990015

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Petition of Roy Armstrong for return of [license?] money

Hof D. Oct 10th, 1892 Honorable Report [Thos Walker?] [J S Brais?] JU [D'faroow?]

990015

To the Hon. City Council of the City of Seattle:

Your petitioner. Roy Armstrong respectfully represents that on the 14th day of Sept 1892 your petitioner paid into the City Treasury the sum of Five dollars and obtained therefore a license as a peddler for the period of one month from Sept 14- 1892 to Oct 14- 1892; that said petitioner had a stock on hand at the time of taking out said license and continuosuly thereafter until after the passage of ordinance No. [8372?] by which peddling was forbidden within the business portion of said City; that the privilege of peddling in the City of Seattle outside of the limits fixed by said ordinance is of no value to said petitioner, and he feels that by the passage of said ordinance the consideration for said money so paid into the City Treasury has failed, and your petitioner now offers to surrender to the City said license on return of the money paid by him as aforesaid: that said ordinance took effect. on the 27th day of September, 1892 and said petitioner was compelled immediately to stop peddling under said license.

WHEREFORE said petitioner respecfully prays that the said sum of five dollars be refunded to him on surrender of his license which he is ready to surrender when said money is appropriated as herein prayed for. And your petitioner prays that justice may be done him in the premises.

Roy Armstrong

State of Washington

County of King.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of October,

George Dawworth

Notary Public residing at Seattle.

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.