City of Seattle Records

216 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 2/83 of the petition of Fred E Sander for the right to use a building as a Wash House. Adopted From Judiciary & Legislature approving the report of the City Justice. Adopted From Fire and Water Supply reommending the granting of the petition of Seattle Lumber & Comcial Co. for repairs to Madison Street Slip. Adopted Ordered that the Committee on Harbor, Wharves be & they are hereby instructed to secure bids for such repairs as may be necessary From Streets recommending the granting of the petition of Amos Brown et al for Improving Spring Street Adopted & atty instructed to submit an Ordinance therefor. From Streets recommending the granting of the petition of Geo D Hill et al for Improving Spring Street, Adopted & Atty instructed to submit an ordinance therefor From Judiciary & Legislative approving Attys report Adopted From Streets recommending the grading of James, Cherry & Columbia Streets from Front to the Alley between Front & 2d Streets. Adopted & Atty instructed to submit an Ordinance therefor From Streets recommending the grading of James Street on the petition of Henrietta M Halber et al therefor. Adopted & atty instructed to submit an Ordinance therefor. From Streets recommending the rejection of the petition of Geo D Hill et al for Imrpoving 5th street. Adopted & petition denied From Streets recommending the payment of certain bills for hauling gravel. Rejected Bids Received And now the Council proceeds to open & consider the bids for the side walk to be constructed on Marion Street under Ordinance No 364, which bids are as follows to wit: S F Hoole per M B M [thousand board feet] $17.00 S G Simpson $16.20

217 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 2/83 Hendrickson & Regan per M B M[thousand board feet] $15.90 D S Hill $16.50 And now it appearing to the Council that the bid of Hendrickson & Regan is thelowest and best bid; and that they are the lowest responsible bidders. Itis ordered that the contract be awarded to them upon their giving a bond with good and sufficient surities in teh sum of $500.00/ And not the Council porceeds to open & consider the bids for the sidewalk to be constructed on Battery Street under Ordinance No 362, which bids are as follows to wit: S F Hoole per M B M[thousand board feet] $18.00 S G Simpson per M B M[thousand board feet] $16.90 D S Hill per M B M[thousand board feet] $17.50 And now it appearing to the Council that the bid of S G Simpson is the lowest and best bid; and that he is the lowest responsible bidder. It is ordered that the contract be awarded him upon his giving a bond with good and sufficient surities in the sum of $150.00 Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the Council as ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds and in the amounts following to wit: E S Osborne Clerk No 298 $ 90. J H Woolery Chief of Police 299 $100. D L McCowan Police 300 $ 80. W B Thompson Police 301 $ 80. James Welch Police 302 $ 80. A H Manning Police 303 $ 80. C H Hanford Atty 304 $ 75. T H Cann J P Fees 305 $ 16.75 Stewart & Ebersold Job Printing 306 $ 54.50 C Hanford & Co Job Printing 307 $ 31. C Hanford & Co Job Printing 308 $ 7.50 M V B Stacy Ground rent for Jails 309 $ 10. M V B Stacy Ground rent for Jails 310 $ 10.

293 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE July 6/83 Luther Albee Street Labor No 226 $47.50 P Kennedy Street Labor 227 35. John Kennedy Street Labor 228 35. Wm Cronin Street Labor 229 32.50 N E Preston Street Labor 230 22.50 Charles McDonald Sharpening Tools 231 9.25 G P McFaden Hauling Lumber 232 8. J W Hunt Setting tire on Cart 233 2.50 C F Williams Hauling Lumber 234 2.25 Gas Fund Seattle Gas Light Co Gas No 53 $376.10 J L Kahaley Attending Lights 54 43. John Spencer Setting posts & repairs 55 15.55 Fire Fund Donald McKay Plans etc for Columbia St } Engine House } No 174 $159.00 Specifications for repairs to} 175 50. south 3d St Engine House } W A Perry Engineer No 1 176 75. Wm Campbell Repairs to Engines 177 65. John Leary Water 178 6. R H Calligan Use of horse to Engine July 4/83 179 5. F W Wusthoff Cleaning Material 180 4.55 L Newman Screw & Bolts for Fire Engine 181 3. Charles McDonald Wrench & Crank for Engine 182 1.75 Upper Spring Street Grade (alley betw 3d&4th to 7th ord 365) F H Whitworth Engineering No 233 $154.75 Washington Street Improvement Ord 369 S F Hoole Contract work No 234 to 237 $1242.33 S G Simpson Sidewalks No 238 316.76 F H Whitworth Engineering 239 83.

295 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE July 6/83 Culverts & bridging per M B M[thousand board feet] $20.00 Laying Sewers per lineal Foot 35 cents S F Hoole Earth work per cu yd 38 cents Cribbing per sq yd $3.50 Sidewalk per M B M[thousand board feet] $16.85 Box Drains per M B M[thousand board feet] $20.00 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $100. J J Cummings Earth work per cu yd 32 cents Cribbing per sq yd $2.50 Sidewalk per M B M[thousand board feet] $17.00 Box Drains per M B M[thousand board feet] $19.45 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $60. Piping per lineal foot 50 cents Ordinances Received The Attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "To amend Section 15 of Ordinance No 383", Thereupon after due consideraation the same is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Collins, Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald & Rasin. Against adoption none. The Attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "To amend Sections 5 and 6 and to repeal section Section 3 & 4 of Ordinance No 395; and to provide for the grading and improvement of Fourth and Ninth Streets" thereupon after due consideration the same is adopted upon the following vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Collins, Cosper, Clancy, Gasch,McDonald & Rasin. Against adoption none. The Judiciary & Legislative Comtee submits 5 Ordinances each being entitled"A special Ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills"; thereupon after due consideration the same are adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Collins, Cosper, Clancy, Gasch,McDonald & Rasin. Against adoption none. The Attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "Establishing the grade of Madison Street East of Fifteenth Street"; thereupon After due consideration the same is adopted upon the

312 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 27/83 Be it remembered that on this the 27th day of July 1883 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following officers are present, to wit: His Honor the Mayor H G Struve and Councilmen John Collins, O F Cosper, Chas F Clancy, Fred Gasch, Chas McDonald & U M Rasin. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From the Seattle Gas Light Co. proposing to furnish gas. Laid on the table. From S F Hoole for damages caused by change of grade on Washington Street. Referred to McDonald & Rasin. Ordered that teh matter of D Horton with referende to Seneca Street grade be & it is hereby referred to McDonald & Rasin. Reports Rec'd From Surveyor submitting Plans & Specifications for the Improvement of Pine Street from Front to the alley Between Front and Second Street under Ordinance No 421, thereupon after due examination the same are approved. Licenses Granted S L Carleton for Retail Liquor from August 1, 1883 Bersch & Hink for Retail Liquor from August 1, 1883 Ordered that Fred Cosper be & is hereby placed in charge of Washington No 2 at same salary as now paid to W A Perry on No 1 Bills Paid Fire Fund Chas McDonald To purchase coal $20. Bids Rec'd And now in pursuance to notice the Council proceeds to open & consider the bids for the Improvement of South