The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-01
WHAT WILL Mr.. YEslER ru2
He Will Resist the Ordinance BY
Every Laxfni Means
E1s He B0es Net Say shat RE WIFI
ar VIE Net Bald On HE
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Mr.. II. l.. feslsr was seen a. BIS
f.ssss- yesterday AFfernooa ~ ~
s4orser. ard asked shat be intends -
do asra9F the emitting OF OF sfse Ye~ser-
Leswy corner. Nr. Ys~ser sid
j shsnk The e5ss cossneii has acted
- sisegy Tor Il an5casssss3iy entasss
burden nEsoa the people 81 Seattle
that tiasg ait fad great difficulty IN
hearing, | w&s perfectly ~slnns 10
x3ve fAsirty-six feet Of the corner fa the
city. xrass.. a. have &lways though
sise cvruef. 80 il formerly stood, Was
a. obstruction 4nsS should f-s rernkssesi.
When the Yesier-i4aFy Building va.
esecfssi ! was IN favor OF eaitssg
III part os The corner Mr.. Lezry did
aos couincisie .iih fuy stews and moth
ing was done. have been wiIline.
ssnce the ire. 10 let the city cut OF
skis feef OF the corner il / 1as paid
for Is. of course could NOT give il
asa. for nothing - that n sch III the
Iea~t calculation The council MA
not satisfied with that much ard went
20 x0rk zad eur % the entire YeSler-
Leary corner sad part os the Yssser
block and leaves nc small strip MY
usxt the odd lSIELLEs s stz 4
{ building. .i1isiS Is gsot "a Irouaine n. Or
"a valuable. 10 Ease. a. the corner
formerly Was | shall resist the ar
~ Ia.
II ava paid for sne property. | viii
tssf get near What it IL worth, as the
/ incafne from buildings | could erect
there u very large aasi w8asd enaal.e
uae ia a short time "a lift the heavy
debt there il noS hanging ever nae.
III the council had E9t REPEATED the
cts | would have rebuilt tie YeSier-
IseaFy bgifEasng and the Yesisr build
ing. and eoiu Ileted the Pioneer build
ing, a. fast as men aud money could
accomplish the work. would
also have built tine brick building on
the southwest corner of Con- meretal
aud Iesier avenue, and IN isie OF a
year ! soali have built a new hriek
baiiding on nav property extending
from the Pioneer bsliiding north 70 the
southeast corner Of From. and Cherry
B FtAEtt- RsAS Nt&s tAsts WHAT 4
have decided 10 90 nox with this
property. ! shall, however. bald cor
rugateo iron buildings on nav prop
efty extending down IeSier avenue
on both sides, 10 my wharf. which wiIi
bring me in enough money every
month % pay the interest on what |
owe. With other property have
can derive enough income 20 live CON-
6 - h. H..
difference 10 n1e whether nay brick
blocks are built or not. As | said be-
+ fore i think certain members of the
I eily CoDueIi, who have taken such ae-
+ tive step, in having this replAt con.
suntalaied, will regret the day they
originated IN, a. four of the best loca.
lions ia the city viii not present a
f very pretty picture sta ding yaean,
for years 10 come, don't say that ]
+ wiil NOT rebuild aud | don't sag taat |
viii. so YOU can dras your own con
illusions
81 can te you one thing, sure, ana
I that Is, the city will have one If tht
tiggest las suits on hand trey ever
heard at. / think | have done abOul
- much for this city as any man in il
and ] would much prefer 10 90 ahead
. ss4AtA NtAF ga ft- fktF tftMt4 IA 1tl1kE II
city celeb<atea all over the United
states fqf It's beautiful buildings aud
seE gTJled streets. Wcuid Ike Il
Greet 6e mueh-,aiked about Pioneei
S Sa/,ns' ., for mint ]. ,, has h hen =
Ns0s stI FaI9 !, S on that corner but
The widening uf Front street nine
e. "a. So
for. Five feet ON each side would as
plenty wide enough, and / do nol
think the re Is "A pToseFty-owner on shs
street who would not sadly give The
clty that much, gratis. | would give
I that much oil my property in fact |
bad plans drawn for the Pioneer built
i Ing In staad hack that far: bat DO
earnestly object Co giving four fYei
more. s. | have all the iron ana terra
i "a - he us.,i IN the building order.
Ell now. and Is will be almost entirety
worth less, and viii cost me irons SIS
F tsO To- $50 10 rep'sce il If the build.
ing Is cut oft tour feet. think seven.
F IS six feet j. wide enough for auv
( thaFOg ghtaTe, ana >hat mot put an
/ Nith THIS needless change without con.
/ siderable trouble "a tie citY.
made a. the council meeting last night
+ by one oi the eouncllmen that | had
: been invited to meet them upon sew.
! ersl oecasions, and that would mol
to so This 90 not deny. Tor |
didn't consider il any business al
mine 20 hunt them up. heard 8
statement as made, also, that | bad
been consulted by different member,
oi the council, who could not get IN,
+ 81 come la sny Reasonable terms
Now. most emphaticslly deny that
/ they consulted me on any subie,
whatever They did not do so iadl.
viduatly or in body, and think IL
very unfair aud ungraciuus Of them
+ 10 so ahead ana make ali these
changes ou the streets without at leas,
making me - proposition. ana then
80 before the eou ncil and nisrepre-
-eui rae But don't care Ia iAlk
ANY more today. Just wajt fes
days uDttl the CITY council tries 20 pat
lts paaas into execution. and You will
probably learn what / intend doing "