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475 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 18 1888 of A A Denny and others against opening Streets on the Tide Flats at the expense of the general fund to the effect that the remonstrance was made under a misapprehension & therefore recommend that the same be tabled. Adopted. From the City Surveyor stating that at the rate the contractor is now worrking onMill Street it will requite ninety four (94) days to complete his contract. Referred to Street Committee Licenses Ordered Issued. L V D Schnyder, Mrs Jane Berry, Frank W Clancy, Andrew Lunn E Champeaux, Thos R Hughes, James Wier, Chas H Fox and John J Gearey. The vote on issuing said licenses is as Follows viz: In favor of the same, Furth, Frink, Green, Lake, Neisz, Russell & Reitze. Against the same none. Licenses Referred Storah & Bauman and J T Beadle Bids for driving piles and building retaining walls on Mill Street were opened and read as follows: McKinnon & Co Driving piles per lineal feet .40cents Lumber per M[thousand board feet] $25.00 Iron Rods each $20.00 On motion the bid is tabled. Bids for grading and building sidewalks on both sides of Cherry Street from Fifth Street to Thirteenth St were opened and read as follows: Henderson & Locke Earth Work per cubic yard .40cents Cribbing per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $17.00 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $75.00

476 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 18 1888 McClanahan and O'Day Earth Work per cubic yard .39&1/4cents Cribbing per square yard $18.00 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.50 Clearing and grubbing per acre $140.00 Sidewalks per acre $18.00 P Quigley & Co Earth Work per cubic yard .43cents Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $17.50 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $100.00 Parker & Orr Earth Work per cubic yard .44&1/2cents Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $100.00 H F Phillips Earth Work per cubic yard .44cents Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $24.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $50.00 Ordered that the contract be awarded to Henderson and Locke upon filinf a bond in the sum of $3000.00 Bids for Box Street from Depot Street to Harrison Street amd buildingsidewalks onboth sides of said street were opened and read as follows: [P Quigley & Co]] Earth Work per cubic yard .35cents Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $17.50 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $100.00

477 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 18 1888 McClanahan & O'Day Earth Work per cubic yard .38cents Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $17.50 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $125.00 W N White Earth Work per cubic yard .35cents Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $17.50 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $17.50 Clearing and grubbing per acre $80.00 Ordered that the contract be awarded to W N White upon his filing a bond in the sum of $800.00 Bids for grading and building sidewalks on both sides of Third Street from Depot Street to Virginia Street were opened and read as follows: McClanahan & O'Day Earth Work per cubic yard .38cents Cribbing per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $148.00 P Quigley & Co Earth Work per cubic yard .36&1/2cents Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $17.50 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $100.00 W N White Earth Work per cubic yard .40cents Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $17.50 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $17.50 Clearing and grubbing per acre $100.00

478 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 18 1888 Parker and Orr Earth Work per cubic yard .38cents Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $125.00 Ordered that all bids be rejected and the clerk readvertise for bids. Bids for grading and building sidewalks on both sides of Virginia Street from West Street to Fourth Street were opened and read as follows: Parker and Orr Earth Work per cubic yard .38cents Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $100.00 McClanahan & O'Day Earth Work per cubic yard .27&1/2cents Cribbing per M[thousand board feet] $17.50 Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $125.00 Henderson & Locke Earth Work per cubic yard .45cents Cribbing per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Sidewalks per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Box Drains per M[thousand board feet] $18.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $100.00 Ordered that all bids be rejected and the clerk re-advertise for bids.

479 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 18 1888 Councilman Furth moves that South Fifth Street be graded between Washington Street and Jackson Street Carried by unanimous vote. On motion of Councilman Lake, A A Bell is appointed by the Council to obtain dedication of property on Second Street widening said Street to ninety (90) feet. Board if Registration The Council now proceeds to elect a Board of Registration for the ensuing year as follows to wit-: For the First Ward G W Young For the Second Ward Hillory Butler For the Third Ward David Kellogg For the Fourth Ward Wm H Hughes The Above named persons having received the unanimous vote of the Council are duly declared elected. Ordered that the Mayor be and he is hereby appointed a committee of one to invite the Govenor of British Columbia the officers of the Navy at Esquimalt and Municipal officers of neighboring cities to participate in the celebration of the Fourth of July in this day. Ordered that Front Street be planked from Columbia Street to Union Street. Ordered that the Street Committee employ teams and complete the work of filling in Second and Washington Streets Ordered that the Clerk draw a warrant on the General fund in the sum of $2500.00 in favor of John H McGraw for the purpose of decorating the streets for the coming Fourth of July Celebration. Ordered that the City Attorney and Judiciary Committee