City of Seattle Records

To the Honorable Board of Aldermen and House of Delagates of the City of Seattle:- Gentlemen:- We the undersigned taxpayers, residing and doing business on and in the vacinity of Depot St. most respectfully rpquest your Honorable bodies to order an Arc light placed at the corner of Depot and Willow Sts. as recommended and granted some time ago by the late Common Council of said City of Seattle, and your petitioners will every pray. A E Guy & Co Geo T Hendrei Albert Wilhm J A McAuslan E W Tryes N Ericksen B A Anderson F Ora Nickel W J Dobbie R A Wheli Wm McDellem Thompson Booth Edmond & James C W Hawes O J Hadsit S M Newman G A Paich H F Smithson T Washburn Thomas Douley C H Lilly Jas E Crichton J W Putnam Shalz Cuboch & Koch William Allan G W Seymons H C Green L B Henderson H C Thompson A M Sterem W W Casper John Nestor Geo O Dodge D R Judkins

large cistern was constructed on Oak St immediatly north of Harrison (the soil being of a Springy nature) the cistern would be self sustaining and afford the inhabitants in that vacinity the necessry relief for all time. John Nestor C F Eggert Robert Lord W F Calhoun L A Wihnat R K Bennett J H Walker C G Geiss W G Barnett W G Dickinson Mr H C Breth for behalf of the [Lashing the higs foundry?] George J Price A W Ranquist P Brown Amos Lungt C H Lilly R I Thiruleta W Bolim Mr S E Barr Mrs S E Barr H C Adams Geo C Thompson E Lockwood