City of Seattle Records

Seattle May 6 1893 To the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle Greeting: Whereas there is now being pronted and circulated in this city an certain paper known and designated as the Sunday Breeze Mercury, and also a certain other paper known and designated as the Sunday sun: and Whereas, these papers do smirch the character of our citizens and corrupt the moral of our youth; and Whereas certain of our sister cities, deeming such publications unfit to be read by their citizens, have prohibited their circulation within the corporate limits of such cities; Therefore, we, the undrsigned, most respectfully petition your Honorable Sir and Body to take such action as will effectulally stop the publication and distribution of said papers in our own fair city. NAMES F W A Williamson B Goff C S Goerke D Horton Clark Davis F O Howland P C Austin Jay W Robb B F Briggs Saml Treshiver Jas Howe Ino N Whyte H Butler H Wallis Carr K M Gardman E E Emmirson Goe A Pidduck H D Nelson Geo Holcomb R Therinen Fred Holcomb H E Seelyr Wm McAlister H T Beadles W R Hinckley J Fred Beaid Lillie P White Mrs. E M Hadine Emma C Suckert Mrs. N C Davis Mrs. H P Nelson Mrs. F O Hornland Jennie Carr Louie Dyer Mrs. J J Putran L M Semmeus Mabel Helms Sama Briggs Mary Helms J K Butterfield Mary Emmirson Edward T Lewis Lee Taylor H A DuBoise Mrs. James B Goff Rose Brown W J Gilbert J J Putraw