The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-09-18
FRONT STREET GRADE
One Of its Advocates Presents
His Views
POSSIBLE MOTIVE SUGGESTED.
Strenuous OhjsctioHs Mads b. Property.
Owners-RsIativs Strength Of 4
Rival Petitions.


given publicity. He denies the statements
Of some Of the propertv-owners q 10 the
effect Of the new emf: and c,nfradicts the
allegation that II II 70 run from three feet
10 twenty feet a publiahed.
..The crads vili make . d;9.r.nce ~ tro
feet ana ! fraction 81 The point Of least az
cavation and not more than seventeen feet
ct the deepeet cut IviIl shov Won BY pro-
files that the proposed Grade does not dam
are cross streets because tvo az the four
are already impracticable: and Blanchard
viii be made alirhtly steeper. The only
damage viii be AZ Pine street and there the
cost involved viii. I admit be consider
able.
"But the benefit viii be very great to the
people living ont in Balltovn and the chief
business street Of the CITY will be three or
four miles long. instead Of one mile.
don't think il would cost as much q repre-
scented. The city engineers estimate was
sl4. 600 ON the original plan of regarding.
bat since then IL vas considered hest to
make deeper cut on the north side. and
/ suppose It viii cost more.
II don't know of ANYBODY. With but one
or two exceptions. who denies that the
bin should be done avay With. The nett
ton for the change Vas signed bv more
than 100 persons. while that against it only
received nine Names
.Whv Is il. M. Hull that the property
owners along the proposed cut threaten to
claim damages Il Il il to be such bene-
dt9"
.Oh. 1 suppose that temporarily some Of
them will suffer, but contend that il will
be An ADVANTAGES tn the whole CITY. know
Of one man Who said quite recentIv that he
would nut nm substantial brick building
a soon AZ the grade vas positively settled.
and understand that others intend TO
build II seem, certain that the grade viii
have To be changed NJ some time. a the
business portion Of the CITY extends in that
direction. and it will be cheaper to do it
nov. because the number of improvements
will increase. Another thing to be con.
sidered IL that the CITY must soon Law a
new main along this street. and the Grade
ahonld be finaliv determined before that ia
done.n
Among those who signed the remon.
atrance "A propertv.ovner. affected are:
Mrs Miles and Mrs. Wilson. John Learv.
of North Seattle: Messrs. Maitland. Who
ovns half I business block. ]. p. ZONES.
Who Also owns I business block: Rose and
Case DR.. Gra.sa signed II. Int afterwards
withdrew on the represen tations of Mr..
HulI
M. Charles c..s occunies 4 dwelline ON
the north ride of Front street AZ the c0rner
az stewart .treet He earnestly nrotests
arainst the chanoe.
.sThia = ALREADY = f;ne street he s.id
s.and this nortion WAS thoroughly nlanked
only last fall II seema To ma that thar Il
somethinr behind all this stir. I have
never heard anv comnlaints about hanlinp
m this Grade ana thu onIv oh;ectionahle
niece Of the road ia for block or two COM
inc sonth IF the change il for the advant-
aee of Belltovn. it would seem to be ON the
wrong side. A II ia empty teams returning
to the citv onlv that would be- benefited.
Thi. rotation beoan soon after the circns
vas here The electric road cars were over
crowded and frequently cot stuck for rant
cf r.ovAr IT seems to me- the vhole NOVA
ment il instieased bv that COMPANY. in
order 70 save the daily cost of additional
mower REQUIRED.
..u il Was to benefit Be.ltovn only. whv
not begin To lower the grade At Madison
street, No. it is only proposed to change It
where the electric road turns from Second
by Pike into Front street,"
.Do Won know that the regarding Was
voted for by six ont Of eight councilman.
Mr.. Casef
aThat cuts no figure. They do some
very stupid things. Look at Stewart street
between here and West. They are grading
an entirely unnecessary street which. when
finished, will have grade of q per cent.
II will be useless for commercial purposes.
Isn't that an absurdity with the CITY in
debt to the extent of $500, DOOR"
Mr.. Ferguson, who represents Mr.. Jones,
said that gentleman would stoutly resist
such a damage to his property as the cut
involved
There is not property-owner on these
blocks who has made improvements that
does not object. ] suppose any of them
would consent if they were compensated
by the city, but they are going TO know
first what to expect before they do con-
sent"
Mr.. Maitland's representative declined to
express any views in that gentleman's alb
sence. but said the property-owners were
determined not to submit. The damage
was certain: but the amount they would
be awarded was very uncertain.
DR.. Grasse had signed the remonstrance
against the cut: but believing the represen.
tations made that the cut would be made.
preferred to have it done before he built 4
brick structure.
Another of the propertv-ovners vbo va.
oues,ed that his name he Uitbbeld was
asked what he had to saw AGAINST the
change He said he Objected becanse ne
thoneht thu change vould onlv hanaf, RI.
'.~oae -S sAc
harrass II not min soma of tboss vhns.