City of Seattle Records

Petition of Charles H Baker to common Council of Seattle Passed [?]

Preston, Albertson & Donworth Attorneys at Law Rooms 4 and 5, Boston Block Seattle Washington Rooms 53 to 58 Haller Building

Seattle Sep 28th 1890 To The Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle We the undersigned citizens petition your Honorable Body for the removal of a tree which stands on Columbia St in front of Number 213 for the reason that it is of no value either to the City or the property owners and is an obstruction to our view and a common nuisance in as much as it affords a hitching place for teams which obstruct the alley east of the Boston Block and the crossing leading across Columbia St to the Post Office.

O P Anderson & Co Jno W Gibson Kaufman and Davis Tailors C G WhittleseyBoston Blk Wm B GriffithBoston Block Jas McGough L H Sweet Columbia Lunch J B Wakefield J Wood J E Arnold

Room 19 Boston Block Seattle Wash Aug. 26, '89

To the Hon. Mayor and City Council of Seattle

Sirs;

The undersigned being owners of lots in the Oak Street grade district, between Depot St & Harrison St. North Seattle, would respectfully represent that the valuation and assessment of lots for said grade is essentially unfair in general particulars, proposing an unjust burden of tax upon us your petitioners.

First, it should be noticed that lots on and near Depot St. on Oak are by far the most valuable in the district, being worth more than twice as much in the current market as others on Oak St. three blocks further north, yet they are assessed only about 12% higher for grade purposes - and if these lots are fairly valued as at present assessed at $475. then lots in blocks 41 and 46 should not be rated at over $200. or $225. - Or again if the present valuations of $425. and $450.

622 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 5 1888 Petition of Adam Orth for street lights along Grant Street Bridge Read & granted said light to be 16cp on wooden posts at street intersections. Petition of F Marco for opening alley in Blk 69 Terry's 1st Add. Read & Referred to Street Com. Communication from Henry Landsbury presenting bills for extra work on Mill Street. Read and referred to Street Com. Petition of G M Haller and others for widening Willow Street from Depot to Mercer Street Read and referred to Street Com. Communication from Dexter Horton offering to relinquish the 12ft on Second St South of the Boston Block if city will grade and sidewalk same. Proposition accepted. Committee Reports From Com on Fire & Water granting petition of W H Cowie so far as to moving the building but that no roo for occupancy be constructed underthe same. Adopted. From Same rejecting petition of S Sorenson for peromission to build a corrugated iron building on the South half of Lot 6 Maynard's plat but recommending that he be given permission to raise his buildings on said to grade. Adopted. From Same Com. asking further time to report on the Mayor Message in regard to Water Supply. Granted. From Com on Sewers granting petition of W W Burritt et al for a sewer in Virginia Street from Bay to Third St adopted. From Same Com rejecting the petition of A A Denny for a sewer in the alley in Block 24 A A Denny's Addn as the