The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-23
MS 100 NARROW.
- Csnpazies Say So in
YfxiBg Rates.
- Wa. Eaossh to give
. chssee Percentages
ewssr Thaa BEFORE

and basinEss men hass
= .aeo os the fretfsps 10 nc
y s.s;nu 81 seattle the rates OF 10,
- s.slssugs and contents wciiia
- rsauced II appsa" s saa, ..,e.'
=. n founded. ne n.a t',1es
mini on. that the new s'ieS
..,roupded on every side BY
y IN Of sood. much % II oa,l. Q. %,
=. ars limits On the east and
Lar tie center OF ALLEYS ana
s 80 shs, the very narrof slie3 !
-. opportunity % cheek : il ll...ais
- .s ~ has shown that no bnild'
- 80 he heat Of mass OF burn
1ga - 81 The insurance agents.
r.saits srye that The w ,.ss.s,-. =. -.
...a@a d West street Within the
- the walss Of the big ware
49, g. s.ran 10 rise hetaesn iIfe
- hsss ~ he river and the alley
= oa "a Front stseess, when y
11Ugde - $3.50 wifi IN short time De
HA "a buildings FROM fesier
lkfa ~ -. .s-eet-pn the east side
&gse e - dc wood. Com Y'etsnt
IL g ~ s.sss, that III al hour fwen "
~ s..aaa might Dc wrapper IN
- q =. ssunilar conditions 70 ~ 50
}. ~ prssiled. i = $50, - , sa ine
!...~es fsgupapses tbteha "
~ j bssf, DE rats.
,.rasses xas's OPINION
-. ,nsuranee man Of Seattle,
-s,su via q PosT-IsTEiLtsEs-
.ssss yesterday, stated the case In
oksG ....cn Of extending the hre
- 80 10 Third street instead OF
80 g ny - Alley | think Is a very
.' = fs,y esnslderatiol al tais
sSsay -. - ~ ay3a moments reBec-
-. xoalA He8d1sf 7 81 ~ 60.
ss, - 70 hsys The hf HUI ss - 49, ars
~. III Il god VIDE STREET, s e',i.
49,. - heFs sesne $40" :" nsns.
,sInt an: wksf eau men oe ",Isih
<p..sr ~ q banning b1iidllsgsf Wnht
~, Z 4 y srsrt yslnabse brick enlldings
= h..s : III d wcoien ones pfi' up
- .srt~en feefe Yet white consider
s - ~ tse east. shiak the west
"a a. ~ h neglected. 81 Ii Is ten to one
:. - impotsnse. The wind, when
-. & are i almost ways from thai
49, e..s.,s. IA twenty or thirty wooden
=. 4, thss side built up within an
80 .s.s.snee from the rear OF the fine
~ NV "a Fr,af street might easily
ssssr rsry disastrous again.
Z. =, 80. they are already erecfif
.s.asn usreheuses close 70 the rear 0i
~ tsl-sars brifk. xoH this viii incfess -
q. .sss ~ Insurance on the whole bnst
/ - yastis,s Of the city, az we were about
/ 9 y ,,s,sscd al through, II these firetrspe
q .:lsv,,d 10 he built on the windsafsl
"a sad ~ close 70 the brick. This vest
Il hEss should extend 10 some vile
-es, they say they can't get a foBnGa'
I'D out there for brick, Nonsense; hoa
/ s tssy bald foundations fpr bridges IN
rse.s With iorsy fee; Of water. No nss
nslpg can't; II h an easy matter. The
el.ss IL the city demands Il. To get d
vpgrr insurance rating IL must be done
| "a he vrsf simit extend to wide str et
"A The pearfr the wat.r 'front.' the better. :
l,as riss taken since the FIRE by local
nRst n between aud 4 per cent. has been
e5xssd t,y the eompsny, who demand 7
- rseiHe Mutual Union has ordered The
= d ra.e book I. superse5ing rate book 8
s&seh IL 3 per cent. lower.
lHosher agent yesterday described an
k.era business nans surprise when 'oit
1nsihe rate Gu pressed hay here was 8 PEI
Enss One per cent prevails In snbstan
III Eastern cities. Neg comers are scaref
fesf b. the biRh rates nos prevailing, bu
~ Insurance companies say y less percent
|ee would not be legitimate BUSINESS, bg
|nmbling
me 6feilmii matter viii be breaght ~
4 the lext meeting of the council.