City of Seattle Records

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle: We, the undersigned business men, residents and tax payers of said City, understanding that there is in circulation a petition remonstrating against the contrast of the City letting the lighting thereof to the Rainier Power Railway Company and the Seattle Gas and Electric Light Company, which said petition is being circulated in the interests of the Union Electric Company, beg to urge on your Honorable body the full appreciation we have, and are confident you have, for the necessity of an economical administration of the affairs of the City, and a lessening of the pres ent burden borne by the tax payers. We are further of the opinion that the awarding of this contract to the lowest bidder would effect a large saving to the City and meet with public approval. E O Graves M M Canahe Ehen S Osborne Osborne Tremper & Co, Inc by Ehen S Osbornesecy Edward P Tremper The Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association C E Vilas mgr J W Clise Washington Territory Investment Co By E A Shrint Prest Daniel Kelleher Lewis and Crane Shank & Smith Cresent Lumber Co Geo Carter M D Pease

Seattle Wash, Dec 20, 1893 To the Mayor and Council of the City of Seattle Gentlemen:- We the undersigned residents of the City of Seattle, respectfully but earnestly remonstrate against the adoption by your honorable body, of any plan for constructing the proposed sewer on Front and Commercial Streets, that will require the cessation of operationof the Front Street Cable Company's cars on said streets. In our opinion, such stoppage would be an injustice to the owners of said car line, to its patrons (many of whomhave no other convenient means of reaching the business part of the City), and to those engaged in business on Front and Commercial streets. J W Clise A M Gilman C Hemple C G Cranston E L Austin W C Austin Marion A C Joch C H Rollins Jr R E McCoy F W Carter