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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 Peter Boyle 2 H M Peters 3 H Meyer 4 E S Lyons 5 Geo Kelly 6Thos A Stan 7 DeWitt McKenney 8 Julius Rahu 9 W Steventon 10 J S Chase 11 Terry King 12 M D Ballard 13 H S Turner 14 S P Quin 15 G B Smith 16 Robert Livesley 17 Lewis Smith 18 Joseph Doheny 19 Geo Herbert Watson 20 Frank Lindquist 21 Rees P Daniel 22 Dine O Wills 23 O B Shaw 24 J E Porter 25 A M Henderson 26 F C Lowell 27 A C Springer 28 J Loring Whittington 29 F J Sorter 30 Stephen Carkeek 31 Daniel J Frank 32 J M Kelly 33 W T Hall 34 A D Scroggy 35 Chas G Fall 36 M A Dimpau 37 Ike Brown 38 S V Ramsey 39 Chas B Grant 40 Chas E Eaton 41 Fred J Ware 42 G W T Riley 43 Geo S McCullongh 44 Walter W Beasoe 45 L V Morse 46 John Schlesniger 47 F W Hartley 48 M Seager 49 F C Young 50 Geo M VanDoren

Seattle Wash Jan 9th 1891 To the Board of Public Works of the City of Seattle We the undersigned property owners on 5th St respectfully petition your Honorable Body to have a sewer constructed on 5th St for a distance of two blocks from Bell St to Wall St to connect with sewer on Wall St or in accordance with the sewerage system of the City G M Godfrey Annie L Reynolds Alice R Allmond H M Peters

107 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE 1886 grade of Front Street also that the street be repaired on each side ofthe crossing to suit the grade at the new crossing. On motion the report is adopted. From same Committee on the proposition of the C&P S R R Co to lease the wharf and lower end of Main St recommending that the proposition be not accepted On motion the Committees report & Recommendationis adopted. From Street Light Committee recommending that the petition of I N Bigelow for a street light on S W Corner of 3rd & Pine Streets be granted Adopted. From Sewer & Drainage Committee recommending that hte petition of D R McKinlay et al for extension of Washington Street sewer be granted. Adopted From same Committee recommending that the petition of R H Denny et al for a sewer on Front Street from Pike Street to Union Street be granted. Adopted Licenses Referred Wm Cheadar, A Slorah, Jack Connors, Gumbert & Clinch Conrad Brehm, Margaret O'Shea, R Lowe & Co, M J McDonough, Thomas Anderson, Ernst Romey, A Walters, B Kurz H M Peters, E C Huntley & W F Allen & Co. Licenses Ordered Issued John T Lester Retail Intox 3 months J H Foster Retail Intox 3 months F P Heman Retail Intox 3 months Morgan & Prosser Retail Intox 3 months Melhorn & Probst Retail Intox 3 months O P Dahlquist Retail Intox 3 months O N Morse Retail Intox 3 months

118 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Nov 26 1886 Ole Nelson Retail Intox Liquor 3 Months Jack Connors Retail Intox Liquor 3 Months A Slorah Retail Intox Liquor 3 Months Gumbert & Clinch Retail Intox Liquor 3 Months R Lowe & Co Retail Intox Liquor 3 Months M J McDonough Retail Intox Liquor 3 Months A Wolters Retail Intox Liquor 3 Months Wilton & Jordison Retail Intox Liquor 3 Months E Champeaux Retail Intox Liquor 3 Months H M Peters Retail Intox Liquor 3 Months E C Huntley Retail Intox Liquor 3 Months W F Allen & Co Retail Intox Liquor 3 Months The vote upon issuing said licenses is a follows viz: In favor of same Coulter, Furth, Frink, Green, Hinckley, Russell & Reitze, Against None. Bills allowed The following claims against the City having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows viz: Name Warrant/Fund Amount Remarks J P Ludlow 2004 City 31.80 Dist Court Clerks fee B B Allen 2005 City 7.50 Dist Court Clerks fee Post Intelligencer 2006 City 104.50 Dist Court Clerks fee A H Manning 2007 City 56.33 Dist Court Clerks fee McDonald & Kallock 959 Fire 6.00 Washing Hose O C Shorey & Co 960 Fire 2.50 Repairing #1 Hose Cart Jno E Good 961 Fire .75 Bell Clapper Hose Cart No 2 James Tanner 962 Fire 4.00 Painting Engine House #4 Lake Union Fire Co 963 Fire 24.00 Furniture for Engine House #4 Warren & Perkins 964 Fire 6.00 Washing Hose for Engine House #4 W R Forrest Pur Agt 965 Fire 5.75 Lamps for Engine House #4 Miscellaneous On motion of Councilman Furth the street Commissioner is instructed to Connect the South end of Grant Street Plank Road with the Beach Road

128 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 21 1886 Communication from R H Thomson superintendent of Grant Street Plank Road reporting thatthe bridge had been fully completed in accordance with the contract & making certain suggestion. Read, Approved and ordered filed. Committee Reports Received From Steet Committee on petition of T T Minor et al recommendingthat the petition be granted and the Street Commissioner instructed to open a road from commencing on Jackson Street at the foot of the last hill (known as Pritchard's Hill) and connecting with the water works road. and continuing along the top of the ridge to the City Limits. Report Adopted. Applications for Licenses referred Gumbert & Clinch, A Slorah, Murphy & Price, H Hoggenmaker, Fred Scholpp, J H Foster, Charles Deitz, M J McDonough, Wm Grose, Melhorne & Probst, John Heinrich Jr, Fred Gasch, W F Allen & Co, M McDonald, George Meister E J Powers, Vitus Schmid, James W Smith A F Hill, Chas G Steinweg, Davidson & Grubb, Thomas Clancy, John Brennan, Julius Wright, Charles Ross, Wm Waugh, O N Morse, E C Huntley, Andrew Lunn, L Diller, H M Peters, Ernest Romey, John Collins, O P Dahlquist, M & K Gottstein, J P Tighe, Joe Franciso, Oscar Johnson, Frank P Heman E Champeaux, Martin Lange, Thomas & Davis, Ernst Romey, McMaster & Co, A F Able & Co. The A P Hoteling Co, Geo Delfil, John McCann William Mason, Ole Nelson, August Wolffe Morgan & Prosser, Shaw & Alger, Feigh & Miller, John Feigh, John T Lester, Margaret O'Shea, Jacob Bersch, Oliver Bernard, E C Slorah