Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1888-03-13

A. ORDNANCE TO - rsssswrxp 10 m
mxr ccrSczL ExIAs0sxo JHxH.
Ihe present ass limits vil b. srias9-
ed An ordinances yin b peeaeetsd u
TIE psxs session Of tie ecussii. and ~
lsss . nunbef q tie city fssksss ehaeae
thsts miots The osdinaEes viii b 2aas-
ed, sssb.hIy ~ishcst cimsntius vote.
There are ranb<f Of eopsi3<rssioas
vhiee hays led 70 tits mase. Be.ek
noii1ines aIssys give tvscsrce Of solid
psoep-stsy. GIs fear thst kanrsB the
nAn ,<no esscts bssex taiid % shss
I fSsus b1si1ines nay te erected On both
AIDES q hts brick has terdecey to
cSsr anrsre subsssetsA imrssvensBts.
lnscrzres 10 ncsatis fsatafe. Not
only do the ovress Of tus'dsrfs bot tie
bos'usss unsE vho ceccpy them under
sand It's raj merits Of this feature.
Many Of She frame taiidires n9s
srscs<d, or IN prees - of erection 10 she
fusseees part ~ the city are Of such .
Substantial character that they viii less
fos many year.. They Gay Be cissoed
- pefnaoert imprevemenss. They are
too vslasbis 10 Be torn down and r.
plsest ~ brick bziidines. The ssecsiou
OF saeh buildings cannot be checked
100 socD. This IL srcssaltisiiy the 90
-ttior sskss ty tkaee VITO favor The e.
ssrgtnsut Of tie Gre limits.
vBar cocscfIuIx yuEru sAss:
81 an In favor a erIssgiBs The Ere
limtt. AID think The COZ ell viii do
%. ] am 10 favor Of charging the tsst
esn iine from ths alley between Front
and seeood streets to tie ai,ev between
bssord and Third streets, and the sx-
tension Of the nee iiae north 20 Unioa
strset. instead o. to srring street.. See
ond street 10 fiov rapidly becoming Q
basiness street, sseond only to Front
street. Not only are Number OF me
buildings being erected 81 that street
bot more are contemplated. Once the
tide towards that street Teashes its
hood thsre will be many inducements
20 property owners TO erect business
houses. These nes baildinRs should be !
Of the most Substantial character. Tbose |
who erect brick buildings are entitled |
to 20 mareee the cisy's affairs that the |
fare shg1i3 be rnsYred by suali. or even |
large, ffkne buildings here and there. |
in-urapes IL q leadinR factor in this |
matter. The Insurance ususily charged /
for brick hull sines 10 ahou. one and
a half per cent; for frame, - high a.
ten per cent. Tee merchant 10 hardened
with Insurance on his stock IN about 1
the same ratio. The didsrsoce repre-
sents very decided difference IN
profits. Oshcr things being equal. The
merchant whose stock IL In brick
builcira cop'd underssll bis rival 10 q
frsne bnildirc. from five 10 tish. per
cent. Merchants favor trick boiidiDQs
and wlii always give them the prefer
ence. not only because of iessered hfe
baxsfd bat, aiso, as q matter OF
economy"
AxoIHKa BuzrSRss NAN TALxa-
Brick h1iIdines always indicate that
city 10 buiit to stay. They give 10
evidence Of eolid prosperity. In all
cities brick Ia the chief material used In
the construction Of che business houses,
and wherever a city reac hes the sizs
and commercial standing OF Seattle,
the change should take place on q
larger scale than in the past. That
which a, sxers d vol enough for this
city few years ago will not answer
nov. lGS tiy tHS susEfSS1 many VI
the measures then adopted Brick
buildings always impress tusiness men
tavorsbsy. These are general reasons;
bat thtrs are many special reasons.
sach as prctection from IRE, lessening |
Of insurance sDd tss like"
"Ase lha facilities foe supplying
brick equa 20 tie probable Increase in
the demand p
"Tne increased demand for brick will
simply result Ia an iusreess OF facilities.
There IL plenty II material. and no
ussn who wants 10 erect brick buiid
,rp reed hesitate because OF a fear thai |
be can, Sc, tfick."
coCscgIMAS MORAN.
While te was not srre that eulargine |
the firs limits would nos discourage |
many people of comparatively limited
means from improving their properties.
Councilman Moran favored q policy |
shieh would be 10 keeri0a with The /
prosperity of the city.
IL ~ probable that no other changes
sill be mace Kept these suggested by