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331 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 17/83 From Surveyor submitting Final Statement of Work done on Seneca Street under Ord No 401, Referred to Streets. From Surveyor Submitting final Statement of Work done on Eighth Street under Ord No 388. Referred to Streets. Committees Reports Rec'd From Health and Police reporting back with out recommendation the petition fo J W Smith for a Specail Policeman. Re-committed From Health and Police recommending the appointment of 2 additional night policemen. Adopted & Atty instructed to submit an Ordinance therefor. Licenses Granted The following applications for licenses having been duly approved by the Committeee on Licenses& Revenue, Licenses are ordered issued as follows to wit: O'Shea &Neda for Retail liquors for 3 months from August 11,1883 Helmer & Jones for Retail liquors for 3 months from August 14,1883 Haller & Fortier for Grocery for 3 months from August 11,1883 S Baxter & Co for Wholesale for 6 months from August 10,1883 Schwabacher Bros & Co for Wholesale for 6 months from August 9,1883 J H Wilson for Bowling Alley for 3 months from August 11,1883 Applications Referred S S Bailey for Retail liquors Bids Received And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for the City printing for the ensuing year, which bids are as follows, to wit: First Bid: Herald Publishing Co nonpareil type notices etc per inch 1st insertion 50 cents Herald Publishing Co nonpareil type notices etc per inch Subsequent insertion 20 cents Second Bid: Herald Publishing Co nonpareil type notices etc per inch 1st insertion 95 cents Herald Publishing Co nonpareil type notices etc per inch Subsequent insertion 65 cents Chronicle Publishing Co bevier type notices etc per inch 1st insertion 75 cents Chronicle Publishing Co bevier type notices etc per inch Subsequent insertion 45 cents. Ordered that the Contact of the City printing be & it is hereby awarded to the Herald Publishing Co upon their 1st bid. And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for the gas work for the ensuing year. Which bids are as follows, to wit: Waddell & Wiles Lantern & Posts $18.

332 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 17/83 Waddell & Wiles Lanterns $29.00 Waddell & Wiles Extra Work per hour 50 cents Seattle Gas Light Co Lamp Posts $11.00 Seattle Gas Light Co Lamps 7.00 Seattle Gas Light Co Street Cocks & Burners 1.00 Seattle Gas Light Co 3/4 inch pipe per foot .08 Seattle Gas Light Co 1/2 inch pipe per foot .07 Seattle Gas Light Co 3/8 inch pipe per foot .06 Seattle Gas Light Co Labor per hour 50 cents Seattle Gas Light CoLighting Per month 1 cleaning per week $1.00 Seattle Gas Light CoLighting Per month 2 cleanings per week $1.25 Ordered that all the foregoing bids be & They are hereby referred to the Comtee on Gas Lights. And now the Council proceeds to open & consider the bids for the completion of the grading of Washington Street Ord 369 which bids are follows, to wit: G N Alexander Earthwork per cu yd 49&1/2 cents G N Alexander Box Drains per M B M[thousand board feet] $25.00 Frahm & Simpson Earthwork per cu yd 50 cents Frahm & Simpson Box Drains per M B M[thousand board feet] $25.00 Ordered that said bids be referred to the Street Comtee Claims Piad The following claimshaving been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds & inthe amounts following to wit: Eighth St Improvement Ord 388 J M Snow Engineering $35.00 G N Alexander Bal. due on Contract $1622.45 Senea St Improvement Ord 401 J M Snow Engineering $21.00 G N Alexander Bal. due on Contract $1668.94 Committee Rpeorts Rec'd From Street Comtee recommending that the Contract for the completion of the grading of Washington Street be awarded to G N Alexander upon executing a bond in the sum of $10000.00. Adopted Ordered that said G N Alexander be granted an extension