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Settle, August 18th 1890

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

Gentlemen,
The undersigned property-
owners, respectfully ask your
honorable body to order the con-
struction of a sewer on Cedar
street, commencing at the
foot of Cedar Street, up to
fourth street. There are
a number of buildings on
both sides of the street,
among them such buildings
as the Brawley-Block on
the N.W. Corner of Front
and Cedar a four storey
building 60 x 80 containing
a number of Water-closets
and sinks and which buil-
ding for the lack of a sewer
in Cedar street has been
the cause of a nuisance
for several blocks on its
neighborhood and as
these other buildings will
be erected in the near