City of Seattle Records

75 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 20 1886 The following bids are rec'd and read for furnishing lumber Western Mill Co All the Rough lumber required by City @ $8.50 per [thousand board feet] Seattle Lumber & Commercial Co All the R Common lumber required for Street Improvements @ $7.90 per [thousand board feet] Stetson & Post Mill Co Good Merchantable rough Fir & Alder lumber @ $8.50 per [thousand board feet] After discussion & Comparison of bids on motion of Councilman Lake the contract for furnishing the City with Lumber for the ensuing year is awarded to the Stetson & Post Mill Co The following bids are received for Lighting & Care of Street Lamps. R W McDaniel 69 cents per lamp per month J J Sullivan 60 cents per lamp per month J C Killen 60 cents per lamp per month J Clancy 49 cents per lamp per month J Harrison 50 cents per lamp per month A C Turner 80 cents per lamp per month M Murphy 60 cents per lamp per month B J Allen $60.00 per month G A Tyler $55.00 per month Bids for lighting the streets of the City are rec'd from Seattle Electric Light Co Seattle Gas Light Co Ordered that the consideration of bids for Street Lighting & Care of Street Lamps be postponed until Monday Aug 23d at 8 o'clock PM Miscellaneous Ordered that the purchasing agent be and he is hereby instructed to purchase sufficient sewer pipe to extend the Union St sewer to Eighth St On moton the Chief of Police is instructed to look up missing City Property & report to the Council