City of Seattle Records

STATE OF WASHINGTON County of King, City of Seattle. Charles A. Duke being duly sworn, doth depose and say that he filled up and signed the within statement and that the same is true to the personal knowledge of deponent.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18th day of June 1894

N S Peterson

Notary Public in and for the State of Washington residing at Seattle

BOARD OF POLICE

STATEMENT OF

Charles A Duke Date June 18th 1894 Age 44 Residence 114 Albert St Occupation RR man Nativity American USA Married Yes Single

FILED Jul 2 1894 RF Stewart Clerk By Winchell Dep

We the undersigned state that we personally know the above named applicant and say of our own knowledge that he is honest, industrious and sober in his habits. We further state that we know the requisites of a good patrolman and that said applicant is in all respects well qualified to perform the duties required we unhesitatingly and unreservedly recommend him for the position he seeks and agree to vouch for his efficiency and good conduct should he be appointed.

C S Preston Wm Caldwey Terry King J Van Horn George F Meacham John Taylor J MCKinneson J Lornig Nittington L J Humes T W Gordon P D Hughes H C Gordon F A Wing A I Adams Jos W Gregory CS Webb Burns J Humphrey

Name of person nominating and vouching for applicant F A Wing

Seattle, Wash., Dec 11th, 1893 To the City Council of Seattle Gentlemen:The undersigned residents and householders in Broadway and DeForest St. north of Madison Street, are much in need of street lights, and of a policeman to watch their premises, and protect the same against mauraders and burglers. We feel that we are entitled to have the same conveniences and protection extended to us that other residents of the city enjoy, in the particulars mentioned, and we earnestly request that you will provide them forthwith. H J Washburn C A Williams O D Johnson H J Fleischer W G C Smith L J Priest I J Leichtsuley Con Gepfert Carl Wielam J A Ward L Darrington John McNomey P McNamee A J Becon Mser DeSares Frank L Lesses David Koran John Decker David Decker C Erickson J B Pinckney A M Pinckney John Taylor Frank Malmberg Charle Peterson Grest Peterson James Krifer John Sheehan Con Pfaff R M Davis M C Hibner

Mr. President: Your committee on claims to whom was referred the claim of Mrs. Celia Cook in her own behalf and as guardian of her minor children, Wm Boyd Cook and Cecy May Cook, the widow and children of Wallace Cook, for $25000.00 for damages for the death of said Wallace Cook alleged to have been caused by the negligence of the city. By leave to report that it has carefully considered all the matters connected with said claim and recommends that, by way of compromise of the same, the sum of $3500.00 be offered to Mrs. Celia Cook and for her minor children in full settlement of said claim, provided that the authorization of the superior court of King County be obtained for such settlement on behalf of said minor children, and that, upon the acceptance of said offer and obtaining such authorization an ordinance to placed for the appropriation of said sum for the purpose of such settement sum. John TaylorChairman J. James}Committee Chapman}

David Decker August Peterson W Nickerson S W Smith J B Pinckney Caprial Pfaff Frederick Johnson John Taylor W Crawford Denis Flynn Pat McKernel Frank Hafenberg J W Sheehan C Erickson Peter E Flynn John Galeff E VanNesse MrLee Darrington Wm Gunterman R Petrovito R Doubleday John Leiskey G A Hermann W Brunce Wm Calvert J D Lloyd James Riefer W W Wilshire Hyson Stockwell I J Lichtenley J M Coynihan George Kreig John McNeary Adolph Loncke Julius Loncke Carl L Wieland J McMillan J A McKinnon

Seattle, Wash., November 9, 1894.

To the Hon. Members of City Council, of the City of Seattle.

Gentlemen:-

We learn from the morning papers that you are contemplating lighting a large portion of the City with Gasoline Lamps, and wish to express our earnest protest against such action. While we are favorable to an economical management of the City's affairs we are opposed to cutting the street lighting system to the extent proposed, and particularly to the adoption of so crude and obsolete a system of lighting as gasoline.

With our pavements in such shabby condition, and crime rampant we can do away with almost anything better than light on the streets. streets.

John W. McDonnell Albro Gardner W. H. While G. E. Frank Kelly E.. W. Baird Thomas R. Shepherd A. A. Denz F. A. Churchill Jacob Furth Cowper B. Stedman Montgomery Russell A. W. Hasting John Taylor H. L. Sayer Frederick Ewell M. F. Perry Jno H. Clark [?] Bail Thomas Burke