City of Seattle Records

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

356 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Sept 7/83

L. Neuman Brass screws No. 210 $2. T. W. Bennett Shelving 211 2. Hall & Paulson Furniture Co Furniture Polish 212 1. The claim Hall & Paulson Furniture Co. for $10.00 is rejected

Madison St Improvement #406 Strong & Harkins Contract Work Nos 371 to 378 $5544.19 J. M. Snow Engineering 403 113.87

Pine Street Improvement #421 Strong & Harkins Contract Work Nos 379 + 380 $411.44

South 3rd St Improvement #399 Strong & Harkins Contract Work Grading Nos 381 + 382 $2273.56 G. N. Alexander do 383 443.88 J. M. Snow Engineering 399 26.

Columbia St Improvement #386 Cummings and Strong Contract Work No 384 $3894.21 J. M. Snow Engineering 396 85.25

Main St Improvement #385 S. G. Simpson Contract Work No 385 $5720.31 J. M. Snow Engineering 412 101.

9th St Improvement #395 Frahm & Simpson Contract Work No 386 $1141.42 J. M. Snow Engineering 408 88.

Jackson St Improvement #398 G. N. Alexander Contract Work No 387 $3780.14 J. M. Snow Engineering 410 151.61

Washington St Improvement #369 G. N. Alexander Contract Work - Grading No 388 $2089.38 S. G. Simpson Contract Work Sidewalks 389 310.94 J. M. Snow Engineering 394 39.

4th St Improvement #395 Murphy and Stewart Contract Work No 390 $1721.26 J. M. Snow Engineering 401 39.62

James St Improvement #387 J. M. Snow Engineering No 406 $13.

Battery St Improvement #441 J. M. Snow Engineering No 414 $98.

372 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 5/83 Jackson St Improvement #398 J M Snow Engineering No 425 $68.63 G N Alexander Contract Work 426 to 433 3652.25 Battery St Improvement #441 J M Snow Engineering No 435 $3.50 Jackson St Improvement #442 J M Snow Engineering No 436 $113.25 G N Alexander Contract Work 437-438 791.51 South 4th St Improvement #439 J M Snow Engineering No 439 $3.50 Frahm & Simpson Contract Work 440 55.84 9th St Improvement #395 J M Snow Engineering No 441 $164.88 Frahm & Simpson Contract Work 484-480-482-450-449-448-447 42-443-444-445-446 5279.50 Pine St Improvement #421 J M Snow Engineering No 53 $28.75 Strong & Harkins Contract Work 454-455 569.95 Main St Improvement #385 J M Snow Engineering No 456 $49.01 S G Simpson Contract Work 457-464 4006.78 Washington St Improvement #369 J M Snow Engineering No 465 $57.01 G N Alexander Contract Work 466-469 1831.12 Fourth St Improvement #395 J M Snow Engineering No 470 $50.63 J N Bigelow, Walter Burritt & Wm Meydenbaur Contract Work 471 89.52 Madison St Improvement #406 J M Snow Engineering No 472 $167.13 Strong & Harkins Contract Work Nos 473to477 500to541 2367.74 Columbia St Improvement #386 J M Snow Engineering No 485 $156.01 Cummings & Strong Contract Work 486-499 1137.31 Miscellaneous Bids Rec'd And now the Council proceeds to open and consider the bids received for the construction of the Sidewalk on Spring Street under Ordinance

406 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 7/83 The Gutta Percha & Rubber Mfg Co Hose No 245 $863.25 W A Perry Engineer No 1 246 75. F B Cosper Engineer No 2 247 70. Gordon Hardware Co Hose & freight 248 53.20 Gordon Hardware Co Cleaning Material 249 53.20 O F Phillips & Co Fire Engine to Fire 250 20. J W Hunt repairs toEngine No 2 251 18.25 J M Snow plans of tanks 252 10.12 J W Bennet Coal box 253 10. S F Milham Coal 254 6. Anthony Lanber Work at Fire 255 6. John Sturns Work at Fire 256 6. Waddell & Miles Buckets & Coal at Fire 257 5.75 Cosper, McIntyre etc Oil etc 258 5.65 F A Pontius Cleaning Material 260 5.31 Peter E Smith Work at Fire 261 5. Felix O'Neil Work at Fire 262 5. Wald & Campbell Oil 263 4.15 John Strines Wrapping Hose 264 4. Tracy & Cunningham Coal 265 3. R H Culligan Coal 266 3. R Davis Work at Fire 267 2.50 Wm Meydenbaur Refreshments for Firemen 268 2. Aug Arndt Work at Fire 269 1. Boyd & Poncin Canton Flannel 270 1. Columbia St Improvement #386 Cummings & Strong Contract Work Final Payment 775 to 791 $4453.17 J M Snow Engineering 792 59.82 Main St Improvement #385 S G Simpson Contract Work Final Payment 793 to 815 $11,270.91 J M Snow Engineering 816 & 817 176.80 Jackson St Improvement #442 G N Alexander Contract Work 818 & 819 $4248.03 J M Snow Engineering 820 103.86

Seattle Sep 28th 1890 To The Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle We the undersigned citizens petition your Honorable Body for the removal of a tree which stands on Columbia St in front of Number 213 for the reason that it is of no value either to the City or the property owners and is an obstruction to our view and a common nuisance in as much as it affords a hitching place for teams which obstruct the alley east of the Boston Block and the crossing leading across Columbia St to the Post Office.

O P Anderson & Co Jno W Gibson Kaufman and Davis Tailors C G WhittleseyBoston Blk Wm B GriffithBoston Block Jas McGough L H Sweet Columbia Lunch J B Wakefield J Wood J E Arnold