The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-24
CITY NOTICES.

ORDINANCE NO. 4aes-AN ORDINANCE
vacating a portion OF Marion Street IA
the City OF Seattle uDon certain condl-
lions herein expressed.
Whereas. Anarew F. Rurieigh. as ke-
ceIver OF the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, desires TO ACQUIRE the tolioNlhk
described premises. situated in the CITY OF
Seattle. to-wit; Bounded southexly py
the northsrly line Of Columbia street.
easterly by the westerly line OF western
Avenue northerly by the soutneriy me
OF Madison Street and westerly by the
eaSteriy line OF the strip or land des1S-
mated as Railroad Avenue upon the plat or
the tide lands in front of the City of Seat
tie as plated by the Board OF APPRAISERS
of Tide and Shore Lands for King county,
Washington, and 10 establish ana mann
tain thereon passenger depot and tram
house for use for railroad purposes ny me
said Andrew F. Burieigh. as receiver as
aforesaid. and his successors and assigns
gnd
Whereas. the use OF the portion Of Ma
rfon Street IN the City of Seattle within
said boundaries is necessary 20 the estab-
lishment and maintenance of such passen-
ger depot and train house, now. there-
fore.
Be it ordained by the City OF Seattle as
sse,l.on /. That portion of Marion Street
in the City of Seattle lying between me
westerly line OF Western Avenue and me
easterly line OF the strip of land designated
as Railroad Avenue upon the plat OF the
ti9e lands in front of the City or Seattle,
as plated by The Board OF Appraisers OF
Tide and Shore Lands for King County.
Washington. be and the same is hereby
vacated. provided that this ordinance shat
be or no force and shall not operate as or
effect any vacation OF said portion or said
Marion Street unless within twenty days
after the passage OF this ordinance writ
ten agreement with the City OF Seattle. n
consideration of the passage OF this ordi-
nance and the vacation or said portion OF
Marion Street by the City of Seattle, shat
be entered into and filed with the CITY
comptroller of said city by Andrew r.
Burieigh, as the Receiver OF the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company. on behalf or
himself as such Receiver. and his success
sors and assigns. tthe execution and deliN-
cry OF which agreement on the part OF said
Receiver shall be duly authorized By the
Circuit Court of the United states Tor the
Ninth Circuit. District of Washington,
Northern Division) before or after the
same Is executed by said Receiver and
filed to the effect that. until said portion or
Marion Street above described shall be
actually used for the construction and
maintenance of a passenger depot ana
train house, such portion Of Marion Street
shall be and remain open TO public use tor
street purposes in Ike manner as II has
heretofore been used. and TO the further ef-
feet that II at any future time SAID por,
as the site of a passenger depot and tram
house. the City of Seattle may reopen. re-
establish and maintain as public street
said portion of said Marion Street free
from and without payment OF any
cost expense or damage sustained by or
accruing 70 the owners or occupants OF the
by reason OF taking the same for street
purposes. or for damage or injury 70 any
improvements upon the same or upon the
premises abutting thereon. or otherwise.
and that they viii pay any sum which
may be awarded 20 any person against the
City OF Seattle as damages by reason or
arising ont of the closing or vacation or
said portion Of Marion Street.
Sec. 2. This ordinance shall take effect
and be IN force from and after us passage
and approval. II approved by the mayor:
otherwise II shall take effect at the time
70 shall become law under the provisions
OF the city charter.
Passed the CITY Council the % day az
August, 1896, and signed by me in open
session IN authorization OF its passage this
70 day of August. 1896
J. +. CREIGHTON.
President of the City Council.
Approved by me this 2lst day OF August,
Ise6 W. %. WOOD. Mayor.
Filed by me this - dav OF August. 1896.
WILL III. PARRY.
City Comptroller and Ex-offieio City
Clerk.
BY r. F. Stewart. Deputy,
Published August "A. 1896.