The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-04
THE CITY COUNCIL
Weller Street Condemnation
Ordnance Passed.
THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.
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THE ASSESSMENT DISTRICT.

he council heid N adjourned meeting
!. last night 70 consider the Weller street con-
'dsmnation matter, and 70 pass the Shaubut
franchise ordinance, which was dependent
on II The committee TO whom the matter
vas rsfsrred submitted the following re-
port:
Geade~es-Ycus special epmmittse 70 whom
vsa referred ths matter of condsmnssosy pro-
eeedinGs sought 70 Be Instituted In the case OF
the extension of Weller Street in the city Of
seattle, fFo4 ne wess Gde Of Commercial street
70 The east side Of xilroad avenue. bog leave TO
up0ss that We have investigated ths matter and
recommend that the said street - shove de-
scr1bed Be opened. and that condeMnstofy PRO
eeectnss Be insftfused in order 20 ascertain the
henenn and damages, IL any. occasicned there
~. We have prepared "a ordinance 70 that
eject. vhieh Ne herewith submit and recon-
ueud that The aans - adopted.
LX. wAxIsxeporD.
Chairman,
r. Z JOINS,
"a TwITcHxIL.
Committee.
The ordinance submitted BY the commit
tee was entitled:
An ordinances supplemented and to give eject
b ordinance No. Las. entitled. IAN ordinances
70 locate and establish 3 public street extend
Ing from point where the north marglual line
Of Weller street intersects the west marginal
line OF = ghth street. running thence along
the north marginal line Of Weller street pro-
duced to the western boundary of the city
limits: thence sosth sixfy-six feet; thence east
with line parallel To said north marginal line
Of Weller street produced 10 the intersection of
the west marginal line OF aid Eighth stseet:
thence north sixty -sfx feet TO the place OF be-
ginning" Approved June Il isse.
This ordinance creates an assessment
district for the payment Of damages, con-
sisting OF the property on both sides OF that
portion of the street condemned In short,
the 6setson & Post property Is made to pay
its own damages. IS all the property abutting
on Weller street. - extended between the
vest side Of Commercial street and the east
side OF Railroad avenue, belongs TO that
corporation.
The Seattle Railway and Terminal Com
pany has pledged itself to give bonds for
the payment Of damages If any are
awarded, and viii proceed with the cor
struction of its road ct once. The new
franchise ordinance OF the company, the
passage Of which was delayed by the
Weller street complication. was passed.
RoLLIs STREET RAILWAY FRANCHISE
L. H. Griffith flied an application for .
street railway franchise over the follow
ing described route. Beginning ct the in
tersecton OF Depot and Rollin streets;
thence north along Rollin street to Lake
Union; also for all extensions and contin-
uations Of said Roilin street a. they may
hereafter be extended or continued. The
petitioner agrees to the following condi-
tons and requirements: That work is to
begin ON track upon Rollin street immc-
diately upon the granting Of the franchise
and to be finished at the earliest possible
date; also that work Is TO be commenced
on extensions and combinations OF Rollin
steeet a. soon - they are extended and
continued and to be completed A. rapidly
a. possible: also to macadamise the center
OF the track and upon the sides thereof in
width - provided by ordinance. The petit
toner makes further offer to place along
the street groups OF lights $50 feet apart,
or in lieu thereof arc lights, and 10 main
tain the same.
The petition was referred to the street
committee.
YEsLER AVENUE GRADE
An ordinance establishing the grade bf
Yesler avenue between Railroad avsnh6
and williamson street was submitted. ~
provides for tho following elevations above
datum:
Al Railroad avenue, 6 feet; ct West street, 81
feet; ss Commercial street. II feet; 1t South Sec
ond street.. ~ feet: at point 100 feet east Of
the east side Of South Second street. 80 34ioo
feet Al the east side OF South Third street, lois
feet: at . point 90 feet west Of soath Fourth
street. So feet as the west side OF South Fourth
street. 60l feet: as the east side Of South Fourth
street. 81 feet. ct point 20 feet east OF the east
eide OF Sonth Fourth street. 81 feet. ~
the west side Of South Fifth street,
20 feet o. the east size Of South Fifth,
Is feet: at the west side Of South Sixth street.
foT feet, al the east side Of South sixth street.
us feet; At the west aide OF South Seventh
street. i5s FRET Ct the east hide OF Seventh street.
ies feet; at the west side Of Eighth street. co2
feet at the east aide OF Eighth street 2io feet ct
the east side OF Cedar street. 2l5 feet: as point
90 feet east OF the east side OF Sosth Ninth street.
2l5 feet; at the west side Of South Tenth street,
rs feet: at the east side OF South Tenth street.
rs feet. q the west side OF south Eleventh
street 2a feet af q point 90 feet east of the
east side at South Eleventh street. 2l7.s feet; 81
the west side OF Williamson street, s<67 feet:
II the east side of Williamson street, 49, feet
The ordinance was placed upon its final
passage. There were but seven counciimen
present, and one Of these tWailingfordl &C.
cupied the chair in the absence of the
mayor. leaving only six voting members.
purie, Jones, Twichell and Hall supported
the ordinance. and White and Phillips voted
against IT, As the vote in favor OF the pass
age OF the ordinance did not constitute q
majority OF the whole council, il was de-
clared rejected. 1t viii be brought up
again ., meeting when there Is . full at
tendance, and viii probably pass.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The petition of A. s. Miller for an arc
light at the corner OF Third and Madison
streets was allowed. A S-candle power
light was also ordered placed At the corner
OF broadway and James streets.
Tia rstr an2tnaaY NaA insfrurfed IN afir.