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 Elyah Jones P L Allen A Conning Lulu Allen Homer L Buel Lizzie Esplin Agnes Conning H B Ricghards A L Berry May Roberts D Pater M S Colmer F D Sharp C W Richards S J Haynes Alice Cox L Untermute Helen E Brown Katie Burgess Mrs Thos Anderson Geo W Hadfubl H Guard Mrs. Jas Anderson B L Sinclair A W Sparks

Fourth: Owning to the opeing up of said South 12th Street, property lying between Jackson and Stacey Streets has greatly enhanced in value and should therefore stand its fair proportion of the Expense of Said improvements, which it doesn't do under the assessment as now made. YOur petitioner would therefore most respectfully ask that said assessment by revoked and a now one made, based upon the present values of property onsiad South 12th Street to the end that Each piece of propety on said Street shall pay its fair pro rata of the Cost of said improvements. Respy Name Lot block Addition Mary Gleeson 1&2 4 McNoughts Mary Gleeson 1&2 4 Terry's 4th Add John Wilson 1,2,3 4 Brawley Add A Conning 8 1 Brawley Add George Haisch 9&10 1 Brawley Add George Haisch 17&18 4 Terry's 4th Add Mary Gleeson 1&2 7 Terry's 4th Add Mary Gleeson 1to5 1 J M Colman

361 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 6 1888 Petitions etc Petition of W H Shoudy & others for planking Front Street from the North side of Cedar Street a distance of three blocks, read and referred to the Street Com. Petition of W P Brawley & A Conning for extension of Main Street sewer from Eleventh Street to Twelfth Street read & referred to Committee on Sewers. Petition of R Holyoke for permission to erect wooden building within the fire limits read and Granted. Petition fo Edgar Bryan & H A Bigelow for a sewer on Fourth Street between Blocks 19 & 12 in A A Denny's Plat read & Referred to Committee on Sewers. Petition of Wm McMasters for permission to transfer his liquor license read and granted. Petition of W A Perry & J H Kennedy engineers of Fire Engines No1 & No2 for an increase of salary from $75. to $90. per month read and referred to Committee on Fire & Water Petition of F H McKowin & others for planking Temperance Street from Mercer Street to Roy Street read and referred to Committee on Streeets. Petitionof T H Cann on behalf of certain labors on Seventh Street grade north of Madison Street read & Tabled Petition of L Miller & others for Street Lights on King Street at corner of 9th, 10th, & 11th Streets read & referred to Street Light Committee and returned by said committee with the recommendation that the petition be granted the lights to be of 16 candle power on wooden posts Adopted.