City of Seattle Records

615 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEaTTLE Sep 21 1888 32 Candle power lights for public buildings $3.00 each per month for each light used. Seattle Gas Light Co Gas lights for Street Lighting $4.50 each per month including lighting extinguishing & Cleaning street lamps, Gas for lighting public buldings $2.00 for thousand feet The bids were referred to the Committee on Street Lights and the said Committee having examined the same report in favor of awarding the contract for the lighting of the streets to the Seattle Electric Light Company for one year from Oct 1st 1888, and the contract for lighting the City Buildings and offices for one year from Oct 1st 1888 to the Seattle Gas Light Company and on motion the report is adopted and the contract awarded in accordance with the recommendations of the Committee. Lamp Posts The bid of the Seattle Electric Light Company for supplying the City with Iron Lamp Posts for the ensuing year being the only one presented was, on motion accepted and the contract for supplying the City with Iron Lamp Posts for one year from october 1st 1888 was awarded to the Seattle Electric Light Co at the following costs, viz: Iron Lamp Posts adapted to either gas or electric light $7.50 each. Hood Lamps and goose necks to attach to each post $10.00 each. Lamps, hoods, and goosenecks to attach to wooden posts $9.50 each. Compliant having been made to the Council fo the Auctioneers Stand at the S E Corner of Commercial and Washington Streets and it being evident that said complaints are well founded. On motion of Council man McDonald the Chief of Police is ordered to keep said sidewalk cleared and unobstructed at all times and not permit crowds fo people to loiter there.