City of Seattle Records

494M

Communication

N. H. Latimer et al. endorsing Harbor Line Bill

Harbor Line Bill

Filed, Mar 6, 1893

[illeg.] Clerk.

To the Honorable Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle:

Your petitioners would respectfully represent that they are residents it is of great importance to the interests of this city and of the state that some final settlement and adjustment under the Constitution of the State should be made in relation to the harbors of the cities on Puget Sound; that the present unsettled condition is retarding and preventing the establishment of industries along the water front of the City of Seattle, and to that extent hampering and embarrassing the growth and development of the city.

Your petitioners would further respectfully represent that in their opinion House Bill. No. 378, introduced by Mr. Meany, would, if it should become a law, greatly facilitate the settlement of the harbor front question and relieve the cities on Puget Sound of their present embarrassment in respect to the establishment of industries along the water fronts of the respective cities.

We therefore earnestly petition your honorable body to give the weight of your indorsement to House Bill No. 378 as the most likely bill to become a law and the one which is best calculated to serve the interestes of the cities on Puget Sound and of the whole state.

All of which is respectfully submitted.

N. H. Latimer Manager Dexter Horton Jr Co Bankers M. G. Backen Cashier. Wash Natl' Bank H Wuhulis Prst Commercial Natl Bank Herman Chapin Pr Boston Nat'l Bk W. D. Perkins Cashier The Puget Sound Savings Bank Geo Higgins Cashier Washington Savings Bank R. R. Spencer Cash National Bank of Commerce, Seattle, Wash. L. Turner Cas First National Bank of Seattle E. McManus Prest Seattle Natl Bank

Members of Engine Co. No. 4

Feb. 14, 1889.

W. G. Latimer Jas. Warren E. Thurlow D. Holicer Luke Hale A. Allen Jas. Allen G.G. Teachman N. H. Latimer Chas. Walker H. J. Malone G. W. Drilinger W. H. Lake E. Clark H. M. Gamble Henry Rosburg J. S. S. Springman W. L. Lindsley B. A. Starkey A Seary R. C. Oats F. G. Hendal J. R. Burges Fred Irig G. Welder E. Cowan F. Bangs J. Davis

991778

Special Notice

To the Honorable Mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle.

We the undersigned petitioners believing that the best interests of the City of Seattle would be subserved by, and that large revenues could be derived by licensing and allowing amusements under proper restrictions to be carried on and conducted in, and adjoining to places where intoxicating liquors are sold and disposed of, ask that an ordinance be passed licensing amusements to be carried on and conducted in and adjoining such places, under such restrictions as may be deemed advisable, and your petitioners will ever pray.

E. Bolink	Druggist
Closson & Kelly	Druggist
M. M. Fredrick	Jeweller
Schwabacher Bros Impt	Wholesale Grocers
Webb & Co. Inc.	" "
Nogelly Mill Co.	Flour
D. Murray (Bosk and Murray)

W. P. FULLER & COMPANY	Wholesale seeds

Frank S. Way	Wholesale grocer
R. R. Spencer	Cash
L. Turner	Cashier
J. Furth	"
N. H. Latimer	Mgr
J. A. Hagden	Mgr
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To the Honorable Mayor and Council of the City of Seattle, Washington:

Your petitioners respectfully represent that they are citizens and tax-payers of the City of Seattle and are interested in its welfare; that the rich bottom lands of the country surrounding the said city are now and at several times during the last ten years have been inundated and overflowed by waters from the Duwamish, Black, Cedar and Sammamish rivers and Lake Washington and that on account of such overflow the owners of said bottom lands are prevented from raising vegetables and garden truck thereon and the citizens of Seattle are obliged to send to California for these articles, and for this reason large sums of money are sent out of our city which otherwise would be spent here; that the water supply of the City of Seattle is obtained from Lake Washington, and at the present time the water is impure for the reason largely that the slough water from Lake Sammamish and river must, in going through Lake Washington to the outlet at Black river, flow past the "take in" pipe of the city water works; that if the low land between Lakes Union and Washington called the "Portage" and the outlet of Lake Union were deepened and widened so as to allow the passage of a large amount of water from Lake Washington to Puget Sound by this channel, the inundation and overflow of the hereinfore mentioned bottom lands would not happen and the vegetable market of Seattle could and would be supplied by home production; that the pure waters of the Cedar river would flow into Lake Washington and pass by the "take in" pipe of the city water works and the water supply of the said city of Seattle would then be rendered pure because of this and because the slough water of Lake Sammamish would flow out of Lake Washington by way of the "portage" and Lake Union and not come near the said "take in" pipe; that the accomplishment of these two objects, viz: a pure water supply and a home production of vegetables and table supplies would be of incalculable advantage to your petitioners and to all the citizens of Seattle.

Wherefore, your petitioners pray that such steps may be taken by ordinance or otherwise as shall assist the property owners of said lands and the County of King in widening and deepening said outlet by way of Lake Union, and your petitioners will ever pray.

F. R. Nauteyl R. H. Denny J. L. Schultz A. F. Tourvill Lee DeVries G. Elliot Pratt Frank E. Andrews H. B. Bagley L. N. Parfanter T. H. Dempsey T. A Noble H. L. Siger

R. S. Thorne G. B. Peavey J. R. Bean N. H. Latimer Wm McAchorn

C. A. Walsh W. W. Radcliffe Geo B Adair Leo F. Michael C. H. Teaff

F. H. Hardwiez Abner G. Gilmore Wm. Chistoken F. W. Smith J. R. Taylor

W. F. Wadleigh Frank E. Kovacks H Cowden