The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-01-18
THE BOARDOF WORKS
Contract Awarded for Improve
) ment of Joy Street.
MANY MORE ELECTRIC LIGHTS.
Tenders of Sites for the Chemical En-
gine- Houses-Corporation Coun-
seps Opinion Adopted.

Sealed proposals for the improvement of
Joy street were opened by the board of public
works at its meeting yesterday afternoon. Nine
bids were submitted, as follows:
+. White q Co.-Earth excavation, SIS cents;
clearing, SIS per acre; sidewalk, SIT per loo.
t. {. McClannahan-Earth excavation, 36s<
cents; clearing, sl25 per acre; sidewalk, $3.50
per Loo box drain, sl6 per 1000; cribbing, SIG
per 1000.
E. T. smart-Excavating, IS cents; clearing
500 per acre; box DRAIN SIG per 1000; sidewalk,
slI. 70 per 1000.
McMullen Bros.-Excavating, q cents; clear
ing, SIPS per acre; sidewalk, SIS per Zoo
Day Bros-Excavating, 50 cents; clearing, one
1000.
E. f. Murphy & Collaborating, 20 cents;
clearing, $l26 per acre; sidewalk. SIC per 1000,
payment in cash; excavating, 70 cents; clear
ing $40 per acre; sidewalk, SIC per 1000 in
scrip.
Charles Peet--Excavation, s. cents; clearing,
500 per acre; rock work, 81 per yard sidewalk,
$lz per 1000.
l. Cummings sost cents; clear
ing, Sl25 per acre; sidewalk, $3.50 per thousand;
thousand
Matt Brannagan- % cents; clear
ing, $3.50 per acre; sidewalk, sic per thousand
The bids were referred to the city engineer,
and upon his report the contract was awarded
TO Murphy d. Co.
The following proposals to sell to the city
sites Tor the chemical engine house were re-
ceived and referred
c. Driscoll-Lot7 Z, in block 90, Mercer addi-
ton, on Poplar street, between Valley and High,
$1,000
J. c. Helms-Lot on south side OF King street,
between Alden and Pearl, $500.
III. GarGner-Lots and ?, block 2, Burkes Sec
ond addition, 81, 400.
Lee Loveridge-South two-thirds of lot Z,
block 2. Burke's second addition, 81 500: north
one-third OF the same lot and the south one
third OF lot s, 81 200; both tracts, s.. 100
Thomas W. Prosch-Lots Z, s, 9. 10, IL and l.,
block 4, Laws second addition, 5000.
nxfH A Rxrnr TC<l I1<Af- 4 70 -.fc
ond addition, $1,000.
A. F. Hayne-Lot l. block 7, Bakers addition,
and thirteen feet of lot ., 81 800
Major Reinhart, III reference 10 the petition of
T. o. Nelson ct al, reported that he had ordered
twenty-one street lights 10 be placed as follows:
At the intersections OF Eighth and Ninth streets
py Stewart, Virginia, Lenora, Blanchard and
Depot; on Orion at the intersections of Depot,
John, Thomas, Harrison and Republican; Mer-
Ger, Morse, Vine and Valley; Dexter aud John
ana Thomas and Harrison. The report was
adopted
John Zepser submitted communication ad-
vising the board to compel the Moran Bros.
Company TO satisfy his claim against the fire.
boat Snoqualmie, or he would proceed to libel
the boat.
The board adopted the recommendation of the
corporation counsel, advising the rejection of
the proposal of the Seattle Electric Railway and
Power Company to lease space in Depot street
from the city.
The petition OF L. F. Whittier for sewer on
Jones and Broadway, was referred to the super
lntendent of sewers with power to act
The superintendent OF sewers reported upon
the petition for sewer on Jefferson streen, rec
ommending its rejection, which was adopted.
The street commissioner was authorized to
purchase timber Tor planking two blocks of
Depot street between Box and Birch.
The superintendent of buildings was author
lied to repair the bridge on Jefferson street be-
tween Fourth and Fifth.
The petition OF the Home Electric Company
for permit to cross sidewalk at Fifth, Sixth and
Olive streets, was referred to the street commits
sioner.
o.K.T means Oregon Kidney Tea.