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To the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle Greeting: Whereas there is now being pronted 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 K D Even E L Blaine C R Cabanski Eben S Wone M M Canahe B R Bruih Ezra S Pops A J F Edwards E W Snyder Robb Niven E G Johnson J C Urich Geroge Snyder C K Downie Chas A Briggs M Nichols W L Gitman A L Hibbard A S Pahen B W Smith J B Cavenaugh H W Milk David Kellogg Clarence W Adams P Jeff Mauus Fred Snell H A Krause Joseph Hewitt DC Brunnes M W Graham R Rhodes Tom Henderson J C Levold C M Cars A A Kraft Saleen Walker H J Gunnein H J Voss susivry H P Keuwedd Chas Carr J H Forrest Bell W H Punphrey Howard Norton George H Watson Rector J F McNaught R H Lunn E B Rods J S Arthur

W H Punphrey Hourert Norton Geroge H Watson Rector J S McNaught

M A Chay Paul Coke O S Sawuy

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

578 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec26/84 Cemetary Fund J B Metcalf Services as Cemetary Comissioner etc. No 29 $150. Water Fund John F Trana Boxing, filling & oiling Fire Hydrants No 5 $17.50 Councilmn Alfred Snyder presents the following Resolution "Resolved That the thanks of the Council is hereby tendered to Gardner Kellogg for the faithful and efficient manner in which he has filled the office of Chief of the Fire Department." Adopted by unanimous vote. Ordered that the petition of E G Johnson et al for the passage of an Ordinance annexed to regulate the sale of Intoxicating liquors be taken from the table and referred to the Judiciary Committee Ordered that the application of Frank Wilton for a Retail liquor license be &is hereby granted. Orderd that theCouncil stands now adjourned Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor. Jan 2/85 Be itremembered that on th is the 2nd day of Jaunary 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law The following Officers are present to eit: His Honor the mayor John Leary and Councilmen Chas F Clancy, W A Harrington, B L Northrup, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, ]]H L Yesler]], W G Latimer & W N Rinehart Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions rec'd From Sharpe, Coffman & Co et al for a crossing in South 2d Street at Jackson Street. Referred to Street Comtee From Niesz, Whittlesey & Co offering to furnish an abstract to the City. Referred to Finance Comtee From Geo Spangle for remitting $30.00 license money paid for skating rink license. Referred to License Comtee From Dietrich Rohlfs for correcting assessmenet referred to Finance Comtee

578 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 26/84 Cemetary Fund J B Metcalf Services as Cemetary Commissioner etc. No 29 $150. Water Fund John F Trana Boxing, filling & oiling Fire Hydrants No 5 $17.50 Councilman Alfred Snyder presents the following Resolution " Resolved that the thanks of this council is hereby tended to Gardner "Kellogg for the faithful and efficient manner in which he as "filled the Office of the Fire Department." Adopted by unanimous vote. Ordered that the petition of E G Johnson et al for the passage of an Ordinance annexed, to regulate the sale of Intoxicating liquors be taken from the table and referred to the Judiciary Committee. Ordered that the application of Frank Wilton for a Retail Liquor license be & is hereby granted. Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned Approved Attest: E S Osborne clerk John Leary mayor

Jan 2/85 Be it remembered that on this the 2nd day of January 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in the Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following Officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor John Leary and Councilman Chas F Clancy, W A Harrington , B L Northrup, Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, H L Yesler, W G Latimer & W V Rinehart. Thereupon the following proceedings are had: Petitions Rec'd From Sharpe Coffman & Co et al for a crossing in South 2nd Street at Jackson Street. Referred to Street Comtee From Niesz, Whittlesey & Co offering to furnish an abstract to the City. Referred to Finance Comtee. From Geo Spangle for remitting $30.00 license money paid for Skating Rink License. Referred to License Comtee. From Dietrich Rohlfs for correcting Assessment referred to Finance