City of Seattle Records

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

580 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Jan 4/85 Claims Paid the following claims having been duly audited by the Council are ordered paid by Warrants drawn on the funds and in the amounts following to wit: City Fund E S Osborne Clerk 952 $125. J D Lowman Treasurer 953 $150. C H Hanford Atty 954 $100. J H Woolery Chief of Police 955 $150. Wm Murphy Police 956 $80. W H Pinckney Police 958 & 959 $80 F L Bangs Police 960 $80. James Welsh Police 961 $80. E A Gardner Police 962 $80. D H Webster Police 963 $80. W B Thompson Police 964 $80. Thos Ross Police 965 $80. G L Manning Street Commissioner 966 $91. James Bogart Janitor & Jailor 967 $60 Wm H Hughs Assessor 968 $62.50 S B Vrooman J P Fees 969 $14.40 T H Cann J P Fees 970 $40.75 Jas P Ludlowdepty clerk Costs in City -v-Stephenson 971 $50.15 D C Townsend Juror in City -v-Corbett 972 $2.20 Frank Griffin Juror in City -v-Corbett 973 $2.20 S J Grover Juror in City -v-Corbett 974 $2.20 S W Scott Juror in City -v-Corbett 975 $2.20 F M Byrd Juror in City -v-Corbett 976 $2.20 James Villi Juror in City -v-Corbett 977 $2.20 W B Thompson Witness in City -v-Corbett 978 $2.20 H A Bigelow Witness in City -v-Corbett 979 $2.20 J S Woolery Witness in City -v-Corbett 980 $3.75 C M Johnson Jury City-v-O'Brien 981 $2.20 J W Hunt Jury City-v-O'Brien 982 $2.20 H C Maddocks Jury City-v-O'Brien 983 $2.20 James McCombs Jury City-v-O'Brien 984 $2.20

581 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 2/85 H A Bigelow Jury City-v-O'Brien 985 $2.20 J A Taylor Jury City-v-O'Brien 986 $2.20 E Sullivan Witness City-v-O'Brien 987 $2.20 S Jones Witness City-v-O'Brien 988 $2.20 Peter Anderson Witness City-v-O'Brien 989 $2.20 J Morley Witness City-v-O'Brien 990 $2.20 N Antone Witness City-v-O'Brien 991 $2.20 D H Webster Fees City-v-O'Brien 992 $4.55 E A Gardner Moneys pd to procure testimony 993 $17.50 Clarence Hanford Job Work 994 $26.50 Sunset Telephone Co Line Rentals 995 $6.65 Cedar River Coal Co Coal 996 $8. F Anthony lettering Ordinance book 997 $.45 Road Fund Luke Hale Labor on Streets No 741 $10.69 Thos Rock Labor on Streets 742 $54. Wm M Jones Labor on Streets 743 $63.75 James Campbell Labor on Streets 744 $27. Frank LaBonty Labor on Streets 745 $33.18 Andrew Holt Labor on Streets 746 $5.72 C R Miller Labor on Streets 747 $14.65 T Lee Labor on Streets 748 $10.13 A C Turner Labor on Streets 749 $33.75 A J Waltz Labor on Streets 750 $25.87 G H Rummel Labor on Streets 751 $11.25 J Close Labor on Streets 752 $36.56 B S Conrad Labor on Streets 753 $45. H Hoppock Labor on Streets 754 $49.50 Geo VanDyke Labor on Streets 755 $54. W J Alexander Labor on Streets 756 $30.95 Phil Corcorkan Labor on Streets 757 $29.25 Geo Huntley Labor on Streets 758 $24.20 Robt Reed Labor on Streets 759 $75. Paul Byer Labor on Streets 760 $10.69 J L McClellan Labor on Streets 761 $52.62 W Johnson Labor on Streets 762 $13.50

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COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Jan 16/85 Post Intelligencer Pub Co Printing No 998 $ 19.60 H A Bigelow Police 999 11.97 James Warren Special Police 1000 9. Cedar River Coal Co Coal 1001 4. M A Kelly Medicines for prisoners 1002 1.50 RoadFund G L Burns Hauling Lumber No 784 $33. Wald & Campbell Wheel Barrow 785 3.50 Schwabacher Bros & Co Saws 786 2. G Kellogg & Co Medicines for team 787 2.20 Gas Fund Seattle Gas Lt Co Gas No 102 $347.70 J H May Attend Lights 103 51.85 G Kellogg & Co Paint 104 75 Fire Fund Preston Nott & Co Pipes etc. No 508 $70.25 G Kellogg & Co Coal 509 70.17 G Kellogg & Co Sundries 510 6.94 Cemetary Fund Father E Demanez Bodies removed from old Cemetary to wit: Lot of Mrs L C Harman No 30 $31.50 Lot of Geo Onlett 31 $31.50 Lot of Est of John McDonald 32 $16.50 Lot of Mrs Brannen 33 $16.50 Lot of John Collins 34 $31.50 Water Fund Spring Hill Water Co Water. No 13 $139.50 J W Hunter Hauling Lumber & Manure for Fire Plugs 14 6. Schwabacher Bros & Co Nails 15 .50 Ordinances An Ordinance is submitted entitled "A special Ordinance appropriating money to pay audited bills'. Adopted upon the following vote to wit: In favor of adoption Clancy, Frye, Latimer, Northrup, Rinehart Snyder, Sox & Yesler. Against adoption none.

639 COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEATTLE Engine Co No 2 is broken recommending that a new bell be purchased. Ordered that the Clerk with the advise of His Honor the Mayor & the Chief of the fire department purchase a new bell. A petitionid rec'd from Geo K Beede for the transfer of his Retail liquor license for the saloon Corner Columbia & Front Streets to Geo McConnell & Co. Petition denied. A petition is rec'd from Adam Orth et al asking that Peter Bunn be appointed & a Special Police office. Referred to Police Comtee And now the Council proceeds with the examination and equalization of the assessmentt Rolls for the year 1885 Ordered that the following changes be made on said roll: James Dougan reduced on mortgage to $40. J S Maggs reduced on lands 2 acres taken off also amount of Iprovements $500. taken off O G Root to be assessed on mortgage to $40. E Still to be reduced on mortgage to $75. Geo Misener to be reduced in Improvements to $800. H A Bigelow to be raised on Improvements to $800. J W Edwards to be reduced on mortgage to $240. Ordered that the following named persons be notified to appear Tomorrow evening. P Wickestrom, W D Wood, Joseph F McNaught & James McNaught Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Tuesday May 26, 1885 at 8 o'clock pm AttestE S Osborne Approved John Leary mayor

On this the 26th day of May 1885 the Common Council of the City of Seattle meets in its Council Chamber pursuant to adjournment. The following Officers are present towit: His Honor the Myor John Leary & Councilmen Alfred Snyder, W V Rinehart and H L Yesler No quorum being present the Council adjourne until Friday May 29, 1885 at 8 o'clock pm AttestE S Osborne Approved John Leary mayor