Name/Title
Papers relating to operation of the Electric Light Plant, 1877-1908Entry/Object ID
2011.73.4Scope and Content
Accession No. 11.73.4
Subject Category: City of Alameda; Electric Light Plant
Date or Period: 1877, 1900-1901, 1908
Object: Folder, file
Description: Acid-free, legal size manila file folder, with documents. Some are marked with file numbers in ink. Also catalog numbers and letters were added in pencil.
Size: L 14 3/4” X W 9”
History of Object: Folder found in the attic of City Hall in the 1990s.
This folder contains papers relating to the operation of the Electric Light Plant. Specifically: 1877 Letter with a question regarding depth to be used for gas pipes; a 1985 and an undated offer of installation services; 1900 suggestions by resident Mr. Reeve, 2129 Clinton; 1899 Handwritten Earnings and Operating Expenses report, signed by G. A. Wiese, City Electrician; 1901 documents relating to bookkeeping troubles, including Jan-Oct financial statements, the Oct 21 Resignation by bookkeeper D. Greenleaf, and audit reviews; a 1901 resolution to cut off power to delinquent customers; 1901 Insurance policy; 1907 contract with Couchot & Thurston to construct a power house, as designed by Benj. Mc.Dougall; 1908 General Treasurer’s Balance Sheet (apparently filed incorrectly).
Acquired from: City of Alameda
Date Cataloged: November 5, 2011