City of Seattle Records

487 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 1 1888 From Same Committee "that they find the City greatly in need of additional City Hall & Engine House facilities and recommend that the Finance committee be instructed to negotiate for two locations, one on Eighth Street near Pike for Engine House and one on Ninth Street near Mill for City Hall and Engine House. Adopted From special Committee consisting of the Mayor recommending that the Claim of Providence Hospital for the care of John Brandon be allowed and the clerk directed to notify the Managers of said Hospitla that no further bills will be allowed on account of said Brandon Adopted. Acting Mayor At this point His Honor the Mayor being called away Councilman Furth is called to the chair to serve as Acting Mayor Bids opened bids for the improvement of Third Street from Depot Street to Virginia Street under ordinance No 938 were opened and read as follows: John Ritchey Earthwork per cubic yard .37&1/2cents Sidewalks per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing and grubbing per acre $ 95.00 no bids put in for box drains of cribbing W N White Earthwork per cubic yard .40cents Cribbing per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.50 Sidewalks per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.50 Box Drains per MBM[thousand board feet] $17.50 Clearing and grubbing per acre $100.00