The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-08-05
THE COURTHOUSE SITE
Commissioner Gaseh Asks What
Can Be Done About IL.


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CHANGED tAe syssex ass5 ssiNefsis< Fasft Of
I this battling 81 TIE courthouse IL ! f@&-
ssti. that ss faiiss Essske thfrs change
II 10 s-se tha; the ssisessaa of fhs ana
site WAS fsFsed as0n TIE com f'sississsasfs ,
bat is Il equally t-gs tslsf fsrEE hunter
Z Of ts1sayers fhsouxasss1 King e0sBfy seEe
and are H0@ wA ching he commissioners
WHISTLER they are Spending TIE FssoDsy
y0sesf fssr by tee p10pss fur the nuy iDs 81 a
1 eaurtnnus@ ste. or using IL for "a pafpese
IL wss lsseasied
Let "a Aerok for q rssrsssst 81 the hnsnsis
Outcome OF the question Tas con Eass-
xgoners have on hand the szssa. eco for which
faeT issued tsSfsds. t0gs1 TIER with THE q, "a
! ps~sDinm- We have Invited architects 10
drsx plans tor tlss.sso baiiiirg, the
county agreeing TO fgrat-n al steel
( vaults and tsiI cells. which viii require. Al
! q roagh cAicaisSios. an expenJliaEe ol
from SIS 9S1 To 5000 Sos. this alone
oFrs1alspcss ear account We have now
az sbe proper time The present courthouse
/ ste for sale, for when We may pos IDLY
ge' ss0.foo- We have bow 10 elesr. grade
and terrace OF tire ground, no mattel
{ where S* bald, at ssSt ssy 3S,B1s '0i
experimenting work anripz the eonstruc
ton Of the ba,iding. for say as DAYS. ss 81
ge,f day, A.saG. the peTcSas axe for arc III
tee. | cannot estimate now. bot ~ x5l
smoHat Ia as least ss-ss1s to furnish tfe
/ bnilaing sith boiler and heaters. 900 l. 8
lo9 figure, TO furnish the entire building
Z with furniture aud carpets where neees
sary. SO % o. 90 this add the 81 COO set aside
/ for premium 90 srsbitscfs, and we have
ROW spent ss7s7a1 additional, ard have
! again 0yeg-fun our account by ITO. VIII
out having any stoBe curling around sEt
block
To whom, now, gentlemen, are The com
I n is<soners responsible II yoa should foFes
US 80 pay 81 no for the proposed site OF
/ FIFTH. and Columbia streets, for which wa
have no ether balance 81 show than ths
pgoeeesss o. the sale of the block on seventh
street. ard which block Is esiinsted In
value al 81 GsS7 surely 90 al the people
OF King county
Hoping thai you wili give this financis
dilemma yofir careful consideration. a
~ ! as the location Of the courthouse site
arm. gentlemen, your obrdieni servant,
FRED GAsCH,
Chairman ri TouF.fv To,s SSi m, s-s