The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-26
DANGER LIES In WAIT
Defective Planking Troubles
the street superintendent.
tbs rasAcnERous BOULEVARD.
Grant Street Bridge q shaky Structure
What wn the sffy DO TO Pre-
vent Accident

Supertnten1sn. Latte. Of THE stree. &C.
-sSrCmeat. stated yesterday tk1at ths foTcs
% his entire section % the municipal GOV
srF<assSt was I'D to SITS ears IN attempts %
protect ass and limb along streets that
are pEonoune@2iy dangerous and which
tr4ffsc demands should remain open as
t1oroughfArss For months ordinances
has been before the council. together win
sxfirates furnished by city Engineer
Thomson. for the replanking o. certain
streets that have almost passed . con-
dlti0n OF repair. These streets are Grant
street. Western avenue. Jackson street
and the Lake Union boulevard Each Of
the above named streets l.. IN - present
condition. nsenacs 30 the peace and
quiet 81 the corporation eouassl's Office.
as the loose and rctiea planks are threats
In themselves Of al manner OF sults for
Damages for injuries that are liable 20
occur az any time. Any serious damage
resulting from what might be construed
Ia law as neglect on the part OF the city
would result Ia a suit for damages tsat
would mean more TO the corporation than
the cost OF Feplanking according 20 the
ordinances
The city. in ;hs case OF Jackson street,
has fortified Itself behind fences that close
the street 10 general traffic. leaving open
only the fooiways and a passage for street
cars. but Grant street. with ia half worn
t'AIH&A6 @AA@ NcArNAAfE uA&Cf h4kf4A4tiEs otA4A
osckoas OF 70 death and destruction. Last
week team OF horses and a wagon
plunged through a hole about 70 by Is feet
10 the beach below. The team II might
be remarked, nFst made the hole and the
loaded wagon did the rest. Fortunately
neither team. wagon nor load was injured,
and tie owner being complainant and hav-
li4g no further claim against the city than
Tor loss Of time, RETAINED from bringing
suit for thousands OF dollars that would
az least have worried the municipal law
department The repair gang was put 10
WORK, aud a bright patch OF new lumber
nov marks the spot. like monument
The subject OF Grant street has pursued
the IRE department and street department
Ike a Nemesis. and more cost, annoyanoe
aha mid profanity are charged against
mat Viaduct than to all the rest OF the
streets OF The city combined. All during
the hot aud dry weather the Grant street
bridge has made IL It's business to catch
on IRE. and usually without any reasoa,
ana the Chemicals and the hose carts have
oasned away 10 save the structure OF
plies. strsngers and dry rot waen ne re-
taras have been made TO the department
ana TIE apparatus and horses examined
the result has Invariably been reports Of
broken bolts. bent connections ana cast
shoes.
There are some fine questions OF Law In
- S&xF q
ana the Abuttlng property. that nav In a
measure have retarded lts replanking. civ
engineer Thomson furnished an .ssfrnafs
Tor the Improvement that arnoantaa "a
sls soc. OF which sum s;0z0 was chnr0s-
snie 10 the owners OF the ab1ttlux nroo-
cry ana sSo 10 thu city. AS far "a tbs
S4y was concerned, there was no oues-
In - 20 the attitude IL occupied Ia the
matter, nut vigorous search has faIIsi
10 establish any ownarShip TO ths me-
cry along either side, by the ocetsaspts
OF the saacks. cottages and house hoats
no utie having been acquired By nurohaea
or Otherwise from the state. ali az re-
TO-. TO-. oe.ng a part or the tide lands ON
THIS matter hang the points OF law
western avenue appears to be ali vssh,
Tor Improvement when the city exebeos,A-
VIII ADMIT or tbs outlay, as the ass5ras.,
. Tor N.9pe with 1850 OF II agaIrx. ~.
property owners as their share ana 80
bsgatelte OF $50 for the city. As thtr-s
are Just now, however. the haEateIle looSa
a. 'is as Mount Rainier. Fenced-in jack
son street demands an expsn4ff -
A.ee9 and SS.S9 Of Il is against lie mon.
cry owners and sl.21a for The city. ira
city under It's policy 81 closing has avartaa
any suit FOR damages as trespasstrr r,no,
a closed street would be rsbuttal thst
could not fsii 20 rebut
Last but not least In the list OF roaa-
-++ei'N-A-e@ &sHAdahf.f~ Is tNN Lake
Union boulevard As IN the case 81 Grant
street the boulevard stands with ia
greedy NAV open 20 have something IKE
$1,000 thrown into Il. while In The back
ground loom M legal technicaIifies ira,
IKE Bang1o's shosl. viii not down. Ths
street was laid out BY The city ard hsiis
BY the railroad. IN which CORPORA inn tha
titie les Is the buEsboo thar cor rorfs
the hoard % public works and The sfree.
department. After tie road has hnTt she
wooden structure that SKIRTS Lake TTni7n
the city took hold and instituted a wvs-
TEN % repairs ana SIS action IN this ma
ter is saIa q have constituted SIS claim "a
ownership. Il is arEaeG uos that the civ
must replsnk the boulevard. whue -
hoard 81 puhlie works disavows fh. pro-
pr4etary rights % the municipality ard
has issued notices e the Seattle C1neoH-
dated CO. 20 repair the street AMI par =
In a condition for traffsc TIE road how
ever, SIS hack ana says nothing When
the Cas~ comes - issue. ard 4 raust ..
disposed Of bsfsre anything is done 20
make the highway "a rsah8e. the exfab-
tLshguE % ownership VIII - interesting.
IN che meantime TIE street fepartraen,
JTnian wfth rev piauks chips and swear
boulevard wEi - inpasss BE.
OF ere 800 per month useS FOR stra&s re-
pairs Z must - ssit. p orSsr 70 place
49, credit where n belongs. that stsa n
ynarsy arA go Per cert. - the anAthesaas
50 - re plank street. l~e1inx 20 ths brew.
cries snd packing houses.