City of Seattle Records

WILLIAM PHILIPS. Manufacturers' Ag' Room 2, Wagner Block.

RECEIVED. SEPT 28 1891 BOARD of PUBLIC WORKS, SEATTLE, - WASH.

Seattle Sept. 25th 1891 To the Honorable Board of Public Works We the undersigned hereby petition your Honorable Body to vacate Clover Street in the City of Seattle from the South line of Kinnears Park to Olympic Avenue for the purpose of embracing fifty one ft (51) of said Clover St through the entire length of said St into the area of Kinnears Park

John King Ed Lavin T. Mason M M Kemon F S Pearson Geo Kinnear C. Kinnear A Urhu F. A. Churchill P. L. Grayson A M Banks F. M. Davis E. J. Smart J. T. Robinson John N Ramsey W Philips

34 Journal of the Proceedings of the

[left margin] Nov 3 1890 [/left margin]

Communication from the Mayor was received appointing the following as members of the Board of Health.

Dr. F. A. Noble for term of 3 years Dr. F. A. Churchill for term of 2 years D. James Shannon for term of 1 year

Communication was read and a separate vote Dr Noble was confirmed by vote of 5 in favor and 4 against. Dr Churchill was confirmed by vote of 9 in favor none against Dr Shannon was confirmed by vote of 8 in favor and 1 against.

Communication from the Mayor appointing Max Gaffney for Port Warden was read and on motion was laid over until next Meeting — Motion Carried.

Joint Resolution No. 3 For Special License Grant: Be it resolved by the City of Seattle as follows: That a Special Liquor License be granted to Fred Bense on Jefferson St. between 3rd & 4th Sts for the term of one year: Read 1st & 2nd time on motion rules suspended and same given it. 3rd reading passed by the following votes in favor Bogardus Korn Miller Pontius Snyder Wald Wilcox Mr. Prest. Against none. Same reported to H of D for concurrent action.

The Select Committee on Janitor reported that they would not take action until Salary bill passsed and recommended all petitons for situations be referred back to B of A and placed on file. Reports adopted and Seconded.

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