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990134
The H.W. Baker Company petitioned the Council to be released from a $155.48 debt incurred by installing a water main on a dock. There was an agreement between the Baker Company and the Spring Hill Water Company that once the City purchased the Water Comp

990659
The Committee on Fire and Water reported on the sale of fire hose from Engine House No. 1, to SpringHill Water Company.

991615
H. Jones requested that the City purchase a water main from him. He had been supplying water to residents but didn't have enough water to supply all the applicants he had. The Committee on Fire and Water recommended that the petition be rejected because the pipe would have been of little use to the City and the purchase would have set a bad precedent for the City's relations with other water plant owners.

December 27 1889

991818
E. Shepherd notified the City that a new barge was needed to supply coal to the pumping station on Lake Washington.

991851
Benezette Williams requested that a committee of engineers be appointed to inspect the new pumping plant at Lake Washington. Mr. Williams believed that a previous committee had come to erroneous conclusions about the plant.

August 28 1890

993005
Reports of Committee on Finance and the Corporation Counsel stating favorable status of suit against the city by Puget Sound National Bank of Seattle relating to unpaid Spring Hill Water Company Bonds.

993006
Report of Special Committee advising payment in full of Spring Hill Water Company bonds for transfer of Water Works.

January 26 1890

993007
Proposition by the Spring Hill Water Company to the City of Seattle for expansion of Water Works to meet increased demand due to City's growth. The proposition stated the original plant was "built for a village. Seattle grew rapidly to a city, expanding

August 19 1890

993008
Proposition of the Spring Hill Water Company for sale of Water Works franchise.

August 26 1889

993009
Report of Committees on Finance, and Fire & Water on purchase of Water Works and Plant from the Spring Hill Water Company, including a detailed cost estimate.

December 27 1889

993010
Report of Fire and Water Committee on Spring Hill Water Company plant. The Committee urged creation of a special committee to speed negotiations of purchase of Spring Hill Water Company.

November 22 1889

993011
Report of Committee of Whole regarding the Spring Hill Water Company. The Committee stated "they have made progress, and ask leave to sit further."

August 29 1889

993012
Contract between the City of Seattle and the Spring Hill Water Company for city water operations.

March 13 1897

993013
Special Committee and Committee on Finance reports on relations between the City of Seattle and the Spring Hill Water Company. Specifically addressing litigation between the City and the Spring Hill Water Company, and the issuance and sale of bonds for pu

September 27 1897

993015
Report of Committee on Finance regarding the Spring Hill Water Company.

January 25 1897

993016
List of Real Estate transferred to the City of Seattle from the Spring Hill Water Company.

May 1 1897

993827
Articles of Agreement between the City of Seattle and Spring Hill Water Company. Spring Hill was to provide water to the City "for fire purposes and for drill purposes by the Fire Department."

July 11 1884

993842
Two contracts between the City of Seattle and Spring Hill Water Company for supplying water to the Fire Department.

March 20 1886

993852
Copy of agreement between the City and Benezette Williams for the services of a hydraulic engineer to develop plans for a water system.

November 16 1889

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Chapman, William

Crichton, James E.

Gatzert, Bailey

Niesz, Uriah R.

Struve, Henry G.

Twichell, F. A.

Twichell, F. H.

Wallingford, J. N.

Williams, Benezette

Yesler, Henry L.

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H. W. Baker Company

Puget Sound National Bank

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