991801

991801

Seattle, Wash., November 9, 1894.

To the Hon. Members of City Council, of the City of Seattle.

Gentlemen:-

We learn from the morning papers that you are contemplating lighting a large portion of the City with Gasoline Lamps, and wish to express our earnest protest against such action. While we are favorable to an economical management of the City's affairs we are opposed to cutting the street lighting system to the extent proposed, and particularly to the adoption of so crude and oabsolete a system of lighting as gasoline.

With our pavements in such shabby condition, and crime rampant, we can do away with almost anything better than light on the streets.

C. F. Eggert & Co H Willis Carr Fr Polm Wilhelm [?] Ira Bronson J. D. Gardner H. H. Whitworth Seattle Hardware E. B. Burnwell J. L. Sanford Louch Augustine Co. Cascade Steam Laundry Co. Drinock & Cheast Lilly Bodargus & Co. The MacDougall & Southwick Co. J. B. Metcalfe D. A. McKenzie C. W. H. Bow Aug. Stehlhohn J. L. Kahary

E. C. Beede A. F. Burleigh D. K. Howard R. C. Portway John Pevey L. Kohn The Goldstein Hat Co. Geo. W. Walker L. A. Treen & Co. 1+RR Gordon Hdw. Co. M. P. Boyd & Co. Lowman & Hanford D & P Co. A. Myers C. Hanford Howard H. Lewis J. W. Lange Co. James Lee Wm. D. Wood J. N. Wallingford B. T. Bush C. J. Smith J. W. Coleman A. C. Shorey

Seattle, Wash., November 9, 1894.

To the Hon. Members of City Council, of the City of Seattle.

Gentlemen:-

We learn from the morning papers that you are contemplating lighting a large portion of the City with Gasoline Lamps, and wish to express our earnest protest against such action. While we are favorable to an economical management of the City's affairs we are opposed to cutting the street lighting system to the extent proposed, and particularly to the adoption of so crude and obsolete a system of lighting as gasoline.

With our pavements in such shabby condition, and crime rampant, we can do away with almost anything better than light on the streets.

Duwamish Ferry Co. by S. S. Galloway Mgr. J. H. Koons S. B. Hinds [?] J. R. Burrell T. F. Davidson Cy C. Miles [?] J. W. Mitchell Geo. J. Dorfner Thos. P. Blair Geo. C. Apple H. W. Crawell D. L. Copeland ]]Jas. R. Caldwell]] E. C. Hartley J. R. Malan H. J. Hunt B N Coates G. H. Bone J. J. Doheny Josihh Shippen J. D. McIntyre W. Snyder Paul Hensing Ad. Schroeder

C. C. Manning R. W. Winchell Carr & Preston H. A. Chadwick Will Kerkow

H. Bostwick P. P. Carroll C. Heilemet E. E. Cook Geo. Hooker Chas. E. Hooker John Dockar J. J. Dockar C. R. Pick Peter Riers Mr. Paul Holyobacher

E. A. Shipley Thomas A. Garrett Thomas C. Berry

W. B. Lanier Irvin Shiffert C. R. Blanchard

P. J. Reardan

S. F. Rathbun H. S. Gibbs

I am opposed to using gasoline to light the City, but are not opposed to a reduction in the expense of lighting of otherwise possible. George H. Kiery

E. S. Smithe C. A. Smithe H. W. Welch O. Eriksen Wm. H. Kennedy H. G. Cassel T. A. Marshall 56 R. W. Jones