City of Seattle Records

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D F Snyder F Hintz Geo H Cheney W J Ferguson J H Wood S P Foster E R Liebler Jas H Robbin A H Alexander W E DuVeer C E Horton N J Frish Chas F Robinson Thos W McDonald J R Atkin C Dottaus N Hansen Clark D Hunter Samuel Coons H J Cheadle O B Kuatip C H Jones A T Hoyt Jeppe Hauser John C DeHaast M C Bascomb A J Wilkes Fall McFordelen Moses Roll J M Loghrry J W Smith Oh Stiln J V Eckels A H Cowan William Reormun L E Bronner Wm H Weaver J Hyde Wesley May Frank Lyman N O Washburn Edd Marriatt

Brooklyn Seattle Nov 4th 1892 To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle The undersigned residents of the Brooklyn District on the North side of Lake Union do respectfully petition your honorable body to establish and maintain fourteen 30 candle power electric lights to be placed as follows NW Corner Broadway and Lancaster NW Corner Broadway and Railroad Avenue NW Corner Broadway and Chester SW Corner Broadway and Federal SW Corner Broadway and Beacon SW Corner Broadway and Dartmouth SW Corner Broadway and Franklin SE Corner Brooklyn and Chester SECorner Brooklyn and Federal SE Corner Brooklyn and Beacon NE Corner Lancaster, Summit and Lake Avenue SE Corner Summit and Chester SE Corner Summit and Federal SW corner Columbia Street and Railroad Avenue[crossed out] All of the above lights (except the last) would be on streets which are graded and sidewalked, including the only means of approach to a redisence district of over 50 houses. The light last mentioned is at the intersection of the electric Railway and the S L S and E Ry, where many passengers get on and off. Signatures J J Smith S B Palmere J E Akin George Pulvers C E Horton Wm Holland C W Asuny V A Pusey J L Williamson R T Moore Wm Esterdick WmWhite Z H Walter W L Lyman over