City of Seattle Records

414 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 16 1888 Committee to investigate the matter & make report of most suitable location and the estimated cost of each of said wharves. Adopted. Mayor appoints Street Committee. From Same committee granting petition of Geo G Lyon et al for opening High Street from Temperance to Banner Streets Banner Street from High to Allen Streets and Allen St from Banner to Light Streets. Adopted. From Same Committee granting petition of D N Hyde & others for opening Roy Street from Light to Victory Streets and Victory Street from Roy to Bluff Streets. Adopted. From Same Committee rejecting petition fo J M D McDermott and others for opening portion of 5th Street & Brook Street as Sixth Street has been opened and Brook Street should be graded and sewered when opened. Adopted. From Same Committee granting petition of Hugh S Taylor & others for grading and laying sidewalks on Bell Street from 5th to 7th Streets and that the City Surveyor be instructed to furnish plans and specifications so bids can be advertised for and submitted at the next regular meeting. adopted. From same committee granting petition of Wm McCoy for permission to put a boot black stand on South Second Street near New Standard Theatre. Adopted. from same Committee granting petition of A A Bell & others for grading Depot Street from Elliotts Bay to Fir Street & directing the City Surveyor to submit plans & specificationat the next regular meeting. Adopted. from same Committee granting petition of Fred Wilhilm & others for grading Cherry Street from 4th to 13th Streets

569 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE AUG 17 1888 Petition of D N Hyde & others for a sidewalk on the south side of Bluff Street from Light Street to Glover Street Read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of L Miller and others for extension of the Street Light Limits, read and referred to Com on St. Lights. Petition of Mill Street property owners to grade Mill St from South Fourth Street west to South Second Street so as to conform to the established grade, read and granted. the work to be done under the direction of the Street Commissioner. Petition of Frank Gumbert and Fred A Johnson for changing liquor license from Gumbert & Clinch to Gumbert & Johnson; read and granted provided a new bond is filed. Petition of Board of School Trustees of District No 1 praying the Council not to grant liquor licenses within two blocks of any school buildings, Granted. Petition of R Perkovits for permission to make certain alterations to buildings on Front Street occupied by him as a store. Read and referred to com on Fire & Water Petition of E F Adams for permission to build a brick yard on Court Street and take clay from said street. Read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of Peterson & Fahen for removal of obstructions from South 8th Street placed there by the Contractor on Mill Street, read and referred to the Chief of Police with instructions to notify the contractor to remove the obstructions complained of. Petition of C Beckman andothers for abatement of a

611 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep 21 1888 from same committee granting petition of Thompson and O'Hara for temporary transfer of Liquor license. Adopted. From Same committee on petition of D T Denny & Others asking the Council not to grant licenses for the sale of liquor within four blocks of any school house in the city, recommending that the petition be granted so far as not grant any such license within three (3) blocks of the Central, North & South school houses Also recommending that the Council adopt the policy of refusing to grant any liquor licenses in any part of what is recognized as the residence portion of the City or for any portion of the outlying districts which would necessitate extra expense for the Police Department Adopted. From Committee on Fire & Water rejecting the petition of D H Callahan & others for the abatement of a nuisance in the shape of a sash and door factory on Third Street between Pike and Pine and stating that the committee had notified the proprieters to put a spark arrester on the chimney of said factory. Adopted. From same Committee granting petition of J H Rengstorff for permission to move and repair portion of dwelling house on North half of Lot 5 block 6 A A Denny's addn so far as to give him permission to move his part of the said building a distance not to exceed fifteen (15) feet and close the same in but to add nothing to it that is not in accordance with the provisions of Ordinance No 992. Adopted. from Committee on Streets rejecting petition of D N Hyde for a sidewalk on South side of Bluff Street. Adopted From Same Committee rejecting petition of J F McNaught

636 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 19 1888 Petition of J Crist for leveling lot on Mill Street read and tabled. Petition of I J Cox asking City to make ceertain rules and regulations for vaults privies. etc. Read and Referred to Com on Health and Police. Petition of Lewis and Gilman et al for the grading and sidewalking Rainier Street from Mill to Florence Read & Referred to Street Committee. Petition of D N Hyde et al for a sidewalk and drain on South side of Bluff Street. Read and Granted. Petition of Wm Buner for permission to make ceertain repairs in building on Washington St near 2nd. Read and Referred to Fire and Water Com. W N White allowed to blast subject to usual restrictions. Committee Reports From Street Com. Rejecting the petition of F Marco for opening Alley in Blk 69 Terry's 1st. Adopted. From Same rejecting petition of L V Schneider for removing obstructions from Grant Street adopted. From Same rejecting petition of Hardy Gamble et al for a change of Cow Limits. Adopted. From Same rejecting several petitions asking for a change of grade on 5th street. Adopted. From Same granting petition M Keezer for permission to raise sidewalks on So side of Terrace Street from 4th to 5th Streets. Adopted