City of Seattle Records

Seattle Wash June 10 1889 To the Honorable Mayor & Council of Seattle Washington Gentlemen the alley west of Front St and running south to Marion St from Union St is impasible for teams between University St and Marion St because of debris and portions of plankway being hung The local Steamers and ocean Steamers land between University St and Union St and wharves immediatly north of Union St. All passengers and trucks with goods have to climb a steep grade at foot od Union St to get on Front St trucks canonly haul very small loads, the hill being at an angle of about 45[degrees] Your petitioners pray that the alley be immediately repaired from University St to Madison or Marion to accomodate the immense [amount of business] for which this alley is required. SEATTLE SOAP CO. C B Bussell scy Mngr Puget Sound Ice Co W J Blackwell mgr Alderwood & Phillips Foundry Co W R Phillips Washington Standard H Jacobs D C Farwell & Co Seattle Warehouse Co Barker Bacon & Co mgr Charabacher Bros & Inc R R Harding (O R M Co) Main Barnes & Co Kischer & MacDonald C L Hibbard Puget Sound Machean Depot Puget Sound Saw Works S B Cliff S L S P R Nelson Chilburg Frederic E Mand W Patching teamster Peoples Market d F P Frandsen do Willie Miller do Burdun & Cook Wholesale Brokers Chas Lonch Grocer Teamster A Daugherty do W A MacPherson do J H Sullivan do W V Hurd teamster Battin & Co David Jones T R Punphrey G W Scott W G Sharpe

trucks with goods have to climb a steep foot of Union St to get on Front St trucks haul very small loads, the hill being at an angle of about 45[degrees] Your petitioners pray that the alley be immediately repaired from University St to Madison or Marion to accomodate the immense [amount of business] for which this alley is required. SEATTLE SOAP CO. C B Bussell scy Mngr Puget Sound Ice Co W J Blackwell mgr Alderwood & Phillips Foundry Co W R Phillips Washington Standard H Jacobs D C Farwell & Co Seattle Warehouse Co Barker Bacon & Co mgr Charabacher Bros & Inc R R Harding (O R M Co) Main Barnes & Co Kischer & MacDonald C L Hibbard Puget Sound Machean Depot Puget Sound Saw Works S B Cliff S L S P R Nelson Chilburg Frederic E Mand W Patching teamster Peoples Market d F P Frandsen do Willie Miller do Burdun & Cook Wholesale Brokers Chas Lonch Grocer Teamster A Daugherty do W A MacPherson do J H Sullivan do W V Hurd teamster Battin & Co David Jones T R Punphrey G W Scott W G Sharpe

495 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 1 1888 Wm L Lindsley 1304 Fire 5.00 Hauling Cart Pete Emerson 1305 Fire 2.50 Hauling Cart J H Sullivan 1306 Fire 2.50 Hauling Cart Ed Bills 1307 Fire 2.50 Hauling Cart G Kellogg 1308 Fire 75.00 Salary Chief Fire Dept G Kellogg 1308 Fire 75.00 Hack Hire C H Albertson 1309 Fire 75.00 Steward Engine House No 4 H Meydenbauer 1296 Fire 3.00 Sprinkling Streets Dec Day J J Sullivan 1298 Fire 3.00 Sprinkling Streets Dec Day C J Maidment 1310 Fire 3.00 Sprinkling Streets Dec Day R W Maidment 1311 Fire 3.00 Sprinkling Streets Dec Day [total]382.11 Gas Seattle Gas Light Co 197 Gas 26.22 Lighting Buildings Seattle Electric Lt Co 198 Gas 663.25 Lighting Streets Water Spring Hill Water Co 64 Water 330.50 Water Month of May Seventh Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 829 Albro Gardner 1584 18.37 Surveyors fees Mill Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 847 Wm Tierney 1585 1992.38 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1586 63.87 Surveyors fee Birch Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 904 Albro Gardner 1587 24.25 Surveyors fees Fifth Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 905 W N White 1588 2055.18 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1589 58.63 Surveyors fees Vine Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 909 P & J M Quigley 1590 1167.35 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1591 62.88 Surveyors fees Bell Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 917 Henderson & Locke 1592 1102.50 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1593 1.75 Surveyors fees Lane Street Imp Fund Ordinance No 926 McClanahan & O'Day 1594 907.50 Estimate for May Albro Gardner 1595 41.00 Surveyors fees

560 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 3 1888 Robt G Westerman 2354 Road 11.72 Bolts etc Marion St Slip Stetson & Post 2355 Road 140.59 Lumber Seattle Lumber &C Co 2356 Road 42.42 Lumber Parker & Orr 2357 Road 390.09 Estimate on Marion St Wharf Parker & Orr 2357 Road 699.05 Estimate on Grant St McKinnon & Co 2358 Road 4815.37 Estimate on Comm'il St [total]6099.38 Gas Seattle Gas Co 201 Gas 19.59 Lighting City Hall Etc Seattle Electric Lt Co 202 Gas 648.95 Street Lighting Fire W A Perry 1356 Fire 82.50 Engr No 1 O A Drew 1357 Fire 82.50 Engr No 2 C H Albertson 1358 Fire 15.00 Steward Nox Gordon Hardware Co 1359 Fire 1.35 Rope etc E A Snodell 1360 Fire 10.00 Hauling H & L Truck O W Seats 1361 Fire 4.25 Perf Seats for No 1 Maidment & Meydenbaur 1362 Fire 6.00 Washing Hose S E Davison 1363 Fire 7.50 Hauling H & L Truck Moran Bros 1364 Fire 11.35 Hose Oil cans etc Dan'l Moore 1365 Fire 2.50 Hauling Engine Sunset Telephone Co 1366 Fire 13.50 Telephone Services Aug E B Preston 1367 Fire 34.80 Prunty Nozzle & [?] J H Sullivan 1368 Fire 2.50 Hauling Cart M M Keating 1369 Fire 6.00 1 gal varnish No 2 Wm Beattie 1370 Fire 42.50 Cart Wheels Bogen & Clark 1371 Fire 6.00 Washing HoseHauling Cart P E Barnum 1372 Fire 2.50 Hauling Cart Water Spring Hill Water Co 66 Water 330.50 Water for Aug Fifth Street improvement fund Ord #905 Albro Gardner 1645 36.90 Surveyor's Fees