City of Seattle Records

This agreement made this 8th day of April 1879 between Moses Keiser of Seattle of the First part and the City of Seattle of the Second part. Witneseth that the party of the First part agrees to sonstruct for the party of the second part a tank at the place described inand according to the plans and specifications hereto annexed and which are made part hereof. Said tank is to be constructed in all aspects according to said plan & Specifications and in the manner and of the material wherein described. Said work whe duly completed & accepted as in such specifications & plans provided is to be paid for by said party of the second part. And for such work matrial & Excavation etc the said City of Seattle is to pay the said Moses Keiser on his order the sum of Four Hundred and Ninety-Nine $499.00 by a warrant drawn upon the Fire Fund of the City of Seattle Said work is to be finished neatly for acceptance on or before the 10th day of May 1879. In considertion of the premise the city

of Seattle has caused this [?] to be signed by its Mayor and attended by its clerk and the Seal of said city , and the said Moses Keiser has hereunto set his hand & seal. Beriah Brown Mayor of the City of Seattle Attest: E F Osborne clerk Mse Keezer (seal)

know all Men by these Presents: that mr. Moses Keizer, W H Shoudy, An drew Chilberg and Nelson Chilberg are held and firmly bound unto the City of Seattle in the sum of five hundred Dollars, gold coin of the United Statees of America, to be paid to the said City of Seattle for which payment will and truly to be made, we bind ourselves our heirs, executors and administrators, jointly & severally firmly by these presents, Sealed with our seal and dated the Seventh day of April AD one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine The Condition of the above obligation is such that whereas the said Moses Keiser hath entered into a contrat with the City of Seattle to build a certain tank of the dimensions of 40 ft long, 16 ft wide, and 8 feet deep, on the Intersection of Cherry and Third Streets, in the City of Seattle for the specified sum of five hundred and ninety nine dollars. Was threfore if said Moses Keiser well and faithfully purforms such contract in due ascordance with the promises thereof and with the specifications thereto attached.