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J. R. Elcook, the owner of a building located near the corner of Railroad Avenue and Main Street, requested permission to move his building across the street to a space created by the filling of the tide flats. The Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds did not grant the request because of the anticipated widening og Railroad Avenue. See full description in Digital Collections

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Mr President: Your Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds to whom was referred a petition from R Elcook asking permission to move a building onto Main St near R R Avenue recommend that the petition benot granted as the ground asked for will in all probability be a part of R R Avenue as widened.

passed H of D Sep 3 1895

F N Little chairman J A James James Gleeson committee

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706 date 8/19/95 P B & G

Filed Aug 19, 1895 R F Stewart clerk by G Kleeryell

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To the Hon Mayor & Cit Council of Seattle Wash August 17, 1895 Your petitioner the undersigned represents that heis the owner of a building near the corner of Main St & Rail Road Avenue. That he finds it necessary to movehis buidling on account of the filling in of Tide Flats. That there is a vacant space in the Street at the S W Corner of Main St & Rail Road Avenue adjoining to the LongShore Men's building. Your petitioner asks that he may be given the priviledge of moving said building onto this vacant space He agrees to put in permanent pilings & chipping & to remove said building at the request of City proper notice being given him. And your petitioner will ever pray. J R Elcook

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