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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 L H Wheeler 2 G Kellogg 3 W W Swank 4 C C Babcock 5 E B Fowler 6J H Landon 7 Henry Ellis 8 A P Hill 9 Francis A Bell 10 O T Conaner 11 W A Smith 12 W H Solchard 13 J W Miller 14 James Weed 15 C A Weed 16 James McGough 17 C Dyern 18 Thos R Beckwith 19 J Park Henderson 20 J D MorrisM D 21 C O Barness 22 L Pratt 23 Henry F Humun 24 E H Hurlebert 25 Watson Allen 26 James A Panting 27 Geo F Parker 28 Wm M Wood 29 J D Mienach 30 J E Houghton 31 H Betheimbelm 32 D L Fletcher 33 Wm H Finch 34 C O Hughes 35 S B Tibbits 36 S W Clark 37 C H Gray 38 E S Peet 39 J A Gould 40 Jno W Gibson 41 A Toby 42 Chas R Jenner 43 D B Man 44 J C Sloan 45 Harry W Bringhurst 46 W L Melick 47 R Stutsman 48 H E Green 49 H T Raser 50 M M Byrne

504 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE July 9/84 ' providing for the collection of assessments to pay of the cost and expenses of Condemnation of property for the extension of Madison Street under Ordinance No 276" After due consideration said Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Day, Harris, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke, Rasin & Wusthoff Against adoption none An Ordinance is submitted entitles "An Ordinance to amend Ordinance No 383 entitled "An Ordinance establishing certain grades in the City of Seattle", After due consideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Day, Harris, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke & Wusthoff Against adoption none The Cemetary Comtee submits an ORdinace entitled "An Ordinance for the purpose of converting Seattle Cememtary into a Pubi Park" after due consideration asid Ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Day, Harris, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke & Wusthoff Against adoption none An Ordinance is submitted entitled "A speial Ordinance appropriating money to apy audited bills. Adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Day, Harris, McDonald, Northrup, Ranke & Wusthoff Against adoption none Claims Paid fire fund R C Smith Care of Hook & Ladder apparatus No 402 $20. Ordered that a Warrant be drawn favor G Kellogg as Chief of Fire Dept in the sum of $20.00 with which to purchase coal Miscellaneous And now the Council proceeds to elect the Chief Engineer of the fire Dept as provided by ordinance No 536; thereupon Wm Campbell is elected to fill said Office for the term provided by law. And now the coucil proceeds to examine & Equalized the assessment Roll for Bell Street Improvement Grade Ordinance No 555; Thereupon after due examination the said Roll being found to be Correct in every particular & no complaints having been made as to any assessnent therein. It is ordered that said assessment Rolls be & is hereby approved

507 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE July 18/84 Ed Parker Special Officer Election Day 751,752 $3 H R Turnbull Special Officer Election Day 753 $3 M J Mills Special Officer Election Day 754 $3 W P Smith Special Officer Election Day 755 $3 T H Campbell Special Officer Election Day 756 $3 M L Petty Special Officer Election Day 757 $3 J H McGraw Sheriff's Fees 758 $35.50 J H McGraw Plumbing City HAll 759 $11.15 J H McGraw Taxes Refunded 760 $3.70 J H McGraw Taxes Refunded 761 $2.83 Fire Fund Young & McKeon Labor on hose No 403 $4.50 John Sturm Washing hose No 404 $1.50 James Dunham Washing hose No 405 $3. J F Trana Washing hose No 406 $3. Alfred Snyder Brooms & Cleaning Material No 407 $2.50 M J Callinan Coal No 408 $7.50 G Kellogg Coal No 409 $7. W A Perry Coal No 410 $6. G Kellogg & Co Cleaning Material No 411 $9.90 Gordon Hardware Co Files, Waste etc. No 412 $4.50 Spring Hill Water Co. Water No 413 $12. The Fire Contee returns the report of the Chief of the Fire Dept with their apporval Ordered that the Street Commissioneer be & he is hereby instructed to Plank over the railriad track way between Columbis & Washington Streets for fire purposes, porvided the Railroad Co contract [?] Ordered that the chif of the Fire Dept be & he is hereby instructed to remove a tongue [?] R R Co Fire Engine] Bids Rec'd And now the Council proceeds to open the bids for the [?]

576 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE DEC22/84 "appropriating money to pay auditd bills" adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Frye, Latimer, Northrup, Rinehart, Snyder, Sox & Yesler, Against adoption none. Ordered that the Attorney be & is hereby instructed to defer the colection of the 10% penalty on all delinquent taxes until March 1885. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Friday Dec 26 at 7 o'clock pm attest E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor Dec 26/84 Be it remembered that on this the 26th day of December, 1884 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber puruant to the Call of His Honor the Mayor. The Following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Chas F Clancy, Geo F Frye, W A Harrington, B L Northrup, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, H L Yesler, W H Latimer and W V Rinehart Thereupon the following proceedings are had: A petition is rec'd from Wm Campbell et al for the appointment of Dan'l McKeon as Chief of the fire Department, Referred to Fire Comtee with instruction to report forthwith Ordered that Assistant Chief of the Fire Department Dan'l McKeon be & is hereby temporarily appointed to perform the duties of Chief of the Fire Department until the Board of Fire Delegates for the purpose of appointing of the Fire Department in place of G Kellogg Ordinances The atty submits an Ordinance entitled "To provide for the remissionof the Ten Percent penalty upon all general and special taxes for for the year 1884 which shall be paid prior to the First day of March 1885." After due consideration said ordinance is adopted upon the following vote to wit: Clancy

To the Mayor & City Council for the City of Seattle Herewith we submit a remonstrance signed by the Merchants and Property holders and the Firemen of this City against the proposed removal of No 2 Engine With the exception of Mr Keating and Mr Ritterhoff Every person Who has seen the remonstrance have experssed a wish to sign it We mention the names of these two gentlemen not to qustion their motives only to prove our assertion and show the practical unanmity of public sentiment an the question of removal We will say further that in getting signers We have where a known predijudice was Entertained against the Council Not presented this remonstrance Respectfully Submitted G Kellogg J McDonald L P Terry Com on remonstrance