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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 Michael Phillips 2 Francis N Bray 3 Wellington Strohl 4 Wm Chisholm 5 G N Hadgdon 6 W R Womeu 7 Hiram Lelsile 8 Edmund Bowden 9 W E Slater 10 J B Yaicey 11 W Dudley Field 12 H J Norden 13 Alain Graf 14 Vineen Fancinllo 15 J C Grasse 16 J W D Holbrook 17 T P Connen 18 M J Campbell 19 H S Nettleton 20 C M Sheafe 21 Adolph L Brand 22 PeterCarey 23 Jos Bushnell 24 W J Ferguson 25 Joseph Green 26 John Thomas Groceries 27 A B Ball 28 A C Thompson 29 E A Smith 30 Ed B LaFleur 31 Thomas Gardner 32 J Y Niggle 33 E Shepard 34 Louis Newroth 35 H J Ismon 36 T R Pumphrey 37 E P Critcher 38 W Trommey 39 W H Somhold 40 F E Builab 41 N P Boyd 42 C E Kedson 43 Alex Hamilton 44 George Schonmeyer 45 James H Green 46 J M B Hickerson 47 John E Rice 48 J F T Mitchell 49 A M Young 50 H C Beckham

696 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Oct 18 1885 Petition of Northwestern Cracker Company for a sidewalk on west-sideof Front St Referred to Street Committee Communication from F A Minick regarding pay o fEngineer Engine Co No 1 Referred to Committee on Fire and Water. Communication for L P Ferry et al asking for removal of Jas Dunham Engineer No 2. Referred to Com. on Fire and Water. Communication from Chief of the Fire Dept asking permission to sell condemned hose at private sale. Referred ot Commission of Fire And Water. Reports From Judiciary Committee approving report of City Justice G A Hill, Justice of the Peace Geo G Lyon, Chiefof Police and City Jailor and the same are received and ordered filed. From Judiciaary Committee recommending that the petition of Powers & Meyers praying that the suit of the City against them be decided upon payment of costs by granted. n motion the petition referred back to the Committee for further investigation From the Finance Committee as follows: Your Committee respectfully report that they employed Mr E Shepard to assist the City Clerk in Balancing the various accounts as well as the City Treasurer's books: The work done was a very tedious undertaking from the fact that the accounts have been running for several years without having been balanced. The manner in which the books will be kept hereafter will assist your Committee in verifying the Treasurers report which under the former system was almost an impossibility. We herewith submit the report of our City Clerk and

699 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Oct 16 1885 Andrew Lunn Retail Intox 3 months from Oct 1st 1885 James W Smith Retail Intox 3 months from Oct 1st 1885 Jus McCary Retail Intox 3 months from Oct 15th 1885 C G Steinwey Retail Intox 3 months from Oct 4th 1885 The wote on issuing said licenses being as follows, to wit: In favor of same, Calligan, Furth, Hall, Harrington, Keenen, Lake, McDonald, Post and Young. Claims Allowed The following claims against the City having been duly audited and allowed by the Council are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows to wit: Dr J M Smart City 1293 15.00 Copying Death Record E Shepard City 1294 125.00 Services assisting Clerk Geo G Lyon City 1295 18.10 Justice Fes Neuman & Argens City 1296 3.50 Padlock Keys & Labor (Jail) J D Lowman City 1297 14.88 Over Payment on Tax Roll A Labrasche City 1298 4.00 Night-Watch Engine No1 Lowman & Hanford S &P Co City 1299 29.50 Books etc for Clerk etc Stetson & Post Mill Co City 1300 15.00 Lumber for City Jail Chas McDonald City 1301 15.00 Repairs of Jail Jas P Ludlow City 1302 15.00 Clerks fees Dist Court Jas P Ludlow City 1303 15.00 Clerks fees Dist Court Jas P Ludlow City 1304 15.00 Clerks fees Dist Court Stetson & Post Mill Co [?] 1099 165.30 Lumber for St Com'r.. Harrington & Smith [?] 1100 60.74 Suppplies for St Com'r.. J A McBeath [?] 1101 4.50 Shoeing Horses St Com'r.. Seattle Hardware Co [?] 1102 3.63 Sewer Pipe for St Com'r.. G Kellogg & Co [?] 1103 1.00 Horse Medicine for St Com'r.. J F Warner & Co [?] 1104 1.55 Supplies for St Com'r.. Chas McDonald [?] 1105 8.50 Repairing for St Com'r.. H Meydenbauer Fire 662 3.00 Washing Hose G Kellogg Fire 663 23.00 Coal for No 2 J Schram & Co Fire 664 3.00 Fire Alarm Bell No 2 Allmond & Phillps Fire 665 2.50 Re-casting Bell No 4

761 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Mar 5 1886 being read is on motion laid onthe table Also an ordinance entitles "An ordinance toamend section8of ordinance no 397" Which after being read is adopted by the following vote viz: in favor of the adoption thereof Councilman R H Calligan, G W Hall, J Furth, W A Harrington, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G WYoung against none On motion of Councilman Furth the action of the Council in laying on the table the Ordinance entitled "An Ordinance to amend section 2 and 14 of Ordinance No 637" is reconsidered and motion being made, the ordinance is adopted by the following vote viz: In favor thereof Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, G W Hall, W A Harrington, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G WYoung against none The clerk submits an ordinance entitled "A special ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" which is adopted by the following vote viz: In favor thereof Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, G W Hall, W A Harrington, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G WYoung against none On motion the council does now adjourn until thrusday evening March 11th 1886 Attest W R Forrest clerk by E Shepard deputy H L Yesler mayor

766 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Mar 11 1886 Petition of F H Osgood is now taken from the table and the ordinance submitted is read by the city attorney. Moved by Councilman Calligan that the matter be refered to the Committee of the whole to examine the proposed changes; lost Councilman Hall moves the adoption of the ordinance which is entitled "An ordinance to amend sections one and five of Ordinance #473, carried by the folowing vote: in favor of the adoption thereof Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, Geo Hall, W A Harrington, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G W Young against none On motion the Treasurer is authorized to return assessment roll of Seneca St improvement Ord #401 and Clerk authorized to credit Treasurer with amount of tax assessed to Territorial University On motion all matters realting to the police force of the City are laid over until next meeting Clerk submits an Ordinance entitled "A special ordinance appropriating moeny to pay audited bills" which is adopted by the following vote: in favor thereof Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, Geo Hall, W A Harrington, T W Lake, Chas McDonald, J J Post and G W Young Ordered that the council do now adjourn attest W R Forrest clerk by E Shepard deputy H L Yesler mayor