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Petition City of Seattle F & W H. Jones Petitioner. 15 1/24-90 15 report of Com on Fire & Water on Jones Petition Water 1890

To the Honorable Mayor of Common Council fo the City of Seattle: GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on Fire & water to whom was referred a petition of H. Jones asking the City to purchase of him a certain portion of his water system mainly 322 ft of 1 1/2 in pipe on Yesler Avenue beg to report that this size of pipe would be of little use to the City as a part of its permanent water system, and that the purchase of this pipe from Mr. Jones would tend to establish a bad precedent in the city's relations with owners of water plants in the city. We therefore recommend that this petition be rejected. D.E. Durie chairman F.A. Twichill Comm Jan 24, 1890 T.E. Jones

To the Hon, Mayor and Commo Council of the City of Seattle. Gentlemen: Your petition respectfully represents and says: That he is the owner of an one and one half inch (1&1/2) iron water main extending along Yesler Ave from Sixth to Fifth streets a distance of three hundred and twenty two feet, (322). That he is supplying residents with water adjacent to said main, and is receiving therefor $34.50 for month. That he has numerous applications to supply others , but has not sufficient water to do so, and that connection coud be made to said main pipe by the Spring Hill Water Co to within twenty feet. Therefore would ask that the city purchase said main for a reasonable consideration, and furnish water to parties aforesaid and your petitioner will ever pray Seattle WD H. Jones Dec. 27, 1889 Petitioner