City of Seattle Records

Jesse F. Cochrane, Chairman W. V. Rinehart G. M. Heilbron F. W. D. Holbrook, Secretary Office of the Board ofPublic Works Seaattle Washington March 5 1891 To the Hon The City Council of Seattle Wash Gentlement The accompanying Petition of Mr A. M. Brookes and 23 others for the grading and planking of the Alley between 2nd & 3rd and Columbia and Marion Streets is transmitted to your Honorable Body with a Reorum Eu Satori that the work be done at the expense of the owners of the abutting property. Respectfully The Board of Public Works F W D Holbrook secy

Seattle Wash Feby 1891 To the Honorable Board of Public works of the city of Seattle Washington The undersigned, your petitioners, respectfully call your attention to the wretched condition of the ally between second and third streets and bounded by Marion and Columbia Streets in this City: also this alley is used continually as a main road on which all mails for the lower sound and Alaska are transported also the heavy draying of two of the daily papers of this city is done through a portion of this said alley as is other considerable business done. Your petitioners respectfully request that this alley be graded and planked to conform to the grade of the aforementioned Columbia and Marion Streets and they will ever praying. A. M. Brookes Postmaster Telegraph Publishing Co J H Calvert & Co Lowman Hanford S Pbling Post Intelligencer Publishing Co G Reliulander B F Shaubut Manager Seattle Transfer Co Chas Armstrong The Press Times Pubhshg Co of Seattle

Petition 252 to grade and plank alley bet 2nd & 3rd & Marion & Columbia A. M. Brookes et al

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