City of Seattle Records

To the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle Greeting: Whereas there is now being printed 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 E C Sharpe H C Brunton J B Findlay Chas A Lafayette Tom M Sexton Oscar I Hall Mark Ten Seare Atrhur N Erskin Fred Hitchings John Philip S L Crawford J Arthur Hall B Dickinson Carrie E Hall H M George F L Fehrn F H Cole O S Davidson C P Babcock Lena Huchins H L Fernt A W Barton E H Holbrook

271 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 17 1887 Ordered that Geo W Young be reduced on personal property $400 account error. Ordered that Harrington & Smith be reduced on personal property from $126,876 to $20,000 account old mortagae & Bank Accts. Ordered that Geo W Crane be reduced $200 on personal property account Chattel mortgage Ordered that Lawrence S Booth be reduced on personal property $8190 account mortgages cancelled. Ordered that the estate of Crawford & Harrington be reduced on personal property $50,882 acct mortgages. Ordered that the real estate assessed against the Stetson and Post Mill Co be stricken from the roll and that they be reduced on Improvements to $12,500 and on personal property to $12,000. Ordered that J G Nolap be reduced on personal property $800 account mortgages. ordered it Ordered that S L Crawford be reduced on personal property $100 account mortgages. Ordered that A H King be reduced on personal property from $7365 to $2900 acct mortgages paid & credits. Ordered that McNaught Terry & McNaught be reduced from $4500 to $1400 on Library & Furniture. Sewer Pipe Ordered that the purchasing Agent be instructed to purchase by telegraph sufficient Ironstone sewer pipe to build a culvert across Mill Street at Fourth Street. .

Seattle Jan 7th 1891 To the Honorable The Board of Police Commissioners Gentlemen:- We, your Committee appointed to secure some legal light upon the bill presented to your honorable body by ex-police officer A M Kent, beg leave to report that they placed all the papers in the case in the hands of Corporation Counsel, the Hon Orange Jacobs and beg leave to submit here with (together with the other papers) his written opinion, for your consideration. We further recommend that your honorable body adopt the recommendations and suggestion therein made. Respectfully submitted S L Crawford G O Guy