, 1888-02-02

A petition was read, signed by bro
perty Uwners on Cedar 81 rect, asking
that the grade be established on Said
street from Riverside avenue ON the
uorth to the city limits on the south.
4 petition WAS also read asking that
the grade Of the same street o estab-
lished between tile south side Of Xiv
crside avenue and the north side of
Third Street, and that the property
fronting upon the said porticn Of the
street constitute an asse ssment dis
trict.
kaufman stated that he I, ought the
fair way was 70 make an assessment
district OF the property along the
whole street; not to make two districts
OF IL.
Deuber moved that the petitions be
laid on the table. The motion was
lest, Deuber and JOhnron voting aye
Dennis then moved that che first pc.
tition be laid on the table. Seconded.
Mr.. Newberry at this point addressed
the council, stating that the property
represented In the first petition WAS
really outside property, the value of
which would be greatly enhanced by
the grade, which would benefit the
property represented in the second pc.
tition very little, though she expense
would he equally heavy.
The motion Of Dennis was then put
and carried.
Dennis moved that the second peti.
ton BE- land ON the table. Carried.
Moved by Dennis that the grade be
esta bfished on Cedar street between
the north side of Riversidesvenu aud
the southern limits Of the city.
Deuber offered an amendment that
the grade extend to the south side Of
Rive rside avenue.
The amendment was accepted and
the motion carried. The following pc
tition was then read and on motion Of
Clough granted:
To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council Of the City Of Spokane Falls (:
The undersigned respectfully repre-
sent that they are the Owners Of all the
land embraced in block 28 Of thetown, ,
now city Of Spokane Falls, and that
they own all the land abutting upon
the alley in said block %, And they
hereby petition that the said alley in
snid block be declared vacated ON the
proper proof Of the publication Of the
notice Of the pendency Of this peti.
tiOn.
They further represent that said al.
ley extends along the bluff ON the
south side of Spokane rive,. and is SO
located that it cannot be used as ~
public highway. and that no public in
terest will be subserved by keeping the
same us u public alley.
Wherefore your petitioners ask that
said alley be declared vacated.
Respectfully submitted,
II w Fuirwcather,
J N Glover,
u Browne,
y Morrison,
A M Cannon.
A petition that the cross walk over
Howard street, near the French block,
be maintained was granted,
The following petition was read and
referred to the COMMITTEES Oh streets
and alleys:
TO the Honorable Members of the
city council OF Spokane Falls, Wash
ington territory.
Gentlemen--We, the owners of lot
l, in block Is, and and 10, in block
IL, in the town (now city, Of Spokane
Falls, and of lots three (3) and four (4)
and the west ] Of lots one CD and (2)
in block one Cd CT Havernale's addi-
ton to the town (now city, Of Spokane
Falls, desire to make to you the fol-
lowing representation, and to present
the following peition:
Between the lots above named in
the City OF Spokane Falls and Haver-
males addition is IN alley---feet
wide MS shown on the official plat { I
the Havermale addition now ON file
il. the county auditors office OF SpO-
kane county, w. T. An. official aud
certified copy of the plat is hereby
presented for your inspection. This
alley runs from Sprague street north
to Riverside avenue, and north from
Riverside avenue to Main street.
Until within few months it has re-
mained open to traffic and uuob-
structed.
Such portions OF il as were fenced,
wsre fenced as an alley open at both
ends.
Property lying contiguous to it was
bought and sold with the understand
ing that the strip Ia an alley and the
property of the city.
1t SO appears, as far as We are able
to ascertain, ON all copies OF the Of
fetal map, viz. as an alley.
We think we are prepared to show,
if your honorable body desire it, by
testimony that the original owner and
platter OF Havermale's addition states
that said strip or lane sis an alley and
the property of the city" or words to
that effect.
Certain partie, have placed build.