The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-02-03
ARTICLE IL.
boundaries, Wards and Precincts.

Section 1. The City of Seattle shall in
clude within It's limits the following l2nds
and territory, to wit WITH, The north saf OF
and 10. in township "a north. of range 4
east, and the south half of sections u ana
20. and all of sections z. =. - ~ 81 ~.
4 east. and the south half Of section a.
and all of sections Is and 49, tn township
also the water fronting said above de.
scribed lands westward 10 the center or
Elliott Bay and the Diwamish River.
and eastward to the -, middle OF I IsSe
Union south of lire running east ana
west through the center or sections ~
and b., in township 5 norih, ot range
4 east. beginning at point IN the center
OF Lake Washington, which Is tAe nortn-
eaSt corner OF the limits OF the CITY or
Seattle on the 10th day or october, A. u
1890: thence northerly along the center of
Lake Washington 10 an intersection win
the center line OF section 10, in township
Is north. range east, W. M, prodaesd
eastwardly; thence west In the waters
OF Lake Washington and Union Say
along said south line produced. 10 an IN
terssction With the east line OF said SEE
ton IS, produced southerly: thence norm
IN the waters of Union Bay along said
east ire produced 10 the shore or sitd
Union Bay, and thence north a.ong me
cas-. line Of said section 16 and OF section
9 In said township and rangs 10 the quar-
ter section corner on the east me OF
said section Q. thence west along the GEN.
ses.ion corner IN the west line thereof:
thence north along the east lines or Sec
tions and S in said township ana rang
north: thence west along said township
lire 10 the quarter section corner IN the
north line OF section l. In township 2,
north range east, which latter point
r. the northeast corner OF the present
corporate limits OF the town tnow city,
OF Ballard: thence south along the cen
ter line OF said section l. and sections
IL and - in said township . noTtn, range
3 east TO the southeast corner OF govern
ment lot :. in said section y. said last
named limo f.-lnc aiso the easterly bOu1d-
arv OF said city OF Ballard: thence west
along the south boundary of said city OF
ballard TO the center or Salmon Bays
thence uortheaSteriy. following the pres
emf corporate limits OF the city OF Eal-
lard along the center line or "a mon ray
10 deep water in Puget sound or Aa-
nfrs.tv inlet. thence west TO the main
channel Of Puget sound or Admiralty M
let. thence southsrly along the man
channel % 4 junction with the man
channel from Elliott bay; thence easleFIy
and Eouthea steriy along the main cham
mel OF Elliott bay, 90 point ~ ne cen
ter Of Elliott bay. in line Win tne
wssterlv line % section a. township .
north range 3 east. produced south;
thence north along the said west hns
ton corner in the west line Of said sec
zion "A: thence east. following the limits
a, ne city OF Seattle on October ". a
ID lEg0. asonw the center line OF said see
ZION "a ard Of sections 10 and -. IN town
ssSsg & north range 4 east, 20 the east
line % said section 70 thence south. fol-
lowing ire limits OF the city OF Seattle
an October TO- a. y. 1890, along the east
line OF said section % 20 The soufh-ast
corner thereof: thence east. following the
limits ~ the city Of Seattle on octoosr
10 a D 1890 along the north une or
sections q and q in township n norm,
range east. 20 the snore OF I<aSe y afn
fngfon. thence easteriy in the waters OK
r.afs washington. following tne limits
al iha city Of 6eaftie on October 10 A. u
rseJ 10 the northeast corner or the Jm,Is
81 the city 81 Seattle on October TO- a; -.
1Rae a nd The niace q beginning. 1nclu1inz
Al waters embraced villain the boundaries
above described. together with such other
ferrffcry IL any. heretofore or hereafter
sfEad - said city by Virtue 81 me gen
era laws o the state % Nasnlnston
divided into Mae wards. designated ana
bounded as follows; -.
Tee FIRST ward shah Include al that
part q the CITY within the following
b3undaries. 90 wit C9mmsneink - ne
intersection q The center line ~ Iesl@r
Wav with the center Ine OF Ninth Az
anue South. ard running thence so1th
S1Crg the center line % Nintn Avenue
cCutn 20 the center line 4 Jackson street,
thence east along the center line % Jack"
sor street 10 the center line or Twelfth
Avenue South thence south along tsle
rprter fine % Twelfth Avenue SCUM 20
the center line of HanfoFd street. thence
easf along the center lire Or Hauforf
street. 70 the east lsne OF section ~. n
tcwnrsafya "a north. OF range ( east, thsncs
south on the said section line to the
quarter section Gamer on the said east
line Q, section II. thence vest along me
boundary OF fhe city thence north along
to- vest boundary - the city 70 a posnt
81 Elliott fav where THE center lire OF
1ks.er Way STo4uce1 intersecSs saic wesi