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 S S Willard 2 John G Scurry 3 A D Hart 4 J M Sparkman 5 S I Robeson 6 John Lynch 7 A L Talmer 8 W H DeWolf 9 J M Leary 10 Jas R Hayden 11 B A Starkey 12 P McIntyre 13 J B Henderson 14 J Purth 15 John Langston 16 John Winkle 17 M J Calligan 18 W R Forrest 19 D L Knowles 20 George W Knowles 21 H E Shields 22 James E Morrison 23 C R G Davies 24 Christ B Hassen 25 S F Gastoer 26 George Nagel 27 Edwin W Craven 28 T W Gordon 29 Alfred Williams 30 David Kellogg 31 C H Kittinger 32 J E Rudolph 33 A J Young 34 35 Fred E Sanders 36 Fred Marao 37 W E Boone 38 Charles Armstrong 39 G H Heilbron 40 J S Gayle 41 J H Culley 42 J Brown 43 44 P Egge 45 Robert Westermen 46 S J Jackson 47 P M Baker 48 A Vahlhunch 49 J M Phater 50 C F Grant

C P Devine J M Carson city comptroller E C Neufelder C S Webb T A Wing Geo E Williams James Davey Wm Davey Earl Young Rsu W C Harrison J W Gregory Daniel W Bass E B Fowler Frank W Parker Jas R Hayden John A Sanborn David Utly G A Homarn Denis Flynn Joseph Moynihan Tuiwn Ranfoes George King G A Hermann E D McLaughlin W Crawford Gust Erickson W Sheehan M D Phelan John Liskey John Dill F Erickson H R Erickson Lindley S Anderson J D Leonds

Seattle Washington February 15 1894 To the Honorable City Council of the City of Seattle, Gentlemen:-We the undersigned residents and property owners upon the vacinity of Broadway and DeForrest Streets North of Madison Street and who are obliged to make daily use of said streets hereby petition your honorable body to cuase street lights to be places alont the line of siad Broadway and DeForrest Streets are not now established between Madison Street on the South and Oak Street on the North. Dated at Seattle Washongton February 15, 1884 Frank L Leshi E B Fowler Jas R Hayden Jas T Greenleaf E C Neufelder C S Webb Daniel W Bass F A Bell F G Pohundroff Seattle Trust Co Lee J Pitner, president Earl Young C M Sheafer Geo C Williams C A Williams H J Washburn J M Carson H C Henry Frank A Pontius H A Schneider F B Tipton J McAtgassone R Sartori G McMeir W H White Cow Gepferh James Davey Wm Davey A M Pinckney Charles Peterson John Decker John Dill

Peoples Savings Bank of Seattle Washington Bailey Gatzert, president J Furth, vice president Arthur Denny, 2nd vice president James R Hayden, cashier & Scty F I Blodgett, cashier Seattle Washington, Feby 2nd 1893 To the Hon. Mayor, Council & House of Delegates of the City of Seattle Gentlemen: Your attention is called to the fact that Republican Street runs East & West, and in the Pontius Supl Addition the same street is named 5th Street. My residence is the N E Corner of Boylston and 5th Street as is A Pontius Supl Plat, but in fact should be Republican and Boyleston. I therefore respectfully petition your honorable bodies to correct the Error by having the Pontius Addition fifth Street changed to conform to Republican street which is the name of the street as Continued to the East and West of said]] 5th street]]. Very Respectfully Jas R Hayden