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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