City of Seattle Records

Petition 64

Property holders for city to purchase certain property on Madison St for Fire Purposes

February 4th, 1891.

M. Choir

Jesse F. Cochrane, Chairman

W. V. Rinehart

G. H. Heilbron

F. W. D. Holbrook, Secretary

Office of the Board of Public Works

Seattle, Washington, Feby 4 1891

To the

Hon City Council

City of Seattle -

Gentlemen,

The accompanying Petition of M. Choir and some 75 others that the city purchase part of Block 6 in Nagle's Addition on Madison St for fire purposes is transmitted to Your Honorable Body without recommendation.

Respy

Board of Pub. Works

F.W.D. Holbrook Secy

22 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ordered that the Clerk be & he is hereby instructed to communicate with the owners of property interested, that the Council purpose ordering the Construction of a certain sidewalk to connect with the 6th side walk. Ordered that Fifth Street be improved under the supervision of the Street Committee in accordance with a plan to be approved by the Surveyor Ordered that the Council Stand now adjourned Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved L P Smith Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 6th day of January 1882 The Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law The following Officers are present to wit: Councilmen Thos Clancy, John Collins, M. Densmore, Wm A. Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Charles McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had By reason of the absence of His Honor the Mayor L.P. Smith by sickness and his consequent inability to perform the duties of his office, Councilman Wm A. Jennings is by the Council elected to the Office of Acting Mayor during such temporary inability A petition is received from W. Buritt & others praying for the removal of certain obstructions at the foot of 3rd Street, Thereupon the same is referred to the Street Committee A Petition is received from F. W. Wusthoff praying for the remitting of a Road Poll Tax, thereupon the same is referred to the Finance Committee A petition is received from M. Choir praying for the remitting of certain taxes paid; Thereupon the same is refered to the Finance Committee. a petition is received from Benj Murphy praying for the remitting of a Road Poll Tax; Thereupon the Prayer of the petition