Bills from the Peoples Water Company, Dr., 1908-1916

Name/Title

Bills from the Peoples Water Company, Dr., 1908-1916

Entry/Object ID

2016.62.2

Scope and Content

Acc. No. 16.62.2 Subject Category: Businesses Date or Period: 1908-1916 Object: Bills Description: Bills, on white, pink, tan, or blue paper, labeled top right, 'To Peoples Water Company, Dr.' and where a tear-away stub is present, added 'Artesian Building, 1412 Park St., Alameda'. The addressee is mimeographed as G.B. Fitch, oldest at 1808 Lafayette, from 1914 at 1809 Willow St. Size: (when stub is present): L 4 1/4" x W 9 1/2" History of Object: Collection of monthly bills for the Fitch family, at two different addresses, from the Peoples Water Company, successor to the Artesian Water Works, which would eventually be merged into EBMUD. The bills appear to alternate in color, presumably to aid recipients in remembering which bills still had to be paid. Donor: Estate of Grace B. Fitch Cataloged: August 27, 2016; Catalog Completion Date: 11/26/2021