The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-07-02
JEFFERSON STREET HILL AGAIN.
A Protest From Property Owners Against
Cutting 1t Down.


A Protest From Property Owners Against
Cutting 1t Down.
The question OF parking or cutting down the
commanding bluff on Jefferson street. between
Seventh and Eighth reefs. so much agitated OF
late before the city council, is to be brought for
ward again at the meeting Of that body this
evening, by the presentation OF the following
petition:
40 the Honorable the Mayor and Common Council
ofthe city OF Seattle: Whereas, Thatspot on Jeer-
son street, between Seventh and Eighth streets
where the brow of the hill overiooks the bus-
ness part of the city and the water front and
hsrbor, has always hitherto been charming
and favorite place of resort for our citizens and
for their visitors from abroad, because aifording
an outlook, unriyaled by any other place open
to the public, from " hich to survey, whether by
day or night. the notable features aud chsrsc-
teristics of the city and its surroundings; and
whereas, that spot is admirably adapted by ma
ture to serve, ard often to our citizens has use
fully served, in mes OF public alarm, turmoil or
festlvity, as point of observation. from whence
10 locate danger or disturbance, or TO admire
the public paseants: and whereas, by reason CT
the grading of all other streets passing over thst
brow OF the hill, Jefferson. which was always
the best. is row the last and only street left to
the public from which such view can be had;
and, whereas. that part of Jefferson street Is no.
needed for traffic, and never can bv any graie
be made decidedly useful therefor; and
whereas, your honorable body has been propos-
ing 20 reduce that part of Jefferson street TO a
grade which will be OF no substantial public
advantage and which will ruin it for all the
above mentioned public uses for which it is
naturally adapted; new, therefore, We, the
undersigned citizens of Seattle. hereby respect
fully and most earnestly protest and demonstrate
against the grading of that part of Jefferson
street in any manner, or doing to it anything
which Will interfere with the above mentioned
uses, and we do most earnestly petition your
honorable body to take such eff.ctual measures
as shall put stop to the proposed grade and
preserve that part Of Jefferson street as an unim
pa red place for public resort and observation"
The petition is signed by r H. Calligsn, Roger
Prosch, James Campbell. II. G. Strive, E. b.
Tingle, A. d. Hart, L. S. J. Hunt w. E. Boone,
Eben Smith, d. c. Brawley, I. H. Dempsey s. L.
Crawford, J. W. George, o. Jacobs. 81. L. Yesler.
w. Lair Hill, George B. Adair, A fred Holman.
Charles r. Munday, John Wenz er, E. Osborne.
John Michel, G. Dawes. Andrew F. Burleigh
John Leary, George H. Preston, Z. F. Blaine, I.
b Andrews, w. r. Forrest, John Collins, w. r.
Andrews Louis Berry Legg, II. F. whitney. J. C.
Nixon, c. NJ. Sheafe, James p. Ludlow and Ella
P. Ludlow, by r. S. Greene, their attorney iii
fact; J. Farth, Junius Rochester, Richard Os-
born. A. A. Denny. E. c. Kilbourne, Granville
o. Halter, w. A. Hasbrouck, John B. Denny,
Herman Chaplin, A. Macintosh, Fred III. Peer
son, ]. II. McG.aw, ]. H. Woolery Harold Pres
ton, J. NJ. Edwards Hiram J. Jacobs