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Adams, Briggs, Nelson & Co., Proprietors Gustave Peterson, Manager PEOPLE'S THEATRE 222 Washington Street, cor. Third. Address all Correspondence to the Manager

Seattle Wash. Dec 15 1890 to the Honorable Mayor Council and Board of Alderman We respectfully show that at a large expense we have opened a first class Family Threater at 222 Washington St cor 3rd we have a Saloon under the same management and give first-class respectiable entertainment not allowing any immoral of improper conduct. We have already employed and brought to this City a large number of first-class Artists and propose to conduct our business in a respectiable and orderly manner. That a License of $1000.00 is unjust and oppressive and a discrimination and gives an undue advantage to other parties who have heretofore paid for one year in advance before ordinance No 1522 came in force we must respectfully pray that said ordinance may be repealed and not more than $300.00 substituted or not more that $900.00 for saloon license and public entertainment together we respectfully pray that our petition herewith

Adams, Briggs, Nelson & Co., Proprietors Gustave Peterson, Manager PEOPLE'S THEATRE 222 Washington Street, cor. Third. Address all Correspondence to the Manager Seattle Wash.

sent into your honorable body may be granted we haveonly spent this day since noon in getting signers and we verily believe that with time we could get a majority of the voters and tax payers of this city. Adams, Briggs & Nelson per A P Briggs