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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may be repealed and not more than $300.00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