City of Seattle Records

716 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE mitteeof the whole, whereupon the City Attorney is requested to draw up and submit to the Council Certain amendments to the City Charter. From the Street Committee recommending that Mill Street be planked form the East side of Front Streetto the East side of South Second Street twenty four (24) feet in width, and from the East side of South Second Street to the East side of North Second Street sixteen (16) feet in width. And that South Second Street be planked from Mill Street to the planking on said Street north of the Depot, the same to be planked on the west side of said street sixteen (16) feet in width; that the South side of Main Street be planked from the East side of Commercial Street to the west side of Second St sixteen (16) feet in width. That Jackson Street be planked sixteen (16) feet in width from the east side of Commercial Street to the west end of Jackson Street Bridge; that as soon as the proper connection with the sewer are made which have been ordered by the council on Washington Street; that Washington Street be planked from the East Side of Commercial Street to theWest side of Second Street sixteen (16) feet in width. Report adopted. From Same Committee recommending that a sidewalk be ocnstructed on the West Side of Front Street from from the Northwest Cracker Co's building north to the south side of Seneca Street adopted and said side walk ordered built and the Street Commissioner directed to notify the owners of property adjacent to said improvement that said sidewalk has been ordered built. From Same Committee recommending that the petition for an elevated sidewalk be not granted for the reason

To the Hononrable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle Gentelmen: Your Committee on Streets to whom was referred the Petition of the Northwest Cracker Co in Regard to Sidewalk on the West Side of Front Street. beg to report that a sidewalk should be built from Capt Gilmore's building to South side of Seneca Street Resps Submitted R H Calligan Chairman dated Nov 24th1885 Geo W Hall G W Young