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To the Hon Mayor and City Council of the city of Seattle Your Petitioners would respectfully ask your honorable boady to cause Depot Street to be opened from Broadway to Madison Street The opening of said street is very necessary for the travel in that direction and to enable people to build on that street Names Mrs. Wellder Mrs. Sollender Janus Bridges S W Lorey H A Stringham Elizabeth Harrison Frank G Cady Mrs. Habgood S C Briscoe I P Lichtsubrof C W Hanart Rig W S J Hunt J Furth J B Pinckney John Decker D T Hansen John A Winger S P Davis Geo W Britain A M Pinckney C F Deiliert M B Phelan J W Warner W H Davis SJ Collins George Nissen

Petition to Extend City Limits of Seattle To the Honorable, the City Council, the Legislative Body of the said city of Seattle, hereby respectfully petition that the boundaries of the City of Seattle be altered and extended so as to include the new territory hereinafter described within the said City of Seattle after proceedings had as required by law, and that you submit to the electors of said city and to the electors residing in the said territory hereinafter described, the question whether said territory shall be annexed to said City of Seattle and become a part thereof. The said new territory proposed to be annexed to the City of Seattle is particularly described as follows to-wit: Beginning at the point in the center of Lake Washington, which is the Northeast corner of the present limits of the City of Seattle; thence Northerly along the center of Lake Washington to an intersection with the south line of Section Sixteen, in Township Twenty-five, Range Four West, W.M., produced eastwardly; thence West in the waters of Lake Washington and Union Bay along said east line produced to the intersection with the east line of said Section Sixteen, produced southerly; thence North in the waters of Union Bay along said east line produced to the shore of said Union Bay, and thence North along the east line of said Section Sixteen and of Section No Nine in said Township and Range to the quarter-section on the east line of said Section Nine; thence West along the center line of said Section Nine to the quarter-section corner in the west line thereof; thence North along the east line lines of Sections Eight and Five in said Township and Range to the north line of said Township Twenty-five North; thence West along said Township line to the quarter-section corner in the north line of Section One, in Township Twenty-five North, Range Three East, which latter point is the Northeast corner of the present corporate limits of the town (now city) of Ballard; thence South along the center line of said Section One, and Sections Twelve and Thirteen in said township Twenty-five North, Range Three East to the Southeast corner of Government Lot 2, in said Section thirteen, said last-named line being the Easterly boundry of said City of Ballard; thence West along the South boundary of said City of Ballard to the center of Salmon Bay; thence Northwesterly following the present corporate limits of the City of Ballard along the center line of Salmon Bay to deep water in Puget Sound of Admiralty Inlet; thence West to the main channel of Puget Sound or Admiralty Inlet; thence southerly along said main to a junction with the main channel from Elliott Bay; thence Easterly and Southeasterly along the main channel of Elliott Bay to the point in the center of Elliott Bay, which is the Northwest corner of the present limits of the City of Seattle; thence Northeastwardly along the present Northwestern boundry of the City of Seattle to the intersection between the shore of said Elliott Bay and the west line of Section Twenty-four, in Township Twenty-five North, Range Three East; thence North, following the present boundary of the City of Seattle along said west line of said Section twenty-four to the quarter section corner in the west line of said Section Twenty-four; thence East, following the present boundary of the City of Seattle along the center line of said Section Twenty-four, and of Sections Nineteen and Twenty in Township Twenty-five North, Range Four East to the east line of said Section twenty; thence South following the present boundary of the City of Seattle, along the east line of said Section Twenty to the Southeast corner thereof; thence East following the present boundry of the City Seattle along the North line of Sections Twenty-eight and Twenty-seven in Township Twenty-five North, Range Four East, to the shore of Lake Washington; and thence Easterly in the waters of Lake Washington following the present boundary of the City of Seattle to the present Northeast corner of the limits of the City of Seattle and place of beginning, including all waters embraced within the boundaries above described. 1 Edw B Riley 2 Virgil B Duvall 3 J H Rengstorff 4 E F J Ottarson 5 L E Wolf 6 Chas B Hathaway 7 Feo B Riley 8 J B Moosette 9 Carl Herrank 10 C E Dowine 11 Chas John 12 P H Petersen 13 B M Rockland 14 P P Canwell 15 J A Scott 16 Frank Doran 17 C H Culoes 18 D Kaufman 19 W H Davis 20 T B Hite 21 S H Flint 22 W H Rooks 23 D Batson 24 T A Tacomella 25 C K Hammond 26 W H Drake 27 James C Lace 28 John Myers 29 H Caughlin 30 A V Paulson 31 J A Park 32 R Merchant 33 S A Griffith 34 Wm G Guger 35 Conrad Weary 36 Jim Mead 37 L F Lawbing 38 W R Rustad 39 W J Murphy 40 C H Harvey 41 Eugene McConnell 42 C W Towsley 43 W M Thaamon 44 Robt Hoffman 45 W H Dyer 46 D J Kloeber 47 Wm H Clark 48 John Hopkinson 49 Wm H Hughes 50 J W Hauser

90 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 1 1886 Petition of Otto Fuhrman et al for the opening and improving of a Street from Howell St to Broadway by way of Fourteenth St & Bancroft Street Referred to Street Committee. Petition of J D Smith et al for the opening of Stewart Street sufficient for thepassage of wagons from Seventh St to Ninth Street Referred to Street Committee. Petition of C W Lawton & W H Davis praying that a license be required to be paid by parties importing and selling fruit trees etc. Referred to Committee on License & Revenue Petition of G Kellogg et al for a sewer on West St between Leonora Street & Blanchard Street to connect with sewer on Blanchard Street Referred to Committee on Sewers. Petition of O J Carr et al praying the Council to order 32 candle power lamps placed on all the Street Lamposts now in use, and 32 candle power lamps on all extensions that may be ordered during the year. Referred to Committee on Street lights. Petition of W S Williams et al for cross walks on Madison Street corner of Kinney Street & Hughston Street Referred to Street Committee Petition of Sunset Telephone Telegraph Company for permission to stretch wires along Grant Street Plank Road Referred to Street Committee Petition of Nicholas Ruffin for permission to build

101 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 15 1886 reason that the greater portion of the land mentioned in the petition is not platted. Adopted From Same Committee on petition of Nicholas Ruffin for permission to occupy the extension fo University Street for the purpose of building a cabin recommending that it be not granted as the petition now reads, as it is indefinate and asks too much. Adopted From Same Committee asking further time to report on petitions of J D Smith et al for opening Stewart Street and W E Williams et al for crossing on Madison Street granted From Fire and Water Committee recommending certain repairs to Engine House No 4 and the purchase of certain furniture for said engine house. Adopted and purchasing Agent authorized to purchase the necessary articles. from Committee on judiciary on petitionofC W Lawton and W H Davis reporting that upon examination they find that ordinance No 705 covers all that the petitioners can ask. adopted Licenses Referred John T Lester, J H Foster, T P Heman, Morgan and prosser Melhorn & Probst, W Waugh, O P Dahlquist, August Wolff, O N Morse & John Feigh. Licenses Ordered Issued Fred Scholpp Retail Malt Thomas & Davis Retail Intox Shaw & Alger Retail Intox Geo W Walsh Retail Intox Benj Murphy Retail Malt

183 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 6 1887 Maynard's Plat. Granted Petition of Deluge Hose Company for a suitable building in which to store fire apparatus. Referred to Communitie as Fire & Water. Petition of Geo L Howe et al praying that Otis Preston be granted permission toerect a cigar stand on Northwest corner of South Second and Washington Streets. Referred to Street Committee. Petition Victor Ratt et al. for permission to build a small addition to his barber shop in Colman's Block on west side of Front Street. Granted. Remonstrance of W H Davis et al against opening Natchez & Republican Streets. Referred to Street Committee, no steps to be taken towards opening said streets until the remonstrance is reported upon. Petition of citizens of Houghton & vicinity praying that the road to Laurel Shade be put in good repair. Referred to Street Commitee. Petition of W H Silber et al, for opening Alley through Block 18 Maynard's Plat . Referred to Street Commitee. Petition of A Levin & Co for permission to put an addition onrear of cigar store 9 x 19 feet in size on East Side of Commercial Street. Referred to Commitee on Fire & Water and granted if approved by the Chief of the Fire Department. Petition of Baily Gatzert et al for a new Hook & Ladder Truck. Referred to Fire & Water Com with request that they examine into the matter & report at the next meeting