City of Seattle Records

631 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 12 1888 Petition of Thos Mercer et al for the establishment of the grade of High Street. Read and referred to Street Com. Petitions of A B Austin for permission to erect building inside the fire limits. read and Tabled. Remonstrance of R Abernathy against condemning Lot 6 Block P Bell's 5th Addn read and referred to Street Com Petition of Fred Gasch for a change of grade on 5th St Read and referred to street com. Petition of Thos Webb for street lights on Depot and Fifth Streets and for a crossing on Depot St at Fifth Read and street Lights granted. Matter of crossing referred to Street Com. Petition of "Arbor Assn" asking that the Council take some steps in regard to the protection of Shade Trees to be planted by them. Read and referred to Park Commsrs. Petition oof Jno P Soule et al for the establishment of Street boundaries in Eastern Addn Read and Referred to City Engineer. Petitionof F Dickman et al for Street Lights at the Cor. of 9th and Pine and 10th and Pine streets. Read and Granted. Remonstrance from Mrs Mary Steele in regard to certain nuisances. Read and referred to Com on Sewers. Communication from H L Yesler in regard to leasing the "Yesler Wharf" read and referred to Com on Harbor & Wharves.

634 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 15 1888 that he would require $1250 and expenses for a visit to Seattle Ordered that the Clerk telegraph Mr Waring and ascertain of $1250 include all fees, if so, instruct him to come. Committee reports From park Commissioners on the petitiono of the "Arbor Assn" recommending that the City employ the gardner who sets out the trees to box and protect them. Referred to Street Committee. From Special committee in matter of Main Street Ferry slip as follows "We have carefully examined into the matter and find that the granting the use of the foot of Main Street for a ferry slip a very serious mistake. We think that there is no other street in the City where ferry slip would be so great a inconvenience to shipping. but do not reccommend the report of the ordinance because we question the right of the City to do so" adopted. From Com on Street Lights on the petition of Allen Crook et al street lights on Box St Depot to Harrison St recommending that the same be granted provide the lights be 16 cp on wooden post. Adopted. Ordered that the suit began against Mr Thos Clancey for violation of the Fire Limit ordinance be dismissed, provided he makes no further improvements under the building except those strictly necessary for raising building to grade. The City Atty submits an ordinance entitled "An ordinance to transfer the sum of $10,000 from the City to Road fund" Whichis passed by the following vote In favor of F J Burns, D E Durie, Jos Green, T E Jones, Jas McCoombs, C F Reitze against none. N E Holmes addition to the City of Seattle is approved.