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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 Edw B Riley 2 Virgil B Duvall 3 J H Rengstorff 4 E F J Ottarson 5 L E Wolf 6 Chas B Hathaway 7 Feo B Riley 8 J B Moosette 9 Carl Herrank 10 C E Dowine 11 Chas John 12 P H Petersen 13 B M Rockland 14 P P Canwell 15 J A Scott 16 Frank Doran 17 C H Culoes 18 D Kaufman 19 W H Davis 20 T B Hite 21 S H Flint 22 W H Rooks 23 D Batson 24 T A Tacomella 25 C K Hammond 26 W H Drake 27 James C Lace 28 John Myers 29 H Caughlin 30 A V Paulson 31 J A Park 32 R Merchant 33 S A Griffith 34 Wm G Guger 35 Conrad Weary 36 Jim Mead 37 L F Lawbing 38 W R Rustad 39 W J Murphy 40 C H Harvey 41 Eugene McConnell 42 C W Towsley 43 W M Thaamon 44 Robt Hoffman 45 W H Dyer 46 D J Kloeber 47 Wm H Clark 48 John Hopkinson 49 Wm H Hughes 50 J W Hauser

519 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jun 6 1888 for permission to use a portion of Spring Street for storing material. Referred to Street Committee. Petition of H L Yesler & others for grading Mill Street from Williamson Street to Windsor Street read and referred to the Street Committee with instructions to report onthe same at this session of the Council. Communication from owners of property condemned along the line of Second Street appointing S E Clough to act as appraiser in their behalf; read and granted. Communication from owners of property benefited along the line of Second Street appointing F S D Wolfe to act as appraiser in their behalf, read and granted. Petition of F H Robinson Petezson and others for the opening of the alley in Bock 45 Maynard's plat from Mill St to Washington Street Read and referred to the Street Committee. Petition of R E Knight for permission to change certain building on Front Street betweenSeneca and University Streets, Read and referred to Committee on Fire & Water. Petition of J H Rengstorff for permission to repair frame building on Lot 5 Block 6 A A Denny's Addition read and referred to the Committee on Fire and Water. Monthly Reports Received. From City Attorney read and ordered filed. From Police Justices Soderberg and Jones read and ordered filed. From Street Commissioner referred to Street Committee and returned approved. From Harbormaster read and referred to Committee on Harbors & Wharves.

595 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep 1 1888 Merchant's National Bank $55,000 Dexter Horton and Co $65,000 Guarantee Loan& Trust Co $25,500 Upon motion the report is adopted. Thefollowing named persons having been cited and failing to appear are ordered raised as follows W R Thornell Lot 5 B 103 A A Denny's addn to $500 W H Taylor Lot 1 B 103 Denny to Terry's Addn to $550 J Schram ]] E 1/2 Lot 3 B 77 Denny to Terry's Addn to $250 Ordered that the Council do now adjourn Approved Robert Moran Mayor Attest W R Forrestclerk by C W Ferris Dept Clerk Sep 7 1888 Be it remembered that on this 7th day of September A D 188 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor Robt Moran and Councilmen Burns, Durie, Green,Jones, McCombs, McDonald Niesz & Reitze The following proceedings are had towit: Petitons etc. Petitions of W R Brawley & others for revocation of liquor license hereto fore granted to Alden & Chase, read and referred to Committee on License & Revenue. Petition of J H Rengstorff for permission to move and repair building on North1/2 of Lot 5 block 6 A A Denny's Addn, read and referred to com on Fire and Water. Petition of J H Hall & others against revoking liquor license of Alden & Chase read and referred to the

595 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Sep 1 1888 Merchant's National Bank $55,000 Dexter Horton and Co $65,000 Guarantee Loan& Trust Co $25,500 Upon motion the report is adopted. Thefollowing named persons having been cited and failing to appear are ordered raised as follows W R Thornell Lot 5 B 103 A A Denny's addn to $500 W H Taylor Lot 1 B 103 Denny to Terry's Addn to $550 J Schram ]] E 1/2 Lot 3 B 77 Denny to Terry's Addn to $250 Ordered that the Council do now adjourn Approved Robert Moran Mayor Attest W R Forrestclerk by C W Ferris Dept Clerk Sep 7 1888 Be it remembered that on this 7th day of September A D 188 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: His Honor the Mayor Robt Moran and Councilmen Burns, Durie, Green,Jones, McCombs, McDonald Niesz & Reitze The following proceedings are had towit: Petitons etc. Petitions of W R Brawley & others for revocation of liquor license heretofore granted to Alden & Chase, read and referred to Committee on License & Revenue. Petition of J H Rengstorff for permission to move and repair building on North1/2 of Lot 5 block 6 A A Denny's Addn, read and referred to com on Fire and Water. Petition of J H Hall & others against revoking liquor license of Alden & Chase read and referred to the