The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-11-21
Date of first publication October 2s, 1891.

Date OF first publication October 29, lssl
DRoPoSED AMENDMENT NO. IA PRp
l. osition to amend sections i and Of artetl
OF the freeholders charter adopted octob@ll
ID. 1890.
Resolved That section of article IL ofthas>
holders charter be amended so as To read = n
lows:
SECTION l. The city of Seattle shall inrah
to-wit The north half of section II, all Of Secds
3 A. ). g. 3, and 10, in township "a north ofrannt
east, and the south half of sections 10 aud 10 M
all OF sections II, %, 20, 80, 81, 81, 80 and Ma
township 70 north, of range 4 east. and the soziA
half of section "a. and all of sections Is and S. IL
township 25 north. of range 3 east and inend1u
also the water fronting said above described al
westward TO the center Of Elliott bay and The Do
vanish river, and eastward TO the middle Of Ian
Washington, aud all the water of Lake rntn
south OF a line running east and west through -
center OF sections 19 and 20, in township Is nxsh
of range east beginning at point in the eezss1
of Lake Washington. which is the northeast eornef
of the limits of the city of Seattle on the 10th ar
October, \. u. 1890; thence northery along IN
center of Lake Washington to an Intersection with
the south line of section 10. in TOWNSHIP % north,
range east, W. NJ, produced esfwsrdly:
thence west in the waters of ISke Washington
and Union bay along said south line prcdnced 70 Al
intersection with the east line OF said section l6A
produced southery; thence norm IN the wsteEa
of Union bay along said east line produced 70 the
shore of said Union bay, and thence north along
the east line of said section 10 and OF section IN
said township and range to the quarter section cor.
the east line of said section 2: thence wess
along the center or said section y 10 tnt Qdaftr&
section corner in the west line thereof. theafo
north along the east lines of sections and
said township and range to the north line Of ~
township - north; thence west along said texa
ship line TO the quarter section corner IN the n0r
line of section i. in township 20 NORTH rang
east, which latter point is the northeast corner
the present corporate limits OF the town nov ~
of Ballard; thence south along the center lintf
said section l. and sections II and Is in said ton
ship % north range east, to the southeast cofua
of government lot ,. in said section 10, said n
Damad line being also the paSteFiy boundary OF "a
city of Ballard; thence west along the south boun&
airy of said city of Ballard to the center OF Sanoa
bay; thence uorthweSterly, following the prssfht
corporate limits OF the city OF Ballard. along the
center line of salmon bay TO deep water In Pugss
sound or Admiralty inlet; thence west to the man
channel of Puget sound or Admiralty inlet: thence
southerly along SAID main channel TO jnncsioa
with the main channel from Elliott bay; Themes
easterly and southeasterly along the main channel
of Elicit bay, to the point in the center OF ELLIOT
bav which is the northwest corner of the limits Of
the city of Seattle the 10th day Of octo-
Der. A. ID. 1890; thence enthusiastically along me
limits of the northwestern boundaries OF the city
of seattle on october 10, A. d. 1890 TO the Inter-
section bet ween the shore of said Elliott bay and
the west line OF section -, In township 70 horln;
range east; thence north, following the limits u
the city of seattle on October 10, A. d. losv, along
said west line of section "a TO the quarter section
corner in the west line of said section ~ ,nshes
east. following the limits of he city OF SeaAAe "
October 10. A. ID. 1890 along the center hne "
said section "A, aud of sections ID and ~ ID LOWE
ship 20 north. range east TO the east hne on saj
the city of Seattle on october 10, A. y. Iesss
along the east line OF said section ~ 70 tne soasE
east corner thereof: thence east following ~
limits Of the city Of Seattle on October ~,
1890, along the north line of sections rs ana =
township 20 north, range east, 10 the shore 9
Lake Washington; thence easterly IN tne VAN
of Lake Washington, following the limits Of u
city of Seattle on October 10, y. ID. 1880, " ~
northeast corner of the limits Of the city oil sealM
on October TO- \. ID. 1880. and place OF oeginmns'
including all waters embraced within the ocaF
diaries above described, together with such ohe1
territory If any, heretofore or hereafter added Y
said city by virtue OF the general laws OF the So
Resolved That section 2 of article II. Of -
freeholders charter be amended SO rs 10 READ
follows:
sec. 2 The city OF Seattle is hereby divided ID
nine WARDS, des gnated and bounded as follows
Resolved, That the third paragraph Of said =
ton 2, of article H., defining the boundaries q
Third ward" toe amended so as to read AS fois<s
The Third ward thali include all that part o. q
city within the following boundaries, to-wit: ~
mencing mt the intersection of the center has
Iesler avenue with the center line OF BroaarJ
and running thence north along the center Hns
Broadway and the center line Of broadway q
duced TO the center line of Madison street. 49,
northeasterly along the center line oi Ms s..
street and Madison street produced 10 the Po'M-.
Lake Washington where Madison street % e
duced would intersect the section line oetwesa~.
tons 10 and 2l, township % uorEns -
east. produced eastward; thence =
TO the east boundary of the city; -
south along the east boundary OF Wy -
~
west in straight line along the center NJ
Yesler avenue 10 the point OF beginning =
Resolved, That the seventh paragraph ~
section =, of article IL, defining the bouna85s
the seventh ward" be amended so as 70
follows: 4x
The seventh ward shall include all thME
the city within the following bOuudartex.rsf
Commencing on the center line of Madi8<s
at the point where the same ga
sected by the center line OF Ir@r3
street produced, and running thence nM<3
along the center line of Twelfth street prodosss
the center line OF Twelfth street 70 the csn~.sr
of olive street. thence westerly along ths xsh
line of Olive street to the center line VI -
street thence uOrtherly along the center -
Ninth street to the center line OF Depos y ~
thence along the center line OF Depot stress ~
center line of kOilin street. thence nOrth 80
center line OF ROllin street and kOln susss 80
duced to mid channel IN Lake Chion. an ~ -
northeast east and southeast, following - -
channel OF said lake to the intersection y Fl.
/ ton line between sections 10 ID
township % north range eas- VssF
portage between Lakes Union ana ANA -
ington, thence east on saiu section $50 80
ducsd TO the intersection Of Madison st'ss s.sSsa
duced the city is now bounded tow.., .lanx ~
/. A. ID. 1891. and thence southwestsriy 4r
center line Of Madison 10 the point 81 pse n "A
Resolved. That the eighth paEasssag,ssa sda 4
section 2 Of article H.. defining the 2o s.ss
Eighth ward be amended 10 read as oi4o,s .t az
The Eighth ward shall include al - N req
the CITY situated north Of the center line u ~
street and Depot street produced am ~ssreet ~
center line of Rollln street and KOHL. oosantzy
ouCed, rom DepOt street. 10 Wy ss,as
the city. on October 10, A u. l55v,, RI bs fsf.o9
Resolved That section ?, of article Ia sssIoa
amended by adding 10 the end q sag "a ~ yss'a
4 paragraph defining the ooanosries "
/ ward AS fol ows; J. caat,ls within y
l following boundaries: 80 ~snter Of -
Commencing that point IN me , eg ~ the $50
| Union which would be mlefsssss ~ section ~
SON eastward of the center hne "a "a : aorshss4
township IS. range east: thence !saa shencs -
direction in the center Of lake a,aas ssd csgss
in said center; thence soutnesss ne section =.
between sections 10 and n, s is.tsst, line
range east; thence east on SAID .assre sad ss
dRced TO a point in Union pay northeast &c
nj section 3l: thence north Ia me ss s-oduce1
Say along the east line Of section ~ S