The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-22
A ROAD TO FREMONT.
Nearly $50, 900 Raised for the
Boulevard.
MEETING or FREMONT PEOPLE.
They Discuss ths Nesd ~ The IherosSA-
fare Arsssd Lake Caies sn4Tate
Pra<sieai MssSureA/

A largely attended meeting OF the esti-
Gems OF Fremont who are Interested In the
proposed boulevard along the vest shore
os Lake Union 10 Fremont us held last
night ia the once Of /. H. Grifhth Co.
Union block
The citizens displayed great deal OF en-
fhssiasus. and a. resnit OF the meeting
nearly 81 GO vas raised By subscription
for the purpose of pashtng the work along
Immediately.
Mr.. G. e. RAmshnrg Was unanimously
elected chairman OF the meeting. and Mr..
Herman Smith secretary.
As soon Is the meeting was called 10 or
der, Mr.. E. II. GriEfifh explained the object
os the meeting. He said that il had been
called for the purpose Of adopting some
measures for the speedy erection OF boal-
evard along the west shore OF Lake onion.
from Rollins street extension TO Fremont.
which would connect Fremont more
closely with Seattle, and facilitate travel
k<fween the two places. He said that be
thought that the common council approved
og the scheme. and be was assured that the
county commissioners did, - they had
once before signifed their approval by APP
propriating 81 600 some time back for the
farthersnee Of the idea Mr.. Griffith fur
Their remarked that the citizens OF FIRE.
mont would have had the boulevard fully q
year ago II the city had only met the
county commissioners bali way. He said
that the citizens hsd come to a point
where they could have the boulevard COM
pleted by the first of next July, and have
the Seattle Electric Railroad and Power
Company entering into Fremont.
City Engineer seurry had told him that the
road, sixty-six feet wide and made Of four
inch plank, could he built at q cost OF $50
coo. He concluded by stating that the in
tention of the meeting was 70 submit the
plans Of the proposed road to all present
and secure gifts toward its completion.
Mr.. Isaac Burlingame was called upon,
aud said: 81 feel that that road has got TO
be built by some one. and don't know by
whom unless it is the people. II has TO be
had somehow or else the people living in
Fremont will have to move out. and soon.
too. Without road We are ont of the
world, you might say. and already the
town Is beginning 70 feel the necessity OF
one, and business men are moving away"
Mr.. r. Biewets arose then and aroused a
great deal of enthusiasm by offering $i0,-
0l0 towards the construction of the road
The chairman then made short speech.
He said: 'The natural driveway from Sc
attic 10 the north is the proposed road and
the natural way 10 the south has already
been planked by the county commission
ers. But why they have done 50 much for
the south and SO utterly neglected the
north am at loss 10 know. With o lit.
tie help from us. and that of the railway
company. together with the aid of the COM
mon council and the county commission
ers. our plans will 30 right through with q
rush"
Judge w. d. Wood afterwards made a
few remarks Of encouragement which were
supplemented with subscription of 81 500.
Or. Il. c. kiibourne then stated that he
thought the common council and county
officers ought TO assis. in the movement, as
II was essentially public one, and was a
public improvement He then subscribed
$500
Daniel Jones made brief address and
subscribed s., 100.
Geo. w. Bowman and Mr.. Stone then, in
brief speeches. enlarged ON the many ad.
yAntages the road would be 10 Fremont
and subscribed 81 900 each.
Mr. Isaac Buriingame. for the Fremont
Building Company, subscribed 81 900. and
800 for himself.
Mr.. l.. r. Griffiths then stated that he
had an idea that the city wonld have paid
for the road a. far "a the city limits and
the county commissioners for the rest of
the way. But he said that il would take
them both so long to go through all the ar
rangements and TO carry all the plans out
that the electric company had thought
II best 10 adopt the plan they were
acting on. lie said that the railroad conn.,
pany had consulted with City Engineer
scurry 10 see what that part of the road
the company would use was valued Mt and
be estimated II at $4,000. and therefore
Mr.. Griffith subscribed $1,000 on behalf of
the railroad company. tie stated that he
thought IL would be good idea TO have
the work carried on under the direction
and plans of the city engineer.
A motion was then made and carried 10
appoint committee to walt upon the
county commissioners. enlist their interest
and urge upon them the necessity Of en-
eoursging the work and pushing il forward
immediately, The chairman appointed
George NJ, Rowman. Judge W. u. Wood.
6. Livingstone. |. BuFlingame and o.
kamsherg on the committee.
On motion L. c. Griffith, c. Ramsberg
and c. Rlewett were appointed committee
ol three 10 see that the work was properly
carried on, and began Immediately.
Judge W. II. Wood was then appointed
committee ol one to prepare list of sub
scFlpnons.
Mr.. Griffith stated that The work OF be.
ginning the construction Of the road could
be done today. as there was nothing TO pre-
vent snd plenty of piles and pile drivers to
b. had at notice.
The proposed bridge. according TO the
plans, viii be two miles long aud s{xty-tno
feet wide. The Seattle Electric Railroad
and Power Company will occupy ten fee; Of
one side Of the bridge for their track. and
wlh hSye two turnouts tor switches. The
rest Of the bridge will be divided snta
driving path thirty,tlve feet in width. ard
walking paths on each side.
The interested parties state that they ex-
peei 81 have ially $40 600 subscribed within
few DAYS. The boulevard they expsct 70
complete hy july /.
This proposition has been brought I'd
several times In the past few years, bu,
never any progress msde. Mr.. Or eisA
states that the citizens have never before
taken 50 inGeh interest in il, aad its sue.
cess vii undoubtedly be due 10 their
en''sd energies. The subscription form
,hai has been adopted. together with liss
@ tls subscribers, Is gwen below;
We, che undersigned. herSey subscribe the
aEse0nts O. ossa set opposite our reSpsSre.
hasSe~ % all "a lie eonxtraetlca a. a nlsnx
seN'sA AZ tF0 hosIis stsvs, In tae city 81 seattle
b. 'hs tAigro4a asras az Fseraans.