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G. E. Plimpton et al for a fire plug at cor. of Depot & Ash & Depot & Willow

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Filed Nov. 22 1839 Clerk By,

990484

Seattle, Wash. Nov. 21st, 1889

To The Honorable, The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle.

We the undersigned petitioners represent to your Honorable body that we are property holders on Depot St. in the vicinity of Ash and Willow Sts., that we are without adequate facilities for protection against fire, in that the nearest fire plug to our property is at the corner of Front and Wall Sts. at a distance of six (6) blocks, that the rapid growth of this part of the city requires better facilities for protection against fire. Wherefore your petitioners pray. That water mains be extended from the nearest practicable point, to and along Depot St. between Ash and Willow Sts. and that fire plugs be placed at the corner of Depot and Ash Sts. and at the corner of Deoot and Willow Sts.

G E Plimpton Thomas Webb J A McAuslan [TWC?] Lovering Mr Frank King Phillip King Fred Kelly B. A. Anderson

D R Judkins D Rohlfs G H. Woodhouse D. L. Ballard R E Crook F. J. Johnson Wm L. Green R. Byrne Albert Wilton

Aug 17-89 Petition For Sewer on Willburn & Willow Streets for report see other side J A McAuslan F

We recommend that the petition be rejected, then bring a sewer already in Vine Street within reach of the property represented in the petition F A Twichell chairman Harry White

To the Hon. Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle The under signed property holders and residents of North Seattle apprehensive of the risk and immenent danger. our property is subject to from fire. Would respectfully call the attention to the vast amount o of money that had been invested in buildings in that portion of our City laying between Depot and Harrison, Oak and Willow Sts which has no protection and liable to share the scenes of the 6th of at any moment. We therefore pray that your Hon Body will give the matter the consideration demands And would respectfully suggest that in the absence of hydrants that two or more cisterns be immediatly built for the protection of our property in case of fire It has also been suggested to your petitioners that if a

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