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79 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE. between Cherry and Columbia said petition is referred to the Street Committee. The council proceeds to open the bids under ordinances No 271, 272 and 273. They are as follows, to wit; from John Leary, J.J. Jordan and H. Butler; Front Street Earth work 37&1/2 cents per cubic yard clearing 4 acres $500 cribbing $1.50 per square yard box drains 17.50 per M feet 2nd and 3rd Streets Earth work 35 cents per yard (cubic) cribbing $2.20 per square yard sidewalks 15.50 per M feet Union Street Earth work 37&1/2 cents per yard (cubic) box drains 17.50 per M feet cribbing 2.25 per square yard Philip G. Eastwicks bids 2nd and 3rd Street sidewalks $17.00 per M feet 2nd and 3rd Street grade earthwork 34&1/2 cents per cubic yard crib work $2.10 per square yard Log crib work $1.95 per " Lumber work $17.00 per M feet Earth Union Street earth work 33cents per cubic yard square cribbing 210 per square yard Log cribbing 190 per square yard Front Street earthwork 37 cents per cubic yd Sq cribbing 2.10 per sq yd log cribbing 1.90 per sq yd Lumberwork 17.00 per M feet P. Quigley bid [Union Street]] grades 33 cents per cubic yard A.H. Mannings bids Union Street. Warthwork 37 1/2cents per cu. yd. Box drains 17.00 per M ft, and cribbing $2.00 per square yard. Second and Third Streets Earthwork 39cents per cu. yd. Solid rock $2.00, loose rock $1.50 per cu. yd. Box drains $17.00 per M feet.

315 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 21 1887 From same committee rejecting petition of Emil Heinig for permission to put up a building in the alley between 2nd and 3rd Streets fronting Mill Street. Adopted From same commitee granting petition of King County Investment Company for opening 12 st from Columbia to Madison Street and recommending that the owners of the block between 11th and 12th Streets on Madison St. be permitted to build a Standard sidewalk the same to be accepted by the Street Committee when completed and obviate the expanse of establishing an assessment district. AdoptedFrom same committee rejecting petition of Guy C. Phinney for permission to put dirt from the lot in N.E. corner of Front and Seneca Sts. under the Bridge spanning Seneca St. Adopted. From same committee granting petition of D.C. Munrow for permission to raise sidwalk to the grade in front of their building on S.W. Corner of Blanchard and Front Sts., provided the work is done a good and substantial manner, to be accepted by Street commissioner. Adopted From same committee on the Mayor's message and petition of H. Butler and others as follows: We look upon that part of the message referring to establishing an Avenue 100 feet wide along Lake Union and Lake Washington in the same light as His Honor, and consider such an avenue a great and important improvement to the City, and recommend that steps be taken by the Council toward such improvement. Adopted From same committee recommending that the

508 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jun 19 1888 as follows viz:

Ordered that the clerk be and his hereby directed to give ten (10) days notice as required by law that a general election for all city officers will be held on Monday July 9th 1888. The officers to be elected shall be as follows: One mayor; one city attorney; one chief of police; and from the First was one Councilman for the term of two years; from the Second Ward one Councilman for the term of two years; one Councilman from the Third Ward for the term of Two years; from the Fourth Ward one Councilman for the term of Two years. The places appointed for having such election and the officers appointed to conduct the the same are as follows, to wit: First Ward: Polls to be held at Engine House No.2. South Third Street: Inspector A. C. Turner, Judges J. C. Helm & Geo W. Young, Clerks David McKinley & W. T. Dearborn. Second Ward: Polls to be held at Engine House No. 1 on Columbia Street. Inspector O. C. Shorey, Judges M. R. Maddocks & H. Butler. Clerks L. S. Booth & Josiah Collins, Jr. Third Ward. Polls to be held at Brown Pavilion Second Street. Inspector Frank Hanford, Judges L. B. Andrews & Otto Smith. Clerks R. B. Albertson & C. W. Ferris