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On Mill Street: At Commerical Street 8 3/4 feet. At Second Street 15 feet. At the point midway between Second and Third Street, 20 feet. At Third Street 31 1/2 feet. At Fourth Street 56 1/2 feet. At the point midway between Fourth and Fifth Streets 61 feet. At Fifth Street 79 feet. At Sixth Street 117 feet. At Seventh Street 155 1/2 feet. At Eighth Street 194 feet.

On Washington Street: At Commercial Street 8 3/4 feet. At Second Street 10 feet. At Third Street 12 feet. At Fourth Street 25 feet. At Fifth Street 47 feet. At Sixth Street [85?] feet. At Seventh Street 123 1/2 feet. At Eighth Street 162 feet.

On Main Street; At Commercial Street 12 feet. At Second Street 15 feet. At Third Street 10 feet. At Fourth Street 12 feet. At Fifth Street 25 feet. At Sixth Street 56 feet. At Seventh Street 94 3/4 feet. At Eighth Street 133 feet.

On Jackson Street: At Commercial Street 11 feet. At Second Street 15 feet. At Third Street 10 feet. At Fourth Street 10 feet. At Fifth Street 10 feet. At the point midway between Fifth and Sixth Streets 11 feet. At Sixth Street 20 feet. At Seventh Street 58 1/2 feet. At Eighth Street 97 feet.

On King Street: At Commercial Street 10 feet. At Second Street 10 feet. At Sixth Street 10 feet. At the point midway between Sixth and Seventh Streets 11 1/2 feet. At Seventh Street 22 1/2 feet. At Eighth Stree 61 feet.

On Weller Street: At Seventh Street 10 feet. At the point midway between Seventh and Eighth Streets 24 feet. At Eighth Street 43 feet.

On Lane Street: At Seventh Street 10 feet. At the point midway between Seventh and Eighth Streets 10 feet. At Eighth Street 25 feet.

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SEC. 3. -- That the area made by the intersection of any two streets shall be level, excepting where the streets of that part of the city lying north of Mill street intersects Mill street.

SEC.4. -- That there shall be a uniform and continuous rate of grade in the streets between each and every two adjacent streets, intersections or points named in section two of this Ordinance: Provided, however, that no grade-line is established on the following streets, viz: On Alder street between Sixth and Seventh streets. On Terrace street between Fifth and Sixth streets. On Terrace street between Sixth and Seventh streets. On Jefferson street between Sixth and Seventh streets. On Union street between West and Front streets. On Pike street between West and Front streets. On Pine street between West and Front streets.

SEC. 5. -- That the said Ordinance No. 138, hereby amended, is also hereby repealed.

SEC. 6. -- This Ordinance to take effect from and after five days after its publication.

ORDINANCE NO. 141. IN RELATION TO TAXES FOR THE YEAR 1877. Approved July 13, 1877 (This ordinance has become obsolete)

ORDINANCE NO. 142. FIXING THE LIMITS WITHIN WHICH PROPERTY SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL TAX FOR GASLIGHT PURPOSES FOR THE YEAR 1877. Approved July 19, 1877. (This ordinance has become obsolete.)

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ORDINANCE NO. 191. AN ORDINANCE DIVIDING THE CITY OF SEATTLE INTO POLICE DISTRICTS AND DESIGNATING AND ASSIGNING THE OFFICERS OF THE POLICE FORCE TO THE SAME. Approved Sept. 5, 1879. The City of Seattle does ordain as follows :

SECTION 1. -- That the City of Seattle be and hereby is divided into two Police Districts bounded and designated as follows, to-wit: All that portion of the city lying south of Mill Street, shall comprise and be designated the First Police District; all that portion of the city lying north of Mill Street, shall comprise and be designated the Second Police District.

SEC. 2. -- [As amended by Ordinance No. 206.] That Policeman J. H. McGraw be and he hereby is assigned as Policeman for the First Police District, until further ordered by the Common Council.

SEC. 3. -- [As amended by Ordinance No. 206.] That Policeman David L. McCowan be and he hereby is assigned as Policeman for the Second Police District, until further ordered by the Common Council.

SEC. 4. -- That said Policemen shall not be allowed to go from one Police District to the other while upon duty except in case of an emergency, or upon call from a police whistle.

SEC. 5. -- That it shall be unlawful for any Policeman while on duty to remain in any saloon or hotel or other house for a longer time than fifteen minutes,

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ly violating the forgoing provisions shall be deemed guilty of misdeameanor and on conviction before the Justice of the Peace of the City, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonment not exceeding twenty -five days or both, at the discretion of the court, for each and every offence. Any conductor or other employee on the railroad herein provided for, any passenger thereon, or other person on or about the cars belonging thereto, who shall by offensive, indecent, opprobrious or abusive language, insult, abuse or maltreat any passenger on the said cars, shall on conviction thereof before the Justice of the Peace of the City, be punished by a fine of not less than five nor more than twenty-five dollars, or by imprisonmenr not exceeding twentydays, or both, at the discretion of the court, for each and every such offence.

Sec. 7 - the construction of the railways herein provided for shall be commenced within sixteen months from the 1st day of October, 1879, and the same shall be completed as follows: The railway on Commercial Street and along Mill Street from the intersection of Commercial to the intersection of Front Street and along Front Street as the same shall be graded, shall be completed within twenty-three months from said 1st Day of October 1879, or so soon thereafter as said streets or parts of streets shall be graded. The railways upon at least 133

one street herein named, shall be completed each year thereafter, until the railways upon all the streets named herein shall be completed: Provided[italics], that on or before the first day of July, A.D. 1880, the said Irving Ballard or his assigns shall give notice to the Common Council naming the streets upon which it is intended to construct railways as herein provided during the year next ensuing the date of such notice, and the railway on such street or streets so designated shall be completed within the said ensuing years, so far as the same shall be graded, and on the first day of July of each succeeding year thereafter a like notice shall be given to the Common Council designating the street or sreets upon which the railway is to be constructed the next ensuing year as before, until the entire system of railways provided for herein shall be completed: Provided further[italics], that said railway when laid down and completed upon any street or streets herein named and as herein provided, shall be extended upon such street or streets whenever the graded portion of such street or streets shall be extended; such extension of railway upon any street to correspond and to progress with the the street improvements on said street.

Sec. 8 - the said Irving Ballard, his associated or assigned, shall forfeit their right or privlege accruing by virtue hereof as follows: On failing to commence the said railway within the time herein provid

June 13 1890 18 Petition To Mayor and City Council of Seattle to Equalize Assessments for Street grade Taxe [sic] on Mill Street [?] Yesler Avenue Samuel French and others

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