City of Seattle Records

To Council for [?]

To the Board of Public Works,

We citizens and tax payers of Seattle do petition your Honorable Body that the commendable work just completed in our enterprising suburban Town Fremont, may be extended to some extent at least, to the people of Edgewater, that we also may have a lamp to our feet, and a light to our path. Now gentlemen the facts are that when we leave the car at the south end of Boman Avenue under the glare of those lamps we at once go as it were into outer darkness and group our way along at the risk of life + limb to our several places of abode. Gentlemen, at nightfall that whole position of our beautiful city lying directly north of Lake Union is shrouded in darkness. Therefore we would most respectfully suggest that an arc lamp be put at the intersection of Hanson and Oliver Streets (about four [?] east of Downs Hotel). Another one at the corner of Oliver and Elmer, and also one at the intersection of Elmer and George St.

Trusting that this modest request will be met with your approval, and that the work may be done without unnecessary delay, we remain most respectfully yours &c

O J Carr

Seattle, Wash., September 19th, 1893

To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle.

Gentlemen: -

The undersigned, residents in the vicinity of Kilbourne Ave., Vermont, Harrison and Jay Streets, hereby petition your Honorable Body to change the location of the electric arc light ordered to be placed at the intersection of Kilbourne Ave. and Jay St. to the corner of Kilbourne Ave. and Vermont St., for the reason that no one lives on Jay St. while Vermont St. has residents on both sides of the street its full length. If said arc light was placed on the top of a pole it would be ten or twelve feet higher than if suspended across the intersection of the streets and would thus light a larger territory.

And your petitioners will ever humbly pray.

Harry Fuson M. H. Lovejoy William Ashworth Mart Cortright George Grow M. E. Kilbourne W. M. Patterson C. L. Andrews John Leach F. H. Kilbourne C A Gilbert A. M. Grigg H. W. Pratt O J Carr A. I Gammon O A Trefler J. P. Dean A F Tucker Wm F Lambow

J S Brace Yellow St HO Larson John M Downs George W Anderson P H Lasker C A Gilbert Hirum Burnett Geo W Gough E L Moulton Geo W Stanbaugh John Wakeford Chris Baker Frank Feurry Joseph Parker George Roberts J A Pittenger N H Clark J A Stewart John Leach C Finch A W Severance T Carlson H C Gruen S R Grun F W Hoskins C L Andrews S S Tucker Thos A Lord A G Worster A Buhtz James Bullivant A F Tucker C P Stone F H Kilbourne M Densmore A Hansen Harry N Fuson William Ashworth F C Vining A J Goddard Jas A McGhee Jacob Fuson N Newton O J Carr V Fordman J C Scott W D Cook E G Cook B F Day

Edith N Gale / Tax Payer Crle Shanenian / voter T T Brannell O N Soderquist / Tax Payer John P Ronner / Tax Payer O H P Milliken / Tax Payer L L Pier / voter Edward T White / Real Estate Richard Linser / Tax Payer A H Lohrader / Tax Payer Wm D Burt / Tax Payer Martin Johnson / Tax Payer L H Syraque / Voter Geo W Stambaugh / Tax Payer T E McHughes / Tax Payer I C Peterson / Tax Payer E B Wood / Tax Payer B J McGus / Tax Payer

C S Carpinh / Tax Payer C Rice / Engineer E Tivpening / Fremont E H Meyers / Plaster & Contractor Char Dorman / Mill Hand Erhard Seifried / Tax Payer O J Carr / Tax Payer Geo A Griot / Tax Payer Wm A Holder / Tax Payer

To the Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle Greeting: We the undersigned residents and tax payers, on and in the Vacinity of Harrison Street, respectfully represent that we are in a Section of the City that is rapidly growing, and in great need of sewerage: wherefore we respectfully petition your Honorable Body order a sewer laid on Harrison Street from Oak Street to the water signed John B Denny 7-8-28 North Seattle Wm B Denny 6 B 35 D L Denny Home Add Geo F Moyer 7 B 35 D L Denny Home Add D L Denny Lot 1 B 11- N Seattle Wm Dankel Lot 1 B 46 D L Denny 3rd Geo M Runkle Lot 11 B 41 Wm H Hughes9 Bl 24 J H Payne 11 & 12 Block 26 Lots 1 & 2 B 21 F P Hughes 10 Block 26 John Dow Lot 2 Block 16 D L Denny Add C C Reynolds Lot 12 Block 41 Louisa Denny Lots in Blocks 25, 32, 35 &42 etc J F Lord Lot 7 Bl 12 N Seattle Ad &etc O J Carr5 Lots, 2 Cor Light & Harrison 3 Lots on Bangor & Harrison A F Thomson M D Harrison & PoWm J D Ryan Lot 4 Block 15 Thos Goldstingly Lot 1 & 2 Block 26 Geo Kinnear 2 Lots W F Epler Lot 1 Blk 16