo Brandt and others against opening Alley through Block 106 of D T Denny's 1st Addn recommending that the parties now obstructing the alley be given until November next to vacate the same. Adopted. From Same Committee asking further time to report on the ordinance asked for by theWest Street Lake Union andPark Transit Company. Granted. From Same Committee granting petition of H H Lewis & others for grading and building sidewalks onWest Street from Virginia Street to University Street, Adopted and the city Surveyor ordered to submit plans and specifications therefor.

602 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sep 7 1888 [total]3644.60 Gordon Hardware Co 3330 City 131.60 Handcuffs Clubs etc Gordon Hardware Co 3330 City 122.38 Revolvers etc Hardy & Hall 3331 City 2.75 Powder house key & Police Club W H Hughes Ptg Co 3332 City 25.50 Police Record Book & blanks Sunset Telephone Co 3333 City 6.00 Telephone Service Dept Lake Union Fur Co 3334 City 21.80 Supplies Jail & City Hall Jno G Scurry 3335 City 51.02 Engineering James St sewer Jno G Scurry 3335 City 96.02 Engineering Grant St Bridge Jno G Scurry 3335 City 16.38 Madison St Sewer Jno G Scurry 3335 City 82.52 Marion St Wharf Jno G Scurry 3335 City 16.39 Bell St Bulkhead [total]262.33 Albro Gardner 3336 City 89.34 Surveying Mill St Williamson to Wisdom St Albro Gardner 3336 City 52.03 Surveying Rollin St Albro Gardner 3336 City 42.04 Surveying Lombard St Albro Gardner 3336 City 9.91 Surveying West St Albro Gardner 3336 City 16.39 Surveying Temperance St Albro Gardner 3336 City 17.24 Surveying Temperance Ave Albro Gardner 3336 City 43.94 Surveying West St Albro Gardner 3336 City 82.99 Surveying Sewers Albro Gardner 3336 City 16.88 Surveying Marion St Wharf Albro Gardner 3336 City 17.98 Surveying Grant St Wharf Albro Gardner 3336 City 65.00 Surveying Grant St Wharf [total]371.44 Jeannette C Nevins 3337 City 100.00 Cost of moving bldg 2nd St Road Pay Roll Street Laborers 2362 to 2436 Road 3175.95 Labor on Streets Moran Bros 2437 Road 69.77 Sewer Castings Gordon Hardware Co 2437 Road 6.60 Powder & Fuse G S Dudley 2437 Road 23.04 Hay M McTeigh 2437 Road 5.10 Harness Repairs Shoudy Perkins & Co 2437 Road 19.60 Feed Chas McDonald 2437 Road 141.67 Sharpening & Repg Tools R H Calligan 2437 Road 108.65 Use of Team J R Smith 2437 Road 144.00 Use of Team Harrington & Smith 2437 Road 104.93 Supplies for St Comnr Jno McBeath & Co 2437 Road 87.30 Horse Shoeing etc D E Durie 2437 Road 38.81 Feed