City of Seattle Records

Seattle, November 28th 1889

To theHonorable mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle. Gentleman! Your petitioners, resident and property owners along Front street from Pine street to Battery street respectfully petition your Honorable body to cause the planking of the west side of Front street from Pine street to Battery street.

Wm Ritterhoff Gordon T Bower Joseph Metzger Comer Bros W B Deantleo M A Angeline Dyer & Wilkerson H H Hill Frank S. Davis WW Swank C.F. Eggent Rowe Stone & Carr G C Lehan

Day Lighting and Power

Are and Incandescent Lights

Edward C. Kilbourne,

President and Manager

Chas. A. Kilbourne,

Secretary.

Corliss P. Stone,

Vice-President and Treasurer.

Office of Pacific Electric Light Company

815 Second Street

Seattle, Washington, 7/11/90.

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

Gentlemen:-

The undersigned, Pacific Electric Light Company, hereby agrees to furnish electric lights for use in the different houses of the Fire Department at the following rates:

16 candle power lights $ 1.50 per month for each lamp, less

20% for 50 or more lamps, and 15% for less than 50 lamps.

Also to install the same for $1.50 per lamp.

The following houses are within reach of the lines of this Company, Main & Ninth, Columbia & Seventh, Third & Pine and Battery & Fourth.

Respectfully,

Pacific Electric Light Company,

E. C. Kilbourne

President.

Office of Chief Fire Department, Seattle.

Seattle, Washington, July 11th 1890.

Capt Penfield

Will you kindly say on paper what you told me in relation to lighting engine houses so I can make a correct report to council to night

[Smly?]

G Kellogg

G Kellogg Eg?

Dr sir

We can run services for the engine houses situated on Col + 9 _ Battery + 4th _ Pine + 3rd _ Main + 9 S. by Wednesday 23rd [nith?]

N Penfield

Supt

13 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 11 Be it remembered that on this eleventh day of November 1881, the Common Council of the Seattle, meets in its Chambers pusuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the acting Mayor Jno Collins, Thos Clancy, Wm A Jennings John Keenan, Moses Keezer and Chas McDonald. A petition from R C Hartranft asking the Council to remit to him the amount of license ordered collected The Finance Committee returns Treasurers Report which was ordered filed. And now the Council proceeds to an election to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of J H McGra as fire Warden, when R H Calligan was elected to fill said vacancy. Ordered that a warrant be drawn in favor of Chas McDonald upon the Fire Fund in the sum of $10.00 for the purpose of purchasing coal. And now that Street Committee report upon the petition of S S Rowe and others praying for the opening of Pike Street from 9th to 11th Streets and along the 11th Street to Pine Street, thereupon said petition is ordered laid on the table indefinitely. A report of the Health Officer regarding measures for the prevention of the intruduction of small pox was ordered filed. Ordered that the City of Seattle quarantine against the Cities of New Tacoma and Old Tacoma. Ordered that the health Officer be and is hereby instructed to enforse the Ordinance against the introduction of small pox. And now come the several persons herein after named and make application for the licenses hereinafter specified for the periods and from the dates herein after set out; and at the same time said applicants submit their several bonds in accordance with the

35 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE more be & they are hereby appointed a Committee to investigate all matters pertaining to the City Cemetarys Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Firday evenin Februsry 17th 1882 Attest E S Osborne Clerk Approved L P Smith Mayor Be it remembered that on this the 17th day of February 1882 the Common Council of the City of Steattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following Officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor L P Smith and Councilmen Thomas Clancy, John Collins, Wm A Jennings, John Keenan, Moses Keezer& Charles McDonald Thereupon the following proceedings are had And now a petition is recieved from James Gleason & others praying for the Construction of a sidewalk on Jackson Street, thereupon the same is referred to the Street Committee A petition is received from E A Turner & others praying for the opening of Weller Street; thereupon the same is referred to the Street Committee A petition is received from J A Stewart & others praying for the opening of Pine Street; thereupon the same is referred to the Street Committee A petition is received from C P Stone & others praying for the removal of the Bud Long Boat House & boats from the South side of the Columbia Street incline, thereupon the prayer of the petition is granted & it is ordered that the City Marshall be & he is hereby instructed to cause such removal And now come the persons hereinafter named from the dates for the periods hereinafter specified; and at the same time said applications file their several bonds in accordance with the ordinance relative thereto After due examination said bonds are approved; and the said applicants making