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continued to be at the time the assessment sought to be enforced against the property holders made by said City and for a long time after said assessments were made. Second. Assessment not uniform. That the lack of uniformity consists in this That the said Washington Street to the Center of 12th Street consititues one assessment district: by reason of Ordinance No 369 passed by said Council on the 12th day of March 1883. That the assessment upon the property abbutting upon said street was fixed at different rates upon the valuation thereof for different portions of said street to wit: From Commercial Street to 9th St said assessment was made at 59 mills upon each dollar of valuation. And from 9th St to 12th St was 31 mills upon each dollar of valuation. And said city failed to create or make any new assessment district upon said Washington St and failed to subdivide into other assessment districts said one district.

231 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jul 15 1887 City Attroney directed to draw the usual contract and the contractors directed to file a good and sufficient bond in the sum of Two thousand (2000) dollars. Ordered that the contrat for bulding sidewalk and bridge be awarded to Finch & Henderson upon thier finling a bond in the sum of $1000.00 and the City Attorney directed to draw the usual contract. North School House Property Councilman Frink states that he has communicated with the School Trustees of School District No 1 and that the said trustees are ready to transfer the North School House property. to wit: Lots numbered 9 & 12 Block 52 A A Denny's 3rd Addtition upon the terms heretofore offered and moves that upon a porpoer transfer being made a warrant for the sum of Four Thousand (4000)dollars be drawn in favor of said School District. Carried. On motion of Councilman Reitze Ordered that the following shall be the linits within which property shall be subject to a special tax for lighting of the streets gas or electric lights and within which the City shall furnish the same to wit: Commencing at the foot of Dearborn Street and running thence East along the South side of Dearborn Street to 12th St thence north along the East side of 12th St to Mill Street thence West along the north side of Mill St to Broadway, thence along the east side of Broadway to 14th Street, thence northwesterly along the east side of 14th Street to Depot Street to Railroad Avenue, thence along Railroad Avenue to Mill Street, thence South on a line parallel with Commercial Street two hundred and fifty six feet west of the west line of Commercial Street to Dearborn Street the place of beginning.

316 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 21 1887 following sidewalks be condemned and new ones ordered built. First; On the East side of Commercial St. commencing 30 ft: N. of Ch N. Line of Jackson St thence N. 222 ft: thence east on S. side of Main St: 130 ft. Second; On N. side of Main St commencing 120 ft W of the W. side of commercial thence E. 132 ft. thence N 107 ft. on W. side of commercial St. That the Chief of police notify owners of property to rebuild said walks_ Adopted_ From same committee on petition of H L Yesler for the repair of Mill St - see report - adopted. From Committee on Fire and Water recommending that a Fire Plug be placed at convenient distance from the Hospital and 6th Street School House. Adopted. From same committee granting petition of Saml Kenney for permission to extend his shop in rear of his store on Commercial Street. Adopted. From Street Light Committee recommending that 6 candle power lights be placed at each cross street along 9th St between Mill and Jackson Streets also So 12th, also at corner of 8th and Jackson Streets; also on s 12th, also at corner of 8th and Jefferson sts, also on So 12th St at the corner of Mill, Washington, Main and Jackson Streets; also 32 candle power light on rail road corner between Mill and Columbia. Adopted. From Committee on Sewers and drainage recommending that a sewer be constructed on Columbia Street from Front Street to 12th St Adopted. And Purchasing Agent directed to purchase the necessary material for said sewer from Front to [12th St]]

521 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jul 6 1888 mending that a sewer be put in Madison Street from 7th St to 12th St the same to be of 8 inch stone pipe. From Same Committee recommending that an 8 inch stone pipe sewer be put in on South Second Street between Main & Jackson Streets and connecting with the Main Street Sewer. Adopted. License Referred Seattle Hotel Company Licenses Ordered Issued. Joshua Prosser, Julius Wegert, J T Armstrong, Clancy & McMasters, Jensen & Kunst, Ahlby & Kriedel, Thompson & O'Hara, Shaw & Alger, Jno Brannan, O N Morse, J M Blanchard, Mark Norton, Wm Grose & Son, A F Able, Davidson and Grubb, Jo Francisco, Dietz and Meyer, Gumbert and Clinch, M Racine, A Slorah, E C Slorah, M McDonald W F Allen, E J Powers, Adolph Schander, Jacob Bersch, J W Smith, J H Foster, Oscar Johnson Fred Schoepp, Barnham and Carson, Oscar Johnson(2) Melhorn and Probst, Beede & Sinclair, J F McGrath, Henry Robbins, George Meister, John McCarey, Henry Robbins(2), H Haggenmaker, [L Diller]], A P Hoteling Co M & K Gottstein, Frank Heimen, Geo Delfel, James P Tighe, Charles Ross, Swanson and Anderson, Chas O'Hara and E C Huntley & Co, J T Armstrong, Julius Wegert & Co The vote upon issuing said licenses is a follows, to wit: In favor of the same Frink, Green, Lake, Moran, Neisz, Russell & Reitze. Against the same none. Bills allowed The following claims aginst the City having been duly audited and allowed are orderd paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows, viz: