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To the Hon. Mayor and the House of Delegates and the Board of Alderman of the city of Seattle:

Gentlemen:

When South Ninth Street was ordered graded and sidewalked, the improvement was ordered to be made as far south as Charles Street; and assessment district was created including property as far south as Charles Street: In carrying out the improvement the street was not graded that far, and was not graded nor sidewalked in front of my lot; on October 28th, 1889, I paid the assessment on my lot, being Lot Number Eight of Block Number Six of Plummer's Addition, the amount of the tax being $39.12, believeing that the street would be improved as far as the ordinance under which the work was done called for. As the street never has been graded nor sidewalked as far as Charles Street, and not improved at all in front of my property, I respectfully request that the amount of tax paid by me for the assessment, with interest at 10 per cent, be returned to me. I have the original receipt given me at the time the tax was paid, and the treasurer's books show the payment also, while it is a well known fact that South Ninth Street has not been graded as far south as Charles Street, and has not been improved in front of my lot.

Wherefore, I respectfully petition your Honorable Body to refund to me the tax paid, and interest thereon, and your peititioner will ever pray &c.

Hans Ahrenstedt

J. E. Lilly, Room 316, Burke Building, Atty for petitioner.

990014

Seattle, Washington, June 13th, 1892.

To the Board of Aldermen and the House of Delegates of the City of Seattle:

the petition of Hans Ahrenstedt, a citizen of the city of Seattle, respecfully shows unto your Honors:

1. that at all the times mentioned in this petition Hans Ahrenstedt was and is now a resident of and a citizen of the City of Seattle.

2. That at all the times hereinmentioned your petitioner was and is now the owner of the following described property, together with the dwelling house located thereon: Lot number eight of Block six of Plummer's Addition to the City of Seattle.

3. That on the 10th day of May, 1889, the Common Council passed an Ordinance, Numbered 1086, which provided for the grading and sidewalking of South Ninth Street in the City of Seattle from Yesler Avenue South to Charles Street; which said ordinance was on the 13th day of May, 1889, duly approved by the Mayor of Seattle and became a law.

4. That the property belonging to your petitioner is situated between Charles Street and Yesler Avenue, and would front on said South Ninth Street if said street was extended through to said Charles Street.

5. That said South Ninth Street was not graded from Yesler Avenue south entirely to Charles Street, but the grading and sidewalking of said South Ninth Street was stopped about sixty feet from Charles Street, and before reaching the property of your petitioner, and no grading or other improvements of said South Ninth Street was done in front of the property of your petitioner.

8. That an assessment was levied on the property of your petitioner, amounting to $39.12, and your petitioner, believing that said grading and sidewalking would be carried through to said Charles Street, as provided by said Ordinance No. 1086, paid said sum of $39.12 into the City Treasury of the City of Seattle, and re ceived a receipt for the same on the 18th day of October, 1889, which receipt reads as follows:

Seattle, Oct. 28, 1889. Received from Hans Ahrenstedt Thirty Nine 12/100 dollars for Street Improvements on Lots 8 Block 6 Plummers Addition, So Ninth Street.

W.L. Ames, Treasurer, By Knoff.

7. That your petitioner paid sum sun believing that said south Ninth Street would be graded and improved from Yesler Avenue south to Charles Street, as provided by said Ordinance, and believing that the property of your petitioner would be greatly benefitted by said improvement, and would be liable to said assessment; whereas in fact said street has not been graded through to Charles Street, has not been improved in front of the property of your petitioner, and his property has not been benefitted by it:

WHEREFORE, your petitioners prays that said assessment of $39.12 may be refunded to him. And you petitioner will ever pray &c

Hans Ahrenstedt

J. E. Lilly, Attorney for petitioner.

422 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 16 1888 913 north Marginal of Charles Street to the center line of sec 17 township 24 north range 4 east in City of Seattle." Passed by the following vote in favor Furth, Frink, Green, Moran, Niesz & Russell against none. 914 An Ordinance submitted by the City Atty entitled "An ordinance to locate and establish a public street extending from a point on the line of South Second Street produced where the dame intersects the north line of Charles Street to the enter line of Section 17 Township 24 North Range 4 East in the City of Seattle Passed by the following vote in favor Furth, Frink, Green, Moran, Niesz & Russell against none. Ordered that the City Surveyor submit [lans and specification and the Clerk directed to advertise for bids for building wharves on Commercial and South Second Streets. Ordered that the Street Committee be instructed to present a feasible plan for opening West Street south to Union St, also opening the alley west of Front Street from that point south. Plat of Mountain View Addition to the City of Seattle approved On motion the plat of Rutland is rejected. Ordered that the Council donow adjourn Approved Thomas T Minor mayor Attest W R Forrest or Ferris Clerk

609 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep 21 1888 Petition of Thomas R Hughes and others for the opening and grading of the Alley in Block 6 of D S Maynard's plat read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of A A Denny for a sewer in Block 24 of A A Denny's Plat to connect with Union Street sewer read and referred to the Com on Sewers & Drainage. Petition of G H Beede for permission to stretch a canvas sign across Front Street between Marion & Columbia Streets opposite the Palace Restaurant read and on motion tabled. Communication from the City Surveyor submitting revised grade for Bluff Street read and approved and the City Atty directed to draw and submit an ordinance in conformity therewith. Communications from City Surveyor recommending slight change of grade on Wall Street corner of Fourth Street; Also recommending change of grade from 60 feet to 62 feet on Harrison Street at the East Side of Light Street Read and City Surveyor instructed to make the necessary changes suggested. Petition of John Christ in regard to filling in Lot 8 Block 20 Maynard's Plat read & referred to Street Com. Petition of H H Dearborn and others for the widening of Commercial Street from Mill Street to Charles Street tow width of 86 feet read and referred to the Street Committee Petition of P & J M Quigley for permission to blast earth