The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-17
TIDE LANDS Plated.
Great Area Added TO the City's
Available Space.
HOW THE WORK WAS PLANNED.
1he King County Boarvf Files Piata
and Advertisement or the Last az
seattle Tide Lands.

The plat Of the Tide lands OF Seattle
has bsea officially fixed and appraised. tie
board os Appraisers for King county hav-
fnx yesterday flied with the board Of state
and the city clerk. n plat OF the main Per
ton Of the tide Iauds Ia accordance with
rhs requirements Of the tide land law.
Dating from yesterday persons who have
made valuable improvements or who own
shutting shore land will have the prior
right or purchase Tor sixty days.
The copy OF the plat fled with the city
communication firm the board To Mayor
Phelps, explaining the principle on which
the work has been carried cut
Seattle, Wash, March. 49, fE5.
lion. Eyros Phelps, Mayor City OF Sc
attie--Dear Sir The beard OF tide land
appraisers for King county have. CON-
pseted the work assigned shem OF survey
Ing and plating the tide lands within the
corporate limits Of the city of Seattle. in
front thereof. and within two miles.
sTilssr piats have been filed Ia the court
house OF King county and ia the state
building AT Olympia, where they can be
seen ny ali.
The work was more extensive and ex-
peHsave than was contemplated In the be-
ginning, bat IL In believed 10 be the better
In consequence OF the time. care and study
given II. So great and important work
should NOT be done hastily. Too much
haste In the past has Involved the city OF
Seattle In misforfunes and troubles that
keep the authorities constantly employed
In remedial and corrective iabors. accom-
panied with aggrayatiana innumerable.
delays costs, etc, forcibly illustrating
the familiar saying. This more hurry the
less speed
'fn the endeavor 10 properly execute the
Law. and at the same time to carry out
the wishes OF the people. to accomplish
the most good for the city and state. 10
prepare q plat that will best serve the
interests of commerce for all time, the ad-
Vice OF q committee OF the common conn-
ell. OF committee Of tho Chamber of
Commerce. of citizens generally. of ship
and railroad men as well as surveyors. en-
xineers and experts. was sought and Sc
cured. The common sentiment was In
favor OF larger and broader system OF
plating than had obtained on the upland.
III. blocks should he longer, and streets
wider, with fewer OF both. Provision
should be- made for Large manufacturing
establishments. for long slips and piers.
and for the easy movement Of cars over
and about the lands In question, Finally
upon the advice of numerous citizens. the
services of AIR. v. q. Bogne. the we'll
known civil engineer. were engaged. Dir.
Eogue had been chief engineer OF the
Northern Pacific company and of the
linton Pacific lie had sslpertntens.ed the
location Of railroads. their construction
and OPERA ton. had plated townsites and
directed vast building operations, He had
travelled extensively. and had acquired a
great fund of information useful for the
purpose. Subsequent 10 his employment
hy us Mr.. Dogue went South and Fast.
Waiting San Francisco. Chicago. Buffalo.
Bosson, New York. Brooklyn. Phfiadel-
w11s sxzA Flaf Ia rad a<s-
quainsance with their commercial situa-
lions. warts. opportunities and Arms. He
obtained further Information. and upon
his return gave this hoard the fun bene-
nj OF his knowledge and ideas. A copy
OF the excellent and comprehensive re-
port submitted by him to us Is made q
parl OF this communication tn you. That
II may not he lost We trust that IL viii
he pssntsd In pamphlet form by the city.
that It's usefulness may be multiplied. and
the psopie he the gamers III the fullest
pogaihle manrier.
The Principle OF Plating.
q Seattle Tide Lands as the plated
area rs called covers 3.2ie acres. To rep
rssent this upon the scale chosen required
fsfty-six plate Of slx3a inches each. That
YOU. may more thoroughly appreciate and
sindasKtand the situation, a single plat
has bAen prepared In which all the s1npor
fant features are shown on a reduced
scale a copy OF this plat Is herewith
presented to the city. The $50 blocks and
every thohonghfare are indicated. The
blocks VARY In dimensions. as etreunl-
stances justified or required. A large
number are sso feet square still more are
E0axi .fAo feet. while not few are even
greater In length and acreage. The
streets are generally 10 feet wide: the
avenues Of 10 ID Isa $50, ssi and so feet.
That trade may be facilitated corners In
number of plates have been cut of,
The trouble shs ehy has had on the up
land widening streais and cutting of cor
ners viii not ~ experienced on the tide
lands The large blocks are of such
lengths and widths as to rsnder them sns-
cepsinse OF division into 1--WE or more
blocks hereafter. and >ser the surpose OF
illustrating this fact. arid for the further
purpose OF securtns subdivision az the
time Of uniform. proper and desirable
character. severgi of what would other
wise he large hIoeks IN different parts Of
the tide laads have been plated into small
blocks, with alleys and stsrsta and lots
Us see; or more iu length.
No More Rams Horns.
srhat this large tract has been plated
Systematically will he evident To any one
making an examination. The thirty-two
salisoa of shore line are paraiieled by re-
eetsiag streets. 10 which al upland thor
eughfares extend. Outside az these re-
ceissng streets IS the new enlarged sys-
trel 81 2lattinE M upland owner Is cut
OF frofa access TO the tide taads. Beyond
these rseeiylnw streets to the harl.or limo
ara the long blocks ranging from - and
So gaef 10 l gs,a ana ia ia length. Along
the harbor area have been laid ont blocks
OF depths varying according TO onpevtuni-
ties. affordlng possibilities iu connection
with sAe hartof area fer dock and other
commercial facilities OF the most extern
siVe AID complete character. raTaiiellng
she hagtsor ARIA and Just inside these wa
ter front hlooks are TIVE avenues intended
fer rsilsoau. Wagon and general traffic.
Ore OF them. Puget avenue. begins one
mile north af the limits 81 ballard and
reaches around West Point To a Junction
with Railroad avenue one mite south OF
Smiths COVE hning seven miles icng ana
IL aud - feet wide. and the other. Rail-
Rad avenue, reaches from Smiths cove
10 n ,satnt ore mile south of Dawamtsh
head six miles ia ale. With widths varying
from - feet Aeen. These two avenues
~ senuee1lan with nuwamish and NailA
wataa avenues. VIII eriahls railroads 10
reach the city STeut by way OF Ballard
and Smiths cove Meadow and West
raesats. Aikt point and got1waynfsh valley.
and will afford every opportunity likely 10
ne required By Seattle nntti her ropnia-
rioss has spread over a regien fanea great
or than that within she present city lines
These avenues supplemented BY caileu.e.
9uinaulf. SaShen. CsselSn. Spokane. Kit
assn. kit@ktsAt. MhRtcnsa ard wenatehee
aYe intended In give cur cgty s perfect
railway system They all eeaaect. they
parallel The waterways and hashaF. and
are by location and width adapted TO the
purpose Arranged as they arc. is viii
noF ~ necessary fer railway iknes 80 30
argeSx lets there nessa ~ no Tnate rams