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as the same were before the beginning of such constructing or re-
pair.
Your petitioner alleges that this is a provision that the City
owed to the abutting property owners to see that it was conplied
with by the Grantee or his assigne.
Your petitioner states that he isimformed by his counsel
that he has no legal remedy against, the city, except by this
appeal to the sense of justice and equity of the members of your
Honorable Bodies. It cannot be ture taht the city would author-
ize an insolvent Corporation to do your petitioner the wrong and
injustice and injury shown in this case, and the City had full
power over the creature of its creation, refuse to do any thing for
the relief of your petitioner and tax payer.
Your petitioner therefore asks that a committee be appointed
to assess the damages done to your petitioner by its insolvent
Grantee,or that your Honorable Bodies compel the grantee or holder
of the franchise, to do what it solumnly promised to do when it
accepted the franchise, or that the ditch or canal be filled up
by order of the city and your petitioner be paid the damages
which my be found by the investigationof your committee be justly
due to your petitioner.
Dated at Seattle, this the 23rd day of April, 1894
W H Gleason