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�vurrtt, 1^ln;,hin(*,ton <br /> I�fu;� 2 5, 1y67 <br /> �9����� ,;-?;,,,� <br /> Cit,y Commissioners <br /> Everett, 4lashin�ton <br /> To Honorable PSomUors of C1t�- Council: <br /> Your attention is called to the Pronosod Ordira•�ce to control, that <br /> is, to order rooriired or demolished, biiildin�s in tho city reported <br /> to be danp,erous, etc. <br /> 1. This Ordinance has had its 2nd reedin� and soams to be considored <br /> passable on its �rd readinEr,, <br /> 2. But before this is dono, lot us exami.ne it. last wo impose a hard- <br /> ship and oppression upon Everett people . <br /> 3. Some neople for reasons of thoir own louve their property vacant <br /> and prefer to iust pa,y tha taxes and rely on Y,he poli.co to koep <br /> noople from brealcing tho windows or breaktn� into the house. <br /> This privile�e is now in danf-er undor this Ordin2nco. <br /> 4. Vandals and mis�zided childron are brealcing ±:ha windows of vAcant <br /> housos all over town witl� stonos. Any owner is in danger of <br /> �reat expense to roplaco those windows and may do so only to <br /> huve them broken o�;ain unl�ss the house i3 occuni.ed quickly. <br /> 5. The next step of the vandals is to break open tha doors an�9 <br /> there are noonle who will steal plumbing, otc , until, part by <br /> part, the house is dastro��od. <br /> 6. There is such a place aY, 133� Chesl:nut iahore only half the housa <br /> is left, Thi.s placo wAs owned by a DIr. Anderson who wont to n <br /> rest homo and �ave the place to realtor to sell for $b5,000.�'�. <br /> 7. Nezt door ttao mora housos havo beon vacatod, the windows broken <br /> and are in ttie process of the samo fate. <br /> B, If the nolice, undor authorit,y of the cit;/ and usinf� trustees <br /> from the fail, boardod up 1:he places this may save these pleces <br /> for a possible buyor to do what the owner may not be able to <br /> do and reopen the nlace to �•enters. <br /> 9. Thero is such a shorta�o o:' housin� in Tiverett snd people come <br /> and �o nw�y because they cannot find a vacant hou�e. So none <br /> of these nlacos neod romain vacant. <br /> 10. Thero are two houses on Oalces about 35th whiclt it is a shame <br /> someono doos not qo in and out thom in 3hapo for rentc�rs. The <br /> doors are loft open and the windows brolcun but the two houso� <br /> aro uaoablc�. If theso aro boarded up to lteop out children - <br /> no danFer exists . Lot them stand f or a luturo buyer, c�tc, <br />