City of Seattle Records

585 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 27 1888 Be it remembered that on this 27th day of Aug 1888 the Common Council of the Cityof Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following Officers are present to wit: The Mayor Robert Moran and councilmen Durie, Green, Mc Combs, Niesz & Reitze. Absent Burns, Jones & McDonald. The folowing proceedings are had to wit-: the council now proceeds with the examinations and equalization of the Assessment Roll for the year 1888 and the following changes are ordered made. O S Jones appeared in answer to citation and on motion his assessment on improvement on Lot 6 Block 16 A A Denny's Addition is raised from $600 to $800. G Morris Haller appeared on behalf of Henrietta M Haller to show cause why the improvements on Block 100 of Terry's second addition should not be raised from the valuation placed on them by the Council at its last meeting. On motion the matter of the valuation of residences is referred to a committe consisting of Messrs Reitze Green & Niesz. The following named persons appeared before the Council in obedience to citation and the assessed valuation of their property as the same appears on the assessment roll raised as follows: F C Young raised on personal property to $2000.00 Klein & Rosenberg raised on personal property to $8000.00 Hirschberg & Co raised on personal property to $9000.00 Albert Hansen raised on personal property to $9000.00 R Abernathy raised on personal property to $3200.00 W A Chong & Co raised on personal property to $6000.00 W P Boyd & Co raised on personal property to $11,000.00 W P Boyd & Co raised on Real Estate to $16,420.00

649 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 2 1888 Ordinances 1009 An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance to provide for a Special City Election that voters of the City may vote for or against the erection of said City of Certain Water Works" Which said Ordinance after due consideration is passed by the following vote, viz: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Green, McCombs, McDonald & Reitze. Against the same, none. 1010 An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance to locate and establish a public Street extending from a point on the North Marginal line of Charles Street produced in Plummer addition to the City of Seattle where the same intersects the west marginal line of South Ninth Street to the west line of the city limits in the waters of Elliott's Bay" Which is passed by the following vote, viz: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Green, McCombs, McDonald & Reitze. Against the same, none. 1011 An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled " An Ordinance to locate and establish a public street extending from a point on the North Marginal line of Dearborn Street produced in Charles Terry's Fifth Addition to the City of Seattle where the same intersects the west marginal line of Eighth Street to the West Line of the City limits in the Waters of Elliot's Bay" Which is passed by the following vote, to wit: In favor of the same Burns, Durie, Green, Mc Combs, McDonald & Reitze. Against the same, none. An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance regulating the construction of stove pipes and smoke pipes and prescribing