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274 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE June 4/83 Cummings & Strong Earthwork per cu yd 29 cents Crib work per sq yd $1.95 Sidewalk per M [thousand board feet] $16.75 Clearing & Grubbing per acre $30.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $19.75 And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for the Improvement of James Street under Ordinance No 384, which bids are as follows to wit: Cummings & Strong Earthwork per cu yd 25 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $16.75 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $35.00 Crib Work per sq yd $1.99 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $19.75 G N Alexander Earthwork per cu yd 37&1/2 cents Cribbing per sq yd $3.75 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $80.00 Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $20.00 Wm Harkins Earthwork per cu yd 26 cents Crib work per sq yd $2.10 Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Clearing & grubbing per acre $25.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $18.00 S G Simpson Earthwork per cu yd 47 cents Cribbing per sq yd $2.50 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $20.00 Clearing & Grubbing per acre $70.00 Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $16.90 And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for the Improvement of Eighth Street under Ordinance No 388 which bids are as follows to wit:

P Quigley & Co Earthwork per cu yd 25&1/2 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Drains per M [thousand board feet] $20.00 G N Alexander Earthwork per cu yd 27&1/4 cents Sidewalks per M [thousand board feet] $17.00 Box Drains per M [thousand board feet] $20.00

277 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE June 4/83 And now the Special committee on bids make their report on the bids for the 8th Street Improvement & recommend that the contract be awarded to P Quigley & Co upon filing a proper bond in the sum of $2000.00 Adopted & contract so awarded. And now the Special Committee on bids make their report on the bids for the Improvement of the Alley West of Front Street & recommend that the contract be awarded to S G Simpson upon filing a proper bond in the sum of $600.00 Adopted & Contract so awarded. And now the Special Committee on bids make their report onthe bids for the Improvement of Columbia Street & recommend that the contract be awarded to Cummings & Strong upon filing a proper bond in the sum of $6000.00 & executing a contract for such improvement as far east at 12th Street instead of Broadway Street. Adopted And now the Special Committee on the assessment Roll for Pike Street Improvement under Ordinance No 375 make their report that the said roll is correct, thereupon the Council funding the said roll to be correct. It is ordered that said assessment roll be & is hereby approved. Ordered that the Council stand adjourned until Monday June 11, 1883 and 8 o'clock pm Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved H G Struve Mayor June 11/83 Be it remembered that on this the 11th day of June, 1883 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. the following Officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor H G Struve and Councilmen O F Cosper, Fred Gasch, Charles McDonald & U M Rasin. thereupon the following proceedings are had:

294 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 6/83 South 2d Street Improvement Ord No 369 G N Alexander Contract Work (bal due) Nos 240 to 244 $2156.78 S G Simpson sidewalks 245 & 246 649.60 F H Whitworth engineering 247 41. Columbia Street Improvement Ord 386 Cummings & Strong Contract Work Nos 248 to 250 $1398.77 8th Street Improvement Ord 388 P Quigley & Co Contract Work No 251 $ 294.14 Improvement of Alley through Blocks A, B, C, D & E Ord 388 S G Simpson Contract Work Nos 252 to 255 $1781.41 James Street Improvement Ord No 384 Cummings & Strong Contract Work No 256 $120. Main Street Improvement Ord No 385 S G Simpson Contract Work No 254 $540. Pike Street Improvement Ord No 345 G N Alexander Contract Work Nos 258 to 261 $1765.95 Bids Received And now the Council proceeds toopen and consider the bids for the Improvement of Madison Street under Ordinance No 406; which bids are as follows to wit: G N Alexander Earth work per cu yd 40 cents Sidewalk per M B M[thousand board feet] $17.50 Box Drains per M B M[thousand board feet] $21.50 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $100. Strong & Harkins Earth work per cu yd 31&1/2 cents Cribbing per sq yd $3.00 Sidewalk per M B M[thousand board feet] $17.25 Box Drains per M B M[thousand board feet] $19.00 Grubbing & Clearing per acre $50.00

317 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 3/83 Fourth Street Improvement Ord 395 Murphy & Stewart Contract Work $223.20 South 2d Street Improvement Ord 369 S G Simpson Sidewalk $668.76 Eighth Street Improvement P Quigley & Co Contract Work $1339.06 Applications for Licenses Ordered that lienses be issued as follows to wit: L S Rowe Retail for 3 months from Aug 6,1883 Claus & Harms Wholesale for 3 months from Aug 1,1883 Claus & Harms Retail for 3 months from Aug 1,1883 Wm Grose Retail for 3 months from Aug 1,1883 Aug Mattson Retail for 3 months from Aug 12,1883 Fred Gasch Grocery for 6 months from Aug 8,1883 Fred Gasch 1 Pigeon Hole Table for 6 months from Aug 8,1883 Geo W Walsh Grocery for 3 months from Aug 5,1883 Louis Sylvania Retail for 3 months from Aug 7,1883 Louis Sylvania 1 Billiard Table for 3 months from Aug 7,1883 Thos Smith Retail for 3 months from Aug 8,1883 Flynn & Anderson Retail for 3 months from Aug 8,1883 Flynn & Anderson 1 Billiard Table for 3 months from Aug 8,1883 John Collins Retail for 3 months from Aug 8,1883 John Collins 1 Billiard Table for 3 months from Oct 12,1883 John Feigh Retail for 3 months from Aug 8,1883 W M Byrd Retail for 3 months from Aug 8,1883 Margaret Sullivan Retail for 3 months from Aug 12,1883 Special Orders of theDay Ordered that the bids for the Improvement of 9th Street under Ordinance No 395 be laid over until next meeting. And now the Council porceeds to examine & equalize the Assessments Rlls for the following Improvements to wit: Jackson Street under Ordinance No 398 & filed June 25,1883; South 3rd Street Ord 399 Filed June 25, 1883; and Seneca Street under Ord No 401, filed June 29, 1883 thereupon the further consideration of said rolls is laid

322 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 4/83 Charles Ross for a grocery license for 3 months from Aug 7/83 W.F. Allen for a retail license for 12 months from Aug 12/83 W.F. Allen for 3 Billiard table license for 12 months from Aug 12/83 Claims Paid The following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds and in the amounts followig, towit: City Fund Chronicle Printing No $129.89 Hall & Paulson Furniture Co Ballot Boxes No 22.50 Fire Fund Young & McKeon repairs to Engine No $4.05 Waddell & Miles repairs to Inclines 9.77 Stewart & Labrache hauling Engine and truck 8.50 L. M. Robbins removing bell & tearing down old Engine House 151.06 And now the Street Committee make their recommending that P Quigley & Co be granted an extension of time until Aug 15, 1883 on their contract for the Improvement of Eighth Street under Ord No. 388. Adopted. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Monday August 6, 1883 at 8 o'clock p.m. Attest: E S Osborne Clerk Approved H G Struve Mayor Aug 6/83 Be it remembered that on this the 6th day of August 1883 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following Officers are present, towit: His Honor the Mayor H.G. Struve and Councilmen B. F. Day, Geo W. Harris, U.M. Rasin, Otto Ranke and F.W. Wusthoff. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From D.E. Blaine et al for the right to grade Pine Street from Front to