City of Seattle Records

396 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 9/83 [?] Oct 3, 1883 .Adopted From surveyor on Jackson Street Improvement #398 approved From Attorney on the protest of W C Hill against Jackson Street Improvement Assessment Roll #442. Approved Committee Reports From Judiciary Committee on the matter of charges against City Justice T H Cann. Adopted From Finance Committee recommending that Cisterns for Fire purposes be placed at corners of 5th & Washington, 4th & Madison, 3rd & University and Front & Bell Streets. Adopted From Street Committee recommending that $500.00 be allowed to Strong & Harkins on a/c change of grade in Madison Street. Report rejected. Licenses Granted Ordered that licenses be issued to the following named persons for the period of 3 months to wit: S A Scullin for Retail & 2 Billiard Tables from Nov 11/83 R Pritchard for Retail from Nov 16/83 Pritchard & Lester for Retail from Nov 17/83 Aug Wolff for grocery & 1 Pool & 1 Pigeon Hole Table from Nov 13/83 Smith & Farrar for Retail & 2 Billiard Tables from Nov 8/83 Cowles & Foster for Retail & 2 Billiard Tables from Nov 12/83 Aug Mattson for Retail from Nov 12/83 John Collins for Retail from Nov 8/83 Patrick O'Shea for Retail from Nov 13/83 Geo Peters for Retail from Nov 10/83 claims Paid The folowing claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds in the amounts following , to wit: City Fund Western Union Telegraph Co Telegraph to Legislature $1.90 Herald Publishing Co Printing 4.50 Ebensold & Co Job Work 9. Wm Gash [?] [?] [?] [?] 75.

227 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jul 15 1887 Remonstrance of Fred Gasch and others against grading Madison Street extension. Read and Referred to Street Committee. Petition of H H McDonald for permissionto use powder in clearing land within the City Limits, read and on motion granted. Petition of Kline & Roseberg for permission to place signs on the Grant Street Bridge under the direction of the Street Commissioner, read and on motion granted. communication from the City Surveyor calling the attention of the Council to the condition of the bridge on Jefferson Street between Fourth Street and Fifth St and reporting the same in an unsafe condition is read and referred to the Street Committee. Report of City Jailor for month of June is referred to Finance Committee. Committee Reports Rec'd From Finance Committee rejecting petition of W H Hughes asking that certain taxes be refunded to Wm Cochrane. adopted. From same Committee rejecting petition of Western Union Telegraph Co for the refunding of certain taxes. adopted. Sidewalks Condemned, Communication received from the Street Committee recommending that the following sidewalks be condemned and new sidewalks ordered constructed: First, South Side of Mill Street, commencing at south west corner of Commercial Street & Mill Street thence west, sixty four (64) feet. Second, on the West Side of Commercial Street, Commencing at the north west corner of Jackson and Com-

264 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 12 1887 Ordered that Lot 7 Block 5 McNaught's 3rd Addn be assessed to John Norwood and Lot 8 Block 5 McNaught's 3rd Addn to Charles Johnson and both stricken from H H Dearborns list. Also assess Lot 7 Block 6 McNaught's 3rd Addn to S S Shedd and strike same for H H Dearborns list. & Correct double assessment of same. Also assess Lot 6 Block 6 McNaught's 3rd Addn to S S Shedd the same having been omitted by the assessor. Ordered that Lots 6, 7, 8, 9 & 10 Block 18 Dearborn's Addn to Plummers Be assessed to H H Dearborn having been omitted by the assessor. Ordered that Lot 26 block 28 Northern Addition and Lot 20 Block 30 Kidd's Add'n be assessed to H H Dearborn the same having been left off the roll by the assessor. Ordered that Lot 16 Block 12 McAllen's 2nd Add'n be assessed to E A Bridges omitted by assessor. Ordered that 1/6 of Lots 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, Block 2 J C Kinnear's Add'n be assessed to A A Coburn left off by asessor. Ordered that the Western Union Telegraph Co be reduced on personal property from $5327 to $1000. Ordered that Frac. Block Y Bell's 4th Addn and Lots 1 & 2 Block 17 Denny's Ex to Bell and Denny be assessed to D Rohlfs and strike same from W N Bells assessment. And add $600 improvements on lot 1 above.

278 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 23 2887 Ordered that O Schillstandt be reduced on personal property $180. Ordered that John Feigh be reduced on personal property Ordered that Geo F Dearborn be reduced on personal property $400, account mortgage wrongfully assessed. Ordered that Charles Naher be reduced on personal property from $5025 to $3000. Ordered that Margaret Harmon be reduced on personal property $13,750 account mortgages wringfully assessed against her. Ordered that L C Harmon be reduced on personal property $1493 for same reason. Ordered that G C Phinney be reduced on personal property $3750 for same reason. Ordered that O C Shorey be reduced on personal property 350 for same reason. Ordered that John Leary be reduced on personal property $5199, for same reason. Also on improvements on Block 9 $500. Also on Puget Sound Furniture Co & wharves $1200.00. Council Business Petition of Western Union Telegraph Co for permission to erect additional poles and stretch wires thereon for the purpose of putting in a