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990446
Fred H. Peterson
P. H. J. Pennefather

Peterson & Pennefather
ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW.

Office:
Third Street, bet. James Street and Cherry Street.
Temple Court

Seattle, Washington
Feb 20 1890

To The Hon. Mayor and Common Council

Gentlemen: Your petitioner
respectfully represents that he sold
a tract of land 40 ft. x 90 feet on
Main Street in the City of Seattle to
said City of Seattle for engine house
purposes, that it was expressly agreed
and so stated in the deed from petitioner
to said City that grantee was to pay
all taxes on said land assessed against
the same for the year 1889; that
said petitioner was the owner of Lots 5+
6 Block 57 of Maynard's Plot, whereof
the above is a portion, and said lots 5 +
6 were entirely assessed to said peti-
tioner and in order to pay his taxes
was compelled to pay the taxes
of the whole two lots including the
portion sold to the City;
Petition paid for County tax $25.50
City tax -- 18.