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To the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle Greeting: Whereas there is now being printed and circulated in this city an certain paper known and designated as the Sunday Breeze Mercury, and also a certain other paper known and designated as the Sunday Sun: and Whereas, these papers do smirch the character of our citizens and corrupt the moral of our youth; and Whereas certain of our sister cities, deeming such publications unfit to be read by their citizens, have prohibited their circulation within the corporate limits of such cities; Therefore, we, the undrsigned, most respectfully petition your Honorable Sir and Body to take such action as will effectulally stop the publication and distribution of said papers in our own fair city. NAMES J Shepherd Mrs S E Shepherd A G Hoffman A McNaughton Ella M Huff Ethelyn Pruse Frank Hoffeditz Vern C Butts Willie Hoffeditz Charlie Luskey W Kinneir Lizzie Kinneir Mary Thornton Julia A Butts Alice M Shepherd Jr. Winnie Shepherd E Shepherd A Shepherd Mabel Strong Sadie Stoffeditz Eve Cookson Annie Shepherd Chas A Craig Clara Hammon Geo Brown Sidney Butts 26 names

We, the undersigned residents and property-owners of south Seattle, petition your honorable body, for a road way, 24 feet wide, to be built on piles, adjacent to and adjoining the new Grant Street Electric Railway: commencing where the electric road leaves Grant Street Bridge, to join the land at south Seattle. The road to be about seven hundred feet long. The cost would be about the same as the re-boarding and re-plankeing of the present road, and also will escape two dangerous crossings. Newells Mill Co E W Small J W Thomton W L Haskell Laed Lulien P Lufsky Chas A Craig J Thomas F Velars H S Trowbridge H D Morton G P Owens J P Williams J M Wilson Jas Cummings S C Chambers L Jorgensen C H Brown H E Peterson Nick Friedrichs G S Campbell H N Thornton A W Parkhurst G l Burdic Dave Brooks F W Dashby

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 Geo F Raymond 2 R Scott 3 John Rai 4 N C McInillian 5 W P Jacobs 6Chas A Craig 7 J E Dean 8 H J Clausen 9 Jno R Hamilton 10 John Ericksson 11 R S Young 12 M Uendelsol 13 Jas S Murray 14 J Michael 15 Wm A Cox 16 Thomas B Hardin 17 D O'Hara 18 H J Regan 19 E N Deibert 20 F J Wilder 21 Geo W Fipned 22 B B Freed 23 H Brinkley 24 James Murphy 25 Geo R Kibbe 26 J N Entz 27 O C Thomford 28 W M Cowby 29 Julius Wegert 30 S B Wright 31 J C Gillespie 32 C W Lawton 33 J F DeBernean 34 R Damm 35 P D Hughes 36 W D Cower 37 W A Butler 38 J R McLaughlin 39 A Hattren 40 Sig Harris 41 W Rutherford 42 Geo G Jenkins 43 C H Lilly 44 Henry Brice 45 R Korns 46 Jos Dougan 47 P J McManus 48 T E Kolm 49 M Choit 50 C W Willett

771 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 19 1886 [name] fund warrant [amount] [remarks] Julius Flint City 1555 1.00 cleaning dog pound Jones & Arthur City 1556 1.00 Stamping Dog Tags D Kellogg City 1557 10.00 Special police U M Rasin City 1558 10.00 Special police Chas A Craig City 1559 10.00 Special police R H Hopkins City 1560 10.00 Special police A E Hanford City 1561 10.00 Special police G A Colman City 1562 10.00 Special police J P Lange City 1563 10.00 Special police W H Pumphrey City 1564 10.00 Special police L J Colman City 1565 10.00 Special police T R Pumphrey City 1566 10.00 Special police A W Cornwall City 1567 10.00 Special police E B Burwell City 1568 10.00 Special police A S Burwell City 1569 10.00 Special police E M Carr City 1570 10.00 Special police F H Sparling City 1571 10.00 Special police M & K Gottstein City 1572 24.80 Rebate of taxes The City Attorney submits an Ordinance entitles "An Ordinance to vacate a certain alley in the City of Seattle" which being read is adopted by the following vote: In favor of the adoption thereof Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, G W Hall, W A Harrington, T W Lake, Chas McDonald and J J Post. against none On motion it is ordered that purchasing agent be instructed to purchase necessary books and blanks for assessment and tax rolls.

275 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 19 1887 Name No Fund Amount Remarks James Dunham 1091 Fire 3.00 Washing Hose James Campbell 1092 Fire 2.50 Hauling Hook & Ladder Truck W L Green 1093 Fire 5.00 Hauling Hook & Ladder Truck Chas A Craig 1094 Fire 2.50 Hauling Hose cart Ed L Lindsley 1095 Fire 2.50 Hauling Hose Cart No 2 Ed L Lindsley 1095 Fire 2.50 Hauling Hook & Ladder Truck Ed L Lindsley 1095 Fire 1.25 Clearing around Powder House Madison St Ex & Mill St Assess't Rolls And now inpursuance of law and published notice, the Council proceeds to examine and equalize the Assessment Rolls for the Special Asessment districts created by Ordinance Number 839 for Grading & Improving Madison St as further extended and established and Ordinance No 847 for the grading and improvement of Mill Street, and no one appearing to contest said rolls it is ordered that said assessment rolls done nd the same are hereby approved and adopted. Miscellaneous Ordered that a wagon and double harness be purchased for the use of the City and that Councilman R Russell be appointed a committee of one to make such purchase. Ordered that the clerk be instructed to advertise for bids for lighting the streets and public buildings ofthe City from Sept 1st 1887 to Oct 1st 1888; Also for doing the City Printing for the same period. Also for furnishing the City 20 tons of coal more or less to be delivered at the City Hall and at Engine House No 1, No 2 & 4. Ordinance An Ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An Ordinamce to further extend establish lay out and open Natches Street in the City of Seattle" which is passed by