The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-02-25
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.

nosfnesst corner OF the limits OF the CITY OF Seattle
on october 10, A. d. $780, and the ulace of begin
ns,incading al waters embraced within the boun-
saIIss ABOVE described, together with such other
territory, any, heretofore or hereafter added 20
city oy virtue of the general laws Of the state
Resolved, That section Of article II. of the
HHeenolders charter be amended SO as TO read e.
Sec The city of Seattle Is hereby divided into
nine wards, designated and bounded as follows:
nesoiyed, Ihai the third paragraph Of said sec
on z, OF article H., defining the boundaries Of the
Third ward" be amended so as to read as follows:
The Third ward shall include all that part of the
mencng al the intersection of the center line of
esier avenue with the center line of Broadway
broadway and the center line OF Broadway pro-
duced to the center line Of Madison strsst thence
street and Madison street produced to the point in
Lake Washington where Madison street so pro-
,i Touia iniersect the section line between sec
east produced eastward: thence east
. 70 the .,o east boundary Of the city thence
to the north boundary OF the second ward; thence
west in a straight line along the center line of
Resolved, That the seventh paragraph OF said
section 2 OF article IL, defining the boundaries Of
follows: " ''~0 -
The Seventh ward shall include all that part OF
the city within the following boundaries, to-wit:
at the point where the same is inter
sected by the center line of Tweirth
street produced. and running thence northerIv
along the center line Of Twelfth street produced and
the center line of Twelfth street the center linz
line of Olive street to the center line OF Ninth
street; thence northerly along the center lins If
Ninth street to the center line OF Depot street:
thence along the center line OF Depot street 10 the
center line of Rolln street, thence north along the
center line OF Rolin street and Rollin street pro-
duced. 10 mid-channel in Lake Union. ana thence
northeast, east and southeast, following tho mid
channel Of said lake to the intersection Of the sec
ton line between sections IL md 81,
township 70 north. range east at the
portage between Lakes Union and Wash.
ington thence east on said section line pro-
dueed to the intersection Of Madison street pro-
duced, as the city is now bounded te-Nlt: October
i, A. d. 1891. and thence southerly along the
center line Of Madison street to the point Of Begin
ming. " ~s
Resolved, That the eighth paragraph Of said
section OF article IL. declining the boundaries of
the Eighth ward" be amended SO as TO read as
The Eighth ward shall include all tina, part or
the city situate north of the center line OF DEPOT
street and Depot street produced and west of the
center line OF Rollin street and Roin street pro-
duced, from Depot street to the north boundary Of
the city. on October 10, A. d. 1890.
Resolved, That section 2 of article IL. be further
amended by adding TO the end Of said section q
paragraph defining the boundaries OF the Ninth
The Ninth ward Of the city Of Seattle shall In
clude all that part OF the cy OF Seattle within the
following boundaries:
Union which would be intersected by the extern
sion eastward of the line of section 49, town
direction in the center of Lake Union; thence east
IN said center; thence southeast along said center
line to where the same intersects the section line
produced west between sections Is and II town
ship rs north, range east; thence east on said
section line produced TO a point in Union bay,
wnere SAID section line produced would intersect
the northeast corner dissection 81: thence north in
the waters of Union bay along the east line of sec
tlon 10 and section 8, said township
and range, TO the quarter section corner
on the east line of said section 9: thence west
aong me center OF said section to the quartersec-
ton corner in the west line thereof; thence north
along the east line Of sections and 5, in said town.
ship and range. to the north line Of said township;
thence west along said township line to the quar-
ter-sectlon corner in the north line OF section in
township Is north range east, which latter point
Is the northeast corner of the present corporate
limits # tho town NOW city, OF Ballard; thence
south along the center line of said section l and
sections IL and IS in said township 25 nortn range
In said section Is, the said last named line being
also the easterly boundary Of said city Ballard:
of RssTs me sCsrn boundary OF SAID city
thence northwesterly following the present
corporate limits of the city of Ballard along
the center line OF bay TO deep water In Pu-
get sound Admiralty inlet; thence southerly
along said main channel to a junction with the
main channel of Elliott bay; thence easterly aud
southeasterly along the main channel Of Elliott
bay to a point In the center OF Elliott bay in q
line with the westerly line Of section twenty four
township twenty five north, range three east pro-
duced south; thence north along the west line OF
section twenty-four produced, to the quarter Sec
ton corner in the west line OF ss section twenty
four, township twenty five north range three east;
thence east along the center line of said sections
"a and 10 to the center OF Lake Union. which said
line produced eastward will intersec: and which is
the place of beginning.
Passed by the board of aldermen this 9Th day
President Board of Aldermen.
January, 1892. II. w. JONE-,
President House OF Delegates.
Approved by me this S0th day Of January. 1891.
GEORGE w. HALL. Mayor
Filed by me this Goth day OF January, 1892.
H. w. MILLER, City Clerk.
Date OF first publication February 2, 1892