City of Seattle Records

Aug 17-89 Petition For Sewer on Willburn & Willow Streets for report see other side J A McAuslan F

We recommend that the petition be rejected, then bring a sewer already in Vine Street within reach of the property represented in the petition F A Twichell chairman Harry White

The Street Committee report that they have considered the application of S L Bowman for a street-railway franchise, made to the city council on the 27thof June; that they are opposed to the granting of any franchise for a street railway along Weller Street at prosent, while questions as to the grade of that street and the constructionof the roadway thereof are unsettled; but that Mr. Bowman has expressed to yout committee his willingness to m odify his application so as to ask for the franchise desired by him over the following route: Beginning on Washington Street at the west line of the sidewalk on the east side of Railroad Avenue; running thence east along Washington Street to the line of Sixteenth Street in Sander's Supplemental Plat projected northward; thence south through private property along said line of said Sixteenth Street projected northward, to and across Jackson Street; thence in an easterly, southeasterly or southerly direction through private property to Twenty Fifth Street in Sander's Supplemental Plat; thence south along said Twenty Fifth Street to State Street; thence east along State Street to the line of Twenty Fourth Street in the plat of Central Seattle projected northward; thence south along the line of said Twenty Fourth Street projected northward, to Grand Street; thence east along Grand Street to Twenty Fifth Street in said plat of Central Seattle; thence south along said Twenty Fifth Street to Walker Street; and thence in an easterly, southeasterly or southerly dierction , by the most practicable route, through private propety and along or across any street or streets necssary or desirable to be included in such route, to the south boundry line of the City of Seattle. And your committee respectfully report in favor of granting to said S L Bowman a franchise, with porper conditions and restrictions, for the constructions and operationofa street railway along the route above designated. July 2 1890 T E Jones Chairman Streets F A Twitchell Harry White

GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on Sewers

to whom was referred the petition of Harry Daniels etal praying for a sewer from the intersection of Cedar Street and Depot Streets along Cedar Street to Birch Street and thence along Birch Street as far as practicable beg to report that we would recommend that a sewer be laid from said intersection of Cedar Street and Depot Streets along Depot Street to Birch Street, and thence along Birch Street one block to John Street Dated, Nov 15th 1889, F A Twichell Chairman. Harry White Committee.

ROBERT MORAN, Mayor C. W. Ferris, City Clerk

Councilman First Ward F A Twitchell Harry White Second Ward D E Durie U R Niesz Third Ward F J Burns J N Wallingford Fourth Ward T E Jones Geo W Hall

Office of City Clerk

Seattle, Wash.,------ 18--

Certificate of Deposit No. 9719. issured by Dexter Horton and Co. Feby 13th 1889. for $1000. Deposited in accordance with the provisions of Ord. 1034 is hereby approved.

The above withdrawn and certificate of deposit. No. 12278 issured by Puget Sound Nat'l. Bank. Nov. 30th payable to the order of City Clerk, substituted and is hereby approved.

Seattle May 26th 1891.

Received of H. W. Miller City Clerk Certified check No. 12278 for $1000 00/100 deposited under Ordinance No. 1034. by order of the City Council May 25th A.D. 1891.

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GENTLEMEN : Your Committee on Sewers

to whom was referred the petition of R. Byrne et al praying for an extension of the present sewer from the corner of Cedar and Depot St. along Depot St. to Ash St.

beg to report that a petition similar to the present one has once before been reported on adversely by this committee as being an improper course on account of the acute angle necessary to be made, and hereby recommend that said petition be rejected.

We would recommend as a substitute that a sewer be laid from the present one at the corner of Cedar and fourth Sts. along 4th to Depot and thence along Depot to Ash St.

Dated, Nov. 15th 1889

F. A. Twichell, Chairman Harry White Committee