City of Seattle Records

To the common Council of the City of Seattle, Washington, Gentlemen: - We, the undersigned residents of the Northern part of the City of Seattle having learned of a project to use Lake Union as a cess pool, and having also learned of a remonstrance having been presented to your Hon. Body against the use of said lake for such purpose, even temporarily, we wish to hereby add our protest in strong terms against any such action of the city authorities as many hundreds of persons are now forced to use water from said lake.

Names J D Hinckley John B Denny D L Denny David Anderson Isaac Woods Henry Geisler B.A. Anderson T. Macklenbury J.A. McAnslan Chas. A Kelley T. Washburn John Stowllmann E. Engelker J. Morrison A. Krug W. Rittanhoff John H. Mason Thos. H Wistby O W Peterson J.F. Peterson E.S. Baker James G Hall W B Denny Wm Hammond Susan H. Hammond Wm. H. Hughes Flora P. Hughes Mrs. H. Gormley Mrs. Geo. F. Cotterill Emma Graves Gertrude M. Peterson Mrs. N. McCallan Mr Wanderbank O.P. Kingrun Gust Sjagren Mrs. Alice M Goldstein James Gilfillan J. M. Wheeler Mrs. Dr. A.L. Sherman

To the Common Council of City of Seattle, Wash.

We, the undersigned property owners and businessmen in the immediate vicinity of Depot and Willow Streets, request that the present incandescent lights at the corners of above streets be superceded by one arc ligt, on account of two sharp turns made by electric cars at these corners and the consequent danger to life and limb on dark nights and also on account of the increasing business importance of these corners. Respectfully, H.E. Guysted Geo. T Hendric O H Adsit S. M. Necoman J.A, McAuslan Holzcubach Drasdo R. G. Therriloh F A. Laich T. Washburn W S. Pierson A. Kelley C.A. Kelley E.P White & Co. W.T. Middleston R.A. White Ed Lavin B.A. Anderson C.A. Wilcox Wm Dankel K.E. Lilly B Myers MD Geo. C. Allen W. L. Norrington D.L. Ballard Dr. Geo. E. Webster H.C. Smithson

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle

Gentlemen We the undersigned petitioners would most respectfully represent that Depot Street (between Box Street and Birch Street) is frequently during the rainy season almost impassible teams often miring down on account of the depth of the mud and water and that the said Depot Street be planked a distance of two ploers[?] from Box Street to Birch Street and your petitioners will ever pray. Signed A.E. Guy & Co. Oh[?]dsib [?ebah] Wilhm E. W. Clarke J.A. McArstan J.E Crichton, M.D. [?] Guirt Go Lockwood HM Schegeo [?] J.C. Hobbs J. Washburn J.N. Cabeland B.A. Anderson B. Meyers M.D. C.A. Wilcox Geo E Murupser R.A. White Geo E. Seymous M.D. Wilcox A.D. Hart E. R. White J.M. Putuaw DD R.Y. The[?] Co. H.H. Wood S.M. Neuman A.R. Merrimas Peter Moore Philip Gabel