City of Seattle Records

To the Hon. Board of Public Works We the undersigned residents and Taxpayers in the vicinity of the locations mentioined below petition your Hon Body for str. lights of thirty two candle power. at the Cor of Sparks and Williamson at the Cor of Prince William & Williamson at the Cor of Eaton & Williamson at the Cor of Crawford & Williamson at the Cor of Barclay & Houston at the Cor of Eaton and Broadway at the Cor of Prince William & Houston at the Cor of Kenney & Eaton at the Cor of Eaton & Houston at the Cor of Crawford & Houston W W Easter H S Turner Wm Lyset Benj Streetch J S Upper J A Gould Timothy Ryan John Sylton John C Kanoney M E Hays Mr K Coyle A Butzka H G Smith J A Malan John Dowling J R Walan Jas McGough R Larsen Philip Kenney John Cody Bernard Finnigan C B Morrow Jerry W Seatt J H Riggs W E Gordner John Kenney John Slattery Thomas Fitzgerald

To Council

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 L H Wheeler 2 G Kellogg 3 W W Swank 4 C C Babcock 5 E B Fowler 6J H Landon 7 Henry Ellis 8 A P Hill 9 Francis A Bell 10 O T Conaner 11 W A Smith 12 W H Solchard 13 J W Miller 14 James Weed 15 C A Weed 16 James McGough 17 C Dyern 18 Thos R Beckwith 19 J Park Henderson 20 J D MorrisM D 21 C O Barness 22 L Pratt 23 Henry F Humun 24 E H Hurlebert 25 Watson Allen 26 James A Panting 27 Geo F Parker 28 Wm M Wood 29 J D Mienach 30 J E Houghton 31 H Betheimbelm 32 D L Fletcher 33 Wm H Finch 34 C O Hughes 35 S B Tibbits 36 S W Clark 37 C H Gray 38 E S Peet 39 J A Gould 40 Jno W Gibson 41 A Toby 42 Chas R Jenner 43 D B Man 44 J C Sloan 45 Harry W Bringhurst 46 W L Melick 47 R Stutsman 48 H E Green 49 H T Raser 50 M M Byrne

554 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 3 1888 Remonstrance of [Frank A Keene]] against the line of the grade of South Eleventh Street, read & referred to the Street Committee an City Attorney. Remonstrance of H M Peters against grade of sidewalk on Box Street in front of Block 56 read and on motion tabled. Petitionf of J A Gould & others for opening Ward Street from Farm to Lombard Street and Lombard Street frpm Farm Street to Farragut Street read and referred to Street Committee. Petition of Geo B Kittenger for permission to raise certain buildings on Washington Street to grade read and referred to Committee on Streets with power to act. Remonstrance of J C Haines and others against granting a franchise for the construction of any street Railway on Union Street which is to be operated by what is known as the overhead" system of electric propulsion read and referred to the Street Committee. PetitioinofD T Denny & others praying that the sewer on Bell Street heretofore ordered constructed be extended to Fifth Street read and referred to Committee on Sewers and Drainage. Petition of W V Rinehart and others for streeet lights on Fifth Street between Pine & Bell Street read and referred to Committee on Street Lights. Petition of Peter Durose for permission to erect a boot black stand in Mill Street referred to Com. on Fire and Water.

573 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Aug 17 1888 From Committee on Sewers & Drainage granting petition of S N Sorensen for a sewer in Spring Street fromThird Street to anoutlet or connection with with some other sewer. Adopted. From Same Committee granting petiton of D T Denny ndothers for a sewer in Bell Street from the Bay to fifth Street. Adopted. From Committee on Street Lights granting petitionof W V Rinehart & others for street Lights on Fifth Street between Pine & Bell Streets saod lights to be of 16 candle power & placed on wooden posts. Adopted. From Committee on Harbor & Wharves recommentind that a public boat landing by built at the foot of Jackson Street consisting of a float made of cedar logs with gangway anchored to the whatf at the foot of of said street for the landing of small boars. Adopted and Street Commission directed to build said landing. From Committee on Streets to whom was referred the petition of the Puget Sound Improvement Co & others regarding sewer connections with Pike Street sewer and planking said Pike Street recommending that said street be planked sixteen feet wide on the south side from Second Street toSixth Street as heretofore ordered and the part of said petition referring to sewer connections be referred to the sewer committee. Adopted From same committee granting petition of J A Gould and others for opening Ward Street from Farm to Lombard Street and Lombard Street from Ward Street to Farragut Street. Adopted.