City of Seattle Records

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

Dyer T P pet 14-78-92-103 Denny J B Pet 34-41-133 De Wolf T S pet 57 Day B F pet 63 Division St grading of 101-197-325 Davis J R app for Natchez St 113 Denny A A pet 113-185-194-205 Decatur St planking of 126-180-291 Depot St near Howell planking of 133 Depot St grade 133-201 Day Nursery pet 162 Depot & Willow St lights 163 Depot & Bell St planking of 166 Dearbor W P pet of 178-180-205 Denny D T pet 206 Duncan Alex pet 219 Drexal [?] from Cal. to Johnson 255 Dearborn W H pet Ceder 8th sewer 262 Duncan A pet 270 Duke St imp 293 Decatur St 330-490-509 Denny A A pet 341-399-400-445-556 Doran F damages 370-399-422-433-530-573 Duwamish St gr 375 Division imp -376-388-447-469 Doyle A pet 386 Davis F N pet 391-398 Dyer T P pet 392-595 Dell Point Addplat 497 Dyers L A ert claim 567 Denny & Fuhrman pet 653-665 Dearborn W W pet 667 Dempsy T H pet 683

Board of Aldermen and House of Delegates of the City of Seattle Delegate Special Election of 8th Ward -3 Decater Street Assmt Roll 26-27 Duwamish St Imp of 103-104-118-19 De Forrest St 109-11-12-13-15-16 Division St Imp of 110-11-12-13 Drexel Avenue Improvemet of 163-164 Dearborn H H Protest 168 Dexter Street Imp of 204 Diagonal Street Imp of 327 Dyer Avenue Imp of 333 Division Street re-assement 348 Drew Thos Protest on Weller St 352 Debsnap S G protest Bush St 433 Diagonal St Cert of Correct'n Clerical Error 459-460