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To His Honor the Mayor and Common Council, of the City of Seattle, The undersigned citizens of said City, believing that it would be of very great and lasting advantage to the commercial interest, as well as to the city at large, that a steet 150 feet wide be laid out by the city for a public highway, commencing on the West Side of Commercial Street, at or near the intersection of Brunswick and Commercial Streets, thence running West to a point within 200 feet of the R.R. Avenue, thence Westerly parallel with R.R. Ave. to the City limits. And you petitioners will ever pray: A MacKintosh Abram Barker John Leary W P Boyd Geo B Adair L Surun Isaac Dobson Foklas Singerman J B MacDougall E B Burwell Geo F Raymond J K Basye Doheny P Manum W Miller Drumond & Cheasty J M Lang & Co A E Giering

Fire Comtee to report out Petition of G Kellogg et al Establishing a Fire Dept by Common Council 1884

Fires and all other times a President a secretary a board of Delegates one to be selected from each fire & H & L co & we herewith submit a copy of the laws of the Portland Fire Department as a guide for you in such actions as you may deem proper G Kellogg & Co A Mackintosh J D Lowman Z C Mills G Pancin W H Pumphrey Brewster & Lane J Furst

Fires and all other times a President a secretary a board of Delegates one to be selected from each fire & H & L co & we herewith submit a copy of the laws of the Portland Fire Department as a guide for you in such actions as you may deem proper G Kellogg & Co A Mackintosh J D Lowman Z C Mills G Pancin W H Pumphrey C P Stone Geo W Hall David Kellogg Alfred Snyder L A Trun O C Shorey & Co Seaman & Young Wald & Campbell Wm J Burnsen M Kelly Thos W Puseh James R Carey and Co Merchant & Co Ballard & Fox C F Chilberg Brewster & Lane J Furst

718 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Dec 4 1885 Be it remembered that on this 4th day of December 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets inits Council Chamber pursuant to law: The following officers are present, to wit: His honor the Mayor Henry L Yesler and Councilmen R H Calligan, J Furth, Geo W Hall W A Harrington, John Keenen, T W Lake, Chas McDonald J J post andG W Young. Where the following proceedings are had to wit: Petitions Petition of H Schodicet al to open Leonora Street from Seventh St to 12th St Referred to Com on Streets Petition of A MacKintosh et al for Street Lamp Corner of Third and University Streets Referred to Committee on Gas Lights. Petition of J A Hatfield et al praying for two additional street lights on Gislers Wharf. Referred to Com on Gas Lights Petition of J M Frink et al to change the planking ordered laid on South Second St and Jackson St from 16 ft in width to 24 ft in width and place the same in the middle of the St. Rec'd & read & on motion laid on the table. Petition of R McGilvery for permission to establish a white Laundry on North side of Washington Street between 2nd & 3rd streets. Granted upon condition that the premises be fitted up under the directionof the Chief of the Fire Dept. Petition of Wm Cochrane et al praying the Council to so amend the license ordinances as to prohibit the peddling of vegetables by any person other that American Citizens; Also that an ordinance be passed prohibiting any person from maintaining a laundry without a

719 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Dec 4 1885 permit from the Council and that permits be granted only to American Citizens or those who have declared their intention to become such citizens Petition of Baily Gatzert et al praying that Ordinance Numbered 290 be amended Referred to Committee on License & Revenus Reports Report of Custodian of Powder House for month of November Read and approved and ordered filed. Report of Street Commissioner for Month of November Referred to Street Com and approved and ordered filed Reports of City Justice G A Hill, Police Justice Geo G Lyon, City Jailor and chief of Police, Read and referred toJudiciary committee and aporved and ordered filed Committee Reports Received From Committee on fire and Water reporting sale of 300 feet of condemned hose @20cents per foot, and that the sum of $60 had been turned into the City Treasurer. Adopted From Committee on Gas Lights recommending that the petition ofA MacKintosh et al for a street light corner of 3rd & University Streets and petition of J A Hatfield et al for two gas lights of Gislers Wharf be granted Adopted From Judiciary Committee recommending that the petition of Wm Cochrane et al be granted. On motion the petition is re-referred to the Committee for further consideration On motion the street Committee have until the next regular meeting of the Council to file a majority report on the Lincoln Street Bridge