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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.

277 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE June 4/83 And now the Special committee on bids make their report on the bids for the 8th Street Improvement & recommend that the contract be awarded to P Quigley & Co upon filing a proper bond in the sum of $2000.00 Adopted & contract so awarded. And now the Special Committee on bids make their report on the bids for the Improvement of the Alley West of Front Street & recommend that the contract be awarded to S G Simpson upon filing a proper bond in the sum of $600.00 Adopted & Contract so awarded. And now the Special Committee on bids make their report onthe bids for the Improvement of Columbia Street & recommend that the contract be awarded to Cummings & Strong upon filing a proper bond in the sum of $6000.00 & executing a contract for such improvement as far east at 12th Street instead of Broadway Street. Adopted And now the Special Committee on the assessment Roll for Pike Street Improvement under Ordinance No 375 make their report that the said roll is correct, thereupon the Council funding the said roll to be correct. It is ordered that said assessment roll be & is hereby approved. Ordered that the Council stand adjourned until Monday June 11, 1883 and 8 o'clock pm Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved H G Struve Mayor June 11/83 Be it remembered that on this the 11th day of June, 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 O F Cosper, Fred Gasch, Charles McDonald & U M Rasin. thereupon the following proceedings are had:

294 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 6/83 South 2d Street Improvement Ord No 369 G N Alexander Contract Work (bal due) Nos 240 to 244 $2156.78 S G Simpson sidewalks 245 & 246 649.60 F H Whitworth engineering 247 41. Columbia Street Improvement Ord 386 Cummings & Strong Contract Work Nos 248 to 250 $1398.77 8th Street Improvement Ord 388 P Quigley & Co Contract Work No 251 $ 294.14 Improvement of Alley through Blocks A, B, C, D & E Ord 388 S G Simpson Contract Work Nos 252 to 255 $1781.41 James Street Improvement Ord No 384 Cummings & Strong Contract Work No 256 $120. Main Street Improvement Ord No 385 S G Simpson Contract Work No 254 $540. Pike Street Improvement Ord No 345 G N Alexander Contract Work Nos 258 to 261 $1765.95 Bids Received And now the Council proceeds toopen and consider the bids for the Improvement of Madison Street under Ordinance No 406; which bids are as follows to wit: G N Alexander Earth work per cu yd 40 cents Sidewalk per M B M[thousand board feet] $17.50 Box Drains per M B M[thousand board feet] $21.50 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $100. Strong & Harkins Earth work per cu yd 31&1/2 cents Cribbing per sq yd $3.00 Sidewalk per M B M[thousand board feet] $17.25 Box Drains per M B M[thousand board feet] $19.00 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $50.00

358 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sept 7/83

And now in pursuance to notice duly given the Council proceeds to examine & equalize the Assessment Rolls for the Improvement of 4th Street under Ordinance No. 395 and for the Improvement of Pine Street under Ordinance No. 421. Pending which said rolls are referred to the Street Comtee Assesor & Attorney

And now the Council proceeds to the election of 2 additional Policemen. Whereupon John Kelly and F. A. Minick each receiving a majority of the Votes of the members of the Council are duly declared elected Policemen for the term provided by law.

Ordered that a Committee of three be appointed by the Acting Mayor to investigate the petition of C.K. Jenner et al for the grading of Washington Street, 9th to 12th. Thereupon the Acting Mayor appointed Day, Wusthoff & Clancy such Committee

Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to examine the matter of the forfeiture of the contract for the Improvement of James Street by Cummings & Strong & to report thereon

Ordered that A. J. Smith be & is hereby authorized to solicit orders for books until the Ordinance in relation thereto is amended. In favor of said Order Clancy, Day, Harris, McDonald, Ranke & Wusthoff Against the same Rasin

Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Tuesday September 11. 1883 at 7 1/2 o'clock P.M.

Attest: E. S. Osborne, Clerk Approved: U. M. Rasin, Acting Mayor

Sept 11/83 Be it remembered that on this the 11th day of September 1883 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment.

The following Officers are present, towit: His Honor the Acting Mayor Councilman U. M. Rasin and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, B. F. Day, Geo. W. Harris, Charles McDonald, Otto Ranke, and F. W. Wusthoff.

Thereupon the following proceedings are had:

Petitions Rec'd From [-------] et al for the completion of the grading of