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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 Chas Hopkins 2 Walther A Hall 3 John H Hilton 4 D P Meus 5 Walter H Ferguson 6 Benjamin Parsons 7 E D Wallace 8 John Davies 9 J W Carson 10 Thomas A Garrett 11 G O Snider 12 A E Hanford 13 H T Compton 14 [Samuel A Hoyt]] 15 J O Hestwood 16 W H Ivyraham 17 H D Patchen 18 Sam C Woodall 19 H M Hall 20 Angus W Young 21 James H Wilson 22 James R Stirrat 23 James Gibson 24 Fredik Bennett 25 H P Nichols 26 And J Stevens 27 H Ruiman 28 A Borella 29 John A Livingston 30 H Williscom 31 Frank P Lee 32 Geo T Cline 33 A W Piper 34 R H Genimy 35 W Warfard 36 Charles Walers 37 E Heliker 38 Hugh Kenun 39 R W Winchell 40 GeoWard 41 H W Miller 42 John J Knoff 43 David Cangen 44 D D Forten 45 H A Bigelow 46 N M Minkin 47 A W Phillips 48 F W Parker 49 E Lewis 50 W E Bird

680 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Aug 23 1885 Name Fund T R Reed Road 1067 Services $27.50 J J Melim Road 1068 Services 10.00 J G Scurry Road 1069 Services 27.50 F H Whitworth Road 1070 Services 27.50 R H Thompson Road 1071 Services 8 65.56 Washington Iron Works Lamp Posts 52.80 Seattle Gas Light Co Gas 338.80 James H May Lamp Lighter 54.40 A L Brasch Removing rubbish 4.00 P E Smith Care of H & L Truck 30.00 see Rept Fire Com Spring Hill Water co Water 52.80 N E Ryther Clearing Park 7.50 Part of Contract Price Ordered that the claims of Dr H M Hall, A Labrache, E R Clark, be and the same are hereby rejected Bills Referred The following A Labrache 2 bills G Kellogg & Co 3 bills A M Kullock, M R Wiggin, J Schram & Co T H Hackett Miscellaneous The resignation of A B Merrill as custodian of the Powder House was received and accepted. Ordered that the City Clerk be and he is hereby directed to to notify the Seattle Lumber & Com'l Company]] of the expiration of their lease of the wharf at the foot ofColumbia Street Ordered that the Clerk be instructed to call for bids for lighting the Public Streets for the care of Lamp posts & lighting the Street lamps, for City Printing for furnishing lumber and other supplies to the City as the present contracts expire. Election of Custodian of Powder Houses And now the Council proceeds to elect a custodian of the powde. Councilman R H Calligan nominates Robert Russell no other nominations being made, the nominations close and the clerk instructed to cast the ballott of the Council of said Robert Russell who is thereupon declared elected to the office of Custodian of the Powder House

144 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jan 25 1887 for the month of December. adopted From saem Committee on petitionof Hester McKay forthe refunding of tax on 1.50 acres of land in A A Denny's Donation Claim recommending that the same be not granted. Adopted From Street Committee granting petition of Wm D Wood & W P Stanley to vacate alley running through Block 16 of Burke's Second Addition. Adopted On motion of Councimlan Reitze ordred that Woods Supplemental plat of Blocks 16 & 17 of Burkes second addititoin to the City of Seattle be approved. Applications for Liquor license referred John Shepich Bills Allowed The following claims against the City having been duly audited and allowed by the Council are ordered paid by warrants drawn on the several funds as follows, viz; Name Warrant Fund Amount Remarks H M Hall 2097 City 10.00 Attendance on Prisoner H M Hall 2098 City 10.00 Shoes & Socks for Prisoners Sol Simpson 2099 City 2.20 Jury Fees J K Murphy 2100 City 2.20 Jury Fees Jas Monogue 2101 City 2.20 Jury Fees Henry Burke 2102 City 2.20 Jury Fees John Connerly 2103 City 2.20 Jury Fees Chas Benson 2104 City 2.20 Jury Fees Fred Miller 2105 City 2.20 Witness Fees August Wolfe 2106 City 2.20 Witness Fees F Anthony 2107 City 2.20 Witness Fees Seattle Electric Lt Co 167 Gas 1092.00 56 Lamp posts T B Elder 991 Fire 4.25 Locks Butts etc for No 4