The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-10
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4x,zurv essarshoxse 90 the fezSer Avsn nue.
ks.1ssss,. xsyE..h is shared b. resrsy every
rxoxnsa4pt eli izs.s ef Seattle uss Interested
IN saesga scrsng real estate, IN the EreTy
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r,srares sssias AID preseu I'D &c TIE county
commissioners. AEour sscse approving
tsss. szcFersersf are Chief jRssses G. IL Has
for.s ex-eh.ef Justice Thomas Burke NJ.
. ii. III imam sheriff ]. Il. Ae3sss and
host OF othefp.
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Mag c.sxass 8e. the nE1erxfxneo. moss
earnestly ana respectfully resaorssrste
against tho hni.ding uf fle courthouse
np.sn the bfcck boarded By seventh.
Elxhth, Terrace and Alder strsSss. aud ~e
b.xs- oar resasussrsnee Hpcn &c follow Ing,
aaaong 1sher xvcands. fa-Nn.
That The block In CUE rss1 Is oE . high
bisa. az an elevation CT hundreds Of feet
s5orr the level Of the SEA. and Is 80 ssf-
natsd hat II 10 difcaii Of seeess, and
fsIwaYs VIII he Il can az t<<f Only be
spacfss Il By . cireuitoss Foate.
III is too far away froEa the busi1f ~ renter
OF the eiEy. sad being 50, ~ would be falxs
ecun my 10 pat tie cenrfhou there In
the eonrse oil tsrz2e y large pat OF tie pop
Giattsu ct TIE county VII have ceea,icFi
70 30 the eoHEt io1se. either IN the char
zefsr OF jurors. witness ar htIgaptx W
20 ysay their fAxcs- 10 record theif deeds.
90 rxsr1Ine titles II thsis property and the
ike. aud for that reason tie courthouse
shoiid never he bsaiI lar from the eentef
of business Public convenience ifnp-rAr
lively requireA o central ais1 acc ssib]e
iocs;lon for sHch Q public building; and
eycryw here else throughout tue coHnis
this iacs il recoxnized Why should II be
disrs gsrce1 here. Taking the postosiice
o. Q central point, il II perfect y apparent
tina. ali tsersors from whatever psrt OF the
county having business 10 do ~ the court
hou<e. wouiS have . long add step wall
IN go there, which ecu 4 only be syoidesi
by taking eitasr~hs street CAFE or by mir.
ing = eanr<ysne 20 take them tne re. snd,
10 this way, the whole county WORLD be
put under perpetual tribute 20 the cable
railway on Yezi~r avenue and 10 the livery
stables.
Considered then. In the Hight Of the ex-
ira expense and Inconvenience which
weuld De pat upon people who viii have
occasion to 80 to the courthouse. land thaf,
a. we have scen. means most o. TIE people
of k.ag court, J, the bailling OF the court
house en- at size would he most expensive
snd exffssazeus. II would Eot De la the
line 81 economy. but az extravaganza Ii
woaid result in ivvyiug tax upon fhs
whole county for he beretst Q. tre cable
rad and the hAckmcn. There certainly Is
no economy for the people In Aneh a ioca
fioA. In considering the matter of distance
from the center OF business to the court
house, the great fact faast not bo over
locked tlist we have To overcome in this
city. not level ground. DIT htgh hills; and
what might net be ali unreasonable dis
lance sn level ground eaSsiy hecomSs such
here enc has hills 10 cliia9, aud NO doubt
whether there can be lousd city IN the
United states wns re the ecu thoase is Iii
-, unsuitable location as IL would be.
placed upon the hill ia qatstiol.
We submit, the refofe, that every con.
siderasion OF pubic coayealence and 81
sound public economy is opposed 70 the
builGibg Of the courthouse en- fhe block On
SEVENTH street: and sor these and other
ressufs thai might be given. We earnestly
and pcctfuliy demonstrate against Ii.
~ of which il respectfully submitted.