City of Seattle Records

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle: We, the undersigned business men, residents and tax payers of said City, understanding that there is in circulation a petition remonstrating against the contrast of the City letting the lighting thereof to the Rainier Power Railway Company and the Seattle Gas and Electric Light Company, which said petition is being circulated in the interests of the Union Electric Company, beg to urge on your Honorable body the full appreciation we have, and are confident you have, for the necessity of an economical administration of the affairs of the City, and a lessening of the pres ent burden borne by the tax payers. We are further of the opinion that the awarding of this contract to the lowest bidder would effect a large saving to the City and meet with public approval. E O Graves M M Canahe Ehen S Osborne Osborne Tremper & Co, Inc by Ehen S Osbornesecy Edward P Tremper The Washington National Building Loan and Investment Association C E Vilas mgr J W Clise Washington Territory Investment Co By E A Shrint Prest Daniel Kelleher Lewis and Crane Shank & Smith Cresent Lumber Co Geo Carter M D Pease

27 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE June 12 1886 Be it remembered that on this the 12th day of June 1886 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following officers are present His Honor the MayorH L Yesler, and Councilmen R H Calligan, G W Hall, T W Lake and G W Young There being no quroum present present it is ordered that the council adjourn until Monday June 18th at 8 o'clock pm H L Yesler mayor attest W R Forrest clerk Jun 14 1886 Be it remembered that on this the 14th day of June 1886 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following officers are present His Honor the MayorYesler, and Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, G W Hall, W A Harrington, T W Lake, Chas McDonald and G W Young The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved Petitions etc Petition of Geo Carter et al & S & S Parkhurst et al representing I O G T Lodge No 6 and the W T C U of this city praying for permission to erect a public drinking fountain of the value of $200.00 at the outer edge of the sidewalk in front of the Safe Deposit Building on Front Street read and referred to Street Committee Petition of W H Pumphrey et al for five (5) additional fire plugs on Union and Eighth Streets read and referred to Committee on Fire & Water Communicationfrom J Campbell making certain charges against Street Commissioner Cummings and read and referred to Judiciary Committee Report of the Custodian of the Powder House for month

27 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE June 12 1886 Be it remembered that on this the 12th day of June 1886 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following officers are present His Honor the MayorH L Yesler, and Councilmen R H Calligan, G W Hall, T W Lake and G W Young There being no quroum present present it is ordered that the council adjourn until Monday June 18th at 8 o'clock pm H L Yesler mayor attest W R Forrest clerk Jun 14 1886 Be it remembered that on this the 14th day of June 1886 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment The following officers are present His Honor the MayorYesler, and Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, G W Hall, W A Harrington, T W Lake, Chas McDonald and G W Young The minutes of the previous meetings were read and approved Petitions etc Petition of Geo Carter et al & S & S Parkhurst et al representing I O G T Lodge No 6 and the W T C U of this city praying for permission to erect a public drinking fountain of the value of $200.00 at the outer edge of the sidewalk in front of the Safe Deposit Building on Front Street read and referred to Street Committee Petition of W H Pumphrey et al for five (5) additional fire plugs on Union and Eighth Streets read and referred to Committee on Fire & Water Communicationfrom J Campbell making certain charges against Street Commissioner Cummings and read and referred to Judiciary Committee Report of the Custodian of the Powder House for month