City of Seattle Records

447 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 24/84 From H. E. Norwold for permission to occupy portions of Front & Pike Streets with lumber. Referred to Street Comtee. From Wm Harkins for allowance for excavation on Fourth Street Grade. Referred to Street Comtee From Thos L. Quinn for the right to erect a Fruit stand foot of Columbia Street. Referred to the Comtee on Public Buildings, Property and Grounds. From Western Mill Co. for the right fill in Mercer Street with slabs etc. Granted. From Pickering etc. et al for renewal of Boot Black Stand of "David the Shiner". Referred to the Comtee on Public Buildings, Property and Grounds. From Geo. Hill & wife for the rights of maintain a residence foot of University Street. Referred to Street Comtee] From Geo. Kinnear for refunding sidewalk tax paid on Battery Street Sidewalk. Referred to Finance Comtee From C. C. Rich et al for appointing Wm M. Jones Policeman for Lake Union District. Referred to Comtee on Health & Police From W. W. Powell et al for appointing T. R. Reed a Policeman for Lake Union District. Referred to Comtee on Health & Police. From B. L. Page et al for appointing Char G. Nollop a Policeman for Lake Union District. Referred to Comtee on Health & Police From M. Densmore et al. for grading 5th Street, Union to Vine, Referred to Street Comtee From Fred Gasch et al. for grading Howell, 10th & Bismark Streets, Referred to Street Comtee From M. R. Maddocks et al for the right to grade Cherry Street, from alley East of 3rd Street to 5th Street. Referred to Street Comtee From Chief of Police for placing boarding of Prisoners in care of Street Commissioner. Referred to Comtee on Health & Police. From Chas Baker et al for recognition as a Fire Co. & for a Steam Fire Engine. Referred to Fire Comtee From M. V. B. Stacy et al for grading Madison Street from the end of present grade to Lake Washington. Referred to Street Comtee From D. J. Demry for approving plat of "Water Front addition

To the Honorable Mayor and Council of theCity of Seattle We the undersigned Residents of this City Residing in the vicinity of Lake Unoin. Most Respectfully ask that your Honorable body take the necessary steps to provide an alarm Bell for Engine company No3 Thee being at present no means whatever for sounding an alarm in case of Fire and also Two good Laadders one Sixteen and one 24 feet long. + Names Western Mill Co. Lake Union Furniture Co. G L Burns B Kurz A E Hansen Henry Penner W M Jones G E Penner H J Morden James Frankland A J Charleston R Cheadle Geo W Hall E Bryan B B Freid H J Hansen W H Blick Frank W Chandberg C C Rich William Rich W W Smith Joseph Raber

To the Honorable the Mayor & City Council of the City of Seattle:

Seattle April 3d 1884

At a meeting of the citizens signed to the accompanying paper. held at the office of the Western Mill Co..

D. T. Denny was chosen chairman

J. Frankland chosen Secretary

Forty five persons signified their willingness, to join the company.

Wm M. Jones was chosen foreman

Robert Reed 1st asst, "

Geo W Brittan 2nd " "

John Stephens Clerk.

Motion made and seconded that the undersigned now being organized as a Fire company respectfully petition the honorable City Council to cause to be located at some convenient place near Lake Union a Fire Engine and Hose Cart.

James Frankland

Secretary