City of Seattle Records

Jesse Cochrane, chairman W V Rinehart G H Heilbron FWD Holbrook, seretary

Office of the Board of Public Works Seattle Washington July 5 1891

To the Hon 'The City Council City of Seattle Gentlemen The all parrying petition of L M Newman and some 23 others for the planting of Fifth Street on the west side from Depot Street to Vine Street in transmitted to you with formation recommendation. Respy Board of Pub. Works FWD Holbrook secy

Committee Report

Mr. President Your Committee on Streets to whom was refund of the petition L M Newman to whom was referred and others for the planting of 5th Street one side from Depot Street to Vine Street beg leave to repectfully submit the following report: your committee would recommend the Board of Public Works be authorized to proceed with said improvement according to this prayer of the annexed petition all of which is most respectfully submitted

A S Miller M Kam

To the Honorable Mayor, Board of Aldermen and House Delegates of the City of Seattle Gentlemen:- We the undersigned petitioners, residing on and in the vacinity of Depot Street and Fifth Streets, would most respectfully represent that Fifth Street, between Depot Street and Vine Street, is in a very bad condition, rendering it almost impassible for travel and we earnestly request your Honorable bodies to plank the West side of said Fifth Street from Depot Street to Vine Street, a distance of one block and your petitioners will ever pray.

L M Newman S A Suink Edmond Lams Thompsen Brow Holy on Gach of TLo ch [O H adsit?] A E Giny & Co Mer I Hendrie B A Anderson Torallcehil W J Robbil E W Frye Wa Mudelleh Wm Allen A M Sterenr E D McCormick Thomas Donley Stolz Cubach & Roch