HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999.04.01 - Memo RE_ Status of roadway commonly referred to as Thomas StreetCITY OF PORT TOWNSEND
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS
ENGINEERING DIVISION
WATERMAN & KATZ BUILDING
181 QUINCY STREET, SUITE 201
PORT TOWNSEND, WASHINGTON 98368
360) 385 -7212 (360) 385 -7675 FAX
MEMORANDUM
Date: April 1, 1999
To: Dave Peterson y-5LA
Judy Surber
Francesca Franklin
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Fm; Doug Mason
Re: Status of roadway commonly referred; to as "Thomas Street"
As requested by Colette Kostelec in connection with a subdivision application submitted by Daniel
Molotsky, I looked into the legal status of the roadway that links the West end of the 43 foot right of way
for 25th Street, as dedicated in the plat of Laurel Shade Addition to the City of Port Townsend, as per
plat recorded in Volume 1 of Plats, page 45, records of Jefferson County, Washington, and the 100 foot
right of way for Hastings Avenue, as dedicated in the plat of Yep Suey's Addition to Port Townsend in
the Southwest quarter of Section 3, Township 30 North, Range 1 West, W.M. This plat was vacated by
the City Council on May 14, 1895. The order vacating the plat specifically reserved the right of way for
Hastings Avenue, but all other rights of way were vacated, including a 30 foot right of way along the
West boundary of the plat. C'tie, S ,)
Daniel Molotsky is the owner of the portion of the vacated Yep Suey plat lying to the South of the
Hastings Avenue right of way, with the exception of a parcel in the Southwest corner. His residence is
on the West edge of the property and is accessed by a roadway that runs from Hastings Avenue to the
West end of 25th Street. Following the plat vacation, there was no land under City control or ownership
for such a roadway until 1930. By deed recorded under Auditor's No. 65473 in Volume 101 of Deeds,
page 358, J. J. Lohman and Grace Lohman conveyed to the City a 30 foot wide strip of land adjacent
to the East line of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section
4, Township 30 North, Range 1 West, W.M. That deed actually contains an incorrect legal description
for the strip of land, but a subsequent conveyance by Mr. and Mrs. Lohman of a larger parcel of which
the strip had been a part clarifies the intent of the deed containing the incorrect description; this
clarifying deed is recorded under Auditor's No. 181616 in Volume 165 of Deeds, page 531. A deed
recorded in Volume 55 of Deeds, page 100, also from Mr. and Mrs. Lohman, conveyed to the City the
North 40 feet of the Southeast quarter of the Northeast quarter of the Southeast quarter of Section 4,
Township 30 North, Range 1 West, W.M. This deed provided additional width for Hastings Avenue to
the West of the portion dedicated in the Yep Suey plat. ?
The effect of the three deeds described above is the creation of a 30 foot strip of land owned by the City
that links the West end of 25th Street to Hastings Avenue. This is all that is currently available for road
purposes adjacent to the West boundary of the Molotsky property. I have highlighted the attached copy.
of the Jefferson County Assessor's map of the Southeast quarter of Section 4 to show the land
described in the deeds referred to in this memo.
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