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993795
Petition of Madison Street Cable Railway Company for amendments to Ordinance 1157. Changes would permit construction on Madison Street to allow for turn table. The grade on Madison Street had changed since the franchise had been granted. Committee on Ju

February 7 1890

993682
Petition of property owners on Madison Street for electric street lights, which was especially needed since the completion of the cable car line. The Street Committee recommended petition be granted.

July 18 1890

993664
Petition for change in assessment on lot 9 of block 20 of Anderson's Addition to Pontius' Addition by Mary E. McCrinnon. Committee of Judiciary recommended petitioner join with others to make request.

May 2 1890

993640
Petition by 18 property owners for placement of street lights on Market Street between Yesler Avenue and King Street. The Committee on Street Lights recommended petition be granted.

993638
Petition by five citizens for placement of two lights on Chestnut Street at the intersections of Lake and Prince Williams Streets. Petition was marked "allowed."

March 28 1890

993628
Petition by business owners for installation of street lights along Cherry, Front and James Streets. Petition was favored.

October 25 1889

993627
Petition by property owners for installation of a street light at intersection of Clara and Lake Streets. Committee on Streets reported in favor of petition.

December 10 1889

993620
Petition by J. D. Lowman for reduced property assessment for property located in Lots 1, 2, 7 and 8, Block 9, Maynard's Addition. Petition was rejected.

August 15 1889

993570
Petition by property owner, Alexander McRae, to lower property assessment of lot 4, block 64 of Terry's 2nd Addition. Petition was not granted.

August 26 1889

993538
Report of Committee on Harbor and Wharves regarding repairing and improving the Madison and Washington Streets slips and wharves recommending the Washington Street slip be extended 30 feet in order to be able to unload three scows at once.

993534
Report of Committee on Harbors and Wharves regarding the extending and repairing of slips at Washington and Madison Streets. Work was done by the San Francisco Bridge Company and $1,195.98 was due them.

December 27 1889

993418
Communication from Harry White to the Committee of the whole regarding his opposition to Benezette Williams' plan for Seattle's water supply. His message is in the form of a newspaper clipping. White argued that the City needed a sewer system as well as

March 17 1890

993412
Excerpts from council 1889 proceedings regarding Seattle's water supply, notes on an envelope, and a chart of size and type of water pipe used, streets where used and dates, which range from 1901 to 1903. The documents were sent to the Engineering Depart

October 21 1889

993380
Communication of J. N. Wallingford to Byron Phelps, the Mayor; asking him to postpone the meeting of the Police Commission. He cannot be present due to a foreclosure sale in Port Townsend.

October 25 1894

993355
Petition of property owners asking the Mayor and the City Council for placement of an arc light at the intersection of Washington and Railroad Avenues. The Committee on Streetlights recommended the petition be granted.

November 19 1889

993178
Petition to the mayor and the City Council from various residents, requesting that streetlights be installed on the corners of Taylor and Washington, King, Lane, Florence and Jackson. The petition was accepted.

September 26 1889

993052
Petition by over 20 Sutter Street property owners and residents, for installation of electric lights at the following locations: between Jackson & King Streets (east side), on corner of Sutter & King Streets, between King & Weller Streets (east side) and

October 21 1889

993006
Report of Special Committee advising payment in full of Spring Hill Water Company bonds for transfer of Water Works.

January 26 1890

992910
Report of Committee on Judiciary regarding petition of Seattle Gas Light Company (see Item 992909) recommending the Company's requested be heeded and that they be absolved from payment.

992900
Bill submitted as part of cause number 7040 in which a "perpetual injunction was granted against the City of Seattle in favor of the Seattle Gas Light Company, enjoining the City of Seattle from placing loose earth in South Sixth Street in front of lots 5

January 24 1890

992877
Petition from W. Parry Smith for a correction of assessment for 1889 from $800 to $200. Council committee recommended petition be granted.

March 28 1890

992867
J.N. Wallingford submitted a resolution dealing with sidewalks and street crossings during the process of grading the streets.

November 19 1889

992622
Petition from Standard Oil Company to build a switch from the Columbia and Puget Sound Railroad Company, where it receives oils, to its warehouse on Ninth Street. The petitioners stated that "that part of Ninth Street over which the switch is proposed to be run is not used for travel, and has ever been opened and is occupied by dwellings and out-houses which have been there for a long period of time..." A map of the proposed action is included. The warehouse was located on lots 5 and 6 of block 5 in Plummer's Addition. The Committee on Judiciary reported favorably.

December 6 1889

992492
Four-page report of the Committee on Judiciary regarding prosecuting citizens delinquent in the Street Improvement tax. The Committee recommended "that as additional counsel there be an able and energetic attorney employed to vigorously prosecute delinqu

December 30 1889

992483
Petition from nine individuals who were members of City government at the time of the Great Fire in 1889 to abandon a right-of-way planned on Railroad Avenue and West Street called "Rams-Horn." There are three copies of the petition with a total of nine s

April 25 1894

992468
Petition from 28 citizens and tax-payers for 15 street lights at various points on Rainier and nearby Streets. Some of the points included the corners of Rainier Street and Yesler, Washington, Main, King, Weller, and Florence. Other corners included Bus

November 5 1889

992426
Petition from 12 tax-payers and property owners for street lights at the intersections of Republican and Banner, Light, and Victor Streets. The Committee on Street Lights granted the petition.

June 29 1889

992314
The Committee on Patrol recommended three officers for promotion to the regular force, three other individuals for appointment as regular officers and once special officer to be dropped from the force.

June 16 1893

992309
Report of Committee on Judiciary in response to Nel Peterson's petition for a water franchise. The Committee reported favorably.

February 18 1890

992298
Thomas Prosch petitioned for a correction in the tax assessment on his property located on Lot 1 block 102 of Denny's Extension to Terry's Addition. He stated "I do not believe any fair-minded, intelligent person will say the inside lots are worth as muc

August 26 1889

992295
Report from Committee on Police in response to petition from G. F. Abbott asking for police protection east of 10th Street. The Committee recommended appointing at least three mounted policemen "for service in different parts of the City."

September 9 1889

992154
A petition, signed by members of the WomenÆs Temperance Union, requested that the Police Department create the office of police matron to care for females arrested by city authorities. Sarah C. Bowman requested that she be appointed to the to the office.

November 27 1889

992142
Mayor Byron Phelps called the Police Commission to a meeting of the Board of Aldermen for the purpose of hearing the charges preferred against Police Chief Bolton Rogers by John Collins.

October 26 1894

992126
A committee appointed by the Board of Police Commissioners recommended that 8 patrolmen be dropped from the police force. The reduction had to be made since there had been a decrease in funds that made up the Police Salary Fund.

April 16 1894

992110
A committee appointed by the Board of Police Commissioners recommended that the Police Department suspend its weekly drill. The committee believed that the drills were needlessly fatiguing the officers.

May 26 1893

992109
A committee appointed by the Board of Police Commissioners reported on the practice of docking two days time from officer's who report late to duty. The committee recommended that only one day be deducted.

May 26 1893

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