City of Seattle Records

164 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 8 1887 the Front Street bulkhead be repaired by setting cedar posts and securing the same by iron rods running across the Street at an estimated expense of $724.40. On motion the report is adopted and the Street Commissioner directed to make the necessary repairs in accordance with the plans of teh Committee and the chairman of the Street Committee instructed to purchase the iron rods. Ordered that the Council do now adjourn W H Shoudy mayor attest W R Forrest clerk Mar 18 1887 Be it remembered that on this the 18th day of March 1887 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: Mayor W H Shoudy & Councilmen Coulter, Furth, Frink, Green, Hinckley, Lake, Russell and Reitze. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Whereupon the following proceedigns were had to wit:- Petitions etc Petitionof W H Hughes asking that certain taxes wrongly assessed to Maggie A Barker be refunded Referred to finance Committee. Petitionof H H Dearborn & Co for the extension of the Grant Street Plank Road. Referred to Street Committee Petition of C J Chilberg et al for a Box Drain on Tenth Street in Block 90 of C C Terry Addn Referred to Street Committee.

164 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 8 1887 the Front Street bulkhead be repaired by setting cedar posts and securing the same by iron rods running across the Street at an estimated expense of $724.40. On motion the report is adopted and the Street Commissioner directed to make the necessary repairs in accordance with the plans of teh Committee and the chairman of the Street Committee instructed to purchase the iron rods. Ordered that the Council do now adjourn W H Shoudy mayor attest W R Forrest clerk Mar 18 1887 Be it remembered that on this the 18th day of March 1887 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: Mayor W H Shoudy & Councilmen Coulter, Furth, Frink, Green, Hinckley, Lake, Russell and Reitze. The minutes of the last meeting were read and approved. Whereupon the following proceedigns were had to wit:- Petitions etc Petitionof W H Hughes asking that certain taxes wrongly assessed to Maggie A Barker be refunded Referred to finance Committee. Petitionof H H Dearborn & Co for the extension of the Grant Street Plank Road. Referred to Street Committee Petition of C J Chilberg et al for a Box Drain on Tenth Street in Block 90 of C C Terry Addn Referred to Street Committee.

193 COMMON COUNCIL OF TEH CITY OFSEATTLE May 20 1887 Petition of C C Otis & Others for grading and building sidewalks on Fourth Street from Bell Street to Union Street. referred to street Committee Committee Reports Received FromComittee on Fire& Waater on petition of B Gatzert, G W Harris, J M Quilter, Geo Kinnear and others for a new Hook & Ladder Truck recommending that the petition be granted and suitable Hook &Ladder Truck purchased the price and pattern to be submitted to the Council for its approval. From Samecommittee granting petition of M McAndrews & Others asking that Ordinance No 549 be so amended as to exclude that part of the City South of the South line of Mill Street and East of the alley between Commercial and South Second Street from thefire limits onmotion the petition and report is referred back to the Committe From Finance Committee granting petition of Alex McLain for striking off $16.50 of his taxes from his assessment roll of 1886. Adopted. From Same Committee granting petition of Maggie A Barker for refunding taxes to the amount of $9.00 it being a double assessment and the Clerk directed to draw a warrant in favor of said Maggie A Barker on the General Fund Adopted From same Committee grantign petition of Fred Minick forpayment of services rendered by said Minick a Sepcial olice officers. Granted & Clerk directed to draw a warrant in favor of same for the sum of Thirty Seven & 50/100 ($37.50)dollars on the General Fund.

196 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 20 1887 F A Minick 2301 City 37.50 Spl Police Maggie A Barker 2302 City 9.00 Tax Refunded [total]98.85 Seattle Daily Times 1039 Fire 2.00 Publishing Notice W V Rinehart 1040 Fire 1.30 Coal Oil No 2 James Campbell 1041 Fire 8.50 Hauilng Hook & L Truck P J Emerson 1042 Fire 2.50 Hauling Hose Cart F M Willard 1043 Fire 3.00 Washing Hose Frank Bogan 1044 Fire 3.00 Washing Hose [total]20.30 Bills Rejects Bill of Manual Huerta for $132.00 for care of Old Angeline is rejected. Miscellaneous Om motion of Councilman Furth a Special Commottee consisting of T D Hinckley & R Russell in conjunction with the Chief of Police is appointed to look after the confort of and to care for Old Angeline Madison Street Sidewalk The bid of H Roseburg & D S Hill to build sidewalk onMadison Street in accordance with plans and specification for $13.85 per [thousand]M Board measure, being the only one submitted to the council is accepted and the City Atty directed to draw the usual contracts. Ordered that the Chief of Police be directe to notify H H Kent to abate a nuisance consisting of am open sewer is in front of his residence. The council now proceeds to examine and equalize the Assessment Roll for the Assessments Districts created by Ordinance No 818, for the construction of a sidewalk on the North side of Madison Street, pursuant to law and published notice and no one appearing to contest said assessment Roll, after due examination the