City of Seattle Records

Seattle, July 2nd 1890

To the Hon Mayor and Council of Seattle

We the undersigned property owners and residents of the city respectfully call Your immediate attention to the unhealthy condition of the sewerage along the Natural water-course beginning with Eight & Lenora following the course to Rollin & Depot and from John & Rollin following the course to Lake Union. This nuisance has already show it self in a increased number of cases of typhoid fever and other diseases and has been condemned by the Sanitary officer for the immediate abatement of this nuisance we most urgently pray.

I. M. Nist Charly [Shaeck?] Chas. [Prey ?] Chas. A Briggs C. C. Graham G. H. Craver A. H. Stark Fred Korapf J. S. Taylor Joe Davis William Jones John Lyles Jammon John Stephenson Andrew Johnson Chas M. Schwenk [Oscar?] Cornelius N. J. Milhall [?] Millar J. R. [Ban?] Alstine Mrs. W. F. Burt

Eliza Shield Mrs. Lucy Diamand Janie Latton William West Emma Jones S. A. Still Mrs. C. N. Amery W. Taylor John Laurence Mr. D. McLean Mrs M. Sotuck A. B. Carlegavve A. Hood Mrs. A. Foster Geo. F. Nist [Mrs?} Cashman G. Green Chas Green G. H. McPherson

500 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 7/84 James WelchPolice No 722 $80. Chris LindPolice No 723 $80. J C FloydPolice No 724 $80. F A MinickPolice No 725 $80. A H ManningPolice No 726 $80. John KellyPolice No 727 $80. T J SmallPolice No 728 $80. R Osborne Atty No 729 $75. T H Cann J P Fees No 730 $38.65 J P Snow Engineering Howell, 10th & Bismark Sts 731 $8. J P Snow Revising grades for Railway 732 $51.25 J P Snow Front, Kentucky & Temperance Sts 733 $23. J P Snow Cherry St grade 734 $4. Clarence Hanford Job Work 735 $115. Herald Publishing Co Printing 736 $60.10 F Anthony Binding 737 $31.50 Geo Venable Smith Compilation of Ordinances 738 & 739 $400. Sunset Telephone Co Line Rentals 740 $6.65 A B Holyoke Police star 741 $5.50 N S Snyder Clerk of Election Chief of Fire Dept 742 $4 Snyder Bros Posting Election Notices 743 $3 Neuman & Argens Repairing Locks 744 $1.25 Road Fund Henry Sheahan Labor on Sts $87.57 use of horse $36.00 Nos 515 & 516 $123.50 S Berry Labor on Streets 517 $69.60 John Tenice Labor on Streets 518 $69.60 Thos Rock Labor on Streets 519 $62.50 James Campbell Labor on Streets 520 $61.25 Luther Albee Labor on Streets 521 $57.50 Chas Green Labor on Streets 522 $50. John Williams Labor on Streets 523 $50. M Murphy Labor on Streets 524 $42.50 James Howlard Labor on Streets 525 $37.50 H Gibs Labor on Streets 526 $33.75 G W Berry Labor on Streets 527 $15. John Stochl Labor on Streets 528 $6.25