The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-03-29

The Franchise IL Asks OF the City oI
Seattle.


The franchise u Asks OF the City OF
Seattle.
Following is . copy of the petition pre-
scented to the council by Attorney Snow
last night, and which was referred to the
committee Of the whole:
To tie Honorable Mayer aud Common Council oi
the CITY u Seattle. Your petitioner, the under.
signed. the Portland & Puget sound Railroad
Company. respectfully shows unto yoar honor
able body that IL 10 an incorporated company.
incorporated for the purpose OF building rail.
road from Portland. Ore, fthe present Western
terminal point of the Union Pacific Railway
Company 10 the city Of Seattle. With its West
err terminal at said city OF Seattle.
That It's line of road has heen surveyed and
definitely located. and a. surveyed and located
VIII. IL proper facilities are given therefor enter
the city Of Seattle At the southern boundary
thereof
Your petitioner therefore prays your honor
able body TO pass such ordinance or ordinances
- win confer upon yonr petitioner the right to
lay down and use one or more tracks a. msy be
desired. over and upon the following parts of
the streets Of the city OF Seattle. which your ne
titicner has been advised have heretofore been
laid out and established with the view of the
encouragement Of railway building into the
city of Seattle, 70 the end that your petitioner
may be able to secure IN entrance into the said
S2kl VI SC8eAlE NfSAtut INJURY 70 TIE lU18btXnfS
thereof, and 10 Be able at ell times TO conduct
its business as said city of Seattle. its terminal
point
The description of the parts of streets your
Petitioner desires TO occupy Is Is follows:
FsEst-A strip OF land sixty feet in width over
along and upon South street In said city a. the
same is established. declared and laid out BIZ
ordinance No i.iSa, passed june IS, lss3. for the
entire length OF said sire Il from the southern
moss extremity shereof, northerly to !ts inter.
section with Railroad avenue. which strip ex-
teads the fnA ieagth OF said south street. yairty
feet on each side ola center line drawn through
said south street Us entire length. taifsy feet
westerly OF AID parallel to the essterly line q
said street. together with the right 10 use so
much Of the remaining part OF said south street
and 10 lay the necessary or convenient tracks
over the same o. may lie necessary or conyen.
lent 10 rass by easy, practicable and conven-
ieai curves 10 the westward from strip on
south street heretofore described TO Railroad
avenue 70 any point thereon westerly OF the in
tsrsects0n thereof vita said South street
~ssoad-A strip OF Land twenty-five feet IN
~sdth over aud upon Railroad avenue from the
northern extremity thereof 60 o ltne drawn
across sAad Ryenae 40 south al anS. parxsgeI 70
the south marginal lGe OF Yesler avenue pro-
aue1d' said strap consisting OF easssa feet On
each side Of the center it1e drawn up and down
said syenue between the gosats Aforesaid dis.
t2ni eleven feet ssS;eriy q TIE westerly line Of
said svense. according to TIE naesaaer shssos
Tesrd-Also strip Of land over and upon s.,a
Railroad avenue. thirty .ect ia width. com
Hsnesng ~ . line drawn asruss ssia axenue "a
tsss scata 81 and parallel 10 tie south marginal
Hue OF ieslsr syeaGe ssOaMeed. and extending
scGtneriy. sontanesse.3y and westerly 10 the
western sasts OF the city Of seattle. which strfn
coasass 81 strip cver and along
said Railroad avenue which Is fifteen feet cor
unsoes-y ca each sssle OF the center lsue eravu
aeswean TIE posats Aforesaid fifteen sess tfs,s.n.
irnf EsArAisca with the ~&stersy. sonshsxseerly
and sostnsriy boundary Aae os said Railroad
avenue AcceTsssnv 10 tho me8rtcr line ther..os.
scsskaer with iAe right 10 lay aozu .seh
usxk OF tracks - Eky be necessary
asa2 convenient over Ara 49,
snea oxAeT rArss Of SAID R&sirosl avenue a. ,r.v
he Necessary Ant conveuieut 20 rsase eannee-
sscn hy easy. rrscticsssc aad eunr4nsant rx.rv,x
ectse<n the ssrse8s sFafks wAsch may h lstd
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