The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-07-25

R1og tbe post frw ssss consultations
~ sf1sen Gbat render il snfte prsEAhEs
0e new co1rf house wsH net ~ bsss:
- the block between T5fsh and sixth
CbesfT and eolamhda streets,
80 th< boesd Of commissioners coa-
ceoa for win ~ owners GA lane ID
1on 70 this effect have heen carrent seF
- deyp, and 1os fh4 purpose 81 ascertain
- tfufh Or fsIasy Fa~r ssTxzxaGExcKs
- q Dc board "A sornraIsssoners. Il ~
IN house yesterday.
TIE OLD sIscx xxY sa rssn
-Yea." sid Mr. Gaseh In rsy.ly 10 shs
- tnsefTuxatogy. ~ nos sooks very
DMea - II Ne would hare b. fass hs1A
- - block nov owned hT the coamfy
1eca = located between sFvsnth ans.
III JtSrnce and Alder. fes site foi
- eoxpayers 10 busIdv
list has caused sfs bc4Fs to change
- pjans, Mr.. Gasehyss
- explain the causes lei me srU give
90 little history. When frat authorized
~ bHtM the courthouse we yer. ~ . iss
- atc. We tried 10 bay the ba.ancs q
- eaoek occupied By the present county
11t'4tueS bot failed then .e ssagehess Al
ve1 town for sss avaiiafsie ard suitable
Qeaft0n with such poor ssifrese thai ws
S9out decided % build on the county
1ock on top 81 the seventh
e.seef hiil-whieh y. n M opinion,
Deeter than none Al this iunettae Mr.. &.
Hill stepped in and Offered - giTe as 3
%ock In his tract between the two fssks
WaehinGton cable sifes This suggests;
- Mea y cali for tenders OF sites In re.
4ouee 20 an advertisement several sites
were 0Aercd On JusEe 81 era : ford 4 as5ss.
eyey offered free block la nauton tract
- a. Denny offered two bIs4ks between
eeneca and Pike. Eighth aud slnth streets
HI lots nj Third aud Union streets xers
seudered BY another party, and a namhe,
- cfuxens who had taken . great deaf oi
1qeeftst In the matter Suggested the PSF.
Geoee Of the Past and adjoining pfup& rfy
which We ere Bow 50 reluctantly thinking
~ Giving up.
NEGOTIATIONS WITH rue Uwsgxs.
After mature deIiberstion We decided
- parchase this last mentioned buck oil
~ several owners for ~ .0U. John col
nns. owner Of the south half OF the block
Mes 70 receive va 900: for the two lots on
he nOytheasf corner OF the block was "a
known - the Post residence, Is on siseSs
two lots aud was included In tbs
tSunsfcf The other tso lnts wers
- b Transferred for q consideration
q C,0o0 each. II was fharoughlS
UNDERWOOD 1t this time that we were T.
have possession of the property b. August
!. and with this understanding wc at oncs
advertised that We would sell al the bald
lnGs on the block ~ public auction Gu that
day. We also advertised Tor plans, specin
cations and proposals Tor the opsrthoass
ANA jail, 70 be opened ON September l wisi
Ne understanding that the wofk ~ con
oeeuctton was 10 commence Immediately
0ereAfter. Not only this, bat we sold cal
bon0s and bad the money placed here Il
81 credit In order that we might not ~
delayed In our work
sew cosPIIcArfoss aRIsx.
''Now viii tell ron Of the complication
that has arisen. some time ago we were
nCei6ed that some % the tenant. of III.
block would refuse Ia give possession be-
tDfe the expiration Of their leases. Amons
THIS number was Hon. Jacob fnrth, tenant
u the Post residence. Tie offered to movs
Oh the condition that we would .ell hin
the house ~ prirste sale. bat this was
tontamount 10 refusal 10 give possession
- the law prohibits tha sale OF pahIis
pfppefty In such manner Besides. sssers
others had Announced their intentions n
Kidding upon this house ~ the advertised
sale. ana IA public servants We felt IL on
0uty 10 secure the highest tuSsihi.
GRmrc for the buildings Mr.. Fmrtt
told ns he did not wlsh to ap
pear ~ IN oi,stsuetionisi, bit ID
bad A. lease 81 the pforeFt,
and dh1 NOS wish 10 give i
up unless he eould take ths
house away with him A our understand
Ing had been that Nc were 70 have cies
possession Of the whole block by Angus
l. We appealed 70 the property owners Il
hsa Ter NJ he Nals Al, q h.
letter. This 10 APPEARS they are pos
cfless tn do. They eannst yer,
well hMnrd To paw the tenants
70 move, a. the property has appreciated IL
value since the contract was made aas
they wonid all probably be gamers II III,
sale we're 10 fan through. II is of course
uut OF the question Tor un 10 pay houn
for possession of property 70 Will h we az,
entitled by our contract.
MIST BUILD BEFORE THE wtsrEe.
Nov you see the position We are PLACED
In. Unless these tenants change ISei
minds We cannot sell the houses on Auves
!, and have them moved ON September /
Winter commences very sunm After septem
her I. and We want the building TO b. wei
under way before the frs
storms. Then We are paying lnferes
on WI, go that must fersofee he idle uut.
u is used for court house purposes RIVER,
day that money lies idle unnecessarily I'm
poses wrongful tan on the citizens AM
taxpayers of King county. You see on
dilemma. We cant get possession Of m,
property for which we have contracted. a
We must use the property we've got sns
over which there can be 40 such delay
ut Is with great regret that we hsv,
come Ia this conclusion owners OF prop
eFty contiguous ta this block have bank -
uton It's tcing used for courthouse pur
poses, and have gone ahead with improve
mtnts aeeordingiy, am reliably inturmes
that Mr.. Dexter Horton was "a q gFss
measure les. to build The srlenale
brick now under construction a. the cor
ner Of Third aud Cherry streets hy hi!
facl sui W. cannot Pay any attention Il
individual Interests IN this matter WhM
II done must be don. quickly. aud ] ssa
no WAY out nI tie Ailafnnla LII L. haiAA or