City of Seattle Records

Mr President Your committee on fiduciary to whom has refused the petitions of R.W. Winchell and others for the arc lights on certain Streets. Have had the same under consideration and beg leave to make the following report your committee recommend the prayer of the petitioiner be complied with and lights put up as provided by ordinance All of which is most respectfully submitted. A S Miller, [?] W H Bogardus Frank A Pontius

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To the Hon. Mayor and Council of the City of Seattle.

To the Mayor and Council of the City of Seattle

Gentlemen: -

We, the undersigned citizens and tax payers living on and in the vicinity of Lake Street, respectfully represent that East Street, north of Yesler Avenue, is not lighted by the City, and your petitioners respectfully ask your Hon. body to order electric lights, of thirty candle power, placed at the north west corner of Lake & East Streets, and the north west corner of Prince William& East Streets, and your petitioners will ever pray.

Names [Left Column]

R.W. Winchell Geo. W. Nash J W Huff H.P.J. Allen D.M. Tibor P. Grubb J S Anderson Geo Gardner J L Moyes B C Mayer L.N. Rice H Cortign A E Giering A J Waltz

Names [Right Column]

J.W. Godwin E.H. Bragg

Petition of 59 R.W. Winchell for St Lights on East St & Prince William St Committee Recommend Arc Lights at Corners of East Street with Prince William, Yesler & Main Sts Frank N Wilcox WH Bogardus adopted Ref to Judiciary Committee