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To the honorable, the Mayor and theCommnCouncilof the
City ofSeattle:--
Gentlemen;:
The undersigned, John Graf respectfully says;
that he is the owner of Lots 5 and eight in Block 36 of Boren's
Addition to the City of Seattle, being the North-east corner of
5th and Terrace Streets; that said Lots are all the property
he has and from which he has been supporting himself and family
and been paying taxes, and that upon said lots were valuable build-
ings, towit: The Terrace House", one large dwelling house in
rear thereof, and six smaller buildingsl that said buildings
yeilded a rental of $350. permonth; that the City of Seattle caused said
Terrave Street to be graded and for many years had been attempting
to grade 5th Street between Jefferson Street and Yesler Ave; that
said 5th Street was cut 12 feet below the Eastwick Grade
legally established by the city, the undersigned having built four
houses on said lots in conformity with said First grade; that
said City caused said Terrace Street to be graded much below said East-
wick Grade and by so doing removed the lateral support from said
lots and other property; that every since October 28th about the
time said Terrace Street was completed, the greater portion of
the property of the undersigned has gradually slid down into
said 5th Street; and that three of said buildings on the said
lots have been wholly wrecked, including "Terrace
House" which had just been completed at an expense of $3000.00
That petitioner has suffered loss on said lots amounting to at
least $6000.00 and that the loss by reason bo said slide to the
lots is at least $4000.00 making a total loss to said buildings