City of Seattle Records

Petition 112 J For arc light at Cor. Front Street & Wall Streets

Seattle, Oct. 25th 1892

To the Honorable, the Board of Public Works.

Gentlemen, The undersigned citizens and taxpayers respectfully ask You Hon. Body to cause the erection of an arc-light on the corner of Front Street and Wall streets. As the sidewalk in that vicinity is neither in conformity with Front Street nor Wall street it is very inconvenient for those who patronise the stores located there, as well as the public at large. Taking in consideration that the property which would be benefited by this improvement is as high assessed as in other localities where these arc-lights have been in use for some time, we hope Your Hon. Body will see the justness of our prayer.

Watson C. Squire By H. Jaslyn Leo Kinnear E G Swartz J. R. Kinnear F. H. Harkins Alex Allen Chas H. Allmond James Leddy Charles Ward Mrs Keeran H. S. Schaefer W G Almer P. J. Sullivan G A. Hill Elija A. Driggs Wm Voigt J. Morrison W H T Barnes Dijut Elling C Landvig A. J. Kensley C. Schaefer

[margin] S. Council favorably recommended C G Herferson sec

23 Feb 28 1890 Hyamo Pauson & Co et al for an arc light Front Street & Columbia Street Allowed J N Wallingford A R Liedz

Seattle February 25th 1890 To the Honorable City Council of Seattle We the businessmen doing business near the corner of Front Street and Columbia Streets, beg your honorable body to erect an electric light (arc) at the above names corner, for the following reasons 1st on account of the bad condition of street in that vacinity. 2nd on account of the great amount of building material, which is more or less scattered on the street 3rd the bad condition of sidewalk which caused a serious accident last week 4th on account of the many saloons in that neighborhood which attracts an undesirable amount of bad characters, which requires light, hoping the above reasons are sufficient, we again ask you to grant our prayer

Stearns Parson & Co cor[ner] Front Street & Columbia Street C.P. [Dedeinte/] & Co. 808 Front Street R.A. Chisholm 814 Front Street

A.J. Murray 814 Front Street J.K. Baske 804 Front Street Lewis and Agassig 810 Front Street Lombard [M. Widcairns?] 108 Columbia Street PA Moore 108 Columbia Street Journal Publishing Co - [Chass Pauben Ruswyn?] Times Publishing Co 113 Columbia Street Gordan Bus 113 Columbia Street Home Fire Ins. Co. Front Street & Columbia Streets

990229

Specification for Madison Street Extension From Front Street to Deep Water.

The work will consist of piling and planning Madison Street, 66 feet wide, from a point near the alley betweeen Front Street and West Streets to a point about 450 feet West therefrom, or to a point to be desegnated by the City Surveyor.

Piles used to be of best quality of Yellow fir from live, thrifty growth, and not less than 14 inches in diameter at large and, nor less than 10 inches in diameter at the small end. Piles driven in water to be with bark on; those driven above low tide to be stripped of bark. Piles must be driven until the sinking, under a blow from a hammer weighing 2000 pounds, falling 20 feet, is less than half an inch. Piles to be measured and paid for in structure, no allowance being made for waste by cut off.

Timber used must be of best quality of Yellow Fir, free from rotten knots and wind [shakes?]