City of Seattle Records

To the Mayor and City Council of the City of Seattle Greeting: Whereas there is now being printed 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 Elyah Jones P L Allen A Conning Lulu Allen Homer L Buel Lizzie Esplin Agnes Conning H B Ricghards A L Berry May Roberts D Pater M S Colmer F D Sharp C W Richards S J Haynes Alice Cox L Untermute Helen E Brown Katie Burgess Mrs Thos Anderson Geo W Hadfubl H Guard Mrs. Jas Anderson B L Sinclair A W Sparks

636 JOURNAL OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE Ordered that the application of W F Hall for retail liquor license for 3 months from May 1, 1885 be & is hereby granted. In favor of granting the same, Harrington, Yesler & Rinehart Ordered that the Council stand now adjourned until Wednesday May 20, 1885 at 8o'clock pm Attest: E S Osborne clerk Approved John Leary mayor Be it remembered that on this the 20th 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 Mayor John Leary and Councilmen Alfred Snyder, E F Sox, H L Yesler, W G Latimer & S D Crockett Thereupon the following proceedings are had: And now the Council proceeds with the examination and equalization of the Assessment Roll for the year 1885 Ordered that the following changes be made on said roll towit: T A Wakely reduced on Mortgage $2000. D T Wheeler reduced on Mortgage $600. Harrington Smith reduced on Mortgage $2500. May Roberts reduced on Mortgage $2000. John Christ reduced on Mortgage $225. A B Young reduced on Mortgage $1000. David Kellogg reduced on Mortgage $300. Bailey Gatzert reduced on Mortgage to $75. Terry Estate reduced on Mortgage $600. L J Holgate reduced on Mortgage $1000. W P Boyd reduced on Mortgage $50. Thos T Minor reduced on Mortgage $125. Wm Copeland reduced on Mortgage to $300. J W Chew reduced on Mortgage $350. Ordered that the assessor be & is hereby instructed to make corrections in the assessments of Sarah M Renton, J W George, Henry Adams, Walter France, E S Briscoe & Lamborn