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To the common Council of the City of Seattle, Washington, Gentlemen: - We, the undersigned residents of the Northern part of the City of Seattle having learned of a project to use Lake Union as a cess pool, and having also learned of a remonstrance having been presented to your Hon. Body against the use of said lake for such purpose, even temporarily, we wish to hereby add our protest in strong terms against any such action of the city authorities as many hundreds of persons are now forced to use water from said lake.

Names J D Hinckley John B Denny D L Denny David Anderson Isaac Woods Henry Geisler B.A. Anderson T. Macklenbury J.A. McAnslan Chas. A Kelley T. Washburn John Stowllmann E. Engelker J. Morrison A. Krug W. Rittanhoff John H. Mason Thos. H Wistby O W Peterson J.F. Peterson E.S. Baker James G Hall W B Denny Wm Hammond Susan H. Hammond Wm. H. Hughes Flora P. Hughes Mrs. H. Gormley Mrs. Geo. F. Cotterill Emma Graves Gertrude M. Peterson Mrs. N. McCallan Mr Wanderbank O.P. Kingrun Gust Sjagren Mrs. Alice M Goldstein James Gilfillan J. M. Wheeler Mrs. Dr. A.L. Sherman

Petition to Extend City Limits of Seattle To the Honorable, the City Council, the Legislative Body of the said city of Seattle, hereby respectfully petition that the boundaries of the City of Seattle be altered and extended so as to include the new territory hereinafter described within the said City of Seattle after proceedings had as required by law, and that you submit to the electors of said city and to the electors residing in the said territory hereinafter described, the question whether said territory shall be annexed to said City of Seattle and become a part thereof. The said new territory proposed to be annexed to the City of Seattle is particularly described as follows to-wit: Beginning at the point in the center of Lake Washington, which is the Northeast corner of the present limits of the City of Seattle; thence Northerly along the center of Lake Washington to an intersection with the south line of Section Sixteen, in Township Twenty-five, Range Four West, W.M., produced eastwardly; thence West in the waters of Lake Washington and Union Bay along said east line produced to the intersection with the east line of said Section Sixteen, produced southerly; thence North in the waters of Union Bay along said east line produced to the shore of said Union Bay, and thence North along the east line of said Section Sixteen and of Section No Nine in said Township and Range to the quarter-section on the east line of said Section Nine; thence West along the center line of said Section Nine to the quarter-section corner in the west line thereof; thence North along the east line lines of Sections Eight and Five in said Township and Range to the north line of said Township Twenty-five North; thence West along said Township line to the quarter-section corner in the north line of Section One, in Township Twenty-five North, Range Three East, which latter point is the Northeast corner of the present corporate limits of the town (now city) of Ballard; thence South along the center line of said Section One, and Sections Twelve and Thirteen in said township Twenty-five North, Range Three East to the Southeast corner of Government Lot 2, in said Section thirteen, said last-named line being the Easterly boundry of said City of Ballard; thence West along the South boundary of said City of Ballard to the center of Salmon Bay; thence Northwesterly following the present corporate limits of the City of Ballard along the center line of Salmon Bay to deep water in Puget Sound of Admiralty Inlet; thence West to the main channel of Puget Sound or Admiralty Inlet; thence southerly along said main to a junction with the main channel from Elliott Bay; thence Easterly and Southeasterly along the main channel of Elliott Bay to the point in the center of Elliott Bay, which is the Northwest corner of the present limits of the City of Seattle; thence Northeastwardly along the present Northwestern boundry of the City of Seattle to the intersection between the shore of said Elliott Bay and the west line of Section Twenty-four, in Township Twenty-five North, Range Three East; thence North, following the present boundary of the City of Seattle along said west line of said Section twenty-four to the quarter section corner in the west line of said Section Twenty-four; thence East, following the present boundary of the City of Seattle along the center line of said Section Twenty-four, and of Sections Nineteen and Twenty in Township Twenty-five North, Range Four East to the east line of said Section twenty; thence South following the present boundary of the City of Seattle, along the east line of said Section Twenty to the Southeast corner thereof; thence East following the present boundry of the City Seattle along the North line of Sections Twenty-eight and Twenty-seven in Township Twenty-five North, Range Four East, to the shore of Lake Washington; and thence Easterly in the waters of Lake Washington following the present boundary of the City of Seattle to the present Northeast corner of the limits of the City of Seattle and place of beginning, including all waters embraced within the boundaries above described. 1 J C Killen 2 Wahan Bros 3 Alex Meister 4 N C Graves 5 A A Cook 6 N C Davies 7 Eugene Lewple 8 H M Wright 9 Lee DeVries 10 F Anthony 11 John Brown 12 J B Metcalfe 13 Chas H Barber 14 Geo McMonegle 15 L M Wood 16 Breese Frank O 17 H P Walton 18 Harry L Bostian 19 Bolton Dyer 20 J W George 21 S E Hinson 22 W E Lockard 23 M C Gormley 24 A N Graves 25 H G Thomlin 26 C M Basler 27 J M Blanchard 28 M R Maddaks 29 J D Hinckley 30 D Geo A Rerd 31 W Burritt 32 J H Dempsey 33 Rich Borndling 34 R C Crawford 35 J VanLenhupher 36 James Leddy 37 N K Owens 38 John Waceafeg 39 W M Holmes 40 R B Dearborn 41 T H Cann 42 A R Kennedy 43 Leo Kinnear 44 J S Odiardy 45 Gordon Osden 46 A P Randall 47 N K Smythe 48 John Megrath 49 D W Cross 50 Geo N T Sparling

147 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Feb 4 1887 Be it remembered that on this 4th day of February A D 1887 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to law. The following officers are present to wit: his Honor the Mayor W H Shoudy and councilmen J Furth, J M Frink, Jos Green, J D Hinckley, R Russell & C F Reitze. The following proceedings are had towit: Petitions etc. Petition of W V Rinehart for permission to make certain repairs to wooden buildings corner Mill & South Third Streets. Granted Petition of D R Williamson et al to open Box Street from High Street (Mercer Plat) in front of "The House" and plank sixteen (16) feet wide so much of said Box Street through the so called "China Gardens" as may be necessary to make it passable for loaded teams and footmen. Granted and the Street Commissioner directed to openand improve said Box Street. Petition of W F Allen et al for a street light corner of 5th & Minor Streets and for a street crossing along the Northside of Marion Street across 5th Street. Granted. Communication from Chief of Police relating to obstructions in Seattle Harbor: Referred to to Committee on Harbor and Wharves. Official Reports Received From City Atty for month of January. Read and ordered filed. From Police Justice G A Hill for month of January. Referred to Finance committee From Police Justice Geo G Lyon for month of Dec & January. Referred to Finance committee From Chief of Police for month of January. Read and ordered filed. From City Treasurer for month of January. Referred to Finance Committe From Street Commissioner for month of January. Referred to Street Committee and approved and ordered filed.