City of Seattle Records

Seattle Wash Sept 20th 1895 To the Hon the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle. Gentlemen your petitioners would respectfully represent to your honorable body that we are the lawful owners of Lots Nos 7&8 in Block No 40 Maynard's Plat of the City of Seattle. Said lots being situated on the west side of South 8th Street between King and Weller Streets in said city. that we and each of use have erected large and Costly houses and improvements on said lots and each of them which are now upon the same. That your honorable body has heretofore passed an ordinance providing for the grading of said South 8th Street in Front of said lots owned by your petitioners. Your

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