City of Seattle Records

701 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 16 1885 be continued until the next meeting And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for furnishing the City Thirty stone monuments for government Corners, when the following bids were received to wit: Evans & Co. $2.25 each. H M Wright 75 cents each. whereupon the Contract is awarded to H M Wright and the proper contract ordered drawn A plat is presented to the Council entitled " Supplemental Plat of Blocks 44 & 58 Burkes Second Addition to the City of Seattle" by Eshelman & Llewyllen and onmotionis approved. Ordered that the Councildonow adjourn. Attest: W A Forrest clerk H L Yesler mayor Nov 6 1885 Be it remembered that on this 6th day of November 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chambe pursuant to law; the Following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor Henry L Yesler and Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, Geo Hall, W A Harrington, Jno Keenen, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post & G W Young. When the following proceedings were had to wit: Petitions and Communication Petition of Melody Choir et al for opening Willow and Filbert Streets. Referred to Street Committee Petition of G W Young et al for planking Washington Street Referred to Commitee on Streets Petition of J T Ronald et al for opening streets and laying plank walk from Eastern Boundry of Peter Deans Addition Referred to Commitee on Streets. Petition of Julius W Smith et al for planking Main Street between

701 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 16 1885 be continued until the next meeting And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for furnishing the City Thirty stone monuments for government Corners, when the following bids were received to wit: Evans & Co. $2.25 each. H M Wright 75 cents each. whereupon the Contract is awarded to H M Wright and the proper contract ordered drawn A plat is presented to the Council entitled " Supplemental Plat of Blocks 44 & 58 Burkes Second Addition to the City of Seattle" by Eshelman & Llewyllen and onmotionis approved. Ordered that the Councildonow adjourn. Attest: W A Forrest clerk H L Yesler mayor Nov 6 1885 Be it remembered that on this 6th day of November 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chambe pursuant to law; the Following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor Henry L Yesler and Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, Geo Hall, W A Harrington, Jno Keenen, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post & G W Young. When the following proceedings were had to wit: Petitions and Communication Petition of Melody Choir et al for opening Willow and Filbert Streets. Referred to Street Committee Petition of G W Young et al for planking Washington Street Referred to Commitee on Streets Petition of J T Ronald et al for opening streets and laying plank walk from Eastern Boundry of Peter Deans Addition Referred to Commitee on Streets. Petition of Julius W Smith et al for planking Main Street between

710 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 20 1885 To openand maintain a laundry on the north side of Main Street between Second and Third St]]s. Referred to Committee on Fire and Water Petition of Sarah J Plummer et al for planking Second St from Main St South to the C & P S R R has depot and Jackson Street from Commercial St East to or near Third Street. Referred to Committee on Streets Petition on Western Mill Co et al for the apointment of an appraisor on the part of the City ot appraise damages to property condemned by Ordinance No 660 along the line of Rollin Street etension. Read and motion laid on the table. Plat of Fairview Homestead Association presented for approval by F E Sander Referred to City Surveyor. Reports Received From Judiciary Committee recommending the adoption of the Ordinance heretofore submitted entitled "An Ordinance granting the right to erect poles and stretch wires thereon for Electric purposes" provided that the parties presenting the same pay for publication of Ordinance. Adopted From same Committee approving reports of City Justice Hill Justice of the Peace Geo G Lyon and the City Jailor for month of October. Adopted and said reports ordered rec'd and filed. From the Finance Committee recommending that the sum of $13.50 be referred to P Fitzgerald on account ot erroneus valuation and taxation of Block 3 in Mercers Addition for the year 1884. Report adopted and the Clerk authorized to draw a warrant on the City fund in favor of said P Fitzgerald for said sum of $13.50 From Street committee recommending that the petition of Melody Choir et al for opening Will & Filbert Streets be granted. adopted

126 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 21 1886 Be it remembered that on this 21st day of December 1886 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following affairs are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor W H Shoudy and Councilmen C W Coulter, J Furth, Joseph Green, J.D. Hinckley, R Russell & C. F. Reitze The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved Petitions & Communications Petition of Western Union Telegraph Company for permission to stretch its wires along the Grant Street Plank Road. Referred to the Street Committee and returned by the Committee recommending that the petition be granted provided the work was done under the direction of the Street Commissioner. adopted. Petition of Thomas & Davis et al for modification of Ordinance No. 767. so as to permit payments to be made quarterly for liquor licenses. Referred to Committee on License & Revenue. Petition of Melody Choir for the opening of Filbert Street Referred to Street Committee Petition of Sisters of Providence Hospital for renemer -ation in the sum of $218.00 for care of wounded rioters. Referred to Finance Committee. Communication from the three Assemblies of the Knights of Labor in Seattle asking that Street Commissioner L. Cummings be discharged and that Charles Brown be re-employed on the Streets for the reason that it is alleged that Street Commissioner Cummings discharged the said Brown from the Street force for political reasons. Referred to Judiciary Committee.

171 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Apr 1 1887 et al extend Grant Street Plank Road; recommending that the same be granted provided the improvement is paid for as is other street improvements by assessing the cost against the property adjacent Adopted. From same committee rejeting the petition of Genevieve Farrer et al for opening Knight Street]] Adopted From Same Committee in conjunction with the Judiciary Committee in the matter of extending and establishing Madison Street recommending that Madison Street be etended and established according to survey from Section 28 & 33 T 25N R4 East the the City Limits. Adopted From Same Committee rejecting petition of Melody Choir for opening Filbert Street Adopted. From Finance Com. Approving Treasurers report for Jan & Feby. From committee on License & Revenue rejecting petition of J W Hall for the return of certain license money. Adopted. From Committee in Fire & Water as follows: Your Comittee to whom was referred certain matters pertaining to the Fire Department recommend: That the Ordinance relating to the election of Chief and other officers of the Fire Department be changed so that the election of Chief shall be by the Common Council: The election of his assistants shall be by the Council upon the recommendation of the chief. that the electionog Chief Engineer shall be by the Common Council and the Election of Engineers in charge of Engines shall be by the Council upon the recommendation of the chief.