City of Seattle Records

Seattle Wash Aug 12th 90 To the Mayor and the Common Council of the City of Seattle Gentlemen: We, the undersigned freeholders and residents of the City of Seattle, do hereby petition your honorable body to grant David L Fletcher a permit to conduct and manage an employment office in said City for the period of 3 Months. NAMES/OCCUPATION 1 Kerkaw Bidth /Druggist 2 J H Faolin / 3 Geo F Smith /Butcher

(at the Standard Theatre)

396 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 2 1888 of wharves to deep water from at least three of the streets in the center of the business portion of the City, read & referred to the Street Committee. Application of F. D. Sprague for appointment on the Police Force, read and tabled. Petition of the L M Wood & others for grading Third Street from Depot Street to Virginia Street and Virginia Street from Fourth Street to West Street and building sidewalks on both sides of said streets read & refered to the Street Committee. Petition of T. H. Hackett for permission to move building across Madison Street read and granted. Petition of F E Sander & J. W. George for permission to tear away the old shed on the north side of Clancys old Livery Stable Corner Second & Main Streets and erect instead a two story wooden building, read & referred to Committee on Fire & Water. Petition of Adolph Krug & others for grading & building sidewalks on both sides of Vine Streets from its inter-section with Depot Street to the Bay, read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of J. W. Van Brocklein & others for grading Terrace Street and building sidewalks on both sides of said street, from its intersection with Mill Street to Thirteenth Street, read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of Wm McCoy for permission to erect a boot black stand on South Second Street next to the Standard Theatre; read & referred to the Street Committee.

620 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 5 1888 of University and Fifth Seneca Streets. Granted Petition of Hardy Gamble and others for modification of Ordinance No 998 so as to permit cattle to run at large north of Blanchard St Read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of McNatt And Clark for permission to erect porch around two sides of City Saloon Cor S 2nd & Main Sts Read and Referred to Street Com. Petition of W V Rinehart and others for a sewer in Alley of Blk "K" Bell's 5th Addn Read and referred to Sewer Com. Petition of Woods & Payne for permission to build a boot black stand on the sidewalk in front of the 'Standard Theatre' Read and Tabled. Petition of C Timmson for permission to build a fruitstand on So 2nd St in front of 'Standard Theatre'Read and Tabled. Petition of Jno Cort for permission to rebuild fruit and cigar stand Cor So Second and Washington Read and Tabled. Petition of Jas McGrath for permission to build boot black stand on the sidewalk in from of the "New England Hotel" read and tabled. Petiton of P A Sevey for relief of 5th St Grade. Read and amount of $60.00 ordered paid Mr Sevey from General Fund Communication from City Surveyor in the matter of providing a sewerage system for the City. Read and referred to Sewer Com.

640 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 2 1888 Be it remembered that on this 2nd day of November 1888 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in it's Council chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present ot wit-: His honor the Mayor Robert Moran and Councilmen F J Burns, D E Durie, Jos Green, T E Jones, Jas McCombs, J F McDonald & C F Reitze. Absent U R Niesz. The following procedings are had to wit: Petions Etc Petition of A W Piper and others praying that a layer of sawdust be spread on Grant Street Bridge to diminish the racking and jarring thereof caused by teams passing over said Bridge. Read and Referred to Street Committee with power to act. Petition of C W Lynch & others for street lights on Howell Street from 10th to 12th Street inclusive, read and on motion granted. Petition of Frederick and Maud forpermission to put a store front in building situated on South half of Lot 7 Block 3 Maynard's Plat read and referred to the Committee on Fire and Water. Petition of Mrs. H E Zoak for lease of Alley on Washinton Street East of the Standard Theatre read and tabled. Petition of Hannah E Alden for a drain at Eleventh and Lane Streets read and referred to Street Com. Petition of Eliza Griffiths, for permission to alter & repair building on Lot 1 Block 16 Maynard's Plat read and referred to Fire and Water Com. Petition of Jno R Kinnear & others for Street Lights on