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Seattle February 25th 1890 To the Honorable City Council of Seattle We the businessmen doing business near the corner of Front Street and Columbia Streets, beg your honorable body to erect an electric light (arc) at the above names corner, for the following reasons 1st on account of the bad condition of street in that vacinity. 2nd on account of the great amount of building material, which is more or less scattered on the street 3rd the bad condition of sidewalk which caused a serious accident last week 4th on account of the many saloons in that neighborhood which attracts an undesirable amount of bad characters, which requires light, hoping the above reasons are sufficient, we again ask you to grant our prayer

Stearns Parson & Co cor[ner] Front Street & Columbia Street C.P. [Dedeinte/] & Co. 808 Front Street R.A. Chisholm 814 Front Street

A.J. Murray 814 Front Street J.K. Baske 804 Front Street Lewis and Agassig 810 Front Street Lombard [M. Widcairns?] 108 Columbia Street PA Moore 108 Columbia Street Journal Publishing Co - [Chass Pauben Ruswyn?] Times Publishing Co 113 Columbia Street Gordan Bus 113 Columbia Street Home Fire Ins. Co. Front Street & Columbia Streets

200 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jan 15/83

on Fire & Water Supply make all necessary changes in No 1's Engine House so as to accomodate No 2 Ordered that the petition of H Butler et al for lowering sidewalk in James' Street be granted temporarily so far as to lower the said sidewalk 2 feet. Ordered that all prisoners to turned over to the care & Custody of the Day Police [ following passage is marked VOID and crossed out]: Ordered that the Contractors Chin Guam & Charlie be & they are hereby granted 6 weeks further time from this date in which to complete the Improvement on 2d,3rd, & intersecting Streets under Contract.[VOID] Consideration of Ordinances The City Attorney submits an Ordinance entitled "In relation to the Breach of Contract for the erection of a certain Building under Ordinance No 285" Thereupon the same is laid over until the First Friday in February The Judiciary and Legislative Committee submit an Ordinance entitled "To provide for the Construction of Sidewalks on Columbia and Cherry Streets" After the consideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following votes to wit: In Favor of Adoption Collins, Cosper, Gasch, McDonald and Manning. Against adoption none. The City Attorney submits an Ordinance entitles "To provide for the construction of a Sewer in Madison Street" After due consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In Favor of Adoption Collins, Cosper, Gasch, McDonald and Manning. Against adoption none. And now the Council proceeds to consider an Ordinance entitled "A special Ordinance appropriating money to pay audited Bills" After due consideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following Vote To wit: In Favor of Adoption Collins, Cosper, Gasch, McDonald and Manning. Against adoption none. An Ordinance is submitted entitled "To prevent Cattle and Horses from running at large with in the limits of the City of Seattle" Laid on the table Ordered that the Council stand adjourned until Monday evening January 22, 1883 Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved W E Struve mayor

299 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE July 16/83 such necessary repairs and extension to the Inclines at foots of Columbia and Washington Streets as they may be advised. Ordered that the Plans and Specifications for the Engine House on Columbia Street be changed so as to shorten said building 5 feet with a reduction of $200.00 on the contract price provided however, that the contractors and their bondsmen assent in writing thereto. Ordered that the Committee on the Columbia Street Engine House be and they are hereby instructed to take all necessary means to house the Engines, dispose of old Engine House and to place the Fire Bell in a position so as to be used. Licenses Granted The following applications for Licenses having been duly approved by the Committee on Licenses and Revenue licenses are ordered issues as follows, towit: Frank & Dickman retail for 3 months from July 4, 1883 Louis Sylvania 1 pigeon hole table for 6 months from July 13, 1883 Chas Kitts retail for 3 months from July 14, 1883 Otto Pasquan retail for 3 months from July 17, 1883 L. Diller retail for 3 months from July 16, 1883 L. Diller 1 billiard table for 3 months from July 16, 1883 Shaw & Algar retail for 3 months from July 9, 1883 Shaw & Algar 1 billiard table for 3 months from July 9, 1883 G. B. Austin retail for 3 months from July 16, 1883 Bids Received And now the Council proceeds to open and consider the bids for the Improvement of Cherry Street under Ordinance No. 395: which bids are as follows, towit: S.F. Hoole earthwork per cu yd 42 cents cribbing per sq yd $3.50 Sidewalks per M B.M.[thousand board feet] $16.85 Box drains per M B.M.[thousand board feet] $20. grubbing and cleaning per acre $100.

Notice to Board of County Commissioners Columbia City, King Co Wash To the honorable baord of County Commissioners, King county Washington We the undersigned and all being legal voters and residents within the boundaries of the territory hereinafter described, respectfully petition your honorable board, and hereby make application to become incorporated as an in incorporated town under and by virtue if the provisions of the statutes of Washington, enacted and approved March 27, 1890, to be known and in corporated as the towm of "Columbia", and to include the following described territory all contiguous and being within the County of King, State of Washington, to wit: The North half(N 1/2) of the southwest quarter(SW 1/4) of the northwest quarter(NW 1/4) and Lots' 9, 10, 11 in B W John's and C H Hanford's five acre tracts, al in section No twenty three(23); The northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of the southeast quarter (SE 1/4); the southeast quarter (SE 1/4) of the northeast quarter (NE 1/4); the north half (N1/2) of the southwest quarter (SW 1/4) of the northeast quarter(NE 1/4); the southeast quarter of the northweat quarter(NW 1/4); the northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of the northwest quarter (NW 1/4), (the same now being lots platted as the town of Columbia); the northwest quarter (NW 1/4) of the northwest quarter (NW 1/4); the north half of the southwest quarter (SW 1/4) of the northwest quarter (NW 1/4); the northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of the southwest quarter (SW 1/4) the same being lots one (1), two(2), three(3), four(4), thirteen(13), fourteen(14), fifteen(15) and sixteen(16) of the plat of Sunnyside five acre tracts; the east half (E 1/2) of the northwest quarter(NW 1/4)of the south west quarter (SW 1/4), all in section No twenty two(22); the east half (E 1/2) of the southeast quarter (SE 1/4) of the northeast quarter(NE 1/4) of the half (E1/2) of the northeast quarter(NE 1/4) of the Northeast quarter (NE 1/4); in section No twenty-one (21); and the following tract situated in Section No fifteeen (15), and described by meets and bounds as follows: Beginning at a point six hundred and sixty eight (668) feet east of the corner to section fifteen (15); sixteen(16), twenty one(21) and twenty ywo (22), township

116 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 26 186 reporting adversely upon the same & recommending that it be not granted, The report is adopted by the following vote ayes Coulter Furth Frink Green Hinckley and Russell noes Reitze From same Committee returning petition of O N Morse et al to make all liquor licenses uniform, without comment. Councilman Furth moves that the petition be rejected. Councilman Coulter moves as an amendment that the prayer of the petition be granted. the amendment is carried by the following vote: In favor of the same Coulter, Frink, Green, Hinckley & Russell against Furth and Reitze From Committee on Health & Police on petition of Henry Westphal et al for the abatement of a nuisance on Pike St between Front & West Sts recommending that the same be granted. Adopted and the Chief of Police directed to abate such nuisance. From Street Light committee recommending that Street Lights be places onMill Street from Fourth to Eighth Streets, also Calling the attention of th Council to the fact that the Street Lights heretofore ordered to be placed on Columbia from Eighth to Twelfth St]]s;- Madison St from Eighth to Eleventh Streets;- James St from Eighth to Tenth St, & Front St from Pine to Vine Streets are outside of the StreetLight limits and there will be no funds to pay for said lights and therefore recommending that the orderes establishing these lights be rescinded. Also recommending that the Council take action on the proposition of the Electric Light