The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-04

erected ana maintaned until these structures
are put in proper condition"
Accompanied by the counsel ana chairman.
sney shsn came and made personal ms pecton
ol ths premises had every reason to believe
thet the matter would be attended to without
delay, and the dangerous consequences which
counsei says are imminent, prevented BY the
prompt action OF those who have authority to
taAe possession OF and make and maintain the
public streets safe and secure.
nave not excavated within sixteen feet of
the oulkhead; then only at depth Of about FIVE
ieet and on my own lot. When commenced clear
ing the lots OF logs and debris before excavat-
ing was commenced the first thing did was to
ofaer the long six by eight braces TO be placed
from the lot against the sidewalk because | did
not consider ii safe for the men to work on the
lot, as the sidewalk had already moved about
foot, and might possibly fall at any time ex-
perienced no great trouble in getting my founda-
hoa on the Madison street side, which is all fiji,
for the reason that the bnlkhead was there
properly secured and anchored, nor did
experience much difficulty on the upper
portion OF my frontage on Front street, where
The sidewalk Is placed natural ground, be-
cause could curb and keep that all right but
near the corner of Madison and Front quite a
inherent state of affairs existed. 1t appeared
the city had made the fill dumping-ground for
ali sorts OF rubbish. There were logs slabs. bar
rel slaves, iron hoops and any amount of crooked
gas pipe, old boots and shoes, bottles, etc, ETC.
On the top of these were dumped sand gravel
and loose dirt, on which rested short planks, as
bearing Tor the sidewalk pots, and this was
supported by that kind of fill. part of which
extended over on my lot quite distance This
Iiound after first having dug on the lot through
the sediment deposited by the water from the
ouIkhead When We undertook to remove this
rubbish the whole mass would shake and the
sand and gravel would come rafting down from
underneath the footings of the sidewalk posts
There is no such thing as adequate precaution-
airy measures" to keep the dirt from shifting I'M
derneath adjacent posts in digging through
fill OF that kind. II is neither practical nor pos
sible. We braced the posts and supported them
IN the same position as they were before we re-
moved the debris from underneath them, which
was the best we could do.
Bearing IN mind counsel's maxim that "eyery
man must use his own as not to iniure another"
thought decent respect to my neighbor the
city, required me to purify the premises by
gathering up and digging out all filth and rub
bish, but not to haul it off and dump il on my
neighbours lot, as the city, my neighbor, had
done or permitted others to do on my lot, and
employed many men and paid them % cents per
hour for day work and 80 cents for night work,
and we burned the filthy trash on the lots and
made them look somewhat respectable. To do
otherwise and erect building over the filthy
spot would be to maintain nuisance, and the
foul air would rise therefrom and cause sick
ness and death, more especially among my
neighbors on the adjoining hills, where the
vapor settles in more condensed form. Does
the city think of these things and work to
guard against them as diligently as have? 1t
is TO be presumed they have, for the counsel
says a man must not so use his property as to
injure his neighbor."
We see many articles in the papers lately
about the Importance of manufacturing indus
tries to give people employment who have
settled here. etc i have commenced and
wish to manufactures brick building in the city,
and the city has agreed in writing that l may
do so, for which permission / have paid and
they accepted a certain sum. There is side
walk. the property OF the city, part of which
extends over the place where wish to erect my
buildings, and did so extend over my lots before
/ got permission or commenced building. Coun-
sci says a man must so use his property as not
to interfere with the rights of his neighbor. l
have undoubted right to the free use of my
property. Will the city kindly remove its side
walk? There is also d bulkhead above adioin-
ing nv property which ID insecure and liable to
come down at any time. Will the city secure
that in some proper manner, so that many idle
men may resume work and receive wages? If
this building is completed, others are contem-
plating building on the adjoining lots This
building will be so constructed as not to fall
over or lean against the eitys sidewalk or bulk
head, or injure his neighbours, the city's, prop
erty. 1t will be benefit and create a revenue
J. G. KENYON.