City of Seattle Records

Board of Public Works Jesse F Cochran, Chairman W V Rinehart G H Heilbron F W D Holbrook, Secretary Seattle Washington July 23 1891

To the Hon. The City Council of Seattle Wash. Gentleman, The accompanying petition for a sewer on Light St from Misses Geo G Lyon and Nine (9) others is repectfully transmitted to you Hon, Body for Consideration. By Order of the Board. F W D Holbrook secy

Petition for Sewer on Light Street

Pet. for sewer on Light St 1891

Light

Received Jul 22 1891 Board of Public Works Seattle Wash Seattle Wash June 1891 The undersigned residents and property owners in the vacinity of the Streets named below, respectfully petition you Honorable Body, to order a Sewer built on Light Street, Commencing at Bradley Street, thence on Light Street to Harrison Street, thence on Harrison Street to Elliot Bay, according to the plans of Engineer Benezette Williams, and your petitioners will ever pray:

Names ______________ Cealg Lyon Andrew Knox Wm Bentley Leo Kinnear T H Hardwick E F Smart L H McKormin James H Payne L G N McTarlque Pease T Cochran

314 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 21 1887 in the sum of $17.50 account of injuries to horse caused by breaking through planking on Jackson St read and referred to Judiciary Committee. Petition of J.H.Paine and others for opening Harmon Street from the Bay through to its intersection with Box Street read and referred to Street Committee Communication from the Geo. Kinnear offering to donate Block 26. Geo. Kinnears addition for a public park with certain conditions, accepted and Street Committee directed to put a force work Same. Petition of F.E.Sander for permission to use a portion of 5th Street. for building material, Granted Committe reports rec'd From Street Committee on petition of J.R.Beam et al for opening Third Street, Mary St, and other Streets, recommending that the petition lay over for the present to be taken up at the first opportunity, as the Committee has more work on hand than can be completed for some time. Adopted From same committee on the petition of N.A.James et al for the opening of Roy St from Temperance to Light Streets etc recommending that the opening of Roy, Light, and Bluff Street s as far as Leary St., as the committee deem there us no necessity for opening any father at present. Adopted From same committee rejecting petition of F G Strange and others for opening Williamson St from Mill to Madison Strs. as a portion of the street runs through emplatted ground and there is no great necessity for opening said St. st present. Adopted.

379 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance vacating the Alley in Block "Q" in Bell's Sixth Addition to the City of Seattle which is passed by the following vote: In favor of the same, Frink, Green, Lake, Niesz, Rus-sell and Reitze. Against the same, none. Ordered that the Council do now adjourn. Attest W R Forrest Clerk Approved Acting Mayor Feb 3 1888 Be it remembered that on this 3rd day of February AD 1888 the Common Council of the city of Seattle meets in its council chamber pursuant to law. The following offices are present to wit: Mayor Thos. T. Minor & Councilmen J. Furth, J. M. Frink, Jos Green T. W. Lake, R Moran, U. R. Niesz, R Russell & C. F. Reitze & W R Forrest, clerk. Whereupon the following proceedings are had, to wit: Petitions etc Petition of Geo. G. Lyon & others for opening High Street from Temperance to Banner Street a distance on[e] Block Banner Street from High Street to Allee Street a distance of one half a block and Alle street from Banner Street to Light Street a distance of one block. Read & referred to Street Committee. Petition of W F Epler, Sarah E Epler for remission and cor-rection of certain taxes caused by clerical error. Granted. Petition of Henry Peterson to have nuisance caused by water running from Seventh Street drains across petitioners lot. abated, read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of John E. Carlson for permission to erect a small building on the vacant street corner of Spring & Front Street for a fruit & tobacco stand. Referred to Street Com.