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"ANACORTES AMERICAN" BY DOUGLASS ALLMOND AMERICAN BUILDING, ANACORTES, WASHINGTON

Oct. 27, 1892

T. N. Haller Seattle

Dear Sir--Replying to your 25". I may not understand clearly the Lake avenue matter, but so far as I can see, closing same would be detriment to North Seattle property. If the avenue should go to abutting property owners, it is true that it would give me title to considerable property. Yet I believe the avenue is the only highway that connects in a comparatively direct line, over an easy grade, the lake and the bay. Indiference or stupidity on the part of North Seattle property owners is the main cause why such a highway has never been thrown open to the public. It is merely my individual opinion, and I confess that I am not familiar with the circumstances of circulating the petition, yet I believe that by grading the avenue and later condemning the obstructing block, our property as well as the interests of the public at large would be benefitted more than by closing the avenue. Viewing it in this light, I ask that my name be stricken from the petition.

Very truly, Douglass Allmond

To the Honorable Board of Police Commisioners of the City of Seattle

Gentleman:

We the undersigned ladies of North Seattle W.C.T.U., most respectfully petition your honorable body to not appoint as Chief of Police any man who is either directly or indirectly interested in the liquor business: For which your petitioners will ever pray.

Names

M. M. Linn Vice Pres. I. L. Moss Secy F. A. Bailey M. A. Benedict L. T. Butler Mrs. Wallingford S. S. McConnell O. G. Roberts E. R. McCullough W. F. Thomas Susan McCorkle Sarah H. Vrooman M J Chandler M R Denny C. M. Bigelow L M Burwell Mrs. Geo P Martin Grace S. Hughes Barbara Keller Eva Mize Mrs. Cragin Mrs. De Bolt Mrs. M. McDonald

To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle The under signed property holders and residents of North Seattle apprehensive of the risk and immenent danger. our property is subject to from fire. Would respectfully call the attention to the vast amount o of money that had been invested in buildings in that portion of our City laying between Depot and Harrison, Oak and Willow Sts which has no protection and liable to share the scenes of the 6th of at any moment. We therefore pray that your Hon Body will give the matter the consideration demands And would respectfully suggest that in the absence of hydrants that two or more cisterns be immediatly built for the protection of our property in case of fire It has also been suggested to your petitioners that if a

726 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 13 1885 Committee Reports From Committee of Fire & Water to whom was referred that question of a water supply for North Seattle reporting that the Spring Hill Water Company would extend their pipes to Belltown provided the city would authorize the placing of seven (7) plugs on their line between Pike Street and Bell's Hotel and three (3) plugs between Columbia Street and Pike Street, and recommending that the City Attorney enter into a contract with the said water co. for supplying North Seattle with Water. adopted From Same Committee returning the report of the Chief of teh Fire Deptartment and recommending that the Laundry on Mill St conducted by Hop Sing be declared a nuisance and abated. Adopted and the Chief of Police directed to abate the nuisance. Application for Licenses Referred Andreas Lunn, John Collins, S V Schnyder, Oliver Bernard, Oscar A Kraus, Frank Wilton, E C Slorah, James P Tighe Mark Gottstein, Patrick Flynn, M S Booth Thomas and Morgan, Joe Francisco, E J Powers & Co, Chas B Sperry Licenses Orderd Issued Emil Davidson Retail Intox 3 months from Dec 13, 1885 H S Meyer Retail Intox 3 months from Dec 7, 1885 John Brannan Retail Malt 3 months from Dec 3, 1885 The Vote upon issuing said licenses being as follows to wit: In favor of same, Calligan, Furth, Hall, Keenen, Lake, McDonald, Post and Young against none On motion the matter of Lincoln Street Bridge is continued until the next regular meeting with request that the Street Commissioner then present a majority report. On motion the matter of properly marking the site of the hulk of the Steamer Mississippi is referred to the Com on Harbor & Wharves,

To the Honorable Board of Public Works of the City of Seattle, Washington Gentlemen:- We the undersigned tax-payers and citizens of the city of Seattle do hereby petition you to so conduct the work on the Front Street Sewer that it will not be necessary to the Front Street Cable Railway Company to cease operation during the construction of same. You will at once see the great loss and inconvenience that we will be at, in case see the great loss and inconvenience.that we will be at, in case the Street Railway ceases operation. the merchants along the line will sustain a very heavy and serious loss in that their present patrons will do their buying elsewhere, and once in the habit of going elsewhere for thier supplies, it will be a long time before they will again return to Front Street for supplies. The property holders in North Seattle will suffer, and are now suffering a serious loss on account of th eir renters leaving their present houses by rent homes on Street Railway lines that do not shut down. It will be very expensive to secure the services of physicians, who will have to hire a carriage and take hours to reach their patients. It is hardly necessary for us to show you all of the reasons for not forcing the Street Railway Company to cease running cars. You will, no doubt, appreciate the many and serious drawbacks to such a course. From our conversation with complaint engineers, we are led to believe that it is not necessary to build the sewer in the center of the Street Railway tracks, and manyof us know from experience of other cities that it is not usual to build so large a sewer between the tracks of a St Ry Co thereby shutting down the road when it is practicable to build the sewer on the side of the Street. We sincerely trust that