City of Seattle Records

Seattle, Wash.,July,16th, 1890. To the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle. Gentlemen:I earnestly, petition your Honorable Body, to grant me the privilege of erecting a Street Clock in front on my place of business, at 604 Front Street. The said Clock to stand on an Iron Piller, 15 feet high, 14 inches square at the base, and to stand on the Edge of the side-walk, near the Curb. the siad Clock to cost not less that $600.00 to be a reliable Time-keeper, and an ornament to the City. J K Basye. We, the undersigned Merchants doing business on Front Street, Seattle, cordially endorse the proposition of Mr Basye, regarding the same, as an ornament and a public necessity, as an instrument to keep correct time. signed. Toklas Singerman & Co Dexter Horton & Co Bks Doheny & Marum Dunock & Cheasty C Abraham & Pen City of Paris The Goldstein Hat Co. L Turner Cashier W A Hasbrouck & Co H Hershberg & Co Merchants Nal Bank Gordon & Cameranes Kline & Roseberg G M Boyd & Co P Sound Natl Bank Hareh & Hall Lowman & Hanford S P Co R A Culligan R M Crawford Robert B Wilson Latour & Co Harris & Dickman Wm Dimsbruck Merchants Natl Bank Hyams Pauson & Co T H Dempsey Journal Publishing Co Ehiland Cross & Co Post Intelligencer Pub Co

781 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 16 1886 building on motion the petition is granted Fro M Hays for refunding of taxes paid by mistake referred to Finance Commitee From T H Dempsey et al for opening of Williamson Street from Madison to Eades referred to Street Commitee From Mauer and Steinle et al for extension of liquor licenses of 15 day o a/c of closing during martial law referred to License Committee From M Bailey et al for drainage of pond on 3d Street between Leonora & Blanchard referred to Sewer Committee From W C T U praying that Mrs F N Ledger be allowed to peddle articled of her own manufacture without paying a license on motion referred to License Committee Moved that the Council reconsider its action in referred petition of W C T U to the license committee lost by the following vote to wit: in favor thereof Councilmen J Furth and G W Hall; against Councilmen R H Calligan, C McDonald J J Post and G W Young On motion the License committee is empowered to act in the matter of petition of W C T U From W G Curtis et al protesting against the Grading of 4th st fromBattery to Virginia, on motion the petition is laid on the table The following reports are received From His Honor the Mayor, that charges of conduct unbecoming an officer having been preferred against Capt.