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Petitions were submitted, signed by approximately 250 citizens, requesting that a road be completed along the western shore of Lake Union from the former City Limits to Fremont. See full description in Digital Collections

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To the Hon. City Council of the City of Seattle, Washington. The undersigned petitioners, all residents of the City of Seattle, respectfully petition your Hon body to complete the construction by planking, or in such other manner as your Hon body may deem advisible, the following described street or road: Commencing at a point on the north boundry line of sec. 30 T 25 N R 4 E: being the north boundry line of the City of Seattle prior to the last extension thereof, where the centre line of Rollin Street intersects said north boundry line, thence northward along the shore of Lake Union to the north boundry line of section 19 T/25 N R 4 E: And your petitioners will every pray. C P Strong James Leddy Jas F Robellin C A Killbourne Wm D Wood A Maitland D T Denny Noble Wallingford A Macintosh W B Struars L A Trien J B MacDougall Isaac Dobson J H Glenn Amos Brown G W Kinnear L B Young Chas D Carpenter

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Seattle, Washington, July 17, 1891

To the Honorable Chairman and Board of Public Works of the City of Seattle.

Gentlemen:- We, the undersigned, free holders, residents and property owners upon and near the Western shore and Northern shore of Lake Union in the City of Seattle, would respectfully represent to your Honorable Body that we are greatly in need of better facilities for approaching the City of Seattle than now exists. That certain individuals of Fremont and the City of Seattle, together with other parties intereseted something like a year ago contributes a large amount toward the building of a roadway along the Western shore of Lake union from the end of Rollin St. to the then town of Fremont, which has now become a part of the City of Seattle. That with such subscription said roadway was constructed to the then Northerly limits of the city of Seattle, and partly constructed from that point North to the town of Fremont, but that the County of King having failed in contributing to the completion of said road, along that part which was then outside of the City of Seattle, the said road-way never been completed, and is at present in such an unfinished condition that it is of no benefit to the public whatever. Wherefore, your petitioners would pray that your honorable Body would cause said roadway to be completed, and thereby furnish to the public in general and to your petit-

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