The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-24
THE UNION PACIFIC.
Seattle Offers the Guarantee
Required.
THE WORK or 4 FEW CITIZENS.


YesSkrdey . messenger arrived IN seattle from
President Adams. bearing formal recital OF fns
requiremenfs q the Union Pacific Raiiroad
Company for terminal grounds and nshfof-wAJ
10 enable them % enter the city and esAhiiah
terminus there meeting Was hastily n
ranged Of such prominent citizens % could D
gotten togefhef Ia short time. and the neces-
sa1y arrnneemeuts made 80 far.as possible.
10 Judge Burke wss iusrusted the tssk OF
drawing up the letter Of guarantee. and II va
arranged thas tonight number % Eeuaemen
Will proceed to Portland. present the papers
add receive the Union Pacsfcs formal acceTs-
ance Of tne compsct Although the arange-
ueufs are not absolutely fixed. IL is hoped fhat
ten gentlemen msy ind IL convenient 70 60.
AFTER the terms had been met 20 far - inde-
pendent citizens could arrange them. deicsa-
ZION Of the Chamber OF Commerce proceeded 70
the city hail, where the council was IN session.
II consisted Of Judge Burke, Colonel 7. Ewing,
President John Leary, Messrs W. z Bailey
Amos Brown. Percy W. Rochester and Herman
Chaplin
recess was declared By Mayor Moran. when
Judge Burke addressed the members, stating
that the president Of the Chamber OF Commerce
bad received . Communication from Chief
Engineer B0gue, based upon the con-
versatiou he and President Adams
had with several citizens rs TO the arrange
neuts % be made for extending the Union Pa
cific railroad from Portland 70 Seattle. IL was
Of course necessary fo- the company 10 arrange
- to their rfght-oi-way and terminal grounds.
So far = the council could officially act il had
already conceded all that was asked with the
exception that iisht-of-way only had been
granted on south Second street and the COM
pany desir red to have the street vacated.
The company felt that In view Of the advan-
ta2es 20 the city il ahculd grant them terminal
facilities along the tide hstl 20 far ~ the citys
power extended and the company were willing
to undertake the necessary cost OF obtaining
the states rtghts Other cities along the line
had made CONCESSIONS and. under the eircum-
stances. the least the city OF Seattle could do
was to offer facilities which were absolutely
necessary and involved no money considefa-
ton on the part Of the city. Terms, however, hsd
been practically conceded by the council and
the letter OF the chief engineer was recaptiu-
lation 30 for as the municipality was concerned.
They comprise the right-oi-way between
Charles street and Weller street, connecting
with Railroad avenue. and an extension OF
righsof-way over that portion OF the "f' lead
ing to West Sc attic: thirty feet rieht-of-way
along Railroad avenue and from Yesler avenue
to weot seattle: one line OF track along Railroad
avenue 70 North Seattle and that the expense OF
acquiring certain portions OF land be arranged.
Judge Burke then went on TO say that tho
guarantee 70 obtain these lands had been under
taken By some Of the members Of the chamber.
Collins and Stacey have made . donation of ten
blocks Mr.. Leary about ~ many more. the Sc
attic Improvement Company had done what
was necessary and negotiations are now pro-
ceeding with the Dearborns for strip OF their
land.
In return the conditions nade with the com.
pany were that they should begin building in
Portland ae once. that they should start con-
sfrucsiop 1t Seattle June Is. buildiHg
sonth, and meeting the builders north 1T q cora
mon point and that the entire road b com