The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-10
THE CHARTER or THE CITY %
SEAITLEs.--tsoasian

- sAS SO situated south Of Toe
w,ss 3ae 2! Ges.er Way and yesler
Ny ~ pressced. and lyiaE east Of tas
FIRST ward
I.s Tart wars snaa lne,ade ali that
49, N the ct{4 within sac fC-.Sssssx
oosniarieS. 70 wit. Commencing At -
v,s. sssoh & sae center inc - yesssr
- p.sn NE center ..ae ~ broadway
@a1 running thence ner.h along TIRE c,sr~
Ter ne 81 Broadway is ire ssrnter asra
% NA2atS2a street. themes ysartflsAs. Stfs~s y
s.sAS tsS center siae af East Na&seen
- TIE point n Lake vAsAfaste ton wfpre
k2si Aaclsca street 50 prealsae1 wat.ld
iateFseei TIE section lSns between Sea
tisns II ara a. Township rs north. ranee
: east. pgotDee4 eastward. thence est
70 the east boundary u the estys ths-nes
ssaia Along tae east boundary % the city
= xae nSfth boundary q tire Seeesd
sscEx TIE center line 81 YeS1sr Way pse-
dosca ana Nesler Way 10 the point OF be-
The Fourth Ward shall include a., ths.t
pSrI CT the city within the f0liuNsne
Boundaries. 10 wit: Commencing az the
.ztteSeetiaa cs the center iins n Yesser
way with the center line OF Broadway
AMI gunaing tarnSe north a2esax the GEN.
ter line 81 Broadway 10 the center slns
or Madison street. thence soathwesteriy
and Madison street produced. 10 the poirt
et intersection with the center lt0e az
ses.sr Way produced thence east in :
y ssls- ..ne @-onx me ssnsss line e
10 TIE fsetat o. beginning.
TIE Fstfn Ward shail include al thst
par Of the city wtthin the following
boundaries. 20 wit. Commencing on the
center line az Madison street al the point
Were tAe same is interac2ted by the Gen.
ter Tine of Minor Avenue. ana funning
81 sslnrr Avenue to TIE center line II
Olive street. thence westerly along raa
ceaks~ line Of oAvc street 20 the eeeser
line OF Stewart street. thence westerly
a Ism 1xr zfu ax
10 the north boundary CT me First ward,
thence east along said north boundary
70 tse point q intersectiou with the een-
ter ai2s 81 Madison street produced.
thence easlsriy in a straight line slenx
the center line ~ Madison street to ths
Tha sixth wasa shah include all that
par 81 The city within the feiiowiny
boundaries. 10 wit; Commencing at \
point on the west boundary Of the city
where the same is intersected by the CEN
ter hne OF Denny Way produced. and
running thence cas-, IN a straight line
alang the center line Of Denny Way pro-
ef Ninth avenue thence soii1hariy along
the center line OF Ninth Avanus 10 the
center Hne Of Olive street: taenoe west
ersy along the center Nne OF Olive street
TO the center line of Stewart street,
thence westerly aiong the cenier 'iac u
Stewart stree; to the north boundary or
ncrth boundary 20 the west boundary Of
the city. thence northerly along the west
boundary OF the city TO the point Of be-
glrrta<.
The Seventh Ward shall Include al
that part Of the city within the follow
Ing boundaries. TO wit. Commencing
on the center line Of Madison street at
by the center line OF Minor. Aveava. and
running thence northeriy aseng the GEN.
ter line OF Minor Avenue 10 the center
the center lire OF Olive street 20 the cen-
ter line or Ninth Avenue, thence north
er'y along the center line OF Ninth Av-
enue 20 the center line or Denny Way.
thence east along the center line OF Dem
nv Way TO the center line OF Westlsko
Avenue, thence north along the center
line OF Westlake. Avenue 70 Valley street
and Continuing due north 10 mid-channel
I'm Lake Union. and thence northeast.
east ard southeast, following the mid
channel OF said lake 20 the Intersection
and a township IS north. range east,
OF the portage between Lakes Upton and
Washingron. thence east on SAID section
line psoducsd 70 the intersection % East
Madison street produced. and thence
soufhwesfer,y along the center line of
Fast Madison street produced. East Msa-
ison street and Madison street 10 tho
Tne Faghth Ward shall include all that
part ef tina city situate nerta or the cen-
nroSuced west OF the Seventh ward,
south Of enc east. and vest center Inc
through section 10 IN township ~ nnrth.
r3EKN 4 EAST. ana iEfNQAA FFNAtNA ~ -
township 8 north. range. eaat. and cas-.
Of the west line OF said section y, ana
sad line produced south to Denny way
produced.
The Ninth Ward OF the City OF Seat
tie shall Include all that part ~ the City
OF Seattle within the following boundaries.
Commencing ~ point n ne esntss
by the extension eastward OF the cenisf
line OF sectisn -. township ~ north.
ranEs east. thence IN a nortaesst df-
- Af all tTHt1rss
theree east IN said center, thence soush~
east along said center line to where
the same tntersects with section Nue pro-
dnees west between sections 10 ara n.
,ovvx7shfn r. north range { east. thence
east on said section line produced 70
point In Union bay, where SAID eection
lire produced would irseraect the north
an.t corner on section n thence north In
the waters ~ Union bay along the eaas
Vue ~ section rs and section =. IN ssld
township and range. 70 tho Quarter sec
ia. 3. Shsnce west along the center OF
said section 20 the quarter section cor
ncr IN the wext limo thereof; thence NORM
a.onr the east lire OF sections : ana :.
in said township and range, 20 the norm
uua ~ EsS township: thence west aiong
said township line to the qnarter-scc'len
corner IN the north Vine OF section n
tc..rs,,tr, X north. range east, which
lnffar point Is the northeast CORNER or
IN present corporate limits Of the town
ffaw cffy1 OF Ballard thence S9ufn along
- esrser lire az fsid section I and sac-
stone n rna IS n ssid township y norfn.
rauw. east TO the eoufhesef corner OF
government loi ~ sss5 ,l.ss ,ha - east
e~ay boundary of sai1 cfs OF fphliafa.
thence west along me soaifn 0nnn1@T.
of said city OF hazard ~ - ,s,1
inztrx tbe present corporate Huifs 81 ths
rifv ~ Bsfhsrd along The center lins g
Salmon hsy q dep Taies = rsxl aSsnr
s.t4 rre4a okaBnei 20 junction with fne
main csarnel ~ Egiotf bay thence east
srlv and segsas.ysry aiana aa 80 n ms shs
center OF ESssott bay IN g hne waH
ne wnsteriy line Of section ~ townsnip
z north. range s a.. p,,'vS ~. ~ 80.
49,. ;. vsrns,,a@S % fhe auartsr~ So ton
corner IN the west HE cf saAa sectlon
a. township = n2r,s, r rs,s =, 80 .s',,nns
- - ~ - fke center ~ Lake I'niort
-hgsvs said MEs produced eastserd VIZ
snts~sert and which is ahe piar" OK De-
ginIin IN. city council shall have pow.
81 "a. year eighteen hsedref and
glnss y-seven, srs IN sxsfx .oss ,.n, ,,sa
$3.50 ana also 20 CRATE Additional
800. syslf ~ existing wards 1N~rs Sfaasi
.revar be more ehan ors *Afa 20 ~Aea
s-ysu shnasani Of popuszfsca - enown
- .,,v osrriai csnssfs last prscsdsng. ana
- tsaa ftsn uian wards as any tine.
.r-sa wvards shaI Se made a. nearly equal
In sspsssAAattcn ana as s~okTa 2stN7Asa -
=. a.l+ 80 rsgxaFs-e nor shall nrv ardffs anns
- ,almevssssny 49, cssy into ~arfs or crs-
- .a.xv .varas cart Of old taitr eject
= ssst, .srtv Hass preceding any action
go IN me city FOR municipal, county.
sfs.vlaf or gt&fe officers.
So whenever any new fefFm1,T
A. asA4~s 10 the city are same sffSH 2.
etfarfes h, ard 6e n part ~ tTe Wit
- f1snbav thereto and n sFtea -sTf1..nf~-
sbeW a3fofn more TRAN one ~zTd Y ras
~. esa~d "a and he a part of IRE @sfI
go adjoining thereto which shan $50
.~ass sha suasssxs vote Al the ffxassF
,,-srfe3e.af election last pressing ksNsS n -
.tf1,s rr1yf4eH that n tne city fxsFF-
~ 800 ~.sera fh~ rsNs4tatfsn ~ siNFa f~s
,ste~w 70 - saffsiensly large - eon~sfsss
!, xosss rsss aS-aTa u may - ofsanhf.sy -