City of Seattle Records

593 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 31 1888 Adjourned until Saturday Sept 1st 1888 at 8 o'clock PM Approved Robert Moran mayor Attest W R Forrest clerk by C W Ferris dep clerk Be it remembered that on Sept 1st 1888 the Common Council of the City of Seattle met in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournmnet Thefollowing officers are present: His Hon Mayor Robert Moran councilmen J F Burns, Jos Green, T E Jones, Jas McCombs, J F McDonald U R Niesz, C F Rietze and Dep Clerk C W Ferris Petition of E C Slorah for permission to change the license of the "Orion" to "Commercial Saloon", granted. upon the recommendation of the License & Rev. Committee. Ordered that the Chairman of the Street Com. City Surveyor and City Attorney be empowered to allow the Seattle Construction Co to occupy Mill Street if they deemm it proper and legal. Ordered that the Street Commissioner extend the Madison Street sewer to deep water. Ordered that the Committee heretofore appointed to confer with the "Arbor Society" act with them in setting out trees along the Streets of the City. Upon motonof Councilman McDonald it is ordered that no member of the CouncilAddress that body without first rising to his feet. And now the Council proceeds with the examination and equalization of the Assessment Rolls for the Year 1888 and the following changes are made.

593 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 31 1888 Adjourned until Saturday Sept 1st 1888 at 8 o'clock PM Approved Robert Moran mayor Attest W R Forrest clerk by C W Ferris dep clerk Be it remembered that on Sept 1st 1888 the Common Council of the City of Seattle met in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournmnet Thefollowing officers are present: His Hon Mayor Robert Moran councilmen J F Burns, Jos Green, T E Jones, Jas McCombs, J F McDonald U R Niesz, C F Rietze and Dep Clerk C W Ferris Petition of E C Slorah for permission to change the license of the "Orion" to "Commercial Saloon", granted. upon the recommendation of the License & Rev. Committee. Ordered that the Chairman of the Street Com. City Surveyor and City Attorney be empowered to allow the Seattle Construction Co to occupy Mill Street if they deemm it proper and legal. Ordered that the Street Commissioner extend the Madison Street sewer to deep water. Ordered that the Committee heretofore appointed to confer with the "Arbor Society" act with them in setting out trees along the Streets of the City. Upon motonof Councilman McDonald it is ordered that no member of the CouncilAddress that body without first rising to his feet. And now the Council proceeds with the examination and equalization of the Assessment Rolls for the Year 1888 and the following changes are made.

665 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 23 1888 Ordered that the Plat of Summit Park Addition to the City of Seattle be referred to the City Surveyor & City Attorney. Ordered that the Plat of Cable Line addition to the City of Seattle be and the same is hereby approved. On motion of Councilman Burns the Street Commissioner is authorized and empowered to employ mean and teams to clean up the City Front. On motion the matter of repairing the City Jail is referred to the Chairman of the Committee on Health and Police and Com on Public Buildings and Grounds. Ordinance 1020 An Ordinance is submitted entitled "An Ordinance to amend section 1 of Ordinance No 964, approved July 20th 1888 and entitled 'An Ordinance granting a franchise to J M Thompson and his associates for a Cable Street Railway in the City of Seattle' and as amended by Ordinance No 1014 approved November 17th 1888" which is passed by the following vote, to wit: In favor of the same J F Burns, D E Durie, Joseph Green, Thos E Jones, James McCombs, J F McDonald and C F Reitze. Against the same none. 1021 An Ordinance is submitted bythe City Attorney entitled "An Ordinance to provide for the grading of Second Street in the City of Seatle from Pine Street to Blanchard Street and constructing sidewalks on both sides of said Second Street" which is passed by the following vote, to wit: Ayes Burns, Durie, Green, Jones, McCombs, McDonald & Reitze. Noes none. Ordered tht the Council does now adjourn. Approved Mayor Attest W R Forrest clerk