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 J C Killen 2 Wahan Bros 3 Alex Meister 4 N C Graves 5 A A Cook 6 N C Davies 7 Eugene Lewple 8 H M Wright 9 Lee DeVries 10 F Anthony 11 John Brown 12 J B Metcalfe 13 Chas H Barber 14 Geo McMonegle 15 L M Wood 16 Breese Frank O 17 H P Walton 18 Harry L Bostian 19 Bolton Dyer 20 J W George 21 S E Hinson 22 W E Lockard 23 M C Gormley 24 A N Graves 25 H G Thomlin 26 C M Basler 27 J M Blanchard 28 M R Maddaks 29 J D Hinckley 30 D Geo A Rerd 31 W Burritt 32 J H Dempsey 33 Rich Borndling 34 R C Crawford 35 J VanLenhupher 36 James Leddy 37 N K Owens 38 John Waceafeg 39 W M Holmes 40 R B Dearborn 41 T H Cann 42 A R Kennedy 43 Leo Kinnear 44 J S Odiardy 45 Gordon Osden 46 A P Randall 47 N K Smythe 48 John Megrath 49 D W Cross 50 Geo N T Sparling

To the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle:

Gentlemen: your petitioners most respectfully represent unto your honorable body, that in our opinion the license fee of $400.00 required to be paid by auctioneers, is unreasonable high; and we most respectfully ask that said license fee be reduced to the sum of $100.00 - the amount previously required, or to some other reasonable and equitable amount.

Most Respectfully

Bickerton & Bell O W Lynch Conner Bros Standard Furn Co F J Monroe T H Dempsy J H McGraw D E Sander C R Frasch John Haley J E Chilberg Chester Clary J B Metcalfe John Leary H E Leary

725 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 13 1885 Referred to Street Committee with power to act. Petition of August Melhorne praying that his Road Poll Tax of $4.00 for the year 1885 be refunded to him he being an active member of the Fire Department. On motion the petition is granted and the Clerk directed to draw a warrant on the City Fund in favor of the said Aug Melhorne for the sum of four(4) dollars. Petition of Lawrence & Calt et al asking that an Ordinance be passed making it a misdemeanor for any person to deposit coal and wood ashes in any wooden vessel on or within not less that fifteen feet of any wood work attached to any building with in the City Limits. Granted and the City Attorney directed to draw up and submit such an ordinance Reports the Report of the Park Commissioners was received and read showing that the work contracted to be done in imporving Seattle Park has be completed toand inspected by the Commissioner and found to have been done in a satisfactory manner save and excepting the item of seeding which could not be done during the present season; and recommending that J W Hunter assigner of tehContractor W H Hanscom be paid the sum of Two Hundred and Sixty five (265) dollars be paid on account reserving the sum of ten(10) dollars to be paid when the seeding was done as provided in the contract that Whitworth & Thompson be paid the sumof $9 for surveying that J B Metcalfe be paid the sum of $2.50 expended for carriage hire and that the Post Intelligencer be paid the sum of $3.00 for advertising. Report adopted and ordered filed and the Clerk directed to issue warrants in the Cemetary fund in favor of J W Hunter for the sum of $265; in favor of Whitworth & Thompson for $9.00; in favor of J B Metcalf for $2.50 and in favor of thePost Intelligencer Pub Co for $3.00

727 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dc 13 1885 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 viz: Neuman & Argens 1415 City 1.25 1 key for jail Geo G Lyon 1416 City 7.25 Justice Fees Benj Allen 1417 City 2.20 Witness Fees G A Hill 1418 City 41.80 Justice Fees L E Shaw 1419 City 5.00 Special Police Officer T J Winscott 1420 City 12.75 Labor onCity Stable Waddell & Miles 1421 City 3.83 Stove Pipe Aug Melhorn 1422 City 4.00 Returned Poll Tax Wm Clark 714 Fire 3.00 Washing Hose Leper & Labrasche 715 Fire 6.00 Washing Hose Leper & Labrasche 716 Fire 6.00 Washing Hose Kenny & Beattie 717 Fire 6.00 Washing Hose G Kellogg 718 Fire 75.00 Salary Chief FD Young & McKeon 719 Fire 5.70 Supplies for Engs holo2 J W Hunter 68 Cemetary 265.00 Contract Clearing Park J B Metcalfe 69 Cemetary 265.00 Carriage Hire of Comm Whitworth & Thomson 70 Cemetary 265.00 Surveying Park Post Intelligencer 71 Cemetary 265.00 Printing Ad Edmund Carr 72 Cemetary 265.00 Lot in Seattle Cemetary Claim of A Labrasche for $4.00 for extinguishing fire rejected Miscellaneous A motion of Councilman Hall It is Resolved: That it is the sense of this Council that a road should be constructed from some point in South Seattle to the head of Elliot Bay And on motion the City surveyor in conjunction with the Street Committee is instructed to examine and report uon the most precticable route for a road to the head of the Bay. Ordinances An ordinance is submitted by the Clerk entitled "A special ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills which after due consideration is passed by the following vote: In favor of same, Calligan, Furth, Hall, Keenen, Lake, McDonald, Post & Young against none Ordered that the Council do now afjourn Attest: {[W R Forrest]], clerk H L Yesler, mayor

34 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jun 25 1886 Be it remembered that on this the 25th day of June 1886 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present, to wit: His Honor the Mayor H L Yesler and Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, Geo Hall, W A Harrington T W Lake, Chas McDonald and G W Young & J J Post When the following preceedings are had to wit: Petitions Received From Rod & Gun Club for permission to shoot pigeon match on Columbia & Puget Sound Wharf on July 5th. Granted From T J Howard for permission to conduct a laundry. rejected From W Burret et al for a sewer along Block 44 on Front Street to connect with Virginia Street sewer. Referred to Committee on Sewers From Rice and Clarke for permission to conduct a Public Laundry. Granted From J B Metcalfe et al for street lamps on Jackson and Main Street referred to Finance Comittee From L P Ferry asking that certain taxes paid to the City by him be refunded. Referred to Finance Committee Committee Reports Received From Com. on fire and Water recommending that the petition of W H Pumphrey et al for 5 fire plugs on 8th and Union Sts be granted adopted From License Committee recommending that Miss Della Widger be permitted to sell dress making chart without a license. Adpopted Fron Judiciary Committee reporting on charges against L Cummings that the same are unfounded; untrue and