The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-06
TUE CHARTER or THE CITY %
ENIfLE.-Consia

TIE Secead Ware shan incfs.e all TIA.
l~1ss q ne city situated south OF the
/ ss.tss IRE g 4ts3eT Way and feeier
1 First ward.
Iae TaiTa Ward shah include all tbs,
! Ssrs 81 the city within she fs.iswinss
/ boundaries. 20 wit. GeFnfneness,x a. -
ttHtefSecsl90 % She eeatar Ane 81 Yss5er
/ $3.50 Nish the center line ~ Broadway
50 tehNfag thence uorsh along tht cen
Ter lsae ~ Broadway Is the center Nra
- manson street. thence nartheAsse-3v
A.s-e ne SshtsF line az EAST Madison
| street Snd East Madison street lrosiu.Sri
= the point IN Lake Wssbtnxtn,,. yxhaya
Hast Madison sireas 40 produced woad
INTEREST," TIE section line between sec-
'v ess, - az y so@nssip north. range
% tae eSs. boundary es the city: thensa
ssa.A along the east Boundary " the eity
70 ne north boundary u she Secogd
ward. theaee west in a STRAIGHT Ira
a.eEg The csassr liGe OF Yes.er Way pro
d9cea and sesser Way 20 the peint OF be-
TIE Fourth Ward shan include az that
FAs3 az the city wiiefa the fofsawsa<
Boundaries. 70 wit: Commencing AZ me
s.tsrseosion 81 the center line 81 Yeslsr
ana running thence nerth aaonx tne cess-
Ter line Of Broadway 10 the center ftne
% Madison street; thence sonthwsssev,v
s-ssaA the center lne q Madison street
ana Madison street produced. 10 the pcfns
81 intersection With the center line or
fes,er Way Isredueed,. thence cas-, IN y
stsatRat Line along the center linz OF
Nesier Way produced and Yesler Way
to lae rAosns OF beginning
Iae FFtn Ward shag include all that
part ~ the city within the following
hoUn sar4es. 20 wit: Commencing on the
center line or Madison street at the po.nf
Were sAe same is iatayseesed BY the cen
tsr liEe q Miner Avenue. ani running
taefcs ncr.hcriy along tie center Ina
- @taer VIENNA 10 the center iine cs
oiive street. thence westerly aieng ths
sehsc- arF ef Olive street 70 the center
Inc or Stewart street. thence westerly
S5ahs tho eeataF lac or Stewart street
e tae nerth boundary az tae First ward.
iaorce sast along sail north boundary
20 the point Ct intersection with tho oen-
y ire OF Nadisoa street produced,
thence easteray in straight Inns Aliens:
. nsa center e. Use e Madison street 10 the
The Sixth Wssis SHALL Include all that
pa s. tea citT within the following
n0sAncafics, TO wit. Commencing at 4
peint on the west boundary OF the city
wsare foe same is 3nfnT1eeted NV the ccn-
ter line OF Denny Way produced. and
fsa0isss iAeaea east IN a straight line
a.cng the center line OF Denny Way pro-
auce1 and Denny WAY 10 The center lire
q Ninth avenue. thence. sontharsy along
The ceater line OF Ninth Avenue to the
center line 81 olive street. thence vest
cry s.ong the ceafer line Of olive street
20 the center line OF Stewart street.
thence wester.v g.ong the csnter Tine Of
Stewart street 70 the north boundary or
the First ward thence west along said
nerth boundary 20 the west boundary ~
ttfr Wy tATHN@ t4AfAHtEAS A4Bi4E fftc west
boundary or the city 10 the point or be-
glTEtag.
+. The seventh Ward shall include al
that part Of the city within the follow
on shs center line OF Madison street ar
the point where the game is intersected
by the center line Of Minor Avenue. and
ranring thence northsr.y along tho GEN.
ter line OF Minor Avenue 20 the center
ice 81 Olive street, thence westerly along
the center lire q olive street 70 the cen
ter lire OF Ninth Avenue. thence NORTH
cry along the center line OF Ninth Av-
enae 70 the center line Of Denny Way.
thence east alang the center line ~ DEM
ny Way 20 the center lire OF Westiake
Avenue thence north along tho center
line az Westlaka Avenue to Valley street
and continuing due north to mld-channei
In Lake Union. and thence northeast.
east and southeast, following the mid
shaaaei OF said lake 10 the intersection
OF TIE section line between sections Ia
and RI township q north. range east,
OF the portage between Lakes Union and
Washington, thence east on said section
lire produced 10 the intersection % East
Madison street produced. and thence
sauthweaterly along the center line of
Fast Madison street produced. East Naa-
ison street and Madison street to tbs
TIE Eighth Ward shall include all that
part OF the city situate north OF the cen-
ter line Of Denny Way and Denny Way
produced west Of the Seventh ward.
ssuth 81 the east and west center line
through section 70 ~ township p north,
IAEkF 4 fIAt. ffaI tHfAlkA rfEAtoU - III
township = north. range east. and east
OF the west Ene OF said section rs. and
said Inc produced south TO Denny Way
produced
The Ninth Ward OF the City or Seat
lie shat include al that part IL the city
OF Seattle within the following boundaries:
o. LAKE Union which would he interseeted
by the extension eastward OF the center
line OF section ~. township % north.
range east; thence in a northeast d.
IA ha
therer east IN said center. thence south
east along said center line TO where
duced west between sections 10 ard 81.
township 25 north range east: thence
east on said section line produced 20 a
ps.ut FRI Union hay. where said section
iine nreducet would lntersect the north
east corner % section n thence north In
the waters Of Union bay along the east
township and range. 70 the qnarter-scc-
ton corner on the east line or said sec
iisu ., thence west along the center or
said section 9 60 the gua rfaT section cor
r@- IA tha west line thereof: thence north
along the east line OF sections ( and :.
in said township and range, 70 the north
sad township line 70 the dusrfer-secfi2n
corner in the north Nne or section IN
township - north range east wnicn
latter uoint Is The northeast corner or
ths present corporate lfnifa nf the town
fn0w cifvl ~ ballard thence snuth along
TIE crrster line Of said section and see-
1far9 ~ and IL IN 8tfH tVRf~1NR - Aeihh.
ra~ge east 10 the southeast corner 81
g-rveYurnesf lot 2 IN said section ". the
- ~ last named line being also the east
cry boundary ~ said city or BHNard.
,hs,..s syrst along the south boundary
ef aajd city OF Ballard 10 the center q
Sasrron asy. theme nortffHeatsffy -.
Loving the present corporate limits 81 the
f,ifv ~ nalSari along she center Inc %
Safrron bay ~ deep water IN Puget s2und
or sarairsItv inlet. thence sen'heriy along
aals main channel g = junction with The
,nst,, ,.Sannei 81 Elliott bay thence east
erfv ard setsiheasieriy along TIE main
~haune; or Elliott bay 70 a point In tbs
rsvfsr az ENott bay IN . line win
fha westerly line or section -, township
aS north. range east. produced r9utn;
thence norin along TIE wesl noe OF sss
Srrna~ IN the west llne ~ said secfieu
"a township = north. range east; themes
~asa asorw the eeafer AHe or $50 ssefohs
- 80 ta 10 ths center q Lake Union,
- - - eta fine produced eastward Viii
infers.et and whieh Is ths place OF BE-
q r." the city council shall have pow
a. in the year eighteen hundred ana
mir efy-rever. srd IN every fourfh year
hereafter to re-distriot The ci'y ino
Tvsrss cut OF existing wards. Ther0 shall
meyer De more than one ward 20 each
ssven thsusarf OF population as shown
81 any efff-ial census last pressing and
- les thsn nine ssards ~ any time.
The WARTS ehail be- maas as pearly snnal
In pspsl4a ton and an geographically com
prrf az gossSttes n8F sfab sttt viA--AaAa.1
"a. 4 latrf~finR the city into WARDS or Gre
asfnr new wards out 81 cid take efY@ct
ss,ssgssn sixty aays pTec@ttrs any election
held in tho city for municipal. County,.
district or state cfsssrs
g. 4 Whenever any new territory
a. sA8ad 10 thu city tire same shall -
attached % ard be pert or tae warf
aHisfTbng thereto; and II sue1 TERRITORY
shall aftoin more than oas N&rd ~ sha
~ aassA 10 and be q part OF the zaif
ward ADJOINING thereto which shall nATs
ra2s the smallest vote al tne rexbldr
e,Ttgrtcirai ei4esigu last preceding sssn asi-
naxsft0u. provided. that X the city cean-
IN stau ae@rn the population or stssn Ter
ysfo~v 20 t.4 safficieutIy large 20 Constitute