City of Seattle Records

170 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Apr 1 1887 Petition of H Hirschberg & Co for permission to place signs on Grant Street Plank Road. Grantedprovided the signs are placed under the directio and with the approval of the Street Commissioner. Petition of Alex McLain for the return of certain taxes. Referred to Finance Com. Petition of G P McFadden for permissionto remove a large knoll or Hill from Pine Street between 12th & 13th Sts. Granted. Communication from J B Metesife enclosing draft of an ordinance relative to the thistle pest is referred to the City Attorney. OfficialReports Rec'd From City Atty for March read and ordered filed. From Chief of Police for March read and ordered filed. From City Justice G A Hill for March Referred to Finance Com From Justice N Soderberg for March Referred to Finance Com From City Jailor for March Referred to Finance Com From Street Commissioner Referred to Street Committee and upon examination returned approved and ordered filed From City Surveyor on Main Street Sewer Referred to Committee on Sewers and Drainage Committee Reports Received From Street Committe reporting cost of repairing cost of repairing bulk head onFront Street as follows: Estimated Cost $724.20 Actual Cost of same including 50&1/4 days prison labor which is practically worthless... $595.69 Showing a net gain to the City of [total]$128.51 From Same Committee on petition of H H Dearborn & Co

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.