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 Jas H Fairbrook Martin Harrais Rhoda J F Gabel Ether McLane Miss Ada Johnston Miss Sarah Grant Jos. L Green Fred A Curtiss Geo H Park Mrs Gov H Park C A Custher F N Warter S M Harter Hattie Lane Mrs. Bryant Henry G Niblett Ira C Parklunot E P Hall F V Hall Emma Anderson May Patterson Flora E Page Etta McDonald Lizzie Bradly Minnie Beattie Mrs A C McCormink Laura McConnell Lucy C Pratt P A Hansberry Gerta M James Dora Riddell Geo P James Chas Voight Wm S Mayfield Mrs R E Dunlap Ida M Wieland C O Shiney John Waley C M Baines E M Bradley R M Andries B Jordon E E Bryant A F Parkhurst A J Bryant Miss Bessie Bradley J G Emerick E P Earl Bradley C S Bradley Sam Perk Hessie Shucy R E Dunlap Wm H Seymorn H J Denny M L Baer