City of Seattle Records

GEORGE DONWORTH CORPORATION COUNSEL JAMES B. HOWE ASSISTANT CORPORATION COUNSEL CITY OF SEATTLE LAW DEPARTMENT

Seattle Washinton, April 15th, 1893.

Hon. Board of Alderman, Seattle. Gentleman, I have received from you a petition of L. B. Andrews, and others, for a change of the plan of the improvement of Anna Street, and also the protest of M. H. Young to the same with a request for an opinion as to the power of the City Council on the premises. In answer I will say that the petition in this case called for an improvement with parking strips between the sidewalk and roadway. The accompanying petition asking for a change of the of one block so as to put the parking strip between the sidewalk and the property line. This would be a material change in the plan and I think might jeopardize the assessments unless consented to unanimously by the owners of all the property in the assessment district. The accompanying petition purports to be signed on behalf of the owners of all the property in the district but several of the lots are owned by the es[?] whom no one has a right to sign a waiver. I do not think therefore that it would be safe or right towards the purchaser of the bonds to change the plan in the respect asked for. The parties do not seem to ask for a change of the grade. I see no objection to a change of the grade on any street being improved provided such change is slight and does not increase the cost of work. The original petition which if the foundation of the City's right to grade and assess does not name the grade elevations to which the street is to be graded therefore there is no requirement on the part of the City to adhere strictly to any particular elevation provided its

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changes do not increase the cost and are not a substantial character. The location of the parking strips, however, is fixed in the original petition and in my opinion cannot be departed from expect by unanimous consent of all owners and the owners must be persons who can give their consistent.

Yours restpectfully, George Donworth Corporation Counsel.

GEO J. STONEMAN City Clerk F. D. OGDEN Deputy Clerk

Office of City Clerk

Seattle, Wash. April 12th, 1893.

George Donworth, Esq., Corporation Counsel, City of Seattle, Washington. Dear Sir:I have been instructed by the Committee on Streets and Alleys of the Board of Aldermen, to refer to you the petition of L. B. Andrews and others, for change of grade onAnna Street, together with protest of M. H. Young against the same, for your opinion. RESPECTFULLY, George J. Stoneman

HART & HART LAWYERS 303-305 Bailey Building Telephone 153 Lee B Hart John B Hart Seattle, Wash. Nov 1st 1893

To the Hon City Council of Seattle Wash and C A Crow Esq Chairman of License Com. Gentlemen: Referring to petition of Barre Bros asking for substitution of names of M Rosenthaler and N Freidman on Auctioneers License #265 Dated Oct 16/93 in place pf names of J G Raine and M M Frederick. As Attorney for Mr Frederick we desire to interpose an objection to granting an entertaincal of said petition. The Ordinance #2477 as amended by #2658. In same is no power of substitution rebate or revocation. For confirmation of above statement we refer you to Corporation Council Hon George Donworth Yours Very Resp. Hart & Hart attys for Frederick

Received Apr 18 1892 Board of Public Works Seattle - Wash

To The Board of Public Works City Gentlemen, We the undersigned residents on or near Bradley Street and connecting with the line of pipe now laid on that street, respectfully request that the present pipe which is only from 1&1/2 to 2 inches in diameter be replaced with a 4 or 5 inch main. There are a large number of houses on or near Bradley street , and with the present line of pipe there are many which at times get no water. We also request that hydrants be placed along said street, as at present there ins absolutely no protection against fire. Chas E Crane G M Barber H R Clise F Durgin C T Laugridge E C Kilbannon C M Sheafe Chas Power George Donworth Louise A Tompson D E Blaine E D White E L Blaine Jno W Hubbard Isaiah Estep H C Estep Lue A McClellan J M Williams

to Supt W Works for report 4/20/92 F W D H secy