The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-03-17

| highways In the city. Ane<
Within Seattle tide lands a.. -
ISLANDS. near the mouth OF nu~@ssss ~.
river, Iney Rave been sold by tina -. ]
guVeIhment ana patented Our 49,
reached these islands ard surrnrra 81
but one OF them We have assume -.
they viii pc plated In conform.tv 49,
our plan. and have provided fo~ ~.
blocks. streets and avenues arcoy,S.s. ~
Ii Is TO be hoped that the CITY - -
prorer time will see TO IL that the nass,s.
of the island lands Is harmonious "A - I
sistent with that Of the lands about 49,
Streets Are Wide but Few.
notwithstanding the maxn,x.
/ streets laid out on the tide lands asrs-ss
that viii permit of overhead croxsinss ~
wharves and slips. of double tracfs =
railway streets that viii lessen ar g.
/ and insurance. that viii set in the an .,x 4
sunlight; that will furnish room for ~
/ traffic or London. much smaller - q
/ portion Of the area plated has rans Z. 81
/ this way than has gone for like pur.sess.5 4
| on the nplands OF the city. The tide asrsSs
/ streets and avenues take only " per 49, II
| OF the whole area, 80 per cent. going No.
| lots and blocks. On the upland Il r.
| case OF the eAexa5s feet blocks. az 49, 4
/ the city Is largely composed. with Il f.ss
/ alleys and IS feet streets an Der $50
| Is taken for highways. and So by r.
| in the best business blocks of the go
| where the streets have been wiaened. ~ \
| streets and alleys occupy an area 49, 1
nearly equal to that OF the lots th6Ss
| selves. And yet with SO large a prQs
ton of the space given 10 them th4r s~ 81
inadequate In times of special presses
Existing Plat adhered To.
I'm the past the city has had ~
| litigation over tide land shorosxkfnn
.ra lei 1tvy af
and profitiess character. Railroad -
enue. Post street and Water street ~
notable troubles OF this character r.
street has been plated by this board -
cisely as ordained by the city in lsS4 NJ
ter street as nearly SO as the conainss1
OF tide lands and uplands would pef1
and Railroad avenue substantially =
mapped by the city from Norman -
to Smiths cove, though wtdened ~
Strengthened In places. II will UNIT II
eddy be wise on the part of the ct.n11
council 20 carefully examine the tide l17z q
plats, and ii the streets laid out =
with appreciation. to accept AMI coa< SsS
them, repeating all ordinances int
to establish streets on the tide lan6n r.
are unnecessary or inconsistant ~
those on the plats referred to.
Treatment of Improvements.
"It will be seen that large numhre
improvements are located on streess RI
but by this board. There seemed 4 re- n
same time getting a good, broad. qs4an 4
attic and comprehensive plan. The Ini1x
that will result will be more irnssi1of1 s
than real. The owners of these imreoQe
ments will undoubtedly be permitfS6 ~
the city to continue in their ocoaE ~
and possession until the land they t1pec
win be required for streets. This -
provements OF the future can Be r.
upon the new lines. AS for tide lan1S
purchase, there Is enough for all. Het5
Ballard and Seattle, which are uuito
one plan, there are $50 acres. Or
lots-the most extensive tract ever 81 Ts
for town purposes In the United e.
except the city of Washington.
Arising from the sale OF tide Ianf
Seattle Will be a fund OF not ieaD
$500 600. It may be more This Win
available for substantial and pefIuan6
improvements In the harbor. n WI
we'll for the municipal authorities u II
this in mind. While the money VIII
expended by the agents OF the stale. ~
a proper influence may be exercioed upoa
them In the matters OF time. method and
OF the improvements The sub
ses,ion Of Mr.. Bogue of q sea waiI Il RAN
road avenue Is an admirabIe on. and
should not be lost sight Of when ~ OPP
perfume moment arrives
The legislature just adjourned has re-
moved every question as 20 tho LEGALITY Of
tide land streets plated by boards 81 thu
character of that to which we beaonG X
has also placed such streets uudee II
control Of the city councils.
The task assigned to us has been en-
executed. We believe th6t
the work has been well done. II wontt
have been strange were IL otherwise, a.
sidering the immensely and ciearneno g
he field. the remarkably favorable or
,nnities. the invaluable helps obtail
The time and care given. and the enfl
igement and communication OF the -
people That the municipal au.ho
will take UP the trust In broad
proper spirit and care for and guar
n the common interest is the wish ne
sst and dearest to our hearts as citi1of
Il our beloved city. Very respectfully
FRED w. SPARKLING
.THoS. w. PROScH.
ID. A. MKENZIE.s
The appraisement ranges from IS q
q. 600 an acre and has occupied nearly -
months In preparation. The first pln&
He'd for this county was that of $40 acFs1
1t Ballard at. $50 TO $125 ar acre. ThAS
he King county half OF Tacoma haxhoe
was plated, with an area of 7se acres
1alued at s25 to $50 an acre. and sast
comes the plat OF s,240 acres In from Of
Seattle. making an aggregate Of ~
lcres Of tide land in front OF incorporated
titles In King county, appraised at nearly
100000. The plat OF the tide lands az Tar
south as Depot street was fled In Febfu-
ary and the book OF plats filed yesterday
covers the land from that street to The
head OF the bay and West SeattIs
The board had In the neighborhood &
I01 streets to name and I'm that work en-
to Introduce as simple systom
as possible. Some were named after cefs
tain cities in alphabetical order, others
we're named after various states OF tho
Union and seven odd streets were named
after certain governors of the state and
territory of Washington.
The streets named after the cities and #
he governors are In the northern part of
he city. Those named after the govern
'rs are: Stevens. Pickering. Moore. Fer
y, McGraw, SernpIe and Cole. Those aftef I'D
he cities are: Allegheny, Bangor. Chat
anooga, Duluth. Erie, Fresno. Galveston
Hartford, Ithica, Joliet, Laramie, NH
vaukee, Newark. Omaha. Portland
Quincy, Roanoke and Sacramento. Tho
streets named after the states are in tn
southern part of the city and are a. FOL
ows: Alaska. Vermont. Connecticut
Texas. Massachusetts. Tennessee. Alt.
oama, Mississippi. Kansas. Dakota. Ida'
no. Nebraska. Utah, Colorado, Wisconsin
Missouri. Iowa, Indiana. Oregon. Mime
sofa, Arizona. Maine. Florida. Carolina.
Georgia. Louisiana. Maryland. MexicG
Rhode Island, Jersey, Arkansas, Hampe
shire and Illinois.
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