City of Seattle Records

H R Clise J C Nathan C E Bowman Frank T Hunter C T Langridge Geo H King Howard Darlington W D Richardson F L Pearl Geo Higgins W W Dearborn Erick Wim Jr

To the Honorable City Council of City of Seattle Gentlemen, At sale for City Taxes of 1890 held July 18th 1891 I bought Lots 9 and 10 Blk 2 Francis Addn as shown by certificates of purchase Nos 979 and 980 Sale was erroneous, the lots having been assessed to M Seadl and tax paid by him on Original Roll page 363 line 18. I therefore request that you refund to me the cost of said ceertificates $6.61 with interest. Respectfully submitted John S Howe by W W Dearborn his attorney in fact Seattle Sept 13th 1892 $979- 3.98 $980 - 2.63 $6.61 OK A Krug City Treas pr Graff asst

To the Honorable City Council of City of Seattle Gentlemen, At sale for City Taxes of 1890 held July 18th 1891 I bought Lot 3 Blk 5 A Pontius Addn as shown by certificate of purchase No 202 Sale was erroneous, there being no block 5 in the Addition. Nellie M Smith to whom the lot was assessed owns and paod the tax on lot 3 Block 44. I therefore request that you refund to me cost of the certificate $7.50 with interest. Respectfully submitted John S Howe by W W Dearborn his atty in fact Seattle Sept 13th 1892 #202 - $7.50 Changed property and exempt OK A Krug City Treas pr Graff asst

To the Honorable City Council of City of Seattle Gentlemen, At sale for City Taxes of 1890 held July 18th 1891 the West 20 ft of East forty feet of Lots 1 and 2 Blk 2 Burke's addition were sold to T Hanford as shown by ceertificates No 427 and 428, which certificates sale assigned by [T Hanford]] to me. Sale was erroneous, the property being owned by the City. I therefore request that you refund to me the cost of said ceertificates $3.30 with interest. Respectfully submitted John S Howe by W W Dearborn his attorney in fact Seattle Sept 13th 1892 #429 - $1.65 Engine House City Property #428 - $1.65 $3.30 OK A Krug City Treas pr Graff asst

To the Honorable City Council of City of Seattle Gentlemen At sale for City Taxes of 1890, Lot 7 Blk 22 Burke's 2d Addition was sold to T Hanford at sale held July 18th 1891 as shown by certificate of purchase No 461, said certificate being then signed by T Hanford to me. Sale was erroneous, the lot having been assessed to W D Adams and tax paid by him Feby 28/91 receipt No 5612. I therefore request that you refund to me the cost of certificate $4.59 with interest. Respectfully submitted John L Howe By W W Dearborn his attorney in fact Seattle Sept 13th 1892 #461 - $4.80 Double assessment sec O R page 2 L 15 OK A Krug City Treas pr W H Graff asst