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On Alder Street: At Sixth Street 173 feet. At Seventh Street 250 feet.

On Terrace Street: At Fifth Street 121 feet. At Sixth Street 190 feet. At Seventh Street 280 feet.

On Jefferson Street: At Third Street 61 feet. At Fourth Street 86 1/2 feet. At Fifth Street 127 feet. At Sixth Street 174 1/4 feet. At Seventh Street 261 feet.

On James Street: At the point midway between Front and Second Streets 1[6?] feet. At Second Street 25 feet. At Third Street 87 1/2 feet. At Fourth Street 112 feet. At Fifth Street 140 feet. At Sixth Street 165 1/2 feet. At Seventh Street 217 feet.

On Cherry Street: At Front Street 20 feet. At Second Street 41 feet. At Third Street 70 [1/2?] feet. At Fourth Street 122 [1/2?] feet. At Fifth Street 172 [1/2?] feet. At Sixth Street 180 feet. At Seventh Street 205 feet.

On Columbia Street: At Front Street 20 feet. At Second Street 52 1/2 feet. At Third Street 86 feet. At Fourth Street 121 [1/2?] feet. At Fifth Street 175 1/2 feet. At Sixth Street 216 1/2 feet. At Seventh Street 211 1/2 feet.

On Marion Street: At Front Street 23 feet. At Second Street 65 feet. At Third Street 105 1/2 feet. At Fourth Street 132 1/2 feet. At Fifth Street 183 feet. At Sixth Street 231 feet. At Seventh Street 210 feet.

On Madison Street: At Front Street 25 feet. At Second Street 68 1/2 feet. At Third Street 119 1/2 feet. At Fourth Street 158 feet. At Fifth Street 183 feet. At Sixth Street 229?] feet. At Seventh Street [240?] feet.

Petition 64

Property holders for city to purchase certain property on Madison St for Fire Purposes

February 4th, 1891.

M. Choir

Jesse F. Cochrane, Chairman

W. V. Rinehart

G. H. Heilbron

F. W. D. Holbrook, Secretary

Office of the Board of Public Works

Seattle, Washington, Feby 4 1891

To the

Hon City Council

City of Seattle -

Gentlemen,

The accompanying Petition of M. Choir and some 75 others that the city purchase part of Block 6 in Nagle's Addition on Madison St for fire purposes is transmitted to Your Honorable Body without recommendation.

Respy

Board of Pub. Works

F.W.D. Holbrook Secy

To the Board of Public Works

" " Alderman

House " Delegates

Board " Fire Commissioners

And Mayor

of the City of Seattle, Wash.

Gentlemen:-

We the undersigned, house-owners, land owners and tax-payers desire to present the following request:-

Whereas the actual geographical center, and hence the true "hub" of this city, is without any fire-protection whatever, and whereas, that locality of the city is rapidly building up with handsome residences and business blocks, we ask that the City purchase the angle lot on the south side of Madison Street, and known on the maps as part of Block 6 (six) in Nagel's addition, as a city lot upon which, as soon as possible, to erect a firemen's building, and place a chemical engine therein.

Randolph Street.

Division Street

City Firemens' Hall.

Madison Street Cable line

Any lot adjacent if above not purchaseable

Diagram:

Lot has about 125 ft. front on Madison St 100 ft. front on Division St and 85 ft. on Randolph St. The Engines could be put on a prepared railway car, run by a short switch out upon the Madison St. railway and taken to Lake Washington to the East, or the salt water front of the city by the first car that comes by, in a few moments.

Latterly within easy reach of a vast area now left at the mercy of the

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle We, the undersigned, owners of the rpoperty hereinafter described, respectfully petition your Honorable body to create and establish a license district to include the following described property, to wit: The property commencing on the northerly line of Madison Avenue, in John J McGilvra's third Addition to the city of Seattle, a point where the East line of Laurel Shade Avenue, extended, crosses said Northerly line of said Madison Avenue, thence North 73.6 feet, thence East 72.5 feet and thence Southwesterly 103.2 feet to the plce of beginning; and also the property bounded on the Westerly side by Laurel Street, on the Southerly side by Granada Avenue produced and extended to deep water in Lake Washington, and on the avenue separating Block 13 and Block 24 of John J McGilvra's Third Addition to the City of Seattle; the description including Block 12 and 13 and Blocks B and C, extending to deep water in Lake Washington, all in John J McGilvra's Third Addition to the City of Seattle. All of which is hereby respectfully submitted. Madison Street Cable Ry Co By Witman President J J McGilvra per O C McGilvra

Lessees Clark Bartlett L Kasn Geo W Chapman C Gornes A Linne A H Tuttle John Brown