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to determine in the first instance whether the annexation of the new territory is desirable or not; but this may be a little doubtful under the existing provisions of the law. The City Council ought to be very careful to ascertain before putting the city to the expense of a special election that at least one-fifth of the actual voters in the old corporation, as well as, in the territory sought to be annexed, have actually petitioned for the annexation.

And your Committee after a carefull consideration of all matters in relation to the prayer of the Petition would recommend the adoption of the report as presented by your Committee.

A. S. Miller Chr W H Bogardus Comm Frank A. Pontius

It is our judgement that the best interests of the City will be subserved by suspending further action and leave the question to be settled by the Courts We would recomend that a Joint Committee of six, three from the Board of Aldermen and three from the House of Delegates be appointed to confer with the Columbia and Puget Sound Rail Road Company and make such recomendations as will be satisfactory, both to the Rail Road Company and the City. Whereby the Rail R. Co will surrender any aledged rights they may now claim and that they will move their track out on Rail Road Ave.

Frank A. Pontius M Korn Committee Board of Aldermen

S. M. Shipley G. P. Lansing George R. Kittenger Committee House of Delegates

interest of the City will be subserved by suspending further action and leave the question to be settled by the courts

We would recomend that a Joint committee of six, three from the Board of Alderman and three from the House of Delegates be appointed to confer with the Columbia and Puget Sound Rail Road Co and make such recomendations as will be satisfactory, both to the Rail Road Co and the City. Whereby the Rail Road Co will surender any aledged rights they may now claim and that they will move their track out on Rail Road Ave.

W. A. Snyder Frank A. Pontius M Korn Committee Board of Aldermen

S. M. Shipley G. R. Lansing George R. Kittenger Committee House of Delegates

1 Board of Aldermen of the City of Seattle

Be it remembered that on this the 14^th day of October A D 1890. The Board of Aldermen of the City of Seattle meets pursuant to law!

The following Members are present: Alderman W H Bogardus Geo W Hall F. W. D. Holbrook Moses Korn A. S. Miller Frank A. Pontius W. A. Snyder F. W. Wald F. N Wilcox Clerk H W Miller

The following proceedings are had: The Board were called to order by H W Miller Clerk. Upon motion F. W. D. Holbrook was elected temporary President! Ordered that a Committee be appointed on Credentials. The Pres^t appointed Miller, Wilcox & Pontius and after examining the Credentials declared the following Gentlemen entitled to seats. W. D. Bogardus Geo W Hall F. W. D. Holbrook Moses Korn A. S. Miller Frank A Pontius W. A Snyder F. W Wald & F. N. Wilcox Upon a vote Geo W Hall was elected permanant President without opposition A Committee of three consisting of Miller Wald and Holbrook were appointed by the Chair on Rules and Order of Business:

Nominations The following nominations were then placed before the Board by the Mayor to be Confirmed: For members of The Board of Public Works: for the term of three years; George H. Heilbron for the term of two years W. V. Rinehart for the term of one year Luther H Griffiths —

Wm. Perrigo R. Hoeyke O. C. Shorey L. W. Bonney M. R. Maddocks James Welch

Griffith Davis

T. H. Carne

W. W. White Leo Heel J. Manogry R Schmidt David Graham C. F. Stevens J. D. Lowman G. W. George C. Hanford J. D. Gardner C. T. LaBallister

Merrill & West M. M. Tenter D. Burns James Morrison James Wier Alfred Garton J. D. Smith B. D. Vois N. W. Brown W. E. Root M. M. Teigh F. J. Monroe Geo. Kelly Wm. H. Reeves W. Perry Smith Clark Davis

F. W. Carter Stephen Berry W. J. Wallis Geo. Clancy

J. J. Post George Rolland H. A. Frederick Charles E. Patterson W. W. Thompson Fred A. Fay W. E. Bortow Frank T. Frye Cha. H. Frye

Wm A.Harrington

Fred Wiles Jos. Stephens E. C. Miles Co. Baker and Richards R. C. Crawford J. Goodfellow Frank Hanford F. W. Sparling W. H. Phumphry George D. Kitting S. Baxter Frank A. Pontius

Noble Wallingford Wm. Behring Geo. Misener O. H. Smith