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992049
Ordinance No. 1142 was passed opening and planking Norman Street from Tenth Street to the Western limits of the City of Seattle.

November 4 1891

992332
Petition by property owners of Lake Street for street lights from Lake and Depot north for seven blocks. The City Council recommended granting the petition. The Corporation Council noted that the Charter required an ordinance for lights required the location be designated.

December 1 1890

992791
Sixteen property owners on Cedar Street petitioned the Council for sewers on Cedar Street to run from the Bay to the alley between Third and Fourth Streets.

December 1 1890

993118
Bill No. 100 House of Delegates related to the amount of Road Poll Tax due from every male inhabitant in the City of Seattle; males between the ages of twenty one and fifty were to pay two dollars a year. Communication from O. Jacobs, Corporation Counsel to the City Comptroller and Assessor agreed. C. W. Ferris stated a loss in revenue occurred due to failure of collection poll taxes. Bill No. 189 Board of Alderman authorized the City Treasurer of the City of Seattle to employ Deputies to assess and collect the City Road Poll Taxes. House of Delegates Bill No. 99 replaced Board of Alderman Bill No. 189 and stated there should be an Ordinance providing for the assessment and collection of a Road poll Tax. Anyone who is unable to pay for his Road Poll Tax may work off the amount by laboring at street work for one day.

April 20 1891

993763
Legal Opinion regarding Ordinance 217 pertaining to financial issues and the budget.

January 29 1892

993869
Legal opinion regarding Benezette Williams' contract with City. Jacobs recommended a reasonable compromise and suggested Williams could be hired as an assistant to the City Engineer to complete the Cedar River project.

December 18 1890

993871
Legal opinion regarding contract between Benezette Williams and City. There was discussion as to whether or not the City had adopted his plans for a distribution system and reservoirs in the City, as well as a "permanent supply of water and the source of

November 14 1890

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