The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-06-26
GRADING WELLER ST.
Protest Of Property-Owners
Against Proposed Work.
BIG DAMAGE TO REAL ESTATE.
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stassmsnts through he columns a your payer
in regard TO The hefdss On wellse street b.
tween RIM ana Ninth ssrsssa Arsinsf TIE
grading Of Weller ssrees u . pxeDe manner 10
give Just benefit - tho owners of property anas-
ting thereon have NO ohjccx1onn % maka In
fact v0aid say shot The Proper grading Of
weller slreet and thus making thorouwhfAxs 10
the land above The ttds = N improvement
mach desired By the adjacent properly ownsn-
This stnte0snt however. should nce b taken
- approval Of the present socallsd Improve
ment Of sAid strese
Ihc 6sst petition On record ice the gYoding of
Weller stsees was signcd by ". c. Hill. George
b ktseengsr and Ar. Slater. tew days lasar
second petition. signed By sume IN % twelve
property ownsn On aid street. vss nisd. On tho
strength Of thess petitions the city oo1ncl possed
IN ordinance 10 grade WcIlef street. bas
neglected 70 pas an ordinance changing the
grade Of weller strees from the grndo established
By oriinance In lss1 The whole matter 81 The
grade was left 10 the opinion Of tbs city engtn.
eeE. His opinion was that hEldgs with grade
OF per cent rise would b the easiest way to
Get % Ninth street from Filth. His plan Wa
favored By onchah Of tia city council ana
opposed By one-half. but HE honor. the mayor.
cast the deciding vote In favor Of the present
work upon the street The following paragraph
win give some idea q the work nov heinz
done.
bridge thirty feet IN width h bsins ~
from Ninth street 10 Fifth street % decline of
seven feet in each hundred lineal ieel This
bridge viii croas sixth street eighteen feet
higher than the present grade Of the railroads
and wharves Of the city. AZ Seventh street tt
win be thifty-six feet higher and at Eighth
street the height viii increase In proportion
To accommodate the travel on the present
grade Of Weller and adjoining streets. 10 II pro-
posed 70 build IN eighteen foot roadway on each
side Of this incline u the present level Of the
street
In this manner 1t T. proposed to ssade weller
street. from Filth 70 Ninth street. and complete
thoro ughfare from Fifth street 10 the east aide
Of the w. G. Hill tract. In this manner Il IL pro-
posed to have the property holders pay s2o,ooe
for building bridge on which street. railway
may run thirty feet above their headA
In this manner it II proposed % compel ill tho
travel from South seattle 20 use two roadways
eighteen feet wide. including sidewalks. OF
climb the laborious grade Of south Eighth street
Thus IL IL proposed thae eli people
and teams. travelling on South Highth.
South seventh and South sixth streets shall
nave access toAhis magnificent thirty-foot thor
oushfare By climbing light Of steps ~ South
Eighth street or betaktug themselves % Eouth
Fifth street, where this notorious specimen 81
engineering akin IL suppossd 70 reach wharf
level Thus Il II proposed 70 have this spacious
sidewalks, two lines Of street railway. and the
travel OF numerous vehicles
Thus Il II proposed 70 bleed the pockets Of the
ueighboring property owners. and 70 make
than pay for . bridge which will damage their
property 1t least 70 PER cant
rhus u . peoposed - make street which
viii probably last for the tssm Of three or ava
ycafs. when 70 ID 70 b proaumed that the prop
holders will present the city with several
thousand dollars 70 repair this bridge.
do not wish for moment 10 call In question
the Superior common sense Of the persons au-
thorixing this grade, but In behalf OF the prop
efsy holders fronting ON said bridge from Ninth
70 Finn street. desire 70 eater vigorous pro-
sess sgainst the Representatives Of the people OF
Seattle authorizing such "a outrage upon law
abiding citizens HowARD JosLrx.
SEATTLE. june -. 1880
To THE KprTcs--I zee By the published reports
Of Tuesday nights council meeting that Mx
Durie 10 quoted - saying that had told hid
that was tie ''only" one damaged By the vel
Ter street. bridge l wish TO state that told Mr..
Durie THAI was about the worst injured By
the bridge. PRANK GEiFfin.
SEATTLE. June ~ 1890
10 THE EDrToR: wish 10 state that my prop
erty 10 serioualy damaged by the Weller street
bridge. to the amount Of 50 per cent Of its
valuation. and I earnestly protest aGainst IL
construction. WILLIAM MoRRGA