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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 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

625 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE on Lot 2 Blk 8 Boren's Plat granted Reports Rec'd From Chief of Police ordered filed From Street Commissioner ordered filed From Justice Geo G Lyon ordered filed From Jailor ordered filed From Health Officer submitting quarterly report. Adopted and City Atty instructed to submit oas Ordinance to compel the connectionof sink drains with sewers From Atty on pending litigatin Adopted Fron City Justice Ordered Filed From Treasurer referred to finance Comtee From Chief of Fire Dept on sale on condemned hose & returning $78.00 of moneys collected on a/c of such sale. Ordered filed From Street Comtee recommending the granting of the petition of C W Lawton et al for opeing Mill Street. Report adopted Applications for Licenses Referred Gumbert & Dickman]], Lewis Silrim, Wm Waugh, Geo Meister, E Champeaux A F Hill, Walters Bros & Co, John Lester, Bernard Kurz & Henry Manes & Co, Patrick Flynn, Chas Ross, John Bramley, & Morgan & Lawrence Licenses Ordered Issued Ordered that licenses be issued as follows, towit: John Feigh for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from May 8 S A Scullen for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from May 11 Julius W Smith for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from May 8 Aug Wolff for retail malt liquors for 3 months from May 13 Boegli & Brailland for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from May 12 O'Shea & Parent for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from May 13 Andrew Storah for retail malt liquors for 3 months from May 14 Able & Townsend for retail intoxicating liquors for 3 months from May 13

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

Yesler Ave petition C W Lawton et al for sewer 10 Yakima St pet for improvement 52-58 Yakima St grading of 188 Yesler H L settlement 277-351-363-672 Young M H pet 444-525