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Seattle Jan. the 2nd 1885
To the Honorable the Major and Common Council of the City of Seattle.

Gentlemen
I pray your Honorable
Boddy [sic] to cause to be returned to me a portion
of my City taxes for the year 1884. For the following
reasons. First your assessor has put an exorbitant vallue [sic]
on my property, lots 2 and 3 in block 104 AA Dennys
2nd addition to the City of Seattle. He has assessed for $1500
the County valued the same at $1000. and block 11 Nagle
addition He has assessed for $2400 and the County
valluation [all sic] on said block 11 has been 900 dollars.
Now while the County valluation has been $1900
the City has assessed the same property for
$3.900 which is more than double the countys [sic] valluation.
Now the fact is this, that while good many peoples [sic]
taxes are lower this year than last, mine are one
half higher than last year. And I find on looking
over the Citys [sic] tax roll that the assessor has made
an unjust and unlawful discrimination
against block 11 as compared with block 26
which lies across the street from block 11
and that while he assessed block 11 for 2400
dollars he assessed block 26 for $1600.00