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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 J F Nelson 2 Fred Hughes 3 A C Roberts 4 G H Horton 5 Angus McAulay 6 John P Weiss 7 R F Smith 8 Jno Reynolds 9 Geo Harper 10 A Hansen 11 O C McGray 12 F R Bratt 13 Rick Giles 14 Alex G Anderson 15 A H Foote 16 P Wickstrom 17 Siimon Zacharia 18 19 Estaban Pepov 20 F C Herrmann 21 J H Carr 22 Geo W Hartzell 23 J R Piddanck 24 Frank Knott 25 A H King 26 Ira Bronson 27 JOhn H Laycock 28 Geo E Few 29 W H Watts 30 Boyd J Tallevan 31 Jno N Jackson 32 Je G Doheny 33 W R McKnight 34 W S Morrison 35 E W McGonisk 36 Elwood F Haishman 37 C B Little 38 E H Kinley 39 M L Wefisd 40 J P Carter 41 N Stupker 42 C A Holmes 43 P B Morton 44 D B Durie 45 Geo T Carden 46 M C Baer 47 J G McCarty 48 Edward Chriete 49 Aug Scheele 50 Jas G Gillies

271 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 17 1887 Ordered that Geo W Young be reduced on personal property $400 account error. Ordered that Harrington & Smith be reduced on personal property from $126,876 to $20,000 account old mortagae & Bank Accts. Ordered that Geo W Crane be reduced $200 on personal property account Chattel mortgage Ordered that Lawrence S Booth be reduced on personal property $8190 account mortgages cancelled. Ordered that the estate of Crawford & Harrington be reduced on personal property $50,882 acct mortgages. Ordered that the real estate assessed against the Stetson and Post Mill Co be stricken from the roll and that they be reduced on Improvements to $12,500 and on personal property to $12,000. Ordered that J G Nolap be reduced on personal property $800 account mortgages. ordered it Ordered that S L Crawford be reduced on personal property $100 account mortgages. Ordered that A H King be reduced on personal property from $7365 to $2900 acct mortgages paid & credits. Ordered that McNaught Terry & McNaught be reduced from $4500 to $1400 on Library & Furniture. Sewer Pipe Ordered that the purchasing Agent be instructed to purchase by telegraph sufficient Ironstone sewer pipe to build a culvert across Mill Street at Fourth Street. .

322 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 4 1887 Petition of A C Anderson for permission to grade the Alley in Block 48 of C C Terry's Addition read and referred to the Street Committee with power to act. Petition of Ida J McGinnis for permission to repair building on Lot 5 Block 11 Maynard's Plat, read & referred to Committee on Fire & Water power to act. Petition of T H Hackett for a sidewalk on North side of University Street between 2d & 3d Sts. read and referred to Committee on Streets. Petitionof A H King & others for opening Alley in Block 38 Boren's plat, read and referred to Street Committee with power to act. Petition of Charles Clancy for permission to erect a wooden building in Washington Street between Thomas Clancy's brick building and the 'Chinese' washhouse, read and referred to Committee on Fire and Water with power to act. Petition of W D Cone & others for opening alley through Block 33 Maynard's Plat, read and referred to the Committee on Streets. Petition of O C Shorey &Co & others for extending Columbia Street westward to a junction with the right-of-way of the Seattle Lakeshore & Eastern R R read & referred to the Street Committee. Petition of W S Boone & others for the modificatin of the grade of Seventh Street read & referred to the Street Committee. Petition of E Goding & others for Street Lights

328 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 4 1887 Moran Bros 1131 Fire 20.26 Repg Hydrants Spring Hill Water Co 57 Water 330.50 Water month of Oct Mill St improvements Wm Tierney 1484 Ord 847 1293.75 Estimate Contract Work Mill St Albro Gardner 1485 Ord 847 45.14 Engineering Mill St Madison St Wm Tierney 1486 Ord 839 2317.00 Estimate Madison St Albro Gardner 1487 Ord 839 55.37 Engineering Madison St 7th St Wilson & Godfrey 1488 Ord 848 2434.46 Estimate Seventh St Albro Gardner 1489 Ord 848 47.90 Engineering Seventh St 7th St W E Wilson 1490 Ord 829 343.13 Estimate Seventh St Albro Gardner 1491 Ord 829 21.01 Engineering Seventh St 4th St Albro Gardner 1492 Ord 836 66.50 Estimate 4th St West St Albro Gardner 1493 Ord 843 72.50 Engineering West St Miscellaneous On motion of Councilman Furth ordered that the City surveyor at once prepare plans for cribbing to protect the property of D K Baxter and A H King on Mill Street and that the clerk at once advertise for bids for doing such work said bill to be filed with the clerk on or before Tuesday evening next & that when the council adjourn it adjourn until Tuesday evening next. Justice N Soderberg appears before the Council and asks that some action be taken in regard to discrimination against him by the Chief of Police and Police officers in refusing to tske criminsl cases to his court and also charging that the Chief of Police is in league with the gamblers and permitting gambling games to run i the City. On motion of Councilman Furth the matter is referred to the Committee on Health & Police and the Judiciary Committee. On motion of Councilman Lake ordered that here after when parties are given permission to take up sidewalks or street planking in order to make improvements

337 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Nov 18 1887 of A C Anderson for permission to borrow earth from the alley in Block 48 Terry's First Addn to provided the same is done under the supervision of the Street Commissioner. Adopted. From same Committee reporting that they have opened the alley on Block 38 of Boren's Plat in accordance with the prayer of the petition of A H King & others. Adoted. From City Attorney stating that satisfactory arrangements have meen made with the contractors on West Street by which they pay of[f] the laborers on said street is secured. From City Attorney reporting that Justice Jones has decided the case of Kendrick vs the City of Seattle against the City & recommending that the case be appealed tothe Dictrict Court. Ordered that the City Attorney take the steps necessary in order to appeal said cause. From Fire & Water Committee granting petition of M Schmidt for permission to make certain repairs to a building on North side of Washington Street between Commercial & South Second Street providing such repairs are made under the provisions of ordinance No 833. Adopted. From Same Committee granting petition of Geo E Clancy & Others for a fire plug conrer of Fourth & Washington Streets. Adopted. From Same Comittee granting petition of Charles Clancy for permission to erect wooden building on Washington Street adjoining Clancy's Brick Building