City of Seattle Records

W. B. Spencer County Clerk A. J. Baker Terence OBrien Logger James Manogue Logger A. T. Van Devanter Farmer J. H. Rengstorff Boot & Shoe Store H. P. Nadeau N. P. Ticket Agent J. Eugene Jordan M. D. South Seattle Dairy Co. West Seattle Paving T. M. Alvord Farmer Van De Putte Farmer W. Dunham Agt. N. P. R. R. OBriens Fred H. Peterson Atty. at law Jas. OConnell Grocer Clerk C. L. Smith Bookkeeper C. P. Nelson Russ House Edw. F. Nelson Russ House Edward Custer Russ House C. R. Davis Russ House M. Oelkers West Side Dairy A. Dalton West Side Dairy J. T. Winseon Kent Dairy Frank Paul Assessor Chester Eaton Dept. Co. Assessor Zoms Bogart Bonita Court House W. W. Mott Sheffs Office

Pursuant to a call issued by Fred H. Peterson, member of the City Central Committee from the 4th ward, a meeting was had by the delegates of the late Republican City Convention on Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock, June 3d, at Room 715, New York Block, and on roll call it being ascertained that a quorum was present, the following proceedings were had by said meeting: Fred H. Peterson was elected Chairman and E.P. Edsen was elected Secretary of said meeting. The chairman having stated the object of the said meeting, to-wit: to recommend a citizen of the 4th Ward to fill the vacancy caused by the death of R.J. Dodds, late Councilman of said ward, upon ballot the said meeting selected J. L. Neagle, Esq., as the unanimous choice of said meeting to fill said vacancy, and upon resolution unanimously carried by said meeting, Councilman J.A. James was requested to put in nomination the name of J. L. Neagle, Esq., before the Honorable City Council as Councilman of the 4th Ward to fill the vacancy caused by the death of the late R.J. Dodds, Esq. In testimony whereof we hereunto subscribe our names as the officers of said meeting.

Fred H. Peterson Chairman

E.P. Edsen Secretary

990446 Fred H. Peterson P. H. J. Pennefather

Peterson & Pennefather ATTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW.

Office: Third Street, bet. James Street and Cherry Street. Temple Court

Seattle, Washington Feb 20 1890

To The Hon. Mayor and Common Council

Gentlemen: Your petitioner respectfully represents that he sold a tract of land 40 ft. x 90 feet on Main Street in the City of Seattle to said City of Seattle for engine house purposes, that it was expressly agreed and so stated in the deed from petitioner to said City that grantee was to pay all taxes on said land assessed against the same for the year 1889; that said petitioner was the owner of Lots 5+ 6 Block 57 of Maynard's Plot, whereof the above is a portion, and said lots 5 + 6 were entirely assessed to said petitioner and in order to pay his taxes was compelled to pay the taxes of the whole two lots including the portion sold to the City; Petition paid for County tax $25.50 City tax -- 18.