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.

246 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 23/83 And now in pursuance to Notice duly published the Council proceeds to open and consider all bids for the construction of a sewer in Madison Street under Ordinance No 355. Which bids are as follows: Matt Branagan $1300.00 John J Cummings & Co 949.50 William Keane and James Walsh 1296.00 Patrick Dailey and Daniel O'Brien 1260.00 S G Simpson 1440.00 And now it appearing to the Council that the bid of John J Cummings and Co is the lowest and best bid & That they are the lowest responsible bidders. It is ordered that the contract be awarded to them upon thier giving a bond with good and sufficient surities in the sum of $500.00 Miscellaneous The Clerk submits statements of the cost of grading and sidewalks on 2d, 3rd, & Intersecting Streets under Ordinance No 288. Referred to Finance Committee Ordered that the Plans drawn by Donald Mackay Architect & entitles by the Committee on Public Buildings , Property & Grounds for an Engine House on Columbia Street property be & are hereby adopted Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to submit an Ordinance authorizing the construction of an Engine House on Columbia Street Property. Ordered that the Mayor be & he is hereby requested to appoint a special Committee of 3 to be known as the Committee on Columbia Street Engine House to superintend the erection of the same. Ordered that upon the filing of specificatin for an Engine House on Columbia Street the Clerk be & is hereby instructed to advertise for bids for the construction of the same. Such advertisement to require a bond to be filed with each bid in the sum of $1000.00 conditioned that if such bid since be accepted & a contract awarded thereon The bidder is [?] a contract and Bond for the construction of such Engine House

274 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE June 4/83 Cummings & Strong Earthwork per cu yd 29 cents Crib work per sq yd $1.95 Sidewalk per M [thousand board feet] $16.75 Clearing & Grubbing per acre $30.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $19.75 And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for the Improvement of James Street under Ordinance No 384, which bids are as follows to wit: Cummings & Strong Earthwork per cu yd 25 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $16.75 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $35.00 Crib Work per sq yd $1.99 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $19.75 G N Alexander Earthwork per cu yd 37&1/2 cents Cribbing per sq yd $3.75 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $80.00 Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $20.00 Wm Harkins Earthwork per cu yd 26 cents Crib work per sq yd $2.10 Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing & grubbing per acre $25.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 S G Simpson Earthwork per cu yd 47 cents Cribbing per sq yd $2.50 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $20.00 Clearing & Grubbing per acre $70.00 Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $16.90 And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for the Improvement of Eighth Street under Ordinance No 388 which bids are as follows to wit:

P Quigley & Co Earthwork per cu yd 25&1/2 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Drains per M [thousand board feet] $20.00 G N Alexander Earthwork per cu yd 27&1/4 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $20.00

275 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE June 4/83 And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for the Improvement of Main Street under Ordinance No 385, which bids are as follows to with: Cummings & Strong Earthworks per cu yd 38&3/4 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing & Grubbing per acre $35.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $19.75 S G Simpson Earthworks per cu yd 43 cents Cribbing per sq yd $2.50 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $19.50 Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $16.40 Clearing & Grubbing per acre $60.00 And now the council proceeds to open the bids for the improvement of the Alley West of Front Street under Ordinance No 384, which bids are as follows to wit: S G Simpson Earthworks per cu yd 38 cents Cribbing per sq yd $2.40 Whs Lumber per M [thousand board feet] $19.00 Piling per lineal foot 25 cents Ordered that all the foregoing bids be & they are hereby referred to a Special Committee to wit: Cosper & Gasch Ordered that the rate of assessment on order to provide funds to pay for the Improvement of Spring Street from the alley between 3rd & 4th Streets to 7th Street under Ordinance No 365 be & it is hereby fixed on the sum of 46&3/10 mills on the Dollar. Ordinances Received From the Attorney submitting on Ordince entitled "Presenting a system for numbering Buildings" After due consideration the smae is adopted upon the foloowing vote to wit: In favor adoption Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald & Rasin. Against the same none. The Attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "To provide for the grading and Improvement of Cherry, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Streets" After due consideration the same is adopted upon the following Vote, to wit: In favor of adoption Cosper, Clancy, Gasch, McDonald & Rasin. Against the same none.