City of Seattle Records

691 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 2 1885 Petition of Thomas S Sloan et al to open and extend North Seventh Street from Blanchard to Battery Streets Referred to Com on Streets Petition of [Ernest J La?] for removal of obstruction from Jefferson Street Referred to Street Committee Petition of W J Bryant for use of Spring Street between the alley and the railroad for purpose of handling coal. Referred to Street Committee Petition of W H Hughes et al for police officer to be stationed at Belltown. Referred to Street Committee Communication from Harbor Master asking for further time to report: granted Communication from Chief of Police requesting that C T Lowden be appointed a special Police officer to serve without compensation from the City. Granted Report From the Justice of the Peace Geo G Lyon. Referred to Judiciary Com. From City Justice G A Hill. Referred to Judiciary Com. From Jailor & Janitor. Referred to Judiciary Com. From the Chief of Police. Referred to Judiciary Com. From Custodian Powder House. Received and ordered filed From City Surveyor recommending that "Public Benefit Supplemental Plat" be not approved. Adopted From Park Commissioner recommending certain improvements Referred to Com on Public Buildings & Grounds From Street Committee recommending that Cherry Street be planked form the East side of Front Street to the West side of Third Street; and James Street from the East side of Front Street to the West Side of Second Street; and Jackson Street from the East of the Bridge to East Side of sixth St all to be planked twenty four (24) feet wide. That Washington and Main Streets from the West side of Commercial Street to the planking East of the alley 16 feet in width; the North side of Main Street from the West side of Commercial Street to the planking

698 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 16 1885 From Same Committee receiving petitionof S Sloane et al praying that North 7th St be opened and extended from Blanchard to Battery and recommending that the same be granted when convenient. Petition returned to Committee for a more definite report. From Committee on Sewers returning the petition of F Wilhelm et al for a box drain East side of 5th St between James and Cherry Streets with recommend that the same be report adopted From Same Committee returning petition of Fred Gasch et al for a sewer from Washington St sewer through South 5th Street to Mill St with necessary branches recommending that the same be granted. Report adopted From Same Commitee recommending the construction of a sewer in Union Street. On motion a sewer is ordered constructed in Union Street and the Clerk authorized to advertise for bids for the construction of the same in accordance with the plans and specifications to be filed.

Application for Licenses Referred

Bersch & Hink, Grubb & Johnson, JohnStifter, Wm Grose, Lunn and Peters, McMaster and Springer, The A P Hoteling Co., John Feigh Thomas Clancy, Lewis Silven, John Henrich Jr, A & J Hemrich James Murphy, Henry Kersey, A Melhorn & Co, August Wolff Chas B Sperry, Geo C Delfel, Shaw & Alger, A Walters & Co Frank P Herman, O P Dahlquist, Flynn and Anderson, Patrick O'Shea, Bernard Kurz, Christ and Hartig Licenses Ordered Issued Chas F O'Hara Retail Intox 3 months from Oct 7th 1885 Thomas and Morgan Retail Intox 3 months from Oct 11th 1885 Geo Meister Retail Intox 3 months from Oct 10th 1885

708 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Miscellaneous Ordered that the application of Fitzgerald for refunding ceertain taxes be referred to Finance Committee Ordered that North 7th Street from Blanchard to Battery Street be opened in accordance with the petition of S Sloane et al Ordered that the Committee on Fire and Water be authorized to negotiate for the purchace of a new Fire Alarm Bell for Engine House No 1 Ordered that the matter of Extension of Rollin St be continued until next regular meeting. Specific charges against Engineer James Dunham by Chief of the Fire Dept G Kellogg, Asst Chiefs Minick and Hunter, and L P Ferry foreman et al, -On motion the same are referred to the Board of Fire Delegates with instructions to report their findings to the Council at next regular meeting Union St Sewer The Council now proceeds to open the bids for the constructin of Union St sewer whereupon the following bids were presented: Bid of Wm H Harkins Sewer pipe per lineal foot $ 1.55 Brick per [thousand] 15.00 Iron Cover for manhole 35.00 Iron Cover for lamp holes 20.00 each Bid of Simpson and Jordan Sewer pipe per lineal foot $ 1.49 Brick per [thousand] 18.00 Iron Cover for manhole 25.00 Iron Cover for lamp holes 27.00 each On motion of Counclman Calligan the matter is laid

248 Aug 8 1890 W H T Bareds etal for the regrading of [? afchon] Front St Bet Pine and Blanchard

St Com Com on Streets recommend that the petition e granted Alonzo Hill chairman D A McKenzie F A Twichell

ret for aprox cost dam age report

filed

Aug 8 1890 clerk

781 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 16 1886 building on motion the petition is granted Fro M Hays for refunding of taxes paid by mistake referred to Finance Commitee From T H Dempsey et al for opening of Williamson Street from Madison to Eades referred to Street Commitee From Mauer and Steinle et al for extension of liquor licenses of 15 day o a/c of closing during martial law referred to License Committee From M Bailey et al for drainage of pond on 3d Street between Leonora & Blanchard referred to Sewer Committee From W C T U praying that Mrs F N Ledger be allowed to peddle articled of her own manufacture without paying a license on motion referred to License Committee Moved that the Council reconsider its action in referred petition of W C T U to the license committee lost by the following vote to wit: in favor thereof Councilmen J Furth and G W Hall; against Councilmen R H Calligan, C McDonald J J Post and G W Young On motion the License committee is empowered to act in the matter of petition of W C T U From W G Curtis et al protesting against the Grading of 4th st fromBattery to Virginia, on motion the petition is laid on the table The following reports are received From His Honor the Mayor, that charges of conduct unbecoming an officer having been preferred against Capt.