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 Michael Phillips 2 Francis N Bray 3 Wellington Strohl 4 Wm Chisholm 5 G N Hadgdon 6 W R Womeu 7 Hiram Lelsile 8 Edmund Bowden 9 W E Slater 10 J B Yaicey 11 W Dudley Field 12 H J Norden 13 Alain Graf 14 Vineen Fancinllo 15 J C Grasse 16 J W D Holbrook 17 T P Connen 18 M J Campbell 19 H S Nettleton 20 C M Sheafe 21 Adolph L Brand 22 PeterCarey 23 Jos Bushnell 24 W J Ferguson 25 Joseph Green 26 John Thomas Groceries 27 A B Ball 28 A C Thompson 29 E A Smith 30 Ed B LaFleur 31 Thomas Gardner 32 J Y Niggle 33 E Shepard 34 Louis Newroth 35 H J Ismon 36 T R Pumphrey 37 E P Critcher 38 W Trommey 39 W H Somhold 40 F E Builab 41 N P Boyd 42 C E Kedson 43 Alex Hamilton 44 George Schonmeyer 45 James H Green 46 J M B Hickerson 47 John E Rice 48 J F T Mitchell 49 A M Young 50 H C Beckham

Received Apr 18 1892 Board of Public Works Seattle - Wash

To The Board of Public Works City Gentlemen, We the undersigned residents on or near Bradley Street and connecting with the line of pipe now laid on that street, respectfully request that the present pipe which is only from 1&1/2 to 2 inches in diameter be replaced with a 4 or 5 inch main. There are a large number of houses on or near Bradley street , and with the present line of pipe there are many which at times get no water. We also request that hydrants be placed along said street, as at present there ins absolutely no protection against fire. Chas E Crane G M Barber H R Clise F Durgin C T Laugridge E C Kilbannon C M Sheafe Chas Power George Donworth Louise A Tompson D E Blaine E D White E L Blaine Jno W Hubbard Isaiah Estep H C Estep Lue A McClellan J M Williams

to Supt W Works for report 4/20/92 F W D H secy

471 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE May 18 1888 granted the same to be included in the assessment district heretofore created in Tenth Street from Broadway to Spring Street Petition of M McDonald for permission to use the foot of Washington Street near Commercial Street to Commercial Street next to Esmond Saloon Granted. Petitionof Thomas Ewing for permission to use the foot of Washington Street for a landing place for ferry boat. Read and referred to Committee on Harbor & Wharves. Communication from W V Rinehart asking for the payment of certain street grade warrants. read and referred to the City Attorney. Remonstrance of Geo Brandt andothers against opening alley through Block 106 D T Denny's First Addition read and referred to Street Committee. PetitionofC M Sheafe and others for grading Temperance Avenue from Mercer Street to Lee Street read and referred to Street Committee. Communication from Memorial Committee G A R extending an invitation to the mayor and Council and through them to the people of Seattle to participate in the exercise of Memorial Day read and on motion accepted. Petition fo F Hochbrunn and others for the change of certain Street Grades, read and referred to Street Committee. Communication from the Boardof Fire Delegates reporting that Josiah Collins had been duly elected Chief of the Fire Department at an election held pursuant to law on Manday May 7th 1888 read and on motion of J Furth the siad Josiah Collins is appointed chief