The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-08

lbr several weeks Colonel w. r. Clough,
Z No peesidsnt, and II. n. Becker. chief en-
{ a1Gem. q tho Great Northern Railway
Goonp4ny, hnvs been In Seattle. Tacoma.
H0Gtland and elsewhere, with view 70
1ocotfng the Pacifc terminus OF tho
Gzont Northern. They have. after careful
odEnmination. selected srattie. and have
mn6e arrangements which will enable
1kom 10 come here with better terminal
liabilities than are possessed BY any other
~ on the Pacific coast. Details OF these
arrangements, which hare been quietly In
psreFess for some time. were first made
zDuk1ie yesterday, and are given in the fol-
1DWing columns
h Great Northern win enter Seattle
opos he tracks OF the Seattle q Montana
Railway Company, q corporation formed
yesterday by local capitalists and railway
mGn, and which will form the Western d.
yf1fon Of the great transconsihental
ystsm whsn completed. The Seattle
= Montana Railway Company flied It's
oeticles 81 Incorporation with the county
ouditos and with the secretary Of state yes
1pfaay morning. with ID. II. Gilman.
Thomas Burke, Edward o. Graves.
M. r. Bailey and w. X. Thornell
- ihcoSposators and trustees. The
boAsd Of trustees immediately there
eitsr held > meeting and elected the
lnI1owing ofncers: President. d. II. Gil
man; VICE president and treasurer. Ed
vaFd o. Graves; secretary and auditor. w.
II Thornell; general solicitor, Thomas
Burke.
The officers OF the seattle q Montana
lmmsiiateiy filed with the city clerk the
following petition, to-wit:
esArrLx. wash. March 2.
- lAe Hsweraete Mayor asd commea osHneis 81
~ CITY AZ Seattle; Your petitioner, the seattle
= Montana Railway Company, woald respect.
luliy petition your honorable body ~ follows:
For tho right privilege. authority aud fran
ehise 70 locate. lay down, construct maintain
sud operate : railway consisting OF enc or more
Qocta In. along, upon and over certain public
sfreets and aI.cys In thu city OF seattle. IS fel
1rNs:
Along strip Of iaud Hixty CO. feet vide, be-
Ing thirty cor feet on each side OF line com.
menc1nx ~ tho northern extremity OF Railroad
avenue. In the city Of Seattle. established by or
ofnauce No. so, passed January .. A. II. lss7.
md running thence IN southeriy. southwest
orly and norshwessersy direction over, along
end through the entire length OF Railroad ave-
s nuc In the city OF Seattle. ~ hefetnfore essab-
1lshed By said ordinances No. sei. passed Jann-
4 m -. 1sS7, and by ordinance No. LAS amsnsla
loGy and supplementary af and ca said ordi.
nnnce No. so$. and PASSED Ialy I. A. D. iss8:
Ne aid line throughoat the entire length of
MID Railroad avenue being uniformly sixty.
sight fcel 10 the westerly ri the eaztefiy mar.
FINAL line Ut said Kaiirssd avenue, said distance
- nxty-sisht tsS feet being measured on line
- right angles 10 said essscrly line o; said ave-
nae.
Also. beginning NJ point in aasirosa avenue
nxty-eaght tSsl fcet westerly. measured a. right
ongiee nom the esxterly line ihefecifsa the
snsthoriy line VI King sstees. theac. cnfying
nutheasserly with = radius Of p1a feet a Ills.
lAncc Of 40 feet: thence southeassssiy y ta
Iees 10 the north tine OF street. shsnec carving
bCAthcriy with radius Of MA feet distance,
~ DO feet 20 the center Of ssuth Ninth street
ia point 100 feet south 81 the south tine o.
Addition street. or ss neaF The alsoye line - a
proper system ct tsacks weald rvnaef prsesica-
Also. from said point in ihs center Of seath
Ninth street along said south Ninth street ~
Liberty ssress. Its continuation: thence sleus
Me cenieg al Liberty street 20 she sonthesiS esty
hmttx
Your petitioner would further represent shA,
+ = the purpose OF ihis company 20 begin s'
10 earliest practicable moment 80 survey Ian
NJ and construct a standard gauge ssits As
kom The city 81 Seattle ~ general sassrsfy ii
locfion across the Ca@ssis mountains "a tie
Doetcfn boundary lire Of she state al wsxhspx.
enus there 10 cunftsct with the great tgxaseonst
rental system OF railway .arElvFiy kaown a
lho Manitoba Systefa tnt now knawn as shs
Mar hssF3s
Daa limo Of railway srasa seattle. oe eaves
bnend. 10 Minneapolis ana ~ faai sheneu q
- head OF Lake superior.
Yoar petitioner weald tagtAss beg leave q
! MI the attention ef year AeuurAale tssty ts
10 great Importance st snakinx fhis city tas
beutnus on reges sound ef the tsrsAs NertAeru
n1lway. TIE contamination Of sseh So eseai
ucoid conssm and enAFhAsiss sae eenaa sareisi
tee&mluence Of this cits ia az sae greaF Feesns,
q cuuntry north Of CslsiosAls.
Your petitioner. sheswfefs. sespeeGfassy asss.
ycng Memorable hoSly 10 grans 10 Eats s0snYAay
Dositlana for. AL o. which i respectfully sob
hisssA
sxAryns & MeSsASA Rattvsy ca.
ns Z. II egtsnan. FFvs
Attest W. r. IaeRNn4- sSc'y
This petition wss accom panied by an ay-
finance providing fer the granting al
a. franchise asked taesesm, whlce
3 Sad been prepared BY the eanlpAny
md which il glvea IA anolhe,
solamn. Recognizing tie aF-
wncv al the petition ts1s
scnacii met in executive ssssssa Ia tae
afternoon 10 consa&sr the pvas0sess
fsuehsse. cossusl CloegA. taags
Burke and Mr.. Gilman hclak rse~xn.
. represent sAe road. The grovissons d
he Franchise. onstnaasce srd par.
sasss of the eeap&ny wee tAsar,
,urhly explained ey these sen.
aenaen and carefully considered IS shs
pnneii As sae regular ssssiea y sAe
onauson reansAi q. nleAs shV ssznehss<
ordinance Was ealssd ap and PASSED Is
unanimous vote.
Il viii he observed shAg tAe sosa.
,any neither asAsu nss ~ss granted