City of Seattle Records

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

285 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 29 1887 Ordered that Chas Carr be reduced on personal property from $300 to $150. Ordered that J R Lewis be reduced on personal property $1398 account of mortgages. Ordered that E B Downing be reduced on personal property from $10,925 account of mortgages improperly assessed. Ordered that C H Kittenger be reduced on personal property from $20,000 for same reasons. Ordered that S Kenny be reduced on personal property from $2560 to $2060. The report of the Committee appointed by the Common Council to revise the assessment roll is received, read, and placed on file. Ordered that the assessment roll for the year 1887 as revised and corrected by the Council and now submitted by the Clerk be and the same is hereby adopted and approved. On motion the vote by which the Council Awarded the Lighting of the City Streets is reconsidered. On motion the Contract for lighting the City be awarded to the Seattle Electric Light Co the size of the Lights to be determined by the Committee on Street Lights. On motion it is ordered that the Business Houses of the City be requested to close their doors and remain closed until after the funeral services of the late Mrs Henry L Yesler are held.