City of Seattle Records

741 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Feb 5 1886 Petition of Citizens of Houghton et al praying for the establishment of Madison Street and the buildingof a sidewalk thereon. Read and referred to Street committee Petition of D B Jackson praying that the alley running through Block 56 Maynard's Plat be vacated rec'd and read and on motion the petition is granted and the City Attorney directed to submit an ordinance vacating said alley. Petition of Geo G Lyon et al for a sewer along the East side of Seneca Street in front of Block 14 Boren's Addition, to connect with Seneca Street sewer. Referred to Com on Sewers. Petition of Fred Gasch et al praying the Union Street sewer be extended to 8th Street. Referred to Committee on Sewers with instruction to report at the next meeting of the Council. Petition of W V Rinehart for permission to repair and alter wooden buildings corner of 3rd and Mill Streets, under direction of the Chief of the Fire Department. Granted Petition of Andrew Slorah for the modification of Ordinance No 607 so as not to require Breweries doing a strictly wholesale business to take out a City license. Referred to Com on Licenses Petition of F T Johnson et al for opening Clay Street from Front Street to Fourth Street, thence north along [?] St three blocks. Referred to Street Committee Remonstrance of Matthias Baily et al against the abandonment of Leonora Street between the alley and Front Street; read and tabled. Reports Report of City Jailor, City Justice, and J P Geo G Lyon rec'd read and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

752 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Feb 18 1886 The resignation of J Paul Lange and A M Gilman police officers are accepted and on motion of Councilman Furth Wm B Jacklin and D H Webster are unanimously elected to fill the vacancies. On motion the matter of the contract for new fire Plugs is referred to the Committee on Fire and Water. Onmotion of councilman Furth the matter of improving the alley through Block 8 D S Maynard's plat is referred to the Street Committee On motion of Councilman Furth ordered that the Treasurer be instructed to refund to R C Granie the amount of taxes erronously assessed against him. On motion of Commissioner McDonald the order for planking Washington Street is reconsidered and the said street is ordered planked sixteen feet wide instead of twenty four feet wide as heretofore ordered. On motion the Committee on Sewers & Drainage is given further time to report on the petition of Geo G Lyon et al for a sewer in front to Block 14 Boren's Addition to connect with Seneca St sewer Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted bythe Clerk entitles "A special Ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" Which is adopted and paessed by the following vote. In favor of the same R H Calligan, [J Furth]], G W Hall, W A Harrington, John Keenen, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G W Young. Against none Ordered that the Council do now adjourn Attest W R Forrest clerk H L Yesler mayor