In Re Taylor Avenue Assessment

This is an appeal from a judgment confirming an assessment roll made by the eminent domain commissioners of the city of Seattle. The assessments set out in the roll as thus prepared were to pay the expense of changing the grade and widening the streets in the district known as Denny Hill Eegrade No. 2.

Originally, Denny Hill, situated generally north of Pine street and west of Westlake avenue, covered a large area; but in 1906 what is known as the old Denny Hill regrade took place and included the district north of Pine street and west of Fifth avenue, leaving that portion of the hill east of…