City of Seattle Records

Petition to the City Council of the City of Seattle, to have Howell Street planked from Eighth Street to Depot.

Favorable work to be done in September. J. M.Lyon J. E. Cuchlon Adopted 5-17-92

Favorable provincial work is done after the month of Sept.

J. P. Sweeney H. C. Ingram J.M. Daulton [Ord?]

Filed April 19, 1893 [?]

TO THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE.

Your petitioners respectfully represent that they are tax-payers and residents along in the vicinity of Howell Street in the City of Seattle. That the said street is traveled a great deal being the principal street to the cemetery and Lake Union, but this same has been for the past few months past very muddy and almost impassable and is now very badly cut up. WHERETOFORE, your petitioners respectfully petition your Honorable Body to plank the said Howell Street on both sides of the street car track or if this is impractible at least on one side from Eighth Street to Depot Street and your petitioners will ever pray.

Trusten P. Dyer Dyer & Freed [mf'g?] Co P. E. Fisher L. M. Bennett C. C. [Flough] H.P. J. Hensen C. Geersten Orville Espy G. Bnymann V.A. Schuritz S. Co. Espy F. H. O. Shucy W. H. Harris B. B. Faust The Rainier Power & Railway Co. by D. Thos Dussey Manager E. F. Atwood L. W. Bonney G. H. Copland Geo. M. Stewart H.F. Compton H. O. Dutton L. S. Rowe F. G. Cady [Tbvs] Steuel W. Igries Ny S. W. Gillette J. M. Ryan George [Juisur] H. Ritter

Form 433-2-1-'93-1000 J. W. Van Brocklin, Chairman Jessie F. Cochran J. M. Wolfe C. G. Heifner, Secretary T. Ryan, Commissioner Board of Public Works Department of Streets and Sewers Seattle, Washington, 1893

To the Hon. Board of Public Works City of Seattle,

Gentleman

The petition of the Trustin P. Dyer [sic] and others for the planking of Howell St from 8th Street to Depot Street was referd [sic] to me for the estimate of cost. I would recommend that Howell Street be planked on the South Side from 8th Street to 10th St, and on the North Side from West side of 10th St to East Side of 14th St at a cost not to exeed ($1,478.00). Fourteen hundred and seventy five dollars. From 14th St to Depot st is planked in center of Street

T. Ryan Street Commissioner

To Council favorably [recommend?] C. G. Heifner Scty

Geo. J. Stoneman, City Clerk F. D. Ogden, Deputy Clerk

Office of City Clerk Seattle, Wash. April 19, 1893

To the Honorable Board of Public Works, City of Seattle Washington

Gentlemen:-

I am instructed by the Board of Aldermen to refer to you the petition of Trusten P. Dyer et al, to plank portion of Howell Street, with the request that you furnish estimate of the cost of planking one half of the street.

Respectfully, George J. Stoneman

To St. Comm. from [esh?] C. H. [Heiferman?] Sec

MR PRESIDENT: Your Committee on Streets and Alleys to whom was referred petition to have howell Street planked would recommend that the petition be returned to the Street Commissioner to give the cost to plank one half of the Street.

G. Miller, Chairman H. C. Ingram, Committee