9112_01_1892

Notice to Board of County Commissioners Columbia City, King Co Wash To the honorable baord of County Commissioners, King county Washington We the undersigned and all being legal voters and residents within the boundaries of the territory hereinafter described, respectfully petition your honorable board, and hereby make application to become incorporated as an in incorporated town under and by virtue if the provisions of the statutes of Washington, enacted and approved March 27, 1890, to be known and in corporated as the towm of "Columbia", and to include the following described territory all contiguous and being within the County of King, State of Washington, to wit: The North half(N 1/2) of the southwest quarter(SW 1/4) of the northwest quarter(NW 1/4) and Lots' 9, 10, 11 in B W John's and C H Hanford's five acre tracts, al in section No twenty three(23); The northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of the southeast quarter (SE 1/4); the southeast quarter (SE 1/4) of the northeast quarter (NE 1/4); the north half (N1/2) of the southwest quarter (SW 1/4) of the northeast quarter(NE 1/4); the southeast quarter of the northweat quarter(NW 1/4); the northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of the northwest quarter (NW 1/4), (the same now being lots platted as the town of Columbia); the northwest quarter (NW 1/4) of the northwest quarter (NW 1/4); the north half of the southwest quarter (SW 1/4) of the northwest quarter (NW 1/4); the northeast quarter (NE 1/4) of the southwest quarter (SW 1/4) the same being lots one (1), two(2), three(3), four(4), thirteen(13), fourteen(14), fifteen(15) and sixteen(16) of the plat of Sunnyside five acre tracts; the east half (E 1/2) of the northwest quarter(NW 1/4)of the south west quarter (SW 1/4), all in section No twenty two(22); the east half (E 1/2) of the southeast quarter (SE 1/4) of the northeast quarter(NE 1/4) of the half (E1/2) of the northeast quarter(NE 1/4) of the Northeast quarter (NE 1/4); in section No twenty-one (21); and the following tract situated in Section No fifteeen (15), and described by meets and bounds as follows: Beginning at a point six hundred and sixty eight (668) feet east of the corner to section fifteen (15); sixteen(16), twenty one(21) and twenty ywo (22), township

twenty-four (24) north if range four(4)east of the Willamette meridian, and running thence north seven hundred and sixty two (762)feet; thence east eight hundred and fifty-one and forty eight one hundredths (851.48) feet thence south seven hundred and sixty two (762) feet; thence west to the place of beginning, containing fifteen (15) acres of land; also so muchofthe south half (S 1/2) of the north half (N 1/2) of the south west quarter (SW 1/4) of the south west quarter (SW 1/4) as is not included in the description last before this; the south west quarter (SW 1/4) of the southwest quarter (SW 1/4) of the southwest quarter (SW 1/4), all in section No fifteen(15); and all of the lands included in Maynard's Lake Washington plat south of A street in said plat; all of the hereinbefore described lands being situated in township No twenty four(24) north range four(4) est of the Willamette meridian. The said territory containing not less that three hundred (300) people within the boundaries thereof, has an established post office with daily mail, and the needs of the community thereof demand a municipal gov. ernment of an incorporated town. Dated November 8th A D 1892 D W Brown laborer A C Illgen laborer; R Palmer wood ealer; F M Woodruff merchant; A H Nepler carpenter; W R Hadlock laborer; J K Edmiston banker; B R Shaw Insurance agent; A B Watson tailor; D C Upp electrician; Wm Willacy blacksmith; J H Hutchinson carpenter; Nicholas Zeph wood chopper; Geroge Lee wood chopper; Thos Bell engineer; F E Scott contractor; Oscar A Schade merchant; John I Wiley sign painter; V R Pierson carpenter; C N Groadt merchant; H H A Hastings attorney; J L Austin land appraiser; J J Kintz painter; E L Hepler hardware and lumber; C R Hepler hardware and lumber; H Marshall none; Cliff Moore none; J Ira Hawley book keeper; Jose Hellenthal birck layer; Henry Kohstein carpenter; D C Brown carpenter; J E Hepler carpenter; J C Huff carpenter; John Nicholas barber; John Reagan shoe maker; Thomas McKay rancher; Daniel Sickles laborer; Charles

3 Cameron, Carpenter; J A Larkins laborer; Oscar Derault laborer; H Tench, motorman; W D McKnight laborer; Joshua Sullivan motorman; John C Keith principal of school; E J Rounds contractor; J R Broeffle contractor; Thad Osgood laborer; F C Vorstenson cigar manufacturer; C F Hutchinson carpenter; C P Kimball conductor; George Card farmer; J I Wilson rancher; E P Seaman rancher; J L Beatty surveyor; A A Hepler tailor; Frank Walls carpenter; J D Chase electrician; W D Calder forman; E Voland tailor; Al Hock upholsterer; A Nelson laborer; George Foster carpenter; J L Krape carpenter; J M Brents poultry dealer. Public notice is hereby given that the above and foregoiong petition will be presented to the board of County Commissioners of King County Washington at a regular meeting of siad board on the 5th day of December A D 1892, at the court house in King County Washington for the action of said commissioners. Thereon in accordance with the prayer of said petitioners (signed) John Wiley F M Woodruff B R Shaw committee Dated November 19, 1892

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Noticeof Election Notice is hereby given that an election will be held in the Town Hall in Columbia on Wednesday December 28th A D 1892 for the purpose of submitting to the qualified electors of the Territory described below the question of the incorporation of said territory as a town of the fourth class to be known as 'The Town of Columbia" The territory which it is proposed to Incorporate is bounded and described as follows no : "Commencing at the south east corner of section 16 T 24, R 4 running thence west 40 rods, thence south 1/2 mile, thence east 40 rods, to the S E Corner ofthe N E 1/4 of section 21, T 24, R 4, thence north 40 rods thence east 80 rods, thence south 40 rods to the S W corner of the NE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of Section 22. Tp 244, R 4 Thence east 80 rods to center of section 22 Tp 24, R 4, thence north 80 rods to the NE corner of the SE 1/4 of the NW 1/4 of se 22, Tp 24, R 4 thence east 80 rods to the NW corner of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of section 22 Tp 24, R 4 Thence south 80 rods to the SW Corner of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of Sec 22 Tp 24, R 4 thence continuing south 40 rods, thence east 80 rods thence north 120 rods to the NE corner of the SE 1/4 of the NE 1/4 of sec 22 Tp 24, R 4 thence east to the waters of Lake Washington, thence north erl and northwesterly along the eastern boundary of the Plat of Maynard's Lake Washington to the intersection ofthe south line of U Street in said plat of "Maynard's Lake Washington" with the waters of Lake Washington thence west along the south line of A street to the NW corner of block 3 in the plat of "Maynard's Lake Wash" and thence west across Milon St in the plat of Maynard's Lake Washington" and to the west side of said street. Thence south along the west line of said Milon Street to the SE corner of the SE 1/4 oft he SW 1/4 of Sec 15, T 24, R 4 thence west 1120.52 ft thence north 762 ft thence west 199.48 ft thence north 228 ft thence west 320 ft thence south 990 ft to the place of the beginning. The board of county commissioners having as certained the number of inhabitants in the territory which it is proposed to incorporate is 332 and all other proceedings

8 having been regular and according to law do call this election is accordance withthe power conferred upopn then inSection 494 of [?]Code Volume 1 Said election shall be conducted in accordance with the General election laws of the State and no person shall vote threat unless he shall be a qualified elector of the county and shall have resided within the above described limits for at least 30 days preceeding said election. Voters shall cast ballots which shall contain the words "For Incorporation" or "Against Incorporation" of words equivalent thereto, also for persons to fille the municipal offices prescribed for municipal corporations of the 4th class. Viz: One Mayor Five Councilmen One Treasurer by orders of the Board of County Commissioners of King County, Wash. Dates at Seattle This 12th day of December A D 1892 F A Twichell County auditor and the Office Clerk of the Board of County Commissioners By Nathan Berman Deputy.