City of Seattle Records

Seattle Wash Sept 20th 1895 To the Hon the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle. Gentlemen your petitioners would respectfully represent to your honorable body that we are the lawful owners of Lots Nos 7&8 in Block No 40 Maynard's Plat of the City of Seattle. Said lots being situated on the west side of South 8th Street between King and Weller Streets in said city. that we and each of use have erected large and Costly houses and improvements on said lots and each of them which are now upon the same. That your honorable body has heretofore passed an ordinance providing for the grading of said South 8th Street in Front of said lots owned by your petitioners. Your