City of Seattle Records

Seattle, September, 1889

To the Honorable The Mayor and Common Council of the City of Seattle:

It is with pleasure that your petitioners observe a disposition on the part of the Council to place some restrictions upon the liquor traffic, by forming a district, outside of which no saloons shall be allowed.

The district as outlined by the committee on License and Revenue, in their recent report, included within its limits a part of Third street.

Your petitioners respectfully represent that Third street between James and Stewart streets is yet largely a residence street, and situated upon it are several churches, and two or more are soon to be built thereon; that the University grounds are but one-half block from it, and in the opinion of your petitioners the extension of the saloon district to include this part of Third street is entirely uncalled for and unnecessary:

THEREFORE, we the undersigned property owners, residents and business firms on Third street between James and Stewart streets, do most earnestly request your Honorable Body to exclude that part of Third street lying between James and Stewart streets, from the district in which saloon licenses are to be granted; and your petitioners will forever pray etc.

Wm H. Reeves D Horton for J. H. Sanderson Methodist Traditional Church L. M. Ballard Elliot N. Brown for A. Mackintosh First-Pres. Church L Horton D. D. Campbell for A. D. Plimpton First Methodist Episcopal Church S. L. Denny T. M. Gatch, Pres of C L Denny Ter. Ministries J. N. Wallingford Geo. A. Tewksbury, for Wm D. Wood Plymouth Cong'l Church I. A. Bigelow Robt Swift A M Shoblad for Scandinavian Church L. S. Lifesky H. M. Guye A. E. McComb M. McComb K. L. Hurd

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350 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE

An ordinance is submitted by the City Attorney entitled "An ordinance amending Sec 5 of ordinance No 253 fixing the ratio to be charged by the Spring Hill Water Co for supplying water" which is passed by the following vote ayes Furth, Green, Lake Moran Niesz Reitze against none. An ordinance is submitted by the City Clerk entitled "A special ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills" passed by full vote. Ordered that the Council do adjourn until Friday next - Dec 9th 1887 at seven (7) o'clock P.M. Attest Clerk Approved Thomas Minor Mayor Dec 9 1837 Be it remembered that on the 9th day of Dec. 1887 the common council of the City of Seattle met persuant to adjournment. Present Mayor T T Minor, Councilmen Furth, Green, Lake, Moran Neisz Russell & Reitze & W.R. Forrest Clerk Petitions etc. Petition of A. Mackintosh and others for a sewer on University Street read and referred to Sewer Com. Petition of Ernest Romey for the building of a sidewalk on Mill Street between 4th and 5th Streets read and referred to Street com. Petition of J. R. Wright for permission to put up an awning in front of his cigar store No. 222 Commercial St. read and granted. Petition of Guy C. Phinney for a sidewalk on