City of Seattle Records

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 W O Hardin 2 C F Ypeedon 3 G G White 4 N K Harshman 5 M Stixrud 6 M Dickinson 7 H Rode 8 A D Thomas 9 F A Wood 10 C O Marsing 11 E A Hartley 12 F McNaught 13 J P Jacobsen 14 W J Jennings 15 Chas F Fishback 16 John Decker 17 William H Dingwell 18 Tho M Suth 19 Christan Steinke 20 R H J Pennefather 21 A Lucas 22 Johan M Westling 23 W Schuller 24 Andrew Knox 25 J C Mitchell 26 Robert S Allan 27 G Marks 28 M Dishon 29 V L Dickson 30 E Conway 31 L C McCurdy 32 Daniel Williams 33 J I Hawley 34 N H Latimer 35 Chas T Reitze 36 W Trackwell 37 Joseph A White 38 W H Wilson 39 W J Hill 40 J Arthur Hall 41 H R Lovett 42 Christ Thompson 43 N Nelson 44 H Ellare 45 F Wegner 46 E G JohnsonMD 47 Orels Peterson 48 W A Johnson 49 W A Kelly 50 A J Pearse

4 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE May 7 1886 The following petitions for liquor licenses having been approved by the license committee are granted and licneses ordered issued: James Murphy Retail intoxicating 3 months from May 12 Geo C Delfel Retail intoxicating 3 months from May 16 Grubb & Johnson Retail intoxicating 3 months from May 1 Harm & Peters Retail intoxicating 3 months from May 20 Mauer & Steinle Retail intoxicating 3 months from Apr 30 H Foster Retail intoxicating 3 months from May 12 H Haggenmaker & Co Retail intoxicating 3 months from May 15 Margaret O'Shea Retail malt 3 months from May 15 A Wolff Retail malt 3 months from May 13 J Shepich Retail malt 3 months from May 8 The vote on the foregoing being as follows: 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 W Young The following claims have been duly audited by the Council are allowed andordered paid by warrants drawn on the respective funds to wit: W R Forrest #1622 City 125.00 Clerk A Chilberg #1623 City 83.33 Treasurer C H Hanford #1624 City 100.00 Attorney J Bogart #1625 City 108.40 Jailor & Board of Prisoners L Cummings #1626 City 91.00 St Commissioner G G Lyon #1627 City 44.55 Justice Fees M Dishon #1628 City 7.46 Printing for Mch R H Thomson #1629 City 23.50 Engineering J S M Smart #1630 City 75.00 Health Officer Sunset Telephone Co #1631 City 5.90 Telephone for May G W Hapgood #1632 City 1.50 Repairs in Clerk's office G A Hill #1633 City 23.65 Justice Fees J W Warner #1634 City 7.50 Special Police L Miller #1635 City 4.00 Coal for Police Office Chas Woolery #1636 City 2.20 Witness Fees Kline & Rosenberg #1637 City 3.00 Gloves for Police